James Brown - Soul On Top (4599159) LP

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 Brown's soul consigliere, saxophonist Maceo Parker, helps make this a swinging, spirited and satisfying set of standards and JB hits.

Verve By Request Series features 180-gram vinyl, pressed at Third Man in Detroit..

1. Homestretch
2. If You Could See Me Now
3. Passin' The Buck
4. Soulin'
5. Soulsphere
6. My Secret Passion