Soul Sisters is an album by American jazz organist Gloria Coleman

Gloria Coleman

Gloria Coleman was an American musician.Coleman played bass, piano then organ. As a jazz organist she released two albums. The first, Soul Sisters, by the Gloria Coleman Quartet was for the Impulse! Records label. It featured drummer Pola Roberts, Leo Wright and Grant Green. It was produced by...

 featuring Pola Roberts recorded in 1963 for the Impulse!

Impulse! Records

Impulse! Records was an American jazz record label, originally established in 1960 by producer Creed Taylor as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Records, based in New York City...

 label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Brandon Burke awarded the album 3 stars stating "One probably doesn't hear the name Gloria Coleman thrown around quite as often as other organists of the day. Similarly, the Impulse! label wasn't particularly known as a home for organ combos, but perhaps that's what makes this title the underappreciated gem that it is".

Track listing

All compositions by Gloria Coleman except as indicated

1. "Que Baby" – 4:05
2. "Sadie Green" – 4:30
3. "Hey Sonny Red" – 5:58
4. "Melba's Minor" – 6:26
5. "Funky Bob" (Grant Green
   Grant Green
   Grant Green was a jazz guitarist and composer....
   
   ) – 4:14
6. "My Lady's Waltz" – 6:28
   • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on May 21, 1963

Personnel

• Gloria Coleman
  Gloria Coleman
  Gloria Coleman was an American musician.Coleman played bass, piano then organ. As a jazz organist she released two albums. The first, Soul Sisters, by the Gloria Coleman Quartet was for the Impulse! Records label. It featured drummer Pola Roberts, Leo Wright and Grant Green. It was produced by...
  
   – organ
  Electronic organ
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• Leo Wright
  Leo Wright
  Leo Wright was an American jazz musician who played alto saxophone, flute and clarinet...
  
   – alto saxophone
  Alto saxophone
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• Grant Green
  Grant Green
  Grant Green was a jazz guitarist and composer....
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
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• Pola Roberts – drums
  Drum kit
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