Face to Face (Baby Face Willette album)

Face to Face
Studio album by
Baby Face Willette
Released1961
RecordedJanuary 30, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
Length54:46
LabelBlue Note
BST 84068
ProducerAlfred Lion
Baby Face Willette chronology
Face to Face
(1961) 		Stop and Listen
(1961)

Face to Face is the debut album by jazz organist Baby Face Willette featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1961.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DownBeat[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer stated: "If it is warm and appealing visceral music, it is also wholly predictable. There's not a single surprise on either side".[3] The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Face to Face boasts a mighty meat and potatoes soul-jazz lineup... Highly recommended".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Baby Face Willette except as indicated
  1. "Swingin' at Sugar Ray's" - 6:35
  2. "Goin' Down" - 7:24
  3. "Whatever Lola Wants" (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross) - 7:21
  4. "Face to Face" - 6:17
  5. "Somethin' Strange" - 6:42
  6. "High 'N' Low" - 7:07
  7. "Face to Face" [Alternate take] - 6:52 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Somethin' Strange" [Alternate take] - 6:41 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed October 27, 2010
  2. ^ a b Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed September 14, 2010
  3. ^ a b Welding, Pete (August 31, 1961). "Baby Face Willette: Face to Face". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 18. p. 30.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1503. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.