Soul Battle

Soul Battle
Soul Battle
Studio album by Oliver Nelson, King Curtis & Jimmy Forrest
Released	May 1962
Recorded	September 9, 1960
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz blues
Length	37:56
Label	Prestige; PRLP 7223
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Oliver Nelson chronology
King Curtis chronology

Soul Battle is an album by American saxophonists Oliver Nelson, King Curtis and Jimmy Forrest.^[2] Recorded in 1960 and originally released by the Prestige label in 1962, it was reissued on CD in 1991, featuring one additional track.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
New Record Mirror	^[4]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks composed by Oliver Nelson; except where noted.

"Blues at the Five Spot" - 5:43
"Blues for M.F. (Mort Fega)" - 9:37
"Anacruses" - 5:43
"Perdido" (Juan Tizol) - 9:22
"In Passing" - 7:31
"Soul Street" (Jimmy Forrest) - 9:07 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel[edit]

Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest - tenor saxophone
Gene Casey - piano
George Duvivier - bass
Roy Haynes - drums

References[edit]

^ Billboard June 2, 1961
^ Soul Battle at Jazzdisco.org
^ Soul Battle at AllMusic
^ Griffiths, David (10 August 1963). "Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest: Soul Battle" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 126. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

[1] Billboard June 2, 1961

[2] Soul Battle at Jazzdisco.org

[3] Soul Battle at AllMusic

[4] Griffiths, David (10 August 1963). "Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest: Soul Battle" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 126. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

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v t e Oliver Nelson
Discography
Studio albums	Meet Oliver Nelson (1959) Taking Care of Business (1960) Screamin' the Blues (1960) Nocturne (1961) Soul Battle (1960) Straight Ahead (1961) The Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961) Afro/American Sketches (1962) Impressions of Phaedra (1962) Fantabulous (1964) More Blues and the Abstract Truth (1964) Happenings ( 1966) Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle (1966) Sound Pieces (1966) Encyclopedia of Jazz (1965–66) The Sound of Feeling (1966–67) Jazzhattan Suite (1967) The Spirit of '67 (1967) The Kennedy Dream (1967) Soulful Brass (1968) Black, Brown and Beautiful (1969) Oliver Edward Nelson in London with Oily Rags (1974) Skull Session (1975) Stolen Moments (1975)
Live albums	Live from Los Angeles (1967) Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra (1970) Leon Thomas in Berlin (1971) Swiss Suite (1972)

v t e King Curtis
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Soul Meeting (1960) Soul Battle (with Oliver Nelson and Jimmy Forrest, 1960) The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party (with the Shirelles, 1962)
Live albums	Live at Fillmore West (1971)
Singles	"Soul Twist" (1962) "Soul Serenade" (1964) "Memphis Soul Stew" (1967) "Ode to Billie Joe" (1967) "For What It's Worth" (1967) "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (1968) "Whole Lotta Love" (1971)