Soul Electricity!
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| Soul Electricity! | ||||
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | September 23, 1968 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:14 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR-7635 | |||
| Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
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Soul Electricity! is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.[1] The album features Stitt using the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| DownBeat | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating: "The album gets its name because for this session, Stitt plugged his alto and tenor saxophones into a Varitone attachment. What came out, though, was not fusion by any means, but a pretty straight-ahead session that found Sonny his usual competent self. The program is actually on the conservative side, leaning toward standards".[3]