Talkin' Verve

Shirley Scott

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Talkin' Verve Review

by Steve Leggett

Although she freely offered Jimmy Smith as her main influence, Philadelphia's Shirley Scott brought her own mixture of sophistication and soul jazz funk to her Hammond B-3 recordings. Less blues-based than Smith, she had a softer tone and tackled a wider range of material, although, like Smith, she was arguably at her best in the trio setting. This set brings together some key tracks from the Impulse and Cadet labels, including the soft and smooth "Taj Mahal," a pair of fine trio outings, "Blue Bongo" and "On the Trail," and she even makes John Fogerty's "Proud Mary" sound like it was written for the B-3.

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	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	A Shot in the Dark Henry Mancini	Shirley Scott	03:05	Spotify Amazon
2	For Dancers Only Sy Oliver / Don Raye / Vic Schoen	Shirley Scott	03:44	Spotify Amazon
3	Southern Comfort Oliver Nelson	Shirley Scott	05:41	Spotify Amazon
4	Blue Bongo Bob Hammer / Bob Thiele	Shirley Scott	03:05	Spotify Amazon
5	On the Trail Harold Adamson / Ferde Grofé	Shirley Scott	03:42	Spotify Amazon
6	I'm Getting Sentimental over You George Bassman / Ned Washington	Shirley Scott	03:12	Spotify Amazon
7	'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That Cha Do It) Sy Oliver / Trummy Young	Shirley Scott	05:30	Spotify Amazon
8	Good Lookin' Out Stanley Turrentine	Shirley Scott	05:23	Spotify Amazon
9	Proud Mary John Fogerty	Shirley Scott	06:33	Spotify Amazon
10	Feeling Good Leslie Bricusse / Anthony Newley	Shirley Scott	03:41	Spotify Amazon
11	Downtown Tony Hatch	Shirley Scott	03:22	Spotify Amazon
12	Taj Mahal Shirley Scott	Shirley Scott	04:02	Spotify Amazon
13	Heat Wave Irving Berlin	Shirley Scott	04:32	Spotify Amazon
14	Make Someone Happy Betty Comden / Adolph Green / Jule Styne	Shirley Scott	06:22	Spotify Amazon

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