''Extra Soul Perception'' is an album by saxophonist
Monk Higgins
Milton Bland (October 3, 1930 – July 3, 1986) better known as Monk Higgins, was an American musician and saxophonist who was born in Menifee, Arkansas.
Biography
Higgins's biggest hits were the instrumental tracks "Who Dun It" (which reached # ...
recorded in 1968 and released on the
Solid State label.
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Monk Higgins discography
accessed July 26, 2017
Track listing
All compositions by Monk Higgins except where noted
# "Extra Soul Perception" – 2:35
# "The Look of Slim" – 3:00
# "A Good Thing" (Dee Ervin) – 2:30
# "
Watermelon Man" (
Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he help ...
) – 3:10
# "Straight Ahead" (Vee Pea
) – 2:40
# "
Canadian Sunset" (
Eddie Heywood,
Norman Gimbel) – 3:56
# "Collision in Black" – 4:00
# "Just Around the Corner" (Pea) – 2:58
# "
Little Green Apples" (
Bobby Russell
Bobby Russell (April 19, 1940 – November 19, 1992) was an American singer and songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he had five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts, including the crossover pop hit "Saturday Morning Confusion". Russell w ...
) – 2:25
# "Poker Chips" (Pea) – 3:08
# "Sittin' Duck" – 3:00
# "Doing It to Deff" – 2:50
Personnel
*Monk Higgins –
tenor saxophone
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,
organ
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** Hammond ...
, arranger
*Bill Peterson – trumpet,
flugelhorn
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*
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– trumpet
*David Duke –
French horn
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*
Jim Horn
James Ronald Horn (born November 20, 1940) is an American saxophonist, woodwind player, and session musician.
Biography
Horn was born in Los Angeles, and after replacing saxophonist Steve Douglas in 1959, he toured with member Duane Eddy for ...
–
flute
*Miles Grayson – piano, percussion
*
Arthur Adams,
Freddy Robinson
Abu Talib (born Fred Leroy Robinson; February 24, 1939 – October 8, 2009) was an American blues and R&B guitarist.
Career
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, he was raised in the state of Arkansas and moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1956. Inspired a ...
, Albert Vescovo – guitar
*Bob West, Ron Brown – electric bass
*
John Guerin
John Payne Guerin (October 31, 1939 – January 5, 2004) was an American percussionist. He was a proponent of the jazz-rock style.
Biography
Guerin was born in Hawaii and raised in San Diego. As a young drummer he began performing with Buddy D ...
– drums
*Dee Ervin – percussion, organ
*Alan Estes –
vibraphone
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, percussion
*Jerry Williams –
congas
*
Strings directed by Sidney Sharp
References
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1969 albums
Solid State Records (jazz label) albums