Carryin' On

Carryin' On
Studio album by
Grant Green
ReleasedSpring 1970[1]
RecordedOctober 3, 1969
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz-funk
Length37:49
LabelBlue Note
BST 84327
ProducerFrancis Wolff
Grant Green chronology
Iron City
(1967) 		Carryin' On
(1970) 		Green Is Beautiful
(1970)

Carryin' On is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] The album marked Green's return to the Blue Note label and embracing a jazz-funk style that he would play for the rest of his life.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 3 stars and stated "While it won't win over fans of Green's older work, Carryin' On is a solid addition to any acid-jazz/funk/rare-groove library, as are most of Green's albums from this period".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Ease Back" (Ziggy Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Jr.) – 5:49
  2. "Hurt So Bad" (Bobby Hart, Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Wilding) – 6:51
  3. "I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I'll Get It Myself)" (James Brown) – 6:14
  4. "Upshot" (Grant Green) – 10:04
  5. "Cease the Bombing" (Neal Creque) – 8:51

Personnel

Technical
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Frank Gauna – art direction
  • Bob Venosa, Havona – cover design

References

  1. ^ Billboard June 6, 1970
  2. ^ Grant Green discography accessed September 17, 2010
  3. ^ a b Huey, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 17, 2010
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 601. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.