On the heels of the recent Droppin' Science compilation, and to the delight of crate-diggers everywhere, come these treasures from deep in the Blue Note vaults. The artists featured here created soulful, and funkified sounds that decades later became the source of grooves, vamps, and beats for today's most heralded DJs and hip-hop producers, from Jay-Z to Beastie Boys to The Roots...The Soul Symphony, The Three Sounds' quaint, swinging lyricism garnered the soul-jazz trio widespread appeal, making them one of Blue Note's best sellers in the 1950s and 1960s. This is the last official Three Sounds album and it is quiet literally a soul symphony; a compassionate criticism of late 1960s urban life set against cushy strings and head-bobbin' jams.