1972 studio album by The Nat Adderley Sextet and Rick Holmes
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Soul Zodiac is the first collaborative studio album by the Nat Adderley Sextet and Rick Holmes , presented by Julian "Cannonball" Adderley . It was released in 1972 through Capitol Records . Recording sessions took place at Independent Recording Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles , California with production handled by David Axelrod and Cannonball Adderley. The album features narration from Rick Holmes on all tracks and contributions from the sextet: Nat Adderley on cornet, George Duke on Fender Rhodes electric piano, Walter Booker on string bass and guitar, Roy McCurdy on drums, Mike Deasy on guitar, and Ernie Watts on flute, tenor saxophone, and tambourine, with guest appearance by Cannonball Adderley on two songs.
The album peaked at number 75 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and at number 11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.
Because of the prominent production credit on the cover, the album is often mistakenly credited to Cannonball Adderley. Also, Soul Zodiac is not to be confused with Cannonball Adderley's Love, Sex, and the Zodiac .
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Introduction" 3:00 2. "Aries" 4:52 3. "Libra" 3:15 4. "Capricorn" 6:10 5. "Aquarius" 7:47 6. "Pisces" 3:53 7. "Sagittarius" 5:15 8. "Gemini" Nat Adderley Walter Booker Roy McCurdy Rick Holmes 3:45 9. "Leo" 2:51 10. "Virgo" George Duke Mike Deasy Rick Holmes 4:10 11. "Scorpio" 4:23 12. "Cancer" Nat Adderley Walter Booker Roy McCurdy Rick Holmes 2:45 13. "Taurus" Nat Adderley Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Rick Holmes 13:52 Total length: 1:06:55
Personnel
Musicians
Production
Cannonball Adderley – producer
David Axelrod – producer
Howard Gale – engineer
John Hoernle – art direction
Richard Rankin – photography
Chart history
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Years listed represent the year(s) of recording, not original release date.
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