Spanish Grease

Spanish Grease
Studio album by Willie Bobo
Released 1965
Recorded June 8, August 30 and September 8, 1965
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length 32:28
Label Verve
V6-8631
Producer Creed Taylor
Willie Bobo chronology
Let's Go Bobo!
(1964)
Spanish Grease
(1965)
Uno Dos Tres 1•2•3
(1966)

Spanish Grease is an album by jazz percussionist Willie Bobo recorded in 1965 and released on the Verve label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

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".[2]

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

Personnel

References

  1. Verve Records discography accessed April 2, 2014
  2. 1 2 Unterberger, R., Allmusic Review accessed April 2, 2014
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