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Released
  
1964

Artist
  
Baby Face Willette

Producer
  
Esmond Edwards

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
38:15

Release date
  
1964

Label
  
Argo

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Recorded
  
February 4 and March 17, 1964 Ter Mar Recording Studio, Chicago, Illinois

Mo' Rock (1964)
  
Behind the 8 Ball (1964)

Similar
  
Behind the 8 Ball, Stop and Listen, Face to Face, Grant's First Stand, The Golden Age of Ap

baby face willette mo rock 1964


Mo' Rock is an album by organist Baby Face Willette recorded in 1964 and released on the Argo label.

Contents

baby face willette mo rock


Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Overall, Mo' Rock isn't quite up to the level of Willette's Blue Note sessions, but it's still a very respectable outing, and given the unfortunate skimpiness of his discography, his fans should find it rewarding enough to seek out".

Track listing

All compositions by Roosevelt "Baby Face" Willette except as indicated

  1. "Mo-Roc" - 4:51
  2. "Bantu Penda" - 5:19
  3. "Dad's Theme" - 5:30
  4. "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:12
  5. "Misty" (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) - 3:58
  6. "Unseen and Unknown" - 4:19
  7. "Zip Five" - 5:19
  8. "Sight in Darkness" - 5:09

Personnel

  • Baby Face Willette - organ
  • Ben White - guitar
  • Eugene Bass - drums
  • Songs

    1Mo-Roc4:51
    2Bantu Penda5:19
    3Dad's Theme5:30

    References

    Mo' Rock Wikipedia