Baby Face Willette – Face To Face (Blue Note BLP 4068)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baby Face Willette – Face To Face (Blue Note BLP 4068): Soul Jazz Masterpiece on Vinyl 

 

 

 

 

Blue Note records 1960  – BLP 4068

 

 

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 Face To Face is the remarkable Blue Note debut by Baby Face Willette,
 one of the finest Hammond B-3 organists of the early 1960s. 
Recorded at the legendary Van Gelder Studio, the album combines
 gospel feeling, blues intensity and hard bop sophistication. 
Supported by guitarist Grant Green and drummer Ben Dixon, 
Willette delivers one of Blue Note's most soulful organ sessions,
 making this LP a cornerstone of the soul jazz movement.
his was Baby Face Willette's debut album as a leader for Blue Note. 
Recorded just two days after Grant Green's debut session 
(Grant's First Stand), the album reunites Willette, Green, 
and Ben Dixon, with tenor saxophonist Fred Jackson added to create
 a powerful soul-jazz quartet. The session is regarded as one of the 
defining early Hammond organ recordings on Blue Note and helped 
establish the label's signature soul-jazz sound of the early 1960s.

Credits:
Recording Date:

January 30, 1961
Recording Studio
Van Gelder Studio
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA
Recording Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

Personnel (Line-up)

Baby Face Willette – Hammond B-3 organ
Fred Jackson – tenor saxophone
Grant Green – guitar
Ben Dixon – drums
Production!

trackslist:

written by "baby face " Willette 

A1        Swingin' At Sugar Ray's    6:35
A2        Goin' Down    7:24
A3        Whatever Lola Wants
Written By [Miscredited] – Frank Loesser
Written-By [Uncredited] – Jerry Ross (2), Richard Adler
    7:21
B1        Face To Face    6:17
B2        Somethin' Strange    6:42
B3        High 'N' Low    7:07

 

 

 

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