Club Sounds, a bit of funk, a Latin groove, a slow jazz walk, uptown dancers, late night smoochers. Plenty of organ. Plenty of soul. No twangy guitar. No swing jazz. No frantic honkin’ and screamin’. Just Instrumentals Soul-Style. The blues instrumental record stretches back to 1940s jazz, and with the introduction of funky, Latin bass lines in the 50s, things
got a little more interesting. In 1956, Ernie Freeman reached top ten R&B with Jivin’ Around and Bill Doggett’s Honky Tonk went
gold. Bill Justis kicked off the twangy guitar craze with Raunchy in 1957. But it was Doggett’s 1958 hit Hold It with Billy Butler’s
slinky guitar figures that really laid the ground for the soul instrumental. 1960 saw top 10 R&B slots for James Booker’s Gonzo
and Ray Bryant’s Little Susie. But if you’re looking for the record that defines the genre, take a pick between The Mar-keys Last
Night, Phil Upchurch’s You Can’t Sit Down (1961), James Brown’s Night Train and Booker T & the M G’s Green Onions (1962).
Track listing : Wasted – Chuck Bernard & The Satellite Band, The Hawk – Freddy Robinson, Closer Walk – Jimmy Rivers Combo, How About It Pt 2 – Big Bo Thomas & The Arrows, Besame Mucho Part 1 – Johnny Hartsman and His Band, Baby Dumplins – Eddie & The De-Havelons, Miss Dolores – Leon Ferguson, LBs Place Pts 1 & 2 – The Gaytones, Domino – York Wilborn , Soul Pt. 1 – Al Browne’s Band, Beat – The Nu-Trons, Skippin’ – Harold Smith, Kinda Groovy – Ray Johnson, Soul – The Wrecking Crew, Hot Fudge – Bill Doggett, The Squash – Hank Marr.
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