| Carryin' On | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | Spring 1970[1] | |||
| Recorded | October 3, 1969 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk | |||
| Length | 37:49 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84327 | |||
| Producer | Francis Wolff | |||
| Grant Green chronology | ||||
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Carryin' On is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] The album marked Green's return to the Blue Note label and embracing a jazz-funk style that he would play for the rest of his life.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 3 stars and stated "While it won't win over fans of Green's older work, Carryin' On is a solid addition to any acid-jazz/funk/rare-groove library, as are most of Green's albums from this period".[3]
Track listing
- "Ease Back" (Ziggy Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Jr.) – 5:49
- "Hurt So Bad" (Bobby Hart, Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Wilding) – 6:51
- "I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I'll Get It Myself)" (James Brown) – 6:14
- "Upshot" (Grant Green) – 10:04
- "Cease the Bombing" (Neal Creque) – 8:51
Personnel
- Grant Green – guitar
- Claude Bartee – tenor saxophone
- Willie Bivens – vibes
- Earl Neal Creque (track 5), Clarence Palmer (tracks 1-4) – electric piano
- Jimmy Lewis – Fender electric bass
- Idris Muhammad – drums
- Technical
- Rudy Van Gelder - recording
- Frank Gauna - art direction
- Bob Venosa, Havona - cover design
References
- ↑ Billboard June 6, 1970
- ↑ Grant Green discography accessed September 17, 2010
- 1 2 Huey, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 17, 2010
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 601. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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