Iron City (album) explained

Iron City!
Type:	Album
Artist:	Grant Green
Cover:	Iron City (Cobblestone album).jpg
Released:	1972
Recorded:	1967
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:31
Label:	Cobblestone CST 9002
Chronology:	Grant Green
Prev Title:	His Majesty King Funk
Prev Year:	1965
Next Title:	Carryin' On
Next Year:	1969

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

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

1. "Iron City" - 5:04
2. "Samba de Orpheus" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria, André Michel Salvet) - 7:08
3. "Old Man Moses (Let My People Go)" (Traditional) - 6:59
4. "High Heeled Sneakers" (Robert Higginbotham) - 6:04
5. "Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 8:03
6. "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

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/grant-green/catalog/#cobblestone-cst-9002 Grant Green discography
2. Erlewine, S. T. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000035660|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed September 17, 2010