Don't Let Go (Ben Sidran album)

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Released 1974 Puttin' In Time on Planet Earth (1973) Don't Let Go (1974) Artist Ben Sidran Label Blue Thumb Records		Length 37:20 Don't Let Go (1974) Free in America (1976) Release date 1974 Genre Jazz-funk
Recorded 1974 Madison, Chicago and Los Angeles Producer Bulldog Productions Inc. Similar Tell Me Something: The Song, Brave New World, Nick's Bump, Too Hot to Touch, Free In America

Don't Let Go is an album by pianist Ben Sidran featuring performances recorded in 1974 and released on the Blue Thumb label.

Reception

The Allmusic review states "This is a killer, adventurous record from a magical time that doesn't sound a bit dated in the 21st century".

All compositions by Ben Sidran except as indicated

"Fat Jam" (James P. Cooke) - 3:25
"House of Blue Lites" (Don Raye, Freddie Slack) - 3:13
"Ben Sidran's Midnite Tango" - 2:40
"The Chicken Glide" - 3:45
"She's Funny That Way (I Got a Woman, Crazy for Me)" (Neil Moret, Richard Whiting) – 3:36
"Monopoly" (Bud Powell) - 1:31
"Don't Let Go" - 3:18
"Hey Hey Baby" (James P. Cooke) - 3:31
"The Foolkiller" (Mose Allison) - 3:44
"The Funky Elephant" (Ben Sidran, James P. Cooke, Kip Merklein, Clyde Stubblefield) - 3:30
"Snatch" - 3:51
"Down to the Bone" - 1:16

Ben Sidran - piano, vocals

Bunky Green - alto saxophone

Sonny Seals - tenor saxophone

Jerry Alexander - harmonica

Jim Peterman - organ

James P. Cooke - guitar

Phil Upchurch - guitar, bass, drums, percussion

Randy Fullerton, Kip Merklein (track 10) - bass

Clyde Stubblefield, George Brown - drums, percussion

Tom Piazza - drums (track 8)

Sonny Burke - horn arrangement

Unidentified string section arranged by Les Hooper

1Fat Jam3:26
2The House Of Blue Lights3:12
3Ben Sidran's Midnight Tango2:41

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