Iron City (album)

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Iron City
Iron City (Cobblestone album).jpg
Studio album by
Grant Green
Released1972
Recorded1967
GenreJazz
Length39:31
LabelCobblestone
CST 9002
Grant Green chronology
His Majesty King Funk
(1965) 		Iron City
(1972) 		Carryin' On
(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] While "Big" John Patton is credited on the sleeve, anecdotal evidence from drummer Ben Dixon and Patton himself has suggested it was Larry Young, not Patton, playing on the record.[2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide4/5 stars[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[5]

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".[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Grant Green except as indicated
  1. "Iron City" - 5:04
  2. "Samba de Orpheus" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria, Andre 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[]

References[]

  1. ^ Grant Green discography accessed September 17, 2010
  2. ^ "Grant Green: "Iron City"". organissimo forums. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed September 17, 2010
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 89. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 600. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.


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