Face to Face (Baby Face Willette album)

1961 studio album by Baby Face Willette

Face to Face

Studio album by

Baby Face Willette

Released| 1961
Recorded| January 30, 1961
Studio| Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre| Jazz
Length| 54:46
Label| Blue Note
BST 84068
Producer| Alfred Lion
Baby Face Willette chronology
|  | Face to Face
(1961)  | Stop and Listen
(1961)

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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

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
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

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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

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* Baby Face Willette – organ
* Grant Green – guitar
* Ben Dixon – drums
* Fred Jackson – tenor saxophone

## References

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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.

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Baby Face Willette

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.

leader|

* Face to Face (1961)
* Stop and Listen (1961)
* Mo' Rock (1964)
* Behind the 8 Ball (1964)

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others|

* Here 'Tis (Lou Donaldson, 1961)
* Grant's First Stand (Grant Green, 1961)

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* MusicBrainz release group

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