| Soul Finger | ||||
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| Studio album by
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
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| Released | End of August 1965[1] | |||
| Recorded | May 12 & 13, 1965 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:42 | |||
| Label | Limelight LM 82018 | |||
| Producer | Jack Tracy | |||
| Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology | ||||
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Soul Finger is an album by drummer Art Blakey recorded in 1965 and originally released on the Limelight label.[2][3] On the 2009 CD edition, Gary Bartz, whose recording debut this was, was left off the credits - he is the saxophonist (alto) for five of the six cuts. Lucky Thompson is on only one cut, playing soprano sax on "Spot Session" with the quartet of Blakey, Hicks and Sproles. A sixth cut from the Bartz sessions was used on the later Hold On, I'm Coming album. This was trumpeter Lee Morgan's last recording with Art Blakey after a seven-year association; Freddie Hubbard would return to tour with Blakey's group again in the 1980s.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [4] |
| DownBeat | [5] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars stating "The program here showcases the sounds of a band in transition to be sure, but also the sound of a group with nothing to lose; in other words, plenty of chances get taken that might not otherwise fly... this date is well worth seeking out for fans of Blakey's long running, ever evolving unit".[4]
