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{{Infobox album
| name       = Body and Soul
| type       = Studio
| artist     = [[Ray Nance]]
| cover      =Body and Soul (Ray Nance album).jpg
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| recorded   = May 1969
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| genre      = [[Jazz]]
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| label      = [[Solid State Records (jazz label)|Solid State]]
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{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="AM">Dryden, Ken [http://www.allmusic.com/album/body-and-soul-mw0000408856 "Ray Nance – Body and Soul"]. AllMusic. Retrieved June 27, 2017.</ref>
| rev2       = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz]]''
| rev2Score  = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book
|title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|first1=Richard
|last1=Cook
|author-link=Richard Cook (journalist)
|first2=Brian
|last2=Morton
|author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer)
|publisher=Penguin
|edition=9th
|year=2008
|isbn=978-0-14-103401-0
|page=1066
}}</ref>
}}
'''''Body and Soul''''' is an album by [[Ray Nance]], recorded in 1969.
==Recording and music==
The album was recorded in May 1969.<ref name="Penguin" /> The tracks are an unusual combination, with originals, jazz standards such as the title track, and more contemporary compositions such as "[[A Hard Day's Night (song)|A Hard Day's Night]]".<ref name="Penguin" /> Nance plays violin and has some vocals.<ref name="AM" />
==Release==
The album was released by [[Solid State Records (jazz label)|Solid State Records]].<ref>Perkins, Terry (January 9, 2006) [https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/ray-nance-body-and-soul/ "Ray Nance: Body and Soul"]. ''JazzTimes''.</ref>
==Reception==
Both ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz]]'' and [[AllMusic]] commented on the moving performance of "[[Take the "A" Train|Take the 'A' Train]]", which Nance had played at [[Billy Strayhorn]]'s funeral.<ref name="Penguin" /><ref name="AM" />
==Track listing==
#"[[Take the "A" Train|Take the 'A' Train]]"
#"[[Get Happy (song)|Get Happy]]"
#"[[Sunny (Bobby Hebb song)|Sunny]]"
#"[[Body and Soul (1930 song)|Body and Soul]]"
#"[[Mimi (song)|Mimi]]"
#"[[A Hard Day's Night (song)|A Hard Day's Night]]"
#"[[Oh Happy Day]]"
#"[[Stardust (1927 song)|Stardust]]"
#"[[She's Funny That Way]]"
#"Jolie Janice"
#"Guitar Amour"
#"Tranquility"
==Personnel==
*[[Ray Nance]] – violin, vocals
*[[Brew Moore]] – tenor sax
*[[Tiny Grimes]] – guitar
*Tommy Lucas – guitar
*[[Roland Hanna]] – piano, organ
*[[Jaki Byard]] – piano
*[[Carl Pruitt]] – bass
*[[Steve Little (musician)|Steve Little]] – drums
==References==
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{{Jaki Byard}}
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[[Category:1969 albums]]