Willie Bobo – Spanish Grease (Verve V-8631)

Verve V-8631 · 12-inch LP · 1965

V-8631

Spanish Grease

Willie Bobo

Released: 1965
Tracks: 11

Who's on it

Willie Bobo – percussion
Melvin Lastie – cornet
Bobby Brown – alto, tenor sax
Clarence Henry – guitar
Victor Pantoja – conga drum

Credits

Producer: Creed Taylor

The tracks

Every track in the order it was recorded, across 3 sessions.

1Spanish GreaseJune 8, 1965 · 65VK385
2Our Day Will ComeJune 8, 1965 · 65VK386
3NessaAugust 30, 1965 · 65VK432
4ElationAugust 30, 1965 · 65VK433
5Haitian LadyAugust 30, 1965 · 65VK434
6Blues In The ClosetAugust 30, 1965 · 65VK435
7ShotgunSeptember 8, 1965 · 65VK467
8It's Not Unusual (vocal)September 8, 1965 · 65VK468
9It's Not Unusual (instrumental)September 8, 1965 · 65VK469
10Hurt So BadSeptember 8, 1965 · 65VK470
11Blind Man, Blind ManSeptember 8, 1965 · 65VK475

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The 3 sessions

June 8, 1965Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJWillie Bobo Sextet
- Willie Bobo – percussion
- Melvin Lastie – cornet
- Bobby Brown – alto, tenor sax
- Clarence Henry – guitar
- Victor Pantoja – conga drum
2 tracks on this record · 2 takes that dayOpen the session →
August 30, 1965Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJWillie Bobo Sextet
- Willie Bobo – percussion
- Melvin Lastie – cornet
- Bobby Brown – alto, tenor sax
- Clarence Henry – guitar
- Victor Pantoja – conga drum
4 tracks on this record · 4 takes that dayOpen the session →
September 8, 1965Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJWillie Bobo Sextet
- Willie Bobo – percussion
- Melvin Lastie – cornet
- Bobby Brown – alto, tenor sax
- Clarence Henry – guitar
- Victor Pantoja – conga drum
5 tracks on this record · 5 takes that dayOpen the session →

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

The whole band 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-8781	Willie Bobo Sextet · not on the site yet	Willie Bobo Sextet	1965	Willie Bobo, Melvin Lastie, Bobby Brown, Clarence Henry, Victor Pantoja

4 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-8648	Uno Dos Tres 1-2-3	Willie Bobo	1966	Willie Bobo, Melvin Lastie, Bobby Brown, Victor Pantoja

3 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-8685	Juicy	Willie Bobo	1967	Willie Bobo, Melvin Lastie, Bobby Brown

2 of them 5 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	A-98	"In" Jazz For The Culture Set	Dannie Richmond's "In" Crowd	1965	Willie Bobo, Victor Pantoja
	LP 1439	Autobiography	Nat Adderley	1965	Willie Bobo, Victor Pantoja
	A-9102	El Chico	Chico Hamilton	1965	Willie Bobo, Victor Pantoja
	A-9114	The Further Adventures Of El Chico	Chico Hamilton	1966	Willie Bobo, Victor Pantoja
	A-9123	Spellbinder	Gabor Szabo	1966	Willie Bobo, Victor Pantoja

Sources

Jazz Discography Project (sessions, takes, personnel) · Wikipedia (release, running order, credits) · Discogs · MusicBrainz · AllMusic · Wikidata

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