Carryin' On

Carryin' On
Studio album by Grant Green
Released	Spring 1970[1]
Recorded	October 3, 1969 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz-funk
Length	37:49
Label	Blue Note BST 84327
Producer	Francis Wolff
Grant Green chronology
Iron City (1967) Carryin' On (1969) Green Is Beautiful (1970)

Carryin' On is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label.^[2] The album marked Green's return to the Blue Note label and embracing a jazz-funk style that he would play for the rest of his life.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 3 stars and stated "While it won't win over fans of Green's older work, Carryin' On is a solid addition to any acid-jazz/funk/rare-groove library, as are most of Green's albums from this period".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Ease Back" (Ziggy Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter, Jr.) – 5:49
2. "Hurt So Bad" (Bobby Hart, Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Wilding) – 6:51
3. "I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I'll Get It Myself)" (James Brown) – 6:14
4. "Upshot" (Grant Green) – 10:04
5. "Cease the Bombing" (Neal Creque) – 8:51

Personnel

• Grant Green – guitar
• Claude Bartee – tenor saxophone
• Willie Bivens – vibes
• Earl Neal Creque (track 5), Clarence Palmer (tracks 1-4) – electric piano
• Jimmy Lewis – electric bass
• Leo Morris – drums

References