Soul Jazz Essentials

Apple Music · Apple Music Jazz

Playlist•100 tracks

Tracklist

Seesaw

Dr. Lonnie Smith•Turning Point (Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered)•

5:54

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Do It

Jack Wilson•Easterly Winds•

6:26

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The Natural Soul (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered)

Nice 'n' Greasy

Lou Donaldson•The Natural Soul (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Rem…•

5:27

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Blue Farouq

Junior Cook•Junior's Cookin' (Reissue)•

3:54

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Down With It (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered)

Hi-Heel Sneakers

Blue Mitchell•Down With It (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remaste…•

8:25

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Reach Out! (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered]

Up Over and Out

Hank Mobley•Reach Out! (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remaste…•

5:52

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Dat Dere

Bobby Timmons•This Here Is Bobby Timmons•

5:24

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A Time and a Place

Junior Mance•I Believe to My Soul•

5:06

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Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Live)

Cannonball Adderley Quintet•Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Live at 'the Club')•

5:10

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The "In" Crowd (Live at Bohemian Caverns …

Ramsey Lewis Trio•In Person 1960-1967 (Live)•

5:48

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Soulful Strut

Young-Holt Unlimited•The Definitive Young-Holt Unlimited•

3:01

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Freedom Jazz Dance (LP Version)

Eddie Harris•The In Sound•

9:47

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The Cantaloupe Woman

Grant Green•His Majesty King Funk•

4:55

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The Soul Is Willing

Shirley Scott•The Soul Is Willing (feat. Stanley Turrentine)•

6:24

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The Mighty Burner

Charles Earland•Black Talk! (RVG Remaster)•

3:04

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Blues In The Front Room

Freddie Roach•Mo' Greens Please•

4:43

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The Sermon (Rudy Van Gelder/Remastered)

Jimmy Smith•The Sermon!•

20:11

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Face to Face (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered]

Swingin' At Sugar Ray's

Baby Face Willette•Face to Face (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remas…•

6:35

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Street Scene

Larry Young•So Blue So Funky, Vol. 2•

6:55

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The Sidewinder

Lee Morgan•The Sidewinder (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remas…•

10:25

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Gichi

Jimmy Owens & Kenny Barron•You Had Better Listen•

6:34

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Mustang

Donald Byrd•Mustang!•

8:30

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Congolese Sermon

The Jazz Crusaders•At the Lighthouse (Live)•

7:10

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Cantaloupe Island

Herbie Hancock•Empyrean Isles (Expanded Edition)•

5:33

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Soul Special (First Version)

Andrew Hill•Grass Roots•

8:51

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Blues for Del

Jimmy Smith & Kenny Burrell•Blue Bash•

6:17

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Jeep's Blues

Duke Ellington•Ellington At Newport 1956 (Complete) [Live]•

4:31

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Stolen Moments

Oliver Nelson•The Blues And The Abstract Truth•

8:45

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Heavy Soul

Ike Quebec•Heavy Soul (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastere…•

6:51

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Hard Times (Remastered LP Version)

David "Fathead" Newman•Fathead Ray Charles Presents David Newman•

4:40

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Polite Blues

Benny Carter•New Jazz Sounds: The Benny Carter Urbane Sessions•

8:34

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Talkin' About

Tina Brooks•The Waiting Game•

7:41

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Backlash (LP Version)

Freddie Hubbard•Backlash•

4:14

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Sweet Honey Bee

Duke Pearson•Sweet Honey Bee•

4:57

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Land of Our Father

Eddie Fisher•Eddie Fisher & The Next One Hundred Years•

5:15

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Work Song (feat. Bobby Timmons, Percy Hea…

Nat Adderley•Work Song (feat. Bobby Timmons, Percy Heath & Sam…•

4:15

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Yusef Lateef's Detroit Latitude 42º 30º Longitude 83º

Russell and Eliot

Yusef Lateef•Yusef Lateef's Detroit Latitude 42º 30º Longitude…•

4:53

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A Blues For Mickey-O

Pat Martino•El Hombre (Rudy Van Gelder Remastered)•

8:04

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Return of the Prodigal Son

Stanley Turrentine•The Return of the Prodigal Son•

6:35

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Hoss

George Freeman•Birth Sign•

7:01

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Nasty (feat. John Abercrombie & Grady Tat…

Johnny "Hammond" Smith•The Soulful Blues•

9:03

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Sittin' Duck

Gene Harris And The Three Sounds•Live at the "It Club"•

7:33

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Evil Gal's Daughter Blues

Vi Redd•Lady Soul•

2:50

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Fall Out (2025 Remaster)

Roland Kirk•Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith•

3:03

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Dem Tambourines

Don Wilkerson•Preach Brother!•

5:37

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Troubled Times (Live)

Von Freeman & Willis Jackson•Lockin' Horns (Live)•

6:36

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Song for My Father

Horace Silver•Song for My Father (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition R…•

7:18

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The Greasy Spoon (Original King Recording)

Hank Marr•Old King Gold Volume 7 (Original King Recordings)•

3:05

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Hootin' 'N Tootin'

Fred Jackson•Hootin' 'N Tootin'•

4:34

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Honky Tonk, Pt. 2

Bill Doggett•All His Hits•

2:34

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Cool Grits

Willis Jackson•A One Day Session•

8:35

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Down Home Style

Brother Jack McDuff•Down Home Style•

5:06

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The Shake

'Big' John Patton•Got a Good Thing Goin'•

7:46

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Billy Told

George Braith•Soul Stream•

7:49

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Think

Shirley Scott•Soul Song•

8:04

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Groove's Groove

Richard "Groove" Holmes•Soul Message (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster)•

7:06

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Swiss Movement (Montreux 30th Anniversary Edition) [Live]

Compared to What (Live at The Montreux Ja…

Les McCann & Eddie Harris•Swiss Movement (Montreux 30th Anniversary Edition…•

8:36

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Everybody's Movin'

Albert Ayler•New Grass•

3:43

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Push Push

Herbie Mann•Push Push•

10:05

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Green Onions

Booker T. & The M.G.'s•The Best of Booker T & The MG's•

2:54

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Drowning In the Sea of Love

Ronnie Foster•Two Headed Freap•

4:04

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Soul Vibrations

Dorothy Ashby•Afro-Harping•

3:20

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Uptown Up

Maceo Parker•Funk Overload•

4:16

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Afro-Disiac

Charles Kynard•Afro-Disiac•

4:58

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A Little Wes (LP Version)

Eddie Harris•Instant Death•

7:26

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Benson's Rider

The George Benson Quartet•The George Benson Cookbook•

5:37

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Full House (Live)

Wes Montgomery•On Riverside: Wes Montgomery•

9:09

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Soul Sauce (Guachi Guara)

Cal Tjader•Soul Sauce•

2:27

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Moanin'

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers•Moanin' (Remastered)•

9:30

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The Rumproller

Lee Morgan•The Rumproller (feat. Joe Henderson, Ronnie Mathe…•

10:24

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Greasy Kid Stuff

Harold Mabern•Wailin' (Reissue)•

8:21

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The Turk's Bolero

Johnny Griffin•Lady Heavy Bottom's Waltz•

3:07

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Blowin' the Blues Away (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered)

Sister Sadie

Horace Silver•Blowin' the Blues Away (The Rudy Van Gelder Editi…•

6:19

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Groove Grease

Jimmy McGriff•Groove Grease•

3:33

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Soul Power

Richard "Groove" Holmes•Super Soul•

5:53

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Good Lookin' Out

Stanley Turrentine & Shirley Scott•Talkin' Verve: Shirley Scott•

5:23

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Junction

Hank Crawford•After Hours•

3:58

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Chicken Fat

Mel Brown•Chicken Fat (Remastered)•

4:14

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The World Is a Ghetto

James Moody•The World Is a Ghetto•

6:52

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Up and at It

Wes Montgomery•Down Here on the Ground•

4:14

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Cigar Eddie

Hadley Caliman•Inner Peace•

6:20

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Mister Magic

Grover Washington, Jr.•Mister Magic•

9:01

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Oh Happy Day

Quincy Jones•Walking In Space (2013 Remaster)•

3:36

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Wade In The Water

Ramsey Lewis•Chess Pieces: The Very Best of Chess Records•

3:45

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Gotta Travel On

Ray Bryant•Gotta Travel On•

4:23

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Soul Meeting

King Curtis•Soul Meeting•

7:00

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Young, Gifted And Black

Houston Person•Legends Of Acid Jazz•

5:17

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Sunshine Man

Harold Alexander•Sunshine Man•

11:23

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Burnin' Coal

Les McCann•Much Les•

6:38

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The Best of Cannonball Adderley - The Capitol Years

Walk Tall

Cannonball Adderley•The Best of Cannonball Adderley - The Capitol Yea…•

2:37

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Funk In 3/4

Don Patterson & Sonny Stitt•Legends of Acid Jazz, Vol. 2•

5:24

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Peacock Alley

Billy Butler•Legends of Acid Jazz•

4:07

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Doing It To Death

Fred Wesley and the J.B.'s•Star Time•

5:15

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No Way

Boogaloo Joe Jones•No Way! (feat. Grover Washington, Jr., Sonny Phil…•

7:17

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Selim

Johnny Lytle•Essential Masters: Johnny Lytle•

3:32

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Soul Bourgeoisie

The Jazz Crusaders•Chile Con Soul•

7:44

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Sookie Sookie (Live)

Grant Green•Alive! (Live)•

10:58

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Sister Love

Donald Byrd•Street Lady•

6:11

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On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)

Shirley Scott•On a Clear Day•

4:46

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100

Blues for New Orleans

Duke Ellington•New Orleans Suite•

7:45

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Soul Jazz Essentials

Apple Music · Apple Music Jazz

Playlist•100 tracks

Tracklist

Seesaw

Dr. Lonnie Smith•Turning Point (Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered)•

5:54

−

Do It

Jack Wilson•Easterly Winds•

6:26

−

Nice 'n' Greasy

Lou Donaldson•The Natural Soul (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Rem…•

5:27

−

Blue Farouq

Junior Cook•Junior's Cookin' (Reissue)•

3:54

−

Hi-Heel Sneakers

Blue Mitchell•Down With It (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remaste…•

8:25

−

Up Over and Out

Hank Mobley•Reach Out! (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remaste…•

5:52

−

Dat Dere

Bobby Timmons•This Here Is Bobby Timmons•

5:24

−

A Time and a Place

Junior Mance•I Believe to My Soul•

5:06

−

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Live)

Cannonball Adderley Quintet•Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Live at 'the Club')•

5:10

−

The "In" Crowd (Live at Bohemian Caverns …

Ramsey Lewis Trio•In Person 1960-1967 (Live)•

5:48

−

Soulful Strut

Young-Holt Unlimited•The Definitive Young-Holt Unlimited•

3:01

−

Freedom Jazz Dance (LP Version)

Eddie Harris•The In Sound•

9:47

−

The Cantaloupe Woman

Grant Green•His Majesty King Funk•

4:55

−

The Soul Is Willing

Shirley Scott•The Soul Is Willing (feat. Stanley Turrentine)•

6:24

−

The Mighty Burner

Charles Earland•Black Talk! (RVG Remaster)•

3:04

−

Blues In The Front Room

Freddie Roach•Mo' Greens Please•

4:43

−

The Sermon (Rudy Van Gelder/Remastered)

Jimmy Smith•The Sermon!•

20:11

−

Swingin' At Sugar Ray's

Baby Face Willette•Face to Face (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remas…•

6:35

−

Street Scene

Larry Young•So Blue So Funky, Vol. 2•

6:55

−

The Sidewinder

Lee Morgan•The Sidewinder (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remas…•

10:25

−

Gichi

Jimmy Owens & Kenny Barron•You Had Better Listen•

6:34

−

Mustang

Donald Byrd•Mustang!•

8:30

−

Congolese Sermon

The Jazz Crusaders•At the Lighthouse (Live)•

7:10

−

Cantaloupe Island

Herbie Hancock•Empyrean Isles (Expanded Edition)•

5:33

−

Soul Special (First Version)

Andrew Hill•Grass Roots•

8:51

−

Blues for Del

Jimmy Smith & Kenny Burrell•Blue Bash•

6:17

−

Jeep's Blues

Duke Ellington•Ellington At Newport 1956 (Complete) [Live]•

4:31

−

Stolen Moments

Oliver Nelson•The Blues And The Abstract Truth•

8:45

−

Heavy Soul

Ike Quebec•Heavy Soul (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastere…•

6:51

−

Hard Times (Remastered LP Version)

David "Fathead" Newman•Fathead Ray Charles Presents David Newman•

4:40

−

Polite Blues

Benny Carter•New Jazz Sounds: The Benny Carter Urbane Sessions•

8:34

−

Talkin' About

Tina Brooks•The Waiting Game•

7:41

−

Backlash (LP Version)

Freddie Hubbard•Backlash•

4:14

−

Sweet Honey Bee

Duke Pearson•Sweet Honey Bee•

4:57

−

Land of Our Father

Eddie Fisher•Eddie Fisher & The Next One Hundred Years•

5:15

−

Work Song (feat. Bobby Timmons, Percy Hea…

Nat Adderley•Work Song (feat. Bobby Timmons, Percy Heath & Sam…•

4:15

−

Russell and Eliot

Yusef Lateef•Yusef Lateef's Detroit Latitude 42º 30º Longitude…•

4:53

−

A Blues For Mickey-O

Pat Martino•El Hombre (Rudy Van Gelder Remastered)•

8:04

−

Return of the Prodigal Son

Stanley Turrentine•The Return of the Prodigal Son•

6:35

−

Hoss

George Freeman•Birth Sign•

7:01

−

Nasty (feat. John Abercrombie & Grady Tat…

Johnny "Hammond" Smith•The Soulful Blues•

9:03

−

Sittin' Duck

Gene Harris And The Three Sounds•Live at the "It Club"•

7:33

−

Evil Gal's Daughter Blues

Vi Redd•Lady Soul•

2:50

−

Fall Out (2025 Remaster)

Roland Kirk•Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith•

3:03

−

Dem Tambourines

Don Wilkerson•Preach Brother!•

5:37

−

Troubled Times (Live)

Von Freeman & Willis Jackson•Lockin' Horns (Live)•

6:36

−

Song for My Father

Horace Silver•Song for My Father (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition R…•

7:18

−

The Greasy Spoon (Original King Recording)

Hank Marr•Old King Gold Volume 7 (Original King Recordings)•

3:05

−

Hootin' 'N Tootin'

Fred Jackson•Hootin' 'N Tootin'•

4:34

−

Honky Tonk, Pt. 2

Bill Doggett•All His Hits•

2:34

−

Cool Grits

Willis Jackson•A One Day Session•

8:35

−

Down Home Style

Brother Jack McDuff•Down Home Style•

5:06

−

The Shake

'Big' John Patton•Got a Good Thing Goin'•

7:46

−

Billy Told

George Braith•Soul Stream•

7:49

−

Think

Shirley Scott•Soul Song•

8:04

−

Groove's Groove

Richard "Groove" Holmes•Soul Message (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster)•

7:06

−

Compared to What (Live at The Montreux Ja…

Les McCann & Eddie Harris•Swiss Movement (Montreux 30th Anniversary Edition…•

8:36

−

Everybody's Movin'

Albert Ayler•New Grass•

3:43

−

Push Push

Herbie Mann•Push Push•

10:05

−

Green Onions

Booker T. & The M.G.'s•The Best of Booker T & The MG's•

2:54

−

Drowning In the Sea of Love

Ronnie Foster•Two Headed Freap•

4:04

−

Soul Vibrations

Dorothy Ashby•Afro-Harping•

3:20

−

Uptown Up

Maceo Parker•Funk Overload•

4:16

−

Afro-Disiac

Charles Kynard•Afro-Disiac•

4:58

−

A Little Wes (LP Version)

Eddie Harris•Instant Death•

7:26

−

Benson's Rider

The George Benson Quartet•The George Benson Cookbook•

5:37

−

Full House (Live)

Wes Montgomery•On Riverside: Wes Montgomery•

9:09

−

Soul Sauce (Guachi Guara)

Cal Tjader•Soul Sauce•

2:27

−

Moanin'

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers•Moanin' (Remastered)•

9:30

−

The Rumproller

Lee Morgan•The Rumproller (feat. Joe Henderson, Ronnie Mathe…•

10:24

−

Greasy Kid Stuff

Harold Mabern•Wailin' (Reissue)•

8:21

−

The Turk's Bolero

Johnny Griffin•Lady Heavy Bottom's Waltz•

3:07

−

Sister Sadie

Horace Silver•Blowin' the Blues Away (The Rudy Van Gelder Editi…•

6:19

−

Groove Grease

Jimmy McGriff•Groove Grease•

3:33

−

Soul Power

Richard "Groove" Holmes•Super Soul•

5:53

−

Good Lookin' Out

Stanley Turrentine & Shirley Scott•Talkin' Verve: Shirley Scott•

5:23

−

Junction

Hank Crawford•After Hours•

3:58

−

Chicken Fat

Mel Brown•Chicken Fat (Remastered)•

4:14

−

The World Is a Ghetto

James Moody•The World Is a Ghetto•

6:52

−

Up and at It

Wes Montgomery•Down Here on the Ground•

4:14

−

Cigar Eddie

Hadley Caliman•Inner Peace•

6:20

−

Mister Magic

Grover Washington, Jr.•Mister Magic•

9:01

−

Oh Happy Day

Quincy Jones•Walking In Space (2013 Remaster)•

3:36

−

Wade In The Water

Ramsey Lewis•Chess Pieces: The Very Best of Chess Records•

3:45

−

Gotta Travel On

Ray Bryant•Gotta Travel On•

4:23

−

Soul Meeting

King Curtis•Soul Meeting•

7:00

−

Young, Gifted And Black

Houston Person•Legends Of Acid Jazz•

5:17

−

Sunshine Man

Harold Alexander•Sunshine Man•

11:23

−

Burnin' Coal

Les McCann•Much Les•

6:38

−

Walk Tall

Cannonball Adderley•The Best of Cannonball Adderley - The Capitol Yea…•

2:37

−

Funk In 3/4

Don Patterson & Sonny Stitt•Legends of Acid Jazz, Vol. 2•

5:24

−

Peacock Alley

Billy Butler•Legends of Acid Jazz•

4:07

−

Doing It To Death

Fred Wesley and the J.B.'s•Star Time•

5:15

−

No Way

Boogaloo Joe Jones•No Way! (feat. Grover Washington, Jr., Sonny Phil…•

7:17

−

Selim

Johnny Lytle•Essential Masters: Johnny Lytle•

3:32

−

Soul Bourgeoisie

The Jazz Crusaders•Chile Con Soul•

7:44

−

Sookie Sookie (Live)

Grant Green•Alive! (Live)•

10:58

−

Sister Love

Donald Byrd•Street Lady•

6:11

−

On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)

Shirley Scott•On a Clear Day•

4:46

−

100

Blues for New Orleans

Duke Ellington•New Orleans Suite•

7:45

−