Soul Time

Soul Time is a 1960 album by jazz pianist Bobby Timmons featuring Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Sam Jones on bass, and Art Blakey on drums.

Soul Time
Studio album by Bobby Timmons
Released	1960
Recorded	August 12 and 17, 1960
Studio	Plaza Sound Studio, New York
Genre	Jazz
Label	Riverside

After This Here Is Bobby Timmons, this was the second album recorded under Timmons' leadership. He handpicked a cast of jazz musicians to complement his gospel style of jazz. This album contains four songs written by Timmons ("Soul Time", "So Tired", "Stella B." (named for his wife), and "One Mo'"). "The Touch of Your Lips" was written by Ray Noble, "S'posin" was written by Andy Razaf and Paul Denniker, and "You Don't Know What Love Is" was written by Don Raye and Gene de Paul.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[1]

Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Scott Yanow said:

Pianist Bobby Timmons, best known for his sanctified and funky playing and composing, is mostly heard in a straightahead vein on this CD reissue of a Riverside session. Timmons's four originals ("So Tired" is most memorable) alternate with three standards and are interpreted by a quartet with trumpeter Blue Mitchell, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Art Blakey. The swinging music is well-played, making this a good example of Bobby Timmons playing in a boppish (as opposed to funky) setting.[2]

Releases

The album was re-released on CD, by Hallmark Records in 2013[3] and on 180 gram vinyl by Jazz Workshop.[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Bobby Timmons except as indicated

Side 1

1. "Soul Time" – 6:18
2. "So Tired" – 6:10
3. "The Touch of Your Lips" (Ray Noble) – 4:10
4. "S'posin" (Andy Razaf, Paul Denniker) – 5:09

Side 2

1. "Stella B." – 5:40
2. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Don Raye, Gene de Paul) – 6:12
3. "One Mo'" – 6.53

• Recorded August 12 and 17, 1960, at Plaza Sound Studio in New York.

Personnel

• Bobby Timmons - piano
• Blue Mitchell - trumpet
• Sam Jones - bass
• Art Blakey - drums
• Ray Fowler - recording engineer
• Jack Matthews - mastering

References

1. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1402. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
2. "Soul Time - Bobby Timmons - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
3. "Bobby Timmons With Art Blakey, Blue Mitchell & Sam Jones - Soul Time". Discogs. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
4. "Bobby Timmons: Soul Time (remastered) (180g) (Limited-Edition) (LP) – jpc". jpc.de. Retrieved 24 July 2018.