Happy Talk (album)

Happy Talk
Happy Talk
Studio album by Shirley Scott
Released	1963
Recorded	December 5, 1962
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:30
Label	Prestige; PRLP 7262
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Shirley Scott chronology

Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Happy Talk (also issued as Sweet Soul) is an album by organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label.^[2]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review stated "It includes a nice "Jitterbug Waltz." All are standards".^[1]

Track listing[]

"Happy Talk" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 8:40
"Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller) - 5:40
"I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) - 4:50
"My Romance" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:15
"Where or When" (Hart, Rodgers) - 4:50
"Sweet Slumber" (Lucky Millinder) - 5:15

Personnel[]

Shirley Scott - organ
Earl May - bass
Roy Brooks - drums

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed June 29, 2012
^ Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography accessed June 29, 2012

[Allmusic-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed June 29, 2012

[2] Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography accessed June 29, 2012

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Great Scott! (Prestige, 1958) Scottie (1958) Shirley's Sounds (1958–60) The Shirley Scott Trio (1958–60) Now's the Time (1958–64) Workin' (1958–61) Scottie Plays the Duke (1959) Soul Searching (1959) Like Cozy (1960) Mucho, Mucho (1960) Soul Sister (1960) Stompin' (1960–61) Blue Seven (1961) Satin Doll (1961) Shirley Scott Plays Horace Silver (1961) Happy Talk (1962) Drag 'em Out (1963) For Members Only (1963) Great Scott!! (Impulse!, 1964) Travelin' Light (with Kenny Burrell, 1964) Latin Shadows (1965) On a Clear Day (1966) Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands (1966) Soul Duo (and Clark Terry, 1966) Girl Talk (1967) Soul Song (1968) Shirley Scott & the Soul Saxes (1968–69) Something (1970) Mystical Lady (1971) Lean on Me (1972) Superstition (1973) One for Me (1974) Oasis (1989) Blues Everywhere (1991) Skylark (1991) A Walkin' Thing (1992)
With Stanley Turrentine	Hip Soul (1961) Hip Twist (1961) Dearly Beloved (session led by Turrentine, 1962) A Chip Off the Old Block (Turrentine, 1963) Never Let Me Go (Turrentine, 1963) Soul Shoutin' (1963) The Soul Is Willing (1963) Blue Flames (joint leaders, 1964) Everybody Loves a Lover (1964) Hustlin' (Turrentine, 1964) Let It Go (Turrentine, 1964–66) Queen of the Organ (1964) Common Touch (Turrentine, 1968)
With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis	Count Basie Presents Eddie Davis Trio + Joe Newman (1958) Eddie Davis Trio Featuring Shirley Scott, Organ (Roulette, 1958) Jaws (1958) Smokin' (1958) The Eddie Davis Trio Featuring Shirley Scott (Roulette Roost series, 1958) The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook (1958) The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook, Vol. 2 (1958) The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook Volume 3 (1958) Bacalao (1959) Jaws in Orbit (1959) Misty (1959–60) Very Saxy (and Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins, Arnett Cobb, 1959) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott (1960)
With others	Hear My Blues (Al Smith, 1959) Person to Person (Mildred Anderson, 1960) Soft Swingin' Jazz (Joe Newman, 1958)