Bernard Purdie Soul To Jazz Vinyl

Now on vinyl for the first time: Bernard Purdie's "Soul to Jazz" is a timeless classic and a blueprint of the soul-jazz genre with all its facets. Above all, the album is a portrait of one of the most influential and best drummers in the world, who made jazz groove with his inimitable funky soul beat.Purdie's "Soul to Jazz" originally released in 1996 focuses on the renowned WDR Big Band led by Gil Goldstein. Soul classics such as Stevie Wonder's "Superstition", "When a Man Loves a Woman", Eddie Harris' "Freedom Jazz Dance" and Lee Morgan's famous groove tune "Sidewinder" are interpreted in large-scale sound. One discovery of these recordings amidst all the renowned guest soloists is the New York-born singer Martin Moss."Soul to Jazz II" (1998) is a more intimate record. Again Purdie has called together a notable band of kindred spirits, including saxophonists Hank Crawford (B.B. King, Ike & Tina Turner, Ray Charles), Stanley Turrentine (Jimmy Smith, Shirley Scott) and Vincent Herring, as well as guitarist Cornell Dupree (King Curtis) to pianists Benny Green and Junior Mance.