James Brown - Soul On Top (Verve By Request)

In the liner notes to this grooving 1969 album, featuring a big band led by drummer Louis Bellson and arranged by Impulse! star Oliver Nelson, the Godfather of Soul explains that he is a "jazz man at heart." On Soul On Top, James Brown's soul consigliere, saxophonist Maceo Parker, helps make this a swinging, spirited and satisfying set of standards and James Brown classics hits

Verve By Request Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered on heavyweight vinyl, pressed at Third Man Records in Detroit. Gatefold sleeve.

TRACKLISTING:

1. That's My Desire
2. Your Cheating Heart
3. What Kind Of Fool Am I
4. It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World
5. The Man In The Glass
6. It's Magic
7. September Song
8. For Once In My Life
9. Every Day I Have The Blues
10. I Need Your Key (To Turn Me On)
11. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag