Iron City! is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances said to be recorded in 1967 and first released on the Cobblestone label in 1972.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| DownBeat | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 3 stars calling it “a fine, overlooked date that showcases some of Green’s hottest, bluesiest playing”.[2]
Track listing
- All compositions by Grant Green except as indicated
- “Iron City” – 5:04
- “Samba de Orpheus” (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria, André Michel Salvet) – 7:08
- “Old Man Moses (Let My People Go)” (Traditional) – 6:59
- “High Heeled Sneakers” (Robert Higginbotham) – 6:04
- “Motherless Child” (Traditional) – 8:03
- “Work Song” (Nat Adderley) – 6:11
- Recorded in Pittsburgh, PA in 1967
Personnel
- Grant Green – guitar
- “Big” John Patton – Hammond B3 organ
- Ben Dixon – drums
References
- ^ Grant Green discography accessed September 17, 2010
- ^ a b Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed September 17, 2010
- ^ Down Beat: August 17, 1972 vol. 39, no. 14.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 89. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 600. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
