Morris Nanton - Soul Fingers [Prestige]

Morris Nanton - Soul Fingers - Prestige PR 7467 - Prestige Original Pressing, Blue Trident Label, Mono

Morris Nanton - Piano
Norman Edge - Bass
Al Beldini - Drums
Johnny Murray Jr - Conga

+ Pucho and The Latin Soul Brothers (A1)

Recorded - [not listed on sleeve, but according to major discographies - May 13, 1965, Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ]

Produced by Cal Lampley
Recording: Rudy Van Gelder ['Van Gelder' in  Dead Wax]
Cover Design/Photo - Don Schlitten

Released - April 15, 1967

Here's some unfinished Prestige soul-jazz business -  the third and final side by the great and underrated  New Jersey soul-jazz pianist Morris Nanton: Soul Fingers!

I've previously posted his two earlier Prestige recordings  - "Preface" (PR7345) and "Something We Got" (PR 7409), so nice to finally have my own copy of this soul-jazz classic - the title track is sublime and hints at a reflective/dare I say 'modal'  direction that Soul-Jazz would never take.