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Spanish Blues Band
Studio album by Willie Bobo
Released	1968
Recorded	February 9, 12 16 & 19 and March 4 & 12, 1968 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Verve V/V6 8736
Producer	Pete Spargo, Teddy Reig
Willie Bobo chronology
Bobo Motion (1967) Spanish Blues Band (1968) A New Dimension (1968)

Spanish Blues Band is an album by American jazz percussionist Willie Bobo recorded in 1968 and released on the Verve label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Allmusic awarded the album three stars out of five.

Track listing

1. "Tweedlee Dee" (Winfield Scott) - 2:22
2. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) - 3:05
3. "I Wish It Would Rain" (Whitfield, Strong, Roger Penzabene) - 4:42
4. "Bad, Bad Whiskey" (Amos Milburn) - 2:30
5. "I Want To Walk You Home" (Fats Domino) - 2:29
6. "Walk Away Renée" (Michael Brown, Bob Calilli, Tony Sansone) - 3:02
7. "Move On Over" (Bert Keyes, Willie Bob) - 2:59
8. "Stuff" (Clarence "Sonny" Henry) - 2:41
9. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Otis Redding, Steve Cropper) - 2:42
10. "Many Tears Ago" (Scott) - 3:10
11. "Soul Cookin'" (Dave Clowney) - 2:21

• Recorded in New York City on February 9 (tracks 4 & 8), February 12 (tracks 1, 2 & 5), February 16 (track 11), February 19 (track 9), March 4 (tracks 3, 6 & 10) and March 12 (track 7), 1968

Personnel

• Willie Bobo - timbales, percussion
• Unidentified musicians
• Bert DeCoteaux (tracks: 3, 6 & 10), Bert Keyes (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 & 11), Clarence "Sonny" Henry (track 8) - arranger

References

1. Verve Records Catalog: 8700 series accessed December 13, 2015
2. ^ Allmusic listing accessed December 13, 2015

• Verve Records albums
• Willie Bobo albums
• Albums produced by Teddy Reig
• 1968 albums