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The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie
R&B / Soul · 1962 · 9 tracks

The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie

A vibrant, almost entirely instrumental showcase of an eleven-year-old prodigy tearing through soul-jazz grooves on harmonica, organ, and bongos.

September 1962 · Second Records

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A blur of flying mallets and frantic harmonica reeds rattles through these brassy big-band jams. You can feel the sheer, sweaty joy of a kid simply outplaying every adult in the room.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
Fingertips
2:54
02
The Square
2:58
03
Soul Bongo
2:22
04
Manhattan at Six
3:38
05
Paulsby
2:45
06
Some Other Time
5:09
07
Wondering
2:49
08
Session Number 112
3:16
09
Bam
3:35
Moments Worth Listening For
03Soul BongoThe frantic hand percussion on 'Soul Bongo' shifts the album's big-band swing toward a kinetic, Latin-jazz-influenced rhythm.
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How does The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie sound next to the rest of Stevie Wonder's catalogue?

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The vocals lean far further into absent than the rest of the catalogue.

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