Like Soul!

Gloria Smyth

Released: 1960
Tracks: 13

1 more track from these dates went to Swingin' Like Sixty Vol. 1: The Singers/The Swingers

Who's on it

Teddy Edwards – tenor sax
Gloria Smyth – vocal
Joe Castro – piano
Leroy Vinnegar – bass
Billy Higgins – drums
Lenny McBrowne – drums
Donald Sleet – trumpet
Daniel Jackson – tenor sax
Terry Trotter – piano
Herbie Lewis – bass
Ronnie Ball – piano
Ben Tucker – bass
Al Levitt – drums
Les McCann – piano
Ron Jefferson – drums

The tracks

Every track in the order it was recorded, across 4 sessions.

1I'll Be OverSeptember 12, 1959 ·
2Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To YouSeptember 12, 1959 ·
3Running WildMarch 21, 1960 ·
4Motherless ChildTrio: Gloria Smyth, Terry Trotter, Herbie LewisMarch 21, 1960 ·
5Sometimes I'm HappyMarch 21, 1960 ·
6It Don't Mean A ThingMarch 21, 1960 ·
7BillyQuartet: Gloria Smyth, Ronnie Ball, Ben Tucker, Al LevittMarch 23, 1960 · E6160
8Sittin' And Sighnin'March 23, 1960 ·
9Bye Bye BlackbirdMarch 23, 1960 ·
10ImaginationMay 2, 1960 ·
11I'll Remember AprilMay 2, 1960 ·
12When You're SmilingMay 2, 1960 · E6159
13Time After TimeMay 2, 1960 ·

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The 4 sessions

September 12, 1959Sound Enterprises, Los Angeles, CAGloria Smyth With Teddy Edwards Quartet / The Leroy Vinnegar Orchestra
- Teddy Edwards – tenor sax
- Gloria Smyth – vocal
- Joe Castro – piano
- Leroy Vinnegar – bass
- Billy Higgins – drums
2 tracks on this record · 2 takes that dayOpen the session →
March 21, 1960Rex Productions Studio, Los Angeles, CA, January 2, and Gloria Smyth With Lenny McBrowne And The 4 Souls
- Lenny McBrowne – drums
- Donald Sleet – trumpet
- Daniel Jackson – tenor sax
- Gloria Smyth – vocal
- Terry Trotter – piano
- Herbie Lewis – bass
4 tracks on this record · 4 takes that dayOpen the session →
March 23, 1960Rex Productions Studio, Los Angeles, CAGloria Smyth With Teddy Edwards Quartet
- Teddy Edwards – tenor sax
- Gloria Smyth – vocal
- Ronnie Ball – piano
- Ben Tucker – bass
- Al Levitt – drums
3 tracks on this record · 3 takes that dayOpen the session →
May 2, 1960Rex Productions Studio, Los Angeles, CAGloria Smyth With Teddy Edwards And Les McCann Ltd.
- Teddy Edwards – tenor sax
- Gloria Smyth – vocal
- Les McCann – piano
- Leroy Vinnegar – bass
- Ron Jefferson – drums
4 tracks on this record · 4 takes that dayOpen the session →

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

12 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PJ-1289	Swingin' Like Sixty Vol. 1: The Singers/The Swingers	Various Artists	1960	Teddy Edwards, Gloria Smyth, Joe Castro, Leroy Vinnegar, Billy Higgins, Lenny McBrowne, Donald Sleet, Daniel Jackson, Terry Trotter, Herbie Lewis, Les McCann, Ron Jefferson

7 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PJ-14	Sunset Eyes	Teddy Edwards	1961	Teddy Edwards, Joe Castro, Leroy Vinnegar, Billy Higgins, Ronnie Ball, Ben Tucker, Al Levitt
	PJ-30	This Is The Blues Vol. 2	Various Artists	1961	Teddy Edwards, Herbie Lewis, Ronnie Ball, Ben Tucker, Al Levitt, Les McCann, Ron Jefferson

5 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PJ-1	Lenny McBrowne And The 4 Souls	Lenny McBrowne And The 4 Souls	1960	Lenny McBrowne, Donald Sleet, Daniel Jackson, Terry Trotter, Herbie Lewis

4 of them 8 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PJ-6	It's About Time	Teddy Edwards With Les McCann Ltd.	1960	Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar, Les McCann, Ron Jefferson
LP 1324	Groove Funk Soul	Joe Castro	1960	Teddy Edwards, Joe Castro, Leroy Vinnegar, Billy Higgins
C3583	Teddy's Ready!	Teddy Edwards Quartet	1960	Teddy Edwards, Joe Castro, Leroy Vinnegar, Billy Higgins
PJ-31	Les McCann Sings	Les McCann Ltd.	1961	Teddy Edwards, Herbie Lewis, Les McCann, Ron Jefferson
RLP 346	Eastern Lights	Lenny McBrowne And The Four Souls	1961	Lenny McBrowne, Donald Sleet, Daniel Jackson, Terry Trotter
PJ-10166	Les McCann Ltd. · not on the site yet	Les McCann Ltd.	1961	Teddy Edwards, Herbie Lewis, Les McCann, Ron Jefferson
PJ-100	24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike!	Various Artists	1963	Leroy Vinnegar, Herbie Lewis, Les McCann, Ron Jefferson
PJ-10120	From The Top Of The Barrel	Les McCann	1967	Leroy Vinnegar, Herbie Lewis, Les McCann, Ron Jefferson

3 of them 14 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PJ-2	Les McCann Ltd. Plays The Truth	Les McCann Ltd.	1960	Leroy Vinnegar, Les McCann, Ron Jefferson
PJ-7	Les McCann Ltd. Plays The Shout	Les McCann Ltd.	1960	Leroy Vinnegar, Les McCann, Ron Jefferson
PJ-13	This Is The Blues Vol. 1	Various Artists	1961	Leroy Vinnegar, Les McCann, Ron Jefferson
PJ-16	Les McCann Ltd. In San Francisco	Les McCann Ltd.	1961	Herbie Lewis, Les McCann, Ron Jefferson
PJ-25	Pretty Lady	Les McCann Ltd.	1961	Herbie Lewis, Les McCann, Ron Jefferson
PJ-10173	Les McCann Ltd. · not on the site yet	Les McCann Ltd.	1961	Herbie Lewis, Les McCann, Ron Jefferson
PJ-45	Les McCann Ltd. In New York	Les McCann Ltd. With Guests	1962	Herbie Lewis, Les McCann, Ron Jefferson
PJ-54	Back In Town!	Bumble Bee Slim	1962	Leroy Vinnegar, Les McCann, Ron Jefferson
PJ-56	On Time	Les McCann Ltd.	1962	Leroy Vinnegar, Les McCann, Ron Jefferson
PJ-63	Les McCann Ltd. Plays The Shampoo At The Village Gate	Les McCann Ltd.	1963	Herbie Lewis, Les McCann, Ron Jefferson
C3608	Leroy Walks Again!!	Leroy Vinnegar Quintet!!	1963	Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar, Ron Jefferson
PJ-10149	Clifford Scott Quintet · not on the site yet	Clifford Scott Quintet	1963	Teddy Edwards, Herbie Lewis, Les McCann
PJ-10107	A Bag Of Gold	Les McCann	1966	Herbie Lewis, Les McCann, Ron Jefferson
PR 7522	It's All Right!	The Teddy Edwards Sextet	1967	Teddy Edwards, Lenny McBrowne, Ben Tucker

2 of them 29 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
C3630	Art Pepper Quintet · not on the site yet	Art Pepper Quintet	1956	Ronnie Ball, Ben Tucker
C3542	Leroy Walks!	The Leroy Vinnegar Sextet	1958	Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
RLP 332	The Texas Twister	Don Wilkerson	1960	Leroy Vinnegar, Billy Higgins
C3571	Helen Humes	Helen Humes	1960	Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
PJ-23	"Groove!"	Richard "Groove" Holmes	1961	Les McCann, Ron Jefferson
C3582	Songs I Like To Sing!	Helen Humes	1961	Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
C3598	Swingin' With Humes	Helen Humes	1961	Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
PJ-36	Love Lifted Me	Ron Jefferson	1962	Leroy Vinnegar, Ron Jefferson
PJ-51	Somethin' Special	Richard "Groove" Holmes Featuring Les McCann	1962	Les McCann, Ron Jefferson
PJ-53	Business Meetin'	Carmell Jones	1962	Leroy Vinnegar, Ron Jefferson
C3592	Good Gravy!	Teddy Edwards Quartet	1962	Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
C3601	Love Moods	Helyne Stewart	1962	Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
C3606	Heart & Soul	Teddy Edwards	1962	Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
BLP 4096	That's Where It's At	Stanley Turrentine	1962	Herbie Lewis, Les McCann
PJ-49	Brass Bag	Tricky Lofton And Carmell Jones	1963	Leroy Vinnegar, Ron Jefferson
PJ-66	Out Front	Clifford Scott	1963	Herbie Lewis, Les McCann
BLP 4106	Let Freedom Ring	Jackie McLean	1963	Billy Higgins, Herbie Lewis
PJ-80	Portraits	Gerald Wilson Orchestra	1964	Teddy Edwards, Leroy Vinnegar
PJ-88	On Stage	Gerald Wilson Orchestra	1965	Teddy Edwards, Herbie Lewis
PJ-91	McCann/Wilson	Les McCann And The Gerald Wilson Orchestra	1965	Teddy Edwards, Les McCann
PJ-10105	Tell It Like It Tis	Richard "Groove" Holmes	1966	Les McCann, Ron Jefferson
PJ-10109	Jazz Milestones Series	Richard "Groove" Holmes	1966	Les McCann, Ron Jefferson
PR 7514	Get Up And Get It!	Richard "Groove" Holmes	1967	Teddy Edwards, Billy Higgins
PR 7518	Nothin' But The Truth!	Teddy Edwards	1967	Teddy Edwards, Billy Higgins
PR 7519	Cedar!	The Cedar Walton Trio, Quartet & Quintet	1967	Leroy Vinnegar, Billy Higgins
PR 7700	Richard "Groove" Holmes Quintet · not on the site yet	Richard "Groove" Holmes Quintet	1967	Teddy Edwards, Billy Higgins
PJ-10127	Booker 'N' Brass	Booker Ervin	1967	Teddy Edwards, Lenny McBrowne
LM-82046	Live At Bohemian Caverns-Washington, D.C.	Les McCann	1967	Leroy Vinnegar, Les McCann
BLP 4244	Stick-Up!	Bobby Hutcherson	1968	Billy Higgins, Herbie Lewis