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Soul Stirrin' is an album by American trombonist Bennie Green, recorded on April 28, 1958 and released on Blue Note later that year. In 2003, the album was reissued by Mosaic Records as part of a compilation titled Mosaic Select: Bennie Green.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states, "Soul Stirrin' is an invigorating, exciting date from trombonist Bennie Green, showcasing his wide range of skills.... Each musician plays with soul and passion, both on the laidback blues and mambos and the rollicking swing numbers. It's a thoroughly enjoyable record and one that is a good introduction to Green's wonderful, friendly style."

Marc Davis of All About Jazz wrote, "This is a bluesy, almost pre-bop record... Soul Stirrin' is an unexpected pleasure from a jazz man who is largely forgotten. Now that I've discovered Bennie Green, I want to hear more."

Author Scott Yanow described the group as "particularly intriguing," and remarked, "All of the horns and Clark get in their solos, a wide variety of tempos are employed, and the overall result is one of the trombonist's strongest recordings."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bennie Green, except as noted.

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Soul Stirrin'"	Babs Gonzales	6:50
2.	"We Wanna Cook"		6:38
3.	"That's All"	Alan Brandt Bob Haymes	6:25

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lullaby of the Doomed"	Gonzales	6:01
2.	"B. G. Mambo"		8:15
3.	"Black Pearl"	Bill Graham	5:45

CD reissue bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Soul Stirrin'" (mono take)	Gonzales	6:44

Personnel

Musicians

Bennie Green – trombone, vocals
Gene Ammons, Billy Root – tenor saxophone
Sonny Clark – piano
Ike Isaacs – bass
Elvin Jones – drums
Babs Gonzales – vocals (tracks 1, 2 & 7)

Technical personnel

Alfred Lion – producer
Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Jack Walker – liner notes

References

^ Yanow, Scott (2000). Bebop. Miller Freeman. p. 277. ISBN 9780879306083 – via Google Books.
Blue Note discography accessed October 7, 2010
^ Jazz, All About. "Bennie Green: Bennie Green: Soul Stirrin' – 1958 album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz.
"Bennie Green: Mosaic Select 3". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
"Bennie Green, Weston Sessions Re-released on Mosaic Select". DownBeat. June 18, 2003. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
^ Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed October 7, 2010
Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 356.

v t e Bennie Green
Studio albums	Bennie Green Blows His Horn (1955) Bennie Green with Art Farmer (1956) Walking Down (1956) Back on the Scene (1958) Soul Stirrin' (1958) The Swingin'est (1958) The 45 Session (1958) Walkin' & Talkin' (1959) Hornful of Soul (1960) Glidin' Along (1961) My Main Man (1964)

v t e Sonny Clark
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
As leader	Dial "S" for Sonny (1957) Sonny's Crib (1957) Sonny Clark Trio (Blue Note, 1957) Sonny Clark Quintets/My Conception (1957–59) Cool Struttin' (1958) The Art of The Trio (1958) Blues in the Night (1958) Standards (1958) Leapin' and Lopin' (1961)
As sideman	Minor Move (Tina Brooks, 1958) Blue Serge (Serge Chaloff, 1956) Lou Takes Off (Lou Donaldson, 1957) Bone & Bari (Curtis Fuller, 1957) Curtis Fuller Volume 3 (1957) Two Bones (Curtis Fuller, 1958) Go! (Dexter Gordon, 1962) A Swingin' Affair (Dexter Gordon, 1962) Soul Stirrin' (Bennie Green, 1958) The 45 Session (Bennie Green, 1958) Gooden's Corner (Grant Green, 1961) Oleo (1962) Nigeria (1962) The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark (Grant Green, 1961–62) Born to Be Blue (Grant Green, 1962) The Congregation (Johnny Griffin, 1957) John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell (1957) Showcase (Philly Joe Jones, 1959) Cliff Craft (Clifford Jordan, 1957) Jackie's Bag (Jackie McLean, 1959) A Fickle Sonance (Jackie McLean, 1961) Vertigo (Jackie McLean, 1962) Tippin' the Scales (Jackie McLean, 1962) Poppin' (Hank Mobley, 1957) Hank Mobley (1957) Curtain Call (Hank Mobley, 1957) Candy (Lee Morgan, 1957–58) Easy Living (Ike Quebec, 1962) The Sound of Sonny (Sonny Rollins, 1957) Smithville (Louis Smith, 1957) Stan 'The Man' Turrentine (1960) Jubilee Shout!!! (Stanley Turrentine, 1962) Preach Brother! (Don Wilkerson, 1962)

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