1972 Pretty Purdie – Soul Is… Pretty Purdie
Soul Is… Pretty Purdie is an album led by R&B drummer Bernard Purdie which was recorded for the Flying Dutchman label in 1972.
Tracks
1 What’s Going On / Ain’t No Sunshine (Marvin Gaye; Al Cleveland; Renaldo Benson; Bill Withers) 04:01
2 Don’t Go (Bernard Purdie; Horace Ott) 03:18
3 Good Livin’ (Good Lovin’) (Horace Ott) 03:37
4 Day Dreaming (Aretha Franklin) 05:05
5 Song For Aretha (Bernard Purdie; Bob Thiele Jr) 07:32
6 Put It Where You Want It (Joe Sample) 05:16
7 Heavy Soul Slinger (Horace Ott) 04:17
Musicians
1 What’s Going On / Ain’t No Sunshine
| Bass | Paul Martinez |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Billy Nichols |
| Guitar | Lloyd Davis |
| Electric Piano | Horace Ott |
| Organ | Paul Griffin |
| Piano | Horace Ott |
| Sax | Charlie Brown |
| Percussion | Norman Pride |
| Vocals | Bernard Purdie |
2 Don’t Go
| Bass | Jerry Jemmott |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Guitar | Jay Berliner |
| Organ | Richard Tee |
| Sax | Jimmy Powell |
| Sax | Arthur Clarke |
| Sax | Harold Vick |
| Sax | Seldon Powell |
| Trombone | Garnett Brown |
| Trumpet | Ernie Royal |
| Trumpet | Danny W Moore |
| Bongos | Norman Pride |
| Congas | Ralph MacDonald |
| Percussion | Gordon Powell |
| Vocals | Bernard Purdie |
3 Good Livin’ (Good Lovin’)
| Bass | Paul Martinez |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Billy Nichols |
| Guitar | Lloyd Davis |
| Electric Piano | Horace Ott |
| Piano | Horace Ott |
| Sax | Charlie Brown |
| Percussion | Norman Pride |
| Vocals | Bernard Purdie |
4 Day Dreaming
| Bass | Paul Martinez |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Billy Nichols |
| Guitar | Lloyd Davis |
| Electric Piano | Horace Ott |
| Organ | Paul Griffin |
| Piano | Horace Ott |
| Sax | Charlie Brown |
| Percussion | Norman Pride |
| Vocals | Bernard Purdie |
5 Song For Aretha
| Bass | Jerry Jemmott |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Guitar | Jay Berliner |
| Organ | Richard Tee |
| Sax | Jimmy Powell |
| Sax | Arthur Clarke |
| Sax | Harold Vick |
| Sax | Seldon Powell |
| Trombone | Garnett Brown |
| Trumpet | Ernie Royal |
| Trumpet | Danny W Moore |
| Bongos | Norman Pride |
| Congas | Ralph MacDonald |
| Percussion | Gordon Powell |
| Background Vocals | Barbara Massey |
| Background Vocals | Carl Hall |
| Background Vocals | Eileen Gilbert |
| Background Vocals | Hilda Harris |
| Background Vocals | Maeretha Stewart |
| Vocals | Bernard Purdie |
6 Put It Where You Want It
| Bass | Paul Martinez |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Billy Nichols |
| Guitar | Lloyd Davis |
| Electric Piano | Horace Ott |
| Organ | Paul Griffin |
| Piano | Horace Ott |
| Sax | Charlie Brown |
| Percussion | Norman Pride |
| Vocals | Bernard Purdie |
7 Heavy Soul Slinger
| Bass | Paul Martinez |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Billy Nichols |
| Guitar | Lloyd Davis |
| Electric Piano | Horace Ott |
| Piano | Horace Ott |
| Sax | Charlie Brown |
| Percussion | Norman Pride |
| Vocals | Bernard Purdie |
Other Musicians
Cello – Kermit Moore, Ronald Lipscomb (Tracks 2, 5)
Viola – Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke (Tracks 2, 5)
Violin – Gayle Dixon, Julien Barber, Noel DaCosta, Sanford Allen (Tracks 2, 5)
Liner Notes
Producer – Bernard Purdie, Bob Thiele
Mixed By – Tony May, Bob Simpson
Photography – Guiseppe Pino
Design – Haig Adishian
Copyright Flying Dutchman