GROOVE ADDICT : ILLINOIS JACQUET THE SOUL EXPLOSION

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Read an article on a post Bob Stanley on Guardian

"In the summer, the scene would move en masse to Ostend, Belgium's equivalent to Blackpool. DJ Freddy Cousaert played at the Groove, a late night downstairs bar frequented by US marines, lovers of blues and soul music and tourists, it was Cousaert who later looked after Marvin Gaye during his 80s sejourn in Ostend. The music he played at the Groove included ska, Latin jazz and even Broadway songs such as Stranger in Paradise, or Whatever Lola Wants from Damn Yankees...."

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ILLINOIS JACQUET THE SOUL EXPLOSION

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1969 PR 7629

credits:

Baritone Saxophone – Cecil Payne
Bass, Electric Bass [Fender] – Al Lucas
Drums – Al Foster
Guitar – Wally Richardson
Piano, Organ – Milt Buckner
Tenor Saxophone – Frank Foster, Illinois Jacquet
Trombone – Matthew Gee
Trumpet – Ernie Royal, Joe Newman, Russell Jacquet

recorded at:
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ,
March 25, 1969
engineer George Klabin
Producer Don Schlitten

tracks list:

A1 The Soul Explosion 9:23

A2 After Hours 7:30

B1 St. Louis Blues 3:06

B2 I'm A Fool To Want You 8:53

B3 The Eighteenth Hole 3:30