Merry Olde Soul is an album by vibraphonist/pianist Victor Feldman recorded in early 1961 (with one track from December 1960) and originally released on the Riverside label.
[1][2] The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer picked "Serenity" – "a beautiful and touching work" – as the highlight, and praised the contributions of all the musicians.
[4] The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Feldman is in excellent form on a straight-ahead set.
The trio/quartet performs five standards that for the most part are not overly familiar, plus four of the leader's originals.
[3] On All About Jazz Samuel Chell observed "As impressive as is his earlier date, The Arrival of Victor Feldman, Merry Olde Soul is overall a more satisfying session ... Merry Olde Soul exhibits more warmth and variety in its textures.