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Face to Face (Baby Face Willette album)

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Released
  
1961

Face to Face (1961)
  
Stop and Listen (1961)

Release date
  
1961

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Length
  
54:46

Artist
  
Baby Face Willette

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

Face to Face (Baby Face Willette album) httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaen99fFac

Recorded
  
January 30, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Similar
  
Baby Face Willette albums, Jazz albums

Baby face willette 04 face to face


Face to Face is the debut album by American jazz organist Baby Face Willette featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1961.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Face to Face boasts a mighty meat and potatoes soul-jazz lineup... Highly recommended".

Track listing

All compositions by Baby Face Willette except as indicated
  1. "Swingin' at Sugar Ray's" - 6:35
  2. "Goin' Down" - 7:24
  3. "Whatever Lola Wants" (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross) - 7:21
  4. "Face to Face" - 6:17
  5. "Something Strange" - 6:42
  6. "High 'N' Low" - 7:07
  7. "Face to Face" [Alternate take] - 6:52 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Something Strange" [Alternate take] - 6:41 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

  • Baby Face Willette – organ
  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Fred Jackson - tenor saxophone
  • Ben Dixon – drums

    • Songs

    1Swingin' at Sugar Ray's6:35
    2Goin' Down7:27
    3Whatever Lola Wants7:23

    References

    Face to Face (Baby Face Willette album) Wikipedia
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