Soul Meeting


Soul Meeting is a 1961 Atlantic Records album of recordings made by Ray Charles and Milt Jackson in 1957. The album was later re-issued together with the earlier Soul Brothers, on a 2 CD compilation together with other 'bonus' tracks from the same Charles and Jackson recording sessions.

Reception

On release the album was given a rating of 3.5 out of 5 in the February 1963 issue of Down Beat magazine. In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Cub Koda described the music as "bluesy jazz in a laid-back manner".

Track listing

All songs composed by Ray Charles except as indicated.

Original LP release

LP side A
  1. "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" – 5:27
  2. "Blue Genius" – 6:38
  3. "X-Ray Blues" – 7:01
LP side B
  1. "Soul Meeting" – 6:03
  2. "Love on My Mind" – 3:45
  3. "Bags of Blues" – 8:49

Later CD compilation/re-issue

CD disc 1
  1. "How Long Blues" – 9:16
  2. "Cosmic Ray" – 5:23
  3. "The Genius After Hours" – 5:24
  4. "Charlesville" – 4:55
  5. "Bags Of Blues" – 8:50
  6. "'Deed I Do" – 5:50
  7. "Blue Funk" – 8:05
CD disc 2
  1. "Soul Brothers" – 9:34
  2. "Bag's Guitar Blues" – 6:27
  3. "Soul Meeting" – 6:04
  4. "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" – 5:29
  5. "Blue Genius" – 6:40
  6. "X-Ray Blues" – 8:10
  7. "Love On My Mind" – 3:46

Personnel