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Soul Symphony is the final album by jazz group The Three Sounds featuring performances with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Monk Higgins recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label.

Track listing:
All compositions by Monk Higgins except as indicated
“Soul Symphony” – 25:55
“Repeat After Me” – 6:43
“Upper Four Hundred” (Dee Ervin, Higgins) – 4:04
“Popsicle Pimp” (Ervin, Higgins) 2:57
“Black Sugar” (Ervin, Higgins) – 4:15
Recorded at Liberty Studios in West Hollywood, California on August 26 (tracks 2–6) and August 27 (track 1), 1969

Personnel:
Gene Harris – piano
Henry Franklin – bass
Carl Burnett – drums
Monk Higgins – arranger, conductor
David Duke, Art Maebe – french horn
Buddy Collette – flute, alto flute
Fred Robinson – guitar
Alan Estes – percussion
Unidentified string section led by Jim Getzof (track 1) and Sid Sharp (tracks 2–6)
Alex Brown, Mamie Galore, Clydie King – backing vocals

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Released: 1969
Recorded: August 26 & 28, 1969
Studio: Liberty Studios, West Hollywood, California
Length: 43:54
Label: Blue Note
Producer: Monk Higgins, Dee Ervin