Artist:  DOUG WATKINS QUINTET                                 

Title:  “Soulnik”

Label:   NEW JAZZ ~ # NJLP 8238.  Monaural pressing on medium-to-heavy vinyl.  Label is purple with silver text, with deep groove.

Year:  1960.

Personnel:

Doug Watkins – cello

Yusef Lateef – flute & oboe

Hugh Lawson – piano

Herman Wright – bass

Lex Humphries - drums.   

Condition: 

DISC:  Vinyl is NEAR MINT with 100% of original gloss, as clean as can be found.  Appears to have been played one or two times at most, and handled with care.  Labels are clean.  Fidelity is superb.  A gorgeous disc you will never need to upgrade.   

JACKET:   Jacket is nice VG+ with signs of wear and handling, but still quite serviceable.   Front and reverse panels are overall clean, with some darkening around the edges.  Reverse has “Preview Copy” radio station stamp mark at the top.  Would grade EXCELLENT but top left corner is torn off.  No writing, stickers, or other issues.                 

Track Listing: 

Side One:

One Guy Confessin’ Soulnik

Side Two:

Andre’s Bag I Remember You Imagination

Review:

“Bassist Doug Watkins only led two recording sessions before his death in 1962, and this set has sometimes appeared under Yusef Lateef's name.  Watkins doubles on cello (an instrument he had reportedly only begun playing three days earlier) during the set with Lateef (who triples on tenor, flute, and oboe), pianist Hugh Lawson, bassist Herman Wright, and drummer Lex Humphries.  The quintet performs three standards, Watkins' "Andre's Bag," and a couple of Lateef tunes.  The use of oboe and cello on some numbers makes the date stand out a bit from the usual hard bop sessions of the period and straight-ahead jazz fans will want to get this.”

(review courtesy of Scott Yanow, allmusic.com)

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