Reprinted from http://jazzwax.com
In Aug. 1966, organist Shirley Scott and flugelhornist Clark Terry came together to record an album for Impulse. The album, Soul Duo, included bassists George Duvivier and Ben Cranshaw and drummer Mickey Roker, and was recorded four months after another date featuring Scott and Clark—Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands (Impulse). Unfortunately, Soul Duo would be the only album Scott and Clark recorded in a small-group format.
What makes this recording special is the conversational quality of Scott's organ grooves and Clark's "spoken" playing approach. Scott builds her ideas and backdrops in the spirit of big-band sections and Clark, as a member of some of the best bands of the 1940s, '50s and early '60s, knows all about that sound and performs here as a soloist in front of an orchestra. Throughout the album, Scott plays beautifully with her pointed, skittery gospel feel while Clark's playing is fleshy and growly. Best of all, the church-like testifying by both artists is soulful and measured, with each offering up their own hallelujah moments.
Shirley Scott died in 2002; Clark Terry died in February 2015.
JazzWax tracks: You'll find Soul Duo here.
JazzWax clips: Here's the album's title track:
And here's Heat Wave...
A special thanks to David Langner.
Used with permission by Marc Myers
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