Goin' West

Goin' West
Studio album by Grant Green
Released	1969
Recorded	November 30, 1962 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:12
Label	Blue Note BST 84310
Producer	Alfred Lion
Grant Green chronology
The Latin Bit (1962) Goin' West (1962) Feelin' the Spirit (1962)

Goin' West is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1969.^[1] It is a loose concept album inspired by Western music.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Only Green could carry this off, but he is the man when it comes to standards".^[2]

The All About Jazz review by Colin Fleming stated "Goin' West , though nominally a country and western recording, moves us into the realm of folk music—bluegrass folk music and clippity-clappity cowboy tunes... Having said that, it would be hard to imagine Goin' West being a greater delight, a straight forward, unencumbered jazz delight—finesse jazz is a readily applicable moniker... Goin' West is an intriguing release nonetheless".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "On Top of Old Smokey" (Traditional) – 7:05
2. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Gibson) – 3:29
3. "Wagon Wheels" (DeRose, Hill) – 6:25
4. "Red River Valley" (Traditional) – 6:08
5. "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" (Nolan) – 11:05

Personnel

• Grant Green - guitar
• Herbie Hancock - piano
• Reggie Workman - bass
• Billy Higgins - drums

References