The Soul Explosion

The Soul Explosion
Studio album by Illinois Jacquet
Released	1968
Recorded	March 25, 1969 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:23
Label	Prestige PR 7629
Producer	Don Schlitten
Illinois Jacquet chronology
The King! (1968) The Soul Explosion (1969) The Blues; That's Me! (1969)

The Soul Explosion is an album by jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "This blues-based set is full of soul but often swings quite hard with the focus on Jacquet's exciting tenor throughout".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gladys Bruce except as indicated

1. "The Soul Explosion" - 9:17
2. "After Hours" (Mark Gordon, Erskine Hawkins Avery Parrish) - 7:30
3. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 3:06
4. "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) - 8:53
5. "The Eighteenth Hole" - 3:30
6. "Still King" (Frank Foster, Illinois Jacquet) - 4:07 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Illinois Jacquet - tenor saxophone
• Russell Jacquet, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal - trumpet
• Matthew Gee - trombone
• Frank Foster - tenor saxophone
• Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone
• Milt Buckner - organ, piano, arranger
• Wally Richardson - guitar
• Al Lucas - bass, electric bass
• Al Foster - drums
• Jimmy Mundy - arranger

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed April 17, 2013
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed April 17, 2013
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 111. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.