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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 actually playing on the record.[2]

Iron City
Studio album by
Released1972
Recorded1967
GenreJazz
Length39:31
LabelCobblestone
CST 9002
Grant Green chronology
His Majesty King Funk
(1965)
Iron City
(1972)
Carryin' On
(1969)

Reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[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, André 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. 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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