Stop and Listen explained

Stop and Listen
Type:Album
Artist:Baby Face Willette
Cover:Stop and Listen.jpg
Released:1961
Recorded:May 22, 1961
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre:Jazz
Length:49:32
Label:Blue Note
BST 84084
Producer:Alfred Lion
Chronology:Baby Face Willette
Prev Title:Face to Face
Prev Year:1961
Next Title:Mo' Rock
Next Year:1964

Stop and Listen is the second album by American jazz organist Baby Face Willette featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1961.[1] It features a version of the 1941 Harry Warren song "At Last," which at the time of the Stop and Listen recording sessions was on the R&B and Billboard Hot 100 record charts through Etta James' hit recording of the song.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "With Blue Note's extraordinary stable of talent, it's a shame that Willette never led another session for the label, which makes Stop and Listen that much more essential for soul-jazz fans".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Baby Face Willette except as indicated

  1. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 8:14
  2. "Chances Are Few" - 7:41
  3. "Jumpin' Jupiter" - 5:11
  4. "Stop and Listen" - 4:38
  5. "At Last" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 7:19
  6. "Soul Walk" - 5:23
  7. "Work Song" (Nat Adderley) - 4:53
  8. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:24 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4000-series/#blp-4084 Blue Note Records discography
  2. Huey, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=stop-and-listen-r157431|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed October 29, 2010