Liquid Soul, is the Grammy-nominated eight piece collective led by innovative saxophonist/composer Mars Williams, that has built its reputation on a compelling mix of jazz, hip-hop, funk, free jazz and hard-bop.
Liquid Soul had a Sunday night Chicago residency, starting at the Elbo Room in 1994 and then moving to the Double Door. This residency continued until 2003.
Throughout those years, at least 75% of the shows were documented, either on Cassette, DAT, CDR, or MiniDisc. As far back as 2003, Mars began weeding through the Sunday night archives, specifically looking for Freestyles, which are a big part Liquid Soul's M.O., and found some really great music!
While digging through the tapes, he also found some studio & live recordings of songs that were never released.
These "Lost Soul" recordings are an amazing documentation of Liquid Soul's dedication and journey from starting a weekly residency at a small club in Chicago, to becoming an Internationally renowned Grammy nominated band.
released March 19, 2021
SAXOPHONES
Mars Williams
TRUMPET
Ron Haynes - Track 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10
Doug Corcoran - Track 8
TROMBONE
John “Showtime” Janowiak - All Tracks except 8
DRUMS
Dan Leali - Track 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10
Franklin Vanderbilt - Track 6
Vic Baker - Track 4
Devin Staples - Track 8
BASS
Ricky Showalter
GUITAR
Tom Sanchez - Track 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10
Tom Klein - Track 5, 8
Ernie Denov - 4, 6
KEYBOARDS
Chris “Hambone” Cameron - Track 1, 7
Frankie Hill - Track 5
Doug Corcoran - Track 8
TURNTABLES
Scott Paskon - Track 4,
Frank Orall - Track 3
David “My Boy Elroy” Arredondo - Track 8
Eddie Mills - Track 2
Jesse De La Pena
MC
Dirty MF - Track 2, 3, 8
Brian “MCB” Quarles - Track 4, 8
Mr. Geenweedz - Track 4
PERCUSSION
Joe Rendon - Track 1, 6
Newt Cole - 2, 9
PRODUCED By:
Mars Williams
Mars Williams & Rick Barnes - Track 1, 7, 10
Track 1, 2, 7, 9, 10
Mixed by Rick Barnes
Recorded By:
Tim Powell- Metro Mobile &
Rick Barnes - Rax Trax Chicago
Mastering by: Rick Barnes & Dave Zuchowski
Shoutout to Liquid Soul’s Live Sound Engineer Paul “Ziggy” Zerang / Regis Sedlok
Legal Representation: Hillel Frankel <
hf@ent-law.net >
Artwork & Design By: Brian Quarles
Booking: Mark Lourie - Skyline Music /
mark@skyline.com
Info
Contact: Mars Williams - soulwhatrecords@gmail.com