Aretha Franklin / Soul '69 (US, Atlantic, SD 8212) <January 17, 1969>

Aretha Franklin / Soul '69 (US, Atlantic, SD 8212) <January 17, 1969>
(ONE) ST-A-681481-A
(TWO) ST-A-681482-A

Joe Zawinul、Kenny Burrell、Ron Carterなど超一流のジャズ・ミュージシャンをバックにして、かなりジャズの方に戻った印象の一枚。玄人好みのJunior Manceなんて、なんでこんなところに・・・

ジャケ（裏側）、ラベル（両面）、インナー・スリーヴ（両面）に「WGRE」のハンコがあります。これは1949年に設立されたインディアナのラジオ局らしです。なんにしても、アトランティックのカンパニー・スリーヴではなくこのプレイン・スリーヴが使用されたっていうことでしょうか？？

Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano (on #2,7,9)
Junior Mance – piano (1, 3-6, 8-11)
Spooner Oldham – organ (2,7)
Joe Zawinul – organ (5), piano, Fender Rhodes (6,12)
Kenny Burrell – guitar (1, 3-6, 8-11)
Jimmy Johnson – guitar (2,7)
Ron Carter – bass guitar (1, 3-6, 8-12)
Jerry Jemmott – bass guitar (2,7)
Tommy Cogbill – bass guitar (2,7)
Bruno Carr – drums (1, 3-6, 8,9, 12)
Roger Hawkins – drums (2,7)
Grady Tate – drums (10,11)
Jack Jennings – vibraphone (5,7,9,12)
Louie Goicdecha, Manuel Gonzales – percussion (5,7,12)
David Newman – tenor saxophone, flute
King Curtis, Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
George Dorsey, Frank Wess – alto saxophone
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Joe Newman, Bernie Glow, Richard Williams, Snooky Young, Ernie Royal – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Benny Powell, Thomas Mitchell – trombone
Evelyn Greene, Wyline Ivy - backing vocals
Produced by Jerry Wexler and Tom Dowd
Arrangements by Arif Mardin

"Soul '69" is the fourteenth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, Released on 1969 by Atlantic Records, the album features covered material. The album charted at #1 on Billboard's R&B albums chart and at #15 on Billboard's Top Albums, but launched two largely unsuccessful singles, "Tracks of My Tears", which reached #21 on "Black Singles" and #71 on "Pop Singles", and "Gentle on My Mind", which charted at #50 and #76 respectively.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDHGev9rwbg&list=PLtt7M7n3g5oYF_2PdCj6p3-d9DTQXGhjk