Soul Meeting

This article is about the 1961 album by Ray Charles and Milt Jackson. For the 1960 album by King Curtis, see Soul Meeting (King Curtis album).

Soul Meeting
Studio album by Ray Charles and Milt Jackson
Released	1961
Recorded	April 10, 1958
Genre	R&B, jazz
Length	37:43
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Tom Dowd
Ray Charles chronology
Dedicated to You (1961) Soul Meeting (1961) Genius + Soul = Jazz (1961)
Milt Jackson chronology
European Concert (1960) Soul Meeting (1961) Bags & Trane (1961)
Alternative cover
compilation CD re-issue

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 (1958), 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" (Milt Jackson) – 6:03
2. "Love on My Mind" – 3:45
3. "Bags of Blues" (Jackson) – 8:49

Later CD compilation/re-issue

CD disc 1

1. "How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) – 9:16
2. "Cosmic Ray" – 5:23
3. "The Genius After Hours" – 5:24
4. "Charlesville" – 4:55
5. "Bags Of Blues" (Jackson) – 8:50
6. "'Deed I Do" (Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose) – 5:50
7. "Blue Funk" – 8:05

CD disc 2

1. "Soul Brothers" (Quincy Jones) – 9:34
2. "Bag's Guitar Blues" (Jackson) – 6:27
3. "Soul Meeting" (Jackson) – 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

• Ray Charles – vocals, piano, alto saxophone
• Milt Jackson – vibraphone
• Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
• Kenny Burrell – guitar
• Oscar Pettiford – bass
• Percy Heath – bass
• Connie Kay – drums
• Art Taylor – drums
• Tom Dowd – engineer

Other sources

• Atlantic Records 1360
• Soul Meeting at allmusic.com
• Soul Meeting at discogs.com