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Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz
VÖ: 01.09.1996
Genre: Jazz, American Jazz, World Jazz
ACT x Qobuz
When you purchase a vinyl LP, you will receive a free high-resolution digital download of the album from our partner Qobuz.
Bernard Purdie / drums
WDR Big Band directed by Gil Goldstein
Eddie Harris / tenor saxophone
Nils Landgren / trombone
Michael Brecker / tenor saxophone
Randy Brecker / flugelhorn
Dean Brown / guitar
Dave King / bass
Martin Moss / vocals
Stanley Turrentine / tenor saxophone
Hank Crawford & Vincent Herring alto saxophone
Junior Mance & Benny Green / piano
Cornell Dupree & George Naha / guitar
Stanley Banks / bass
Pancho Morales / percussion
Jack DeJohnette / drums
and many more
When you purchase a vinyl LP, you will receive a free high-resolution digital download of the album from our partner Qobuz.
Bernard Purdie / drums
WDR Big Band directed by Gil Goldstein
Eddie Harris / tenor saxophone
Nils Landgren / trombone
Michael Brecker / tenor saxophone
Randy Brecker / flugelhorn
Dean Brown / guitar
Dave King / bass
Martin Moss / vocals
Stanley Turrentine / tenor saxophone
Hank Crawford & Vincent Herring alto saxophone
Junior Mance & Benny Green / piano
Cornell Dupree & George Naha / guitar
Stanley Banks / bass
Pancho Morales / percussion
Jack DeJohnette / drums
and many more
More about the album:
Soul to Jazz I
LP 1 and LP 2, A 01 - 04
Originally released on CD: 01.09.1996
Recorded March 5 - 15, 1996 at WDR Studios, Cologne. Recording engineers: Thomas Sehringer & Reinhold Nickel. Technics: Ruth Witt. Editional recordings: Chateau du Pape & Peer Studios, Hamburg
Mix (WDR): Wolfgang Hirschmann, Siggi Loch, Reinhold Nickel & Ruth Witt
Mix (PUK Studio, Denmark): Charlie Jensen & Siggi Loch
Mastering: Radu Marinescu & Liquid Gold
Produced by Wolfgang Hirschmann & Siggi Loch
A Co-Production of ACT Music and WDR Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Soul to Jazz II
LP 2, A 05 and LP 3
Originally released on CD: 01.07.1998
Recorded January 24 - 26, 1997 at Avatar Studios, New York City
Mixed March 2 - 4, 1997 at Chung King Studios, New York City
Recorded and mixed by James Anderson
Mastered by Achim Kruse
Produced by Bob Belden
Executive Producer: Siggi Loch
Lacquer Disc Cutting by Sidney Claire Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios Berlin
LP 1 and LP 2, A 01 - 04
Originally released on CD: 01.09.1996
Recorded March 5 - 15, 1996 at WDR Studios, Cologne. Recording engineers: Thomas Sehringer & Reinhold Nickel. Technics: Ruth Witt. Editional recordings: Chateau du Pape & Peer Studios, Hamburg
Mix (WDR): Wolfgang Hirschmann, Siggi Loch, Reinhold Nickel & Ruth Witt
Mix (PUK Studio, Denmark): Charlie Jensen & Siggi Loch
Mastering: Radu Marinescu & Liquid Gold
Produced by Wolfgang Hirschmann & Siggi Loch
A Co-Production of ACT Music and WDR Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Soul to Jazz II
LP 2, A 05 and LP 3
Originally released on CD: 01.07.1998
Recorded January 24 - 26, 1997 at Avatar Studios, New York City
Mixed March 2 - 4, 1997 at Chung King Studios, New York City
Recorded and mixed by James Anderson
Mastered by Achim Kruse
Produced by Bob Belden
Executive Producer: Siggi Loch
Lacquer Disc Cutting by Sidney Claire Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios Berlin
Now available for the first time on vinyl: Bernard Purdie's "Soul to Jazz" is a timeless classic and a blueprint of the soul-jazz genre in all its facets. Above all, the album is a portrait of one of the most influential and best drummers in the world, who brought groove to jazz with his incomparable funky soul beat.
Bernard Purdie
Bernard ‘Pretty’ Purdie is one of the most sought-after and influential studio and session musicians in the world. The drummer is known for his ‘Purdie Shuffle’, a rhythmic pattern that has become his trademark and has inspired many musicians. Over the course of his career, he has played on over 4000 recordings and worked with greats such as Aretha Franklin, Steely Dan, James Brown and Miles Davis. Purdie has made a significant contribution to the musical and rhythmic development of soul, funk and R&B and is regarded as one of the most productive and versatile drummers of his time. His style, characterised by groove, precision and musical sensitivity, makes him an icon of modern music.
Bernard Purdie
