Soul Battle

Soul Battle is an album by American saxophonists Oliver Nelson, King Curtis and Jimmy Forrest.^[2] Recorded in 1960 and originally released by the Prestige label in 1962, it was reissued on CD in 1991, featuring one additional track.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
New Record Mirror	[4]

Soul Battle
Studio album by Oliver Nelson, King Curtis & Jimmy Forrest
Released	May 1962 (1962-05)[1]
Recorded	September 9, 1960
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz blues
Length	37:56
Label	Prestige PRLP 7223
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Oliver Nelson chronology
Nocturne (1961) Soul Battle (1962) The Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961)
King Curtis chronology
Soul Meeting (1960) Soul Battle (1962) Arthur Murray's Music for Dancing: The Twist! (1961)

Track listing

All tracks composed by Oliver Nelson; except where noted.

1. "Blues at the Five Spot" - 5:43
2. "Blues for M.F. (Mort Fega)" - 9:37
3. "Anacruses" - 5:43
4. "Perdido" (Juan Tizol) - 9:22
5. "In Passing" - 7:31
6. "Soul Street" (Jimmy Forrest) - 9:07 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest - tenor saxophone
• Gene Casey - piano
• George Duvivier - bass
• Roy Haynes - drums

References

1. Billboard June 2, 1961
2. Soul Battle at Jazzdisco.org
3. Soul Battle at AllMusic
4. Griffiths, David (10 August 1963). "Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest: Soul Battle" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 126. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.