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Spanish Grease

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Released
  
1965

Artist
  
Willie Bobo

Producer
  
Creed Taylor

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
32:28

Release date
  
1965

Label
  
Verve Records

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Recorded
  
June 8, August 30 and September 8, 1965Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Spanish Grease(1965)
  
Uno Dos Tres 1•2•3(1966)

Similar
  
Willie Bobo albums, Jazz albums

Willie bobo hurt so bad


Spanish Grease is an album by jazz percussionist Willie Bobo recorded in 1965 and released on the Verve label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richie Unterberger awarded the album 4 stars stating "The timbales player and his band lay down respectable grooves, but "Spanish Grease" is the only original on the album, and by far the most rewarding number".

Track listing

  1. "Spanish Grease" (Willie Bobo, Melvin Lastie) - 2:47
  2. "Hurt So Bad" (Bobby Hart, Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein) - 2:39
  3. "It's Not Unusual" [vocal version] (Gordon Mills, Les Reed) - 2:20 MOG
  4. "Our Day Will Come" (Mort Garson, Bob Hilliard) - 2:50
  5. "Haitian Lady" (Harold Ousley) - 4:05
  6. "Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) - 2:11
  7. "Nessa" (Ed Diehl) - 4:07
  8. "Elation" (Ousley) - 3:49
  9. "It's Not Unusual" [instrumental version] (Mills, Reed) - 2:29
  10. "Shot Gun/Blind Man, Blind Man" (Junior Walker/Herbie Hancock) - 5:11
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ on June 8 (tracks 1 & 4), August 30 (tracks 5-8) and September 8 (tracks 2, 3, 9 & 10)

    • Personnel

  • Willie Bobo - vocals, percussion, timbales
  • Melvin Lastie - cornet
  • Bobby Brown - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Clarence Henry - guitar
  • Richard Davis, Jim Phillips - bass
  • Victor Pantoja - congas

    • Songs

    Spanish Grease2:45
    Hurt So Bad2:35
    It's Not Unusual2:30

    References

    Spanish Grease Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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