Little Barefoot Soul
Encyclopedia
Little Barefoot Soul is an album by American jazz pianist Bobby Timmons
recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige
label.
Bobby Timmons
Robert Henry "Bobby" Timmons was an African American jazz pianist and composer.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is best known for his role as sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and the composition of "Moanin'", "Dat Dere", and "This Here", each of which are typical of his...
recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige
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...
label.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny awarded the album 4 stars stating "the album is a marvel of instinct and ingenuity. The music crackles with the energy of creation".Track listing
- All compositions by Bobby Timmons except as indicated
- "A Little Barefoot Soul" - 5:06
- "Walkin'-Wadin'-Sittin'-Ridin'" - 7:55
- "Little One" - 3:55
- "Cut Me Loose Charlie" - 4:49
- "Ain't Thinkin' 'Bout It" - 8:53
- "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've SeenNobody Knows the Trouble I've SeenNobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen is a spiritual. The song is well known and many cover versions of it have been produced, although the rendition by Louis Armstrong is the best known. Marian Anderson had her first successful recording with a version of this song on the Victor label in 1925. Lena...
" (Traditional) - 2:28- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on June 18, 1964.
Personnel
- Bobby TimmonsBobby TimmonsRobert Henry "Bobby" Timmons was an African American jazz pianist and composer.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is best known for his role as sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and the composition of "Moanin'", "Dat Dere", and "This Here", each of which are typical of his...
- pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - Sam Jones - bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
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- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....