Jackie Ivory Soul Discovery (Atco 1965)

Obscured in the soulful clouds. [row-start] [half] [/half] [half] Personnel Jackie Ivory (organ), Paul Renfro (tenor saxophone), Bill Nicks(drums) Recorded in 1965 Released as Atco SD 33-178 in 1965 Track listing Side A: High Heel Sneakers / Freddy The Freeloader / So What / I Left My Heart In San Francisco / The Monkey Woman / Side B: Lonely Avenue / Do It To Death / Sister Sadie / Thank Heaven [/half] [row-end] No doubt, the name Jackie Ivory and monicker ‘soul discovery’ sounds good. Fits seamlessly into the list of soul singers like Joe Tex, Arthur Conley, Al Green, Jackie Wilson, Don Bryant. And, so, Jackie Ivory. Appearing on Atco, Atlantic’s subsidiary, which spawned more than a few r&b and soul legends. But Jackie Ivory is not a singer. He’s an organist. At that time, ‘soul’ was already tossed around like confetti and suffering from the inflation blues. Let’s be honest nonetheless, if you ain’t got it, you got no business on stage. Presumably, label boss Ahmet Ertegun and/or…