Soul Stirrin'

Soul Stirrin' is an album by American trombonist Bennie Green, recorded in 1958 and released on the Blue Note label.[2][3] In 2003, the album was reissued by Mosaic Records as part of a compilation titled Mosaic Select: Bennie Green.[4][5]

Soul Stirrin'
Studio album by
Bennie Green
Released1958
RecordedApril 28, 1958[1]
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length46:38
LabelBlue Note
ProducerAlfred Lion
Bennie Green chronology
Back on the Scene
(1958)		 Soul Stirrin'
(1958)		 The Swingin'est
(1958)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[7]

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated: "Soul Stirrin' is an invigorating, exciting date from trombonist Bennie Green, showcasing his wide range of skills. .. Each musician plays with soul and passion, both on the laidback blues and mambos and the rollicking swing numbers. It's a thoroughly enjoyable record and one that is a good introduction to Green's wonderful, friendly style."[6]

Marc Davis of All About Jazz wrote: "This is a bluesy, almost pre-bop record... Soul Stirrin' is an unexpected pleasure from a jazz man who is largely forgotten. Now that I've discovered Bennie Green, I want to hear more."[3]

Author Scott Yanow described the group as "particularly intriguing," and remarked: "All of the horns and Clark get in their solos, a wide variety of tempos are employed, and the overall result is one of the trombonist's strongest recordings."[1]

Track listing
All compositions by Bennie Green except as indicated
  1. "Soul Stirrin'" (Babs Gonzales) – 6:50
  2. "We Wanna Cook" – 6:38
  3. "That's All" (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) – 6:25
  4. "Lullaby of the Doomed" (Gonzales) – 6:01
  5. "B. G. Mambo" – 8:15
  6. "Black Pearl" (Bill Graham) – 5:45
  7. "Soul Stirrin'" [mono take] (Gonzales) – 6:44 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on April 28, 1958.

Personnel

References
  1. Yanow, Scott (2000). Bebop. Miller Freeman. p. 277. ISBN 9780879306083 – via Google Books.
  2. Blue Note discography accessed October 7, 2010
  3. Jazz, All About. "Bennie Green: Bennie Green: Soul Stirrin' – 1958 album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz.
  4. "Bennie Green: Mosaic Select 3". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  5. "Bennie Green, Weston Sessions Re-released on Mosaic Select". DownBeat. June 18, 2003. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  6. Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed October 7, 2010
  7. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 356.
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