Big Soul

Tracklist

A1	Wade In The Water	3:44
A2	Panic Room Blues	4:33
A3	Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen	2:40
A4	Meditation	8:14
B1	Holla	3:35
B2	So Tired	6:34
B3	Deep River	5:24
B4	Jubilation	3:53
C1	Gloomy Sunday	4:04
C2	That Ole Devil Called Love	3:47
C3	White Gardenia	3:18
C4	God Bless The Child	3:17
C5	Detour Ahead	4:28
D1	Good Morning, Heartache	4:10
D2	Don't Explain	4:43
D3	Travelin' Light	4:06
D4	No More	3:57
D5	Left Alone	2:54

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Fantasy Records
• Recorded At – Plaza Sound Studios

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Frank Strozier (tracks: A3, A4 to B2, B4), Pat Patrick (tracks: A1, A2, B3)
• Arranged By – Melba Liston (tracks: C1 to C3, D2, D4, D5), Norman Simmons (tracks: A1 to B4, C4, C5, D1, D3)
• Baritone Saxophone – Charles Davis (tracks: A1, A2, B3)
• Bass – Bob Cranshaw (tracks: A1, A2, B3), Ron Carter (tracks: C1, D2, D4), Vic Sproles* (tracks: A3, A4, B1, B2, B4)
• Cello – Abe Kessler (tracks: C3, C4, D1 to D3, D5), Charles McCracken (tracks: C1, C3, C4, D2 to D5), Edgardo Sodero (tracks: C2, C5, D3), Lucien Schmit (tracks: C1 to D5), Maurice Bialkin (tracks: C2, C5, D3), Peter Makas (tracks: C3, C4, D1 to D3, D5), Ray Schweitzer (tracks: C2, C5, D3)
• Drums – Ben Riley (tracks: C1, D2, D4), Charlie Persip (tracks: A1, A2, B3)
• Engineer – Ray Fowler (tracks: C1, D2, D4)
• Flugelhorn – Clark Terry (tracks: C1, D2, D4)
• French Horn – Ray Alonge (tracks: C1, D2, D4)
• Guitar – Barry Galbraith (tracks: C1, D2, D4)
• Piano – Barry Harris (tracks: C2, C5, D3), Bobby Timmons (tracks: A3, A4, B1, B2, B4), Harold Mabern (tracks: A1, A2, B3), Jimmy Jones (tracks: C3, C4, D1 to D3, D5)
• Producer – Orrin Keepnews (tracks: C1, D2, D4)
• Tenor Saxophone – Edwin Williams (tracks: A1, A2, B3)
• Trombone – Jimmy Cleveland (tracks: C1, D2, D4), Julian Priester (tracks: A1, A2, B3), Matthew Gee (tracks: A1, A2, B3), Paul Faulise (tracks: C1, D2, D4), Urbie Green (tracks: C1, D2, D4)
• Trumpet – Bobby Bryant (tracks: A1, A2, B3), Clark Terry (tracks: A1, A2, B3, C2, C5, D3), Ernie Royal (tracks: C2, C5, D3), Nat Adderley (tracks: C2, C5, D3)
• Viola – Alfred Brown (tracks: C1, D2, D4), David Schwartz (tracks: C1, D2, D4), Harry Lookofsky (tracks: C1, D2, D4)

Notes

Comes in a gatefold sleeve.

Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios, New York City.
Distributed by Fantasy Records.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
M-47014	Johnny Griffin	Big Soul ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Milestone Records	M-47014	France	1973
MSP-47014	Johnny Griffin	Big Soul ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Milestone Records	MSP-47014	US	1973
HB 6079	Johnny Griffin	Big Soul ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Milestone Records	HB 6079	Italy	1981