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{{Infobox album
| name       = Soulnik
| type       = Studio
| artist     = [[Doug Watkins]]
| cover      = Soulnik.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 1960
| recorded   = May 17, 1960
| venue      =
| studio     = [[Van Gelder Studio]], Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| genre      = [[Jazz]]
| length     = 37:31
| label      = [[Prestige Records|New Jazz]]<br><small>NJLP 8238</small>
| producer   = [[Esmond Edwards]]
| chronology = [[Doug Watkins]]
| prev_title = [[Doug Watkins at Large]]
| prev_year  = 1956
| next_title =
| next_year  =
}}
'''''Soulnik''''' is the second of two albums led by American jazz bassist [[Doug Watkins]] featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and released on the [[Prestige Records|New Jazz]] label.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-new-jazz-status-8200-8300-series/#njlp-8238 New Jazz Records discography] accessed May 30, 2013</ref>
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
|rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev2score  = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1470}}</ref>
}}
Scott Yanow of [[Allmusic]] states, "The use of oboe and cello on some numbers makes the date stand out a bit from the usual hard bop sessions of the period and straight-ahead jazz fans will want to get this".<ref name="Allmusic">Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/soulnik-mw0000644708 Allmusic Review] accessed May 30, 2013</ref>
==Track listing==
''All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated''
# "One Guy" - 6:17
# "[[Confessin'|Confessin' (That I Love You)]]" (Doc Daugherty, [[Al J. Neiburg]], Ellis Reynolds) - 6:47
# "Soulnik" - 5:44
# "Andre's Bag" (Doug Watkins) - 6:58
# "[[I Remember You (1941 song)|I Remember You]]" ([[Johnny Mercer]], [[Victor Schertzinger]]) - 5:35
# "[[Imagination (1940 song)|Imagination]]" ([[Johnny Burke (lyricist)|Johnny Burke]], [[Jimmy Van Heusen]]) - 6:10
==Personnel==
*[[Doug Watkins]] - [[cello]]
*[[Yusef Lateef]] - [[tenor saxophone]], [[flute]], [[oboe]]
*[[Hugh Lawson (jazz pianist)|Hugh Lawson]] - [[piano]]
*[[Herman Wright]] - [[Double bass|bass]]
*[[Lex Humphries]] - [[drum kit|drums]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Yusef Lateef}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:1960 albums]]
[[Category:Doug Watkins albums]]
[[Category:New Jazz Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Esmond Edwards]]