Happy Talk (album)

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
Shirley Scott Plays Horace Silver (1961) Happy Talk (1963) The Soul Is Willing (1963)

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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

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

Personnel

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

References

1. Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed June 29, 2012
2. Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography accessed June 29, 2012