Carryin' On Explained

Carryin' On
Type:Album
Artist:Grant Green
Cover:Carryin' On.jpg
Released:Spring 1970[1]
Recorded:October 3, 1969
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:Jazz-funk
Length:37:49
Label:Blue Note
BST 84327
Producer:Francis Wolff
Chronology:Grant Green
Prev Title:Iron City
Prev Year:1967
Next Title:Green Is Beautiful
Next Year: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

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

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=dCkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Grant+Green+84327&pg=PA55 Billboard June 6, 1970
  2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/grant-green/catalog/#blue-note-bst-84327 Grant Green discography
  3. Huey, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r154348|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed September 17, 2010