The Three Sounds – Soul Symphony | Blue Note BST 84341

Blue Note  records 1969 – BST 84341

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The Three Sounds – Soul Symphony is a 1969 Blue Note album 
featuring pianist Gene Harris, bassist Henry Franklin and drummer
 Carl Burnett. Catalogued as Blue Note BST 84341, the record 
expands the classic Three Sounds piano-trio format with 
orchestral colors, including strings, 
French horn, flute, guitar and percussion.

The sessions took place at Liberty Studios in Los Angeles on
 August 26–28, 1969. Monk Higgins served as composer, arranger 
and conductor, giving the music a distinctive large-ensemble 
setting around the Three Sounds. Additional overdubs feature
 vocalists Alex Brown, Mamie Galore and Clydie King.

The album contains “Soul Symphony,” “Repeat After Me,” 
“Upper Four Hundred,” “Popsicle Pimp” and “Black Sugar.” 
The individual tracks form a continuous musical concept,
 with the orchestral arrangements placing Gene Harris's 
piano at the center of a sophisticated late-1960s soul-jazz sound.

For vinyl collectors, the original US stereo Blue Note BST 84341 
is particularly relevant as the 1969 US issue documented
 in the Blue Note discography.

Line-up & Credits:

Line-up
Gene Harris – piano
Henry Franklin – bass
Carl Burnett – drums
Monk Higgins – composer, arranger & conductor
Additional Musicians
Buddy Collette – flute, alto flute
David Duke – French horn
Art Maebe – French horn
Freddy/Fred Robinson – guitar
Alan Estes – percussion
Alex Brown – backing vocals
Clydie King – backing vocals
Mamie Galore – backing vocals
String section – led by Sid Sharp and Jim Getzoff on the respective sessions

Recording Date
The album was recorded in August 1969 at Liberty Studios, West Hollywood, California
 California. Session records document recordings on
 August 26, 27 and 28, 1969, with different orchestral and vocal overdub sessions.
Engineer Bert Agudelo
mixer: Christina Hersch

Tracklist:

Monk Higgins composed the principal material and wrote or co-wrote t
he album's pieces. The title suite “Soul Symphony” is by Higgins, while 
“Upper Four Hundred,” “Popsicle Pimp,” and “Black Sugar” 
are credited to Dee Ervin and Monk Higgins.


A        Soul Symphony    26:05
B1        Repeat After Me    6:45
B2        Upper Four Hundred    4:03
B3        Popsicle Pimp    2:55
B4        Black Sugar    4:15

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