The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie Wonder
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The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie is the 1962 debut album by Stevie Wonder
(then billed as "Little Stevie Wonder") on the Tamla (Motown) label.
The LP showcases the twelve-year-old Wonder's talents as a singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist. Wonder's mentors Clarence Paul
and Henry Cosby
wrote and produced the material on The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie Wonder, with young Wonder himself also co-writing two of the compositions. The original studio version of "Fingertips" is included on the album; a live version would become Wonder's first hit single.
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
(then billed as "Little Stevie Wonder") on the Tamla (Motown) label.
The LP showcases the twelve-year-old Wonder's talents as a singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist. Wonder's mentors Clarence Paul
Clarence Paul
Clarence Otto Pauling , better known as Clarence Paul, was a songwriter and record producer for Detroit's Motown Records....
and Henry Cosby
Henry Cosby
Henry "Hank" R. Cosby was an African American songwriter and record producer for Motown Records...
wrote and produced the material on The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie Wonder, with young Wonder himself also co-writing two of the compositions. The original studio version of "Fingertips" is included on the album; a live version would become Wonder's first hit single.
Side one
- "Fingertips" (Henry CosbyHenry CosbyHenry "Hank" R. Cosby was an African American songwriter and record producer for Motown Records...
, Clarence PaulClarence PaulClarence Otto Pauling , better known as Clarence Paul, was a songwriter and record producer for Detroit's Motown Records....
) – 3:00 - "The Square" (Cosby, Paul) – 3:03
- "Soul Bongo" (Marvin GayeMarvin GayeMarvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....
, Paul) – 2:20 - "Manhattan at Six" (Cosby, Paul) – 3:47
- "Paulsby" (Cosby, Paul) – 2:47
Side two
- "Some Other Time" (Cosby, Paul) – 5:11
- "Wondering" (Paul, Stevie WonderStevie WonderStevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
) – 2:51 - "Session Number 112" (Paul, Wonder) – 3:18
- "Bam" (Berry Gordy, Jr.) – 3:34