Merry Olde Soul


Merry Olde Soul is an album by vibraphonist/pianist Victor Feldman recorded in early 1961 and originally released on the Riverside label.

Reception

The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer picked "Serenity" – "a beautiful and touching work" – as the highlight, and praised the contributions of all the musicians. The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Feldman is in excellent form on a straight-ahead set. The trio/quartet performs five standards that for the most part are not overly familiar, plus four of the leader's originals. Tasteful and swinging music". On All About Jazz Samuel Chell observed "As impressive as is his earlier date, The Arrival of [Victor Feldman], Merry Olde Soul is overall a more satisfying session... Merry Olde Soul exhibits more warmth and variety in its textures. It's also a more "groove-oriented session" thanks to the use of Cannonball Adderley's rhythm team".

Track listing

All compositions by Victor Feldman except where noted.
  1. "For Dancers Only" – 4:43
  2. "Lisa" – 4:05
  3. "Serenity" – 4:38
  4. "You [Make Me Feel So Young]" – 5:18
  5. "Come Sunday" – 2:17
  6. "The Man [I Love |The Man I Love]" – 6:27
  7. "Bloke's Blues" – 5:34
  8. "I [Want to Be Wanted]" – 3:44
  9. "Mosey on Down" – 3:58