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    01. BUSTIN’ OUT

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    02. REGGAE FREESTYLE (Double Door 1999)

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    03. BOOTIE WIGGLE CLUB (Freestyle Sunday 1998 w-Frank Orall-Guest DJ)

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    04. DOUBLE D (Freestyle - Double Door 5-26-02)

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    05. SOULSONIC VIBRATION (Elbo Room 1996)

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    06. PMI (Freestyle - Double Door 2001)

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    07. DOUBLE PUMP (Metro Mobile - Rax Trax Studio, Chicago 1999)

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    08. TWICE AS NICE (Freestyle - Abbey Pub 5-5-13)

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    09. WATERMELON MAN (Live-Double Door 1999)

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    10. LONELY BULL (Ska) (Rax Trax Studio, Chicago 1998)

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.

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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
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Contact: Mars Williams – soulwhatrecords@gmail.com



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    01. BUSTIN’ OUT

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    02. REGGAE FREESTYLE (Double Door 1999)

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    03. BOOTIE WIGGLE CLUB (Freestyle Sunday 1998 w-Frank Orall-Guest DJ)

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    04. DOUBLE D (Freestyle - Double Door 5-26-02)

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    05. SOULSONIC VIBRATION (Elbo Room 1996)

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    06. PMI (Freestyle - Double Door 2001)

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    07. DOUBLE PUMP (Metro Mobile - Rax Trax Studio, Chicago 1999)

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    08. TWICE AS NICE (Freestyle - Abbey Pub 5-5-13)

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    09. WATERMELON MAN (Live-Double Door 1999)

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    10. LONELY BULL (Ska) (Rax Trax Studio, Chicago 1998)

  • cover play_circle_filled

    01. BUSTIN’ OUT

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    02. REGGAE FREESTYLE (Double Door 1999)

  • cover play_circle_filled

    03. BOOTIE WIGGLE CLUB (Freestyle Sunday 1998 w-Frank Orall-Guest DJ)

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    04. DOUBLE D (Freestyle - Double Door 5-26-02)

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    05. SOULSONIC VIBRATION (Elbo Room 1996)

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    06. PMI (Freestyle - Double Door 2001)

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    07. DOUBLE PUMP (Metro Mobile - Rax Trax Studio, Chicago 1999)

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    08. TWICE AS NICE (Freestyle - Abbey Pub 5-5-13)

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    09. WATERMELON MAN (Live-Double Door 1999)

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    10. LONELY BULL (Ska) (Rax Trax Studio, Chicago 1998)

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