Released May 1969 Artist Grant Green Producer Alfred Lion Genre Jazz | Length 34:12 Release date 1969 Label Blue Note Records | |
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Recorded November 30, 1962
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs Goin' West
(1962) Feelin' the Spirit
(1962) Similar Feelin' the Spirit, The Latin Bit, Talkin' About!, Am I Blue, Grant's First Stand | ||
Goin' West is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1969. It is a loose concept album inspired by Western music.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Only Green could carry this off, but he is the man when it comes to standards".
The All About Jazz review by Colin Fleming stated "Goin' West , though nominally a country and western recording, moves us into the realm of folk music—bluegrass folk music and clippity-clappity cowboy tunes... Having said that, it would be hard to imagine Goin' West being a greater delight, a straight forward, unencumbered jazz delight—finesse jazz is a readily applicable moniker... Goin' West is an intriguing release nonetheless".
Track listing
- "On Top of Old Smokey" (Traditional) – 7:05
- "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Gibson) – 3:29
- "Wagon Wheels" (DeRose, Hill) – 6:25
- "Red River Valley" (Traditional) – 6:08
- "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" (Nolan) – 11:05
Personnel
Songs
1On Top of Old Smokey7:02
2I Can't Stop Loving You3:26
3Wagon Wheels6:20