Goin' West

Goin' West
Studio album by
Grant Green
ReleasedMay 1969[1]
RecordedNovember 30, 1962
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
Length34:12
LabelBlue Note
BST 84310
ProducerAlfred Lion
Grant Green chronology
The Latin Bit
(1962) 		Goin' West
(1969) 		Feelin' the Spirit
(1962)

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.[2] It is a loose concept album inspired by Western music. It features pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Billy Higgins.

Reception

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

The AllMusic review by Michael Erlewine states, "Only Green could carry this off, but he is the man when it comes to standards".[3]

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".[5]

Track listing

  1. "On Top of Old Smokey" (Traditional) – 7:05
  2. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) – 3:29
  3. "Wagon Wheels" (Peter DeRose, Billy Hill) – 6:25
  4. "Red River Valley" (Traditional) – 6:08
  5. "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" (Bob Nolan) – 11:05

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard May 24, 1969
  2. ^ Grant Green discography accessed September 16, 2010
  3. ^ a b Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed September 16, 2010
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 599. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Fleming, C. Goin' West review, All About Jazz, July 12, 20046