Spanish Blues Band Explained

Spanish Blues Band
Type:	Album
Artist:	Willie Bobo
Cover:	Spanish_Blues_Band.jpg
Released:	1968
Recorded:	February 9, 12 16 & 19 and March 4 & 12, 1968 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Verve V/V6 8736
Producer:	Pete Spargo, Teddy Reig
Chronology:	Willie Bobo
Prev Title:	Bobo Motion
Prev Year:	1967
Next Title:	A New Dimension
Next Year:	1968

Spanish Blues Band is an album by American jazz percussionist Willie Bobo recorded in 1968 and released on the Verve label.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album three stars out of five.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Tweedlee Dee" (Winfield Scott) - 2:22
2. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) - 3:05
3. "I Wish It Would Rain" (Whitfield, Strong, Roger Penzabene) - 4:42
4. "Bad, Bad Whiskey" (Amos Milburn) - 2:30
5. "I Want To Walk You Home" (Fats Domino) - 2:29
6. "Walk Away Renée" (Michael Brown, Bob Calilli, Tony Sansone) - 3:02
7. "Move On Over" (Bert Keyes, Willie Bob) - 2:59
8. "Stuff" (Clarence "Sonny" Henry) - 2:41
9. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Otis Redding, Steve Cropper) - 2:42
10. "Many Tears Ago" (Scott) - 3:10
11. "Soul Cookin'" (Dave Clowney) - 2:21

• Recorded in New York City on February 9 (tracks 4 & 8), February 12 (tracks 1, 2 & 5), February 16 (track 11), February 19 (track 9), March 4 (tracks 3, 6 & 10) and March 12 (track 7), 1968

Personnel

• Willie Bobo - timbales, percussion
• Unidentified musicians
• Bert DeCoteaux (tracks: 3, 6 & 10), Bert Keyes (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 & 11), Sonny Henry (track 8) - arranger

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/catalog-8700-series/#v-v6-8736 Verve Records Catalog: 8700 series
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/spanish-blues-band-mw0000908150 Allmusic listing