Groovin' with the Soulful Strings. Groovin' with the Soulful Strings is the second album by the American soul-jazz instrumental group the Soulful Strings. It was released in October 1967 on the Cadet record label, a subsidiary of Chess Records. The album includes the hit single "Burning Spear", written by the group's leader, musical arranger Richard Evans, and interpretations of popular songs by the Beatles, the Temptations, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and others.

The Soulful Strings recorded the album at Ter Mar Studios in Chicago in June and July 1967 As on the group's debut, Paint It Black (1966), the musical content favored cover versions of popular songs. On Groovin', these included "Within You Without You", "Groovin'", "All Blues", "Alfie" and "(I Know) I'm Losing You". The musicians on the sessions were selected by Green from the Cadet.

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The Soulful Strings set out to prove that strings can swing, and here they certainly do. This work, influenced by Mancini and Martin Denny, expands the territory with an eclectic mix of originals and covers. Richard Evans' fresh arrangements hold the listeners' interest. Burning Spear," written by Evans, has a tribal feel and a piercing flute which leads into a stellar, albeit truncated, version of Miles Davis' "All Blues

At first glance the Soulful Strings could be lumped into the many mainstream opportunists who adapted popular hits songs of the 1960s and early 1970s to orchestral and string arrangements. At the time of the Soulful Strings' creation, Evans was already an experienced bassist and arranger, having worked with Ramsey Lewis, Kenny Burrell and others. Even more importantly, the Soulful Strings albums were populated by the cream of Chicago's jazz and soul scene, including Charles Stepney, Lenard Druss, Bunky Green, Phil Upchurch, and many others.

Groovin' with the Soulful Strings.