Primitivo Soul!
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Primitivo Soul is an album by American saxophonist Sonny Stitt
, recorded in 1963 and issued on Prestige Records
in 1964. It has never been released on CD. The album also features percussionist Osvaldo Martinez, whom recorded on Hancock's Inventions and Dimensions
a few months earlier.
Sonny Stitt
Edward "Sonny" Stitt was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. He was also one of the best-documented saxophonists of his generation, recording over 100 albums in his lifetime...
, recorded in 1963 and issued on Prestige Records
Prestige Records
Prestige Records was a jazz record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock. The company was located at 203 South Washington Avenue in Bergenfield, New Jersey, and recorded hundreds of albums by many of the leading jazz musicians of the day, sometimes issuing them under the names of several...
in 1964. It has never been released on CD. The album also features percussionist Osvaldo Martinez, whom recorded on Hancock's Inventions and Dimensions
Inventions and Dimensions
Inventions and Dimensions is the third album by Herbie Hancock, recorded on August 30, 1963 for Blue Note Records. The album was also re-released in the mid-1970s as Succotash credited to Hancock and Willie Bobo.-Track listing:...
a few months earlier.
Track listing
- "Slave Maidens" - 7:34
- "Baion Baby" - 4:40
- "Estrellita" - 5:08
- "Blue Blood Ritual" - 6:10
- "Island Shout" - 4:30
- "Barefoot Ball" - 6:13
Personnel
- Sonny StittSonny StittEdward "Sonny" Stitt was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. He was also one of the best-documented saxophonists of his generation, recording over 100 albums in his lifetime...
- alto saxophone - Ronnie MathewsRonnie MathewsRonnie Mathews was a jazz pianist primarily known for his work with other musicians, including Max Roach from 1963 to 1968 and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He acted as lead in recording from 1963 and 1978 - 1979...
- piano - Leonard GaskinLeonard GaskinLeonard Gaskin was an American jazz bassist born in New York City.Gaskin played on the early bebop scene at Minton's and Monroe's in New York in the early 1940s...
- bass - Herbie LovelleHerbie LovelleHerbie or Herb Lovelle was a versatile American drummer, who played Jazz, R & B, rock and folk. He was also a studio musician and an actor.Lovelle's uncle was drummer Arthur Herbert...
- drums - Marcelino Valdez - congas
- Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez - bongos