''Face to Face'' is the debut album by jazz organist

Baby Face Willette Roosevelt "Baby Face" Willette (September 11, 1933 – April 1, 1971) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz musician who played the Hammond organ. Life and career He was born Roosevelt James Willett (no "e"), in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 19 ...

featuring performances recorded and released on the

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label in 1961.Blue Note Records discography
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Reception

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". The

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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".Jurek, T.

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Track listing

:''All compositions by Baby Face Willette except as indicated'' # "Swingin' at Sugar Ray's" - 6:35 # "Goin' Down" - 7:24 # "

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, Jerry Ross) - 7:21 # "Face to Face" - 6:17 # "Somethin' Strange" - 6:42 # "High 'N' Low" - 7:07 # "Face to Face" lternate take- 6:52 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Somethin' Strange" lternate take- 6:41 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

– organ *

Grant Green Grant Green (June 6, 1935 – January 31, 1979) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Recording prolifically for Blue Note Records as both leader and sideman, Green performed in the hard bop, soul jazz, bebop, and Latin-tinged idioms ...

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* Ben Dixon – drums * Fred Jackson –

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References

{{Authority control Blue Note Records albums Baby Face Willette albums 1961 albums Albums produced by Alfred Lion Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio