1965 studio album by Willie Bobo
| Spanish Grease | ||||
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| Studio album by Willie Bobo | ||||
| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | June 8, August 30 and September 8, 1965 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:28 | |||
| Label | Verve V6-8631 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Spanish Grease is an album by jazz percussionist Willie Bobo recorded in 1965 and released on the Verve label.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
The Allmusic review by Richie Unterberger awarded the album 4 stars stating "The timbales player and his band lay down respectable grooves, but "Spanish Grease" is the only original on the album, and by far the most rewarding number".
Track listing
- "Spanish Grease" (Willie Bobo, Melvin Lastie) – 2:47
- "Hurt So Bad" (Bobby Hart, Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein) – 2:39
- "It's Not Unusual" (Gordon Mills, Les Reed) – 2:20
- "Our Day Will Come" (Mort Garson, Bob Hilliard) – 2:50
- "Haitian Lady" (Harold Ousley) – 4:05
- "Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) – 2:11
- "Nessa" (Ed Diehl) – 4:07
- "Elation" (Ousley) – 3:49
- "It's Not Unusual" (Mills, Reed) – 2:29
- "Shot Gun/Blind Man, Blind Man" (Junior Walker/Herbie Hancock) – 5:11
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ on June 8 (tracks 1 & 4), August 30 (tracks 5–8) and September 8 (tracks 2, 3, 9 & 10)
Personnel
- Willie Bobo – vocals, percussion, timbales
- Melvin Lastie – cornet
- Bobby Brown – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Clarence "Sonny" Henry – guitar
- Richard Davis, Jim Phillips – bass
- Victor Pantoja – congas
References
- Verve Records discography accessed April 2, 2014
- ^ Unterberger, R., Allmusic Review accessed April 2, 2014
External links
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