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Mr. Soul
Studio album by John Wright
Released	1962
Recorded	April 10, 1962
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:01
Label	Prestige PRLP 7233
Producer	Esmond Edwards
John Wright chronology
Makin' Out (1962) Mr. Soul (1962) The Last Amen (1965)

Mr. Soul is an album by jazz pianist John Wright which was recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

All compositions by John Wright, except where indicated.

1. "Our Waltz" (David Rose, Nat Burton) – 5:21
2. "Blue Prelude" (Gordon Jenkins, Joe Bishop) – 3:25
3. "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 5:29
4. "Everything's Gonna Work Out Fine" – 3:24
5. "Mr. Soul" (Esmond Edwards) – 5:32
6. "Shake" – 2:31
7. "Strut" – 5:16
8. "Now Hang in There" – 4:03

Personnel

Performers

• John Wright - piano
• Wendell Marshall - bass
• Walter Perkins - drums

Production

• Esmond Edwards – supervision
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed November 30, 2018
2. Fitzgerald, M. John Wright Leader Entry accessed November 30, 2018
3. Jazzlists: Prestige Records 7000 series discography accessed November 30, 2018
4. John Wright: Mr. Soul – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1532. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• 1962 albums
• John Wright (pianist) albums
• Prestige Records albums
• Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio
• Albums produced by Esmond Edwards