Carryin' On is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label.Grant Green discography accessed September 17, 2010 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
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".Huey, S. [ Allmusic Review] accessed September 17, 2010
Track listing "Ease Back" (Ziggy Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Jr.) – 5:49 "Hurt So Bad" (Bobby Hart, Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Wilding) – 6:51 "I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I'll Get It Myself)" (James Brown) – 6:14 "Upshot" (Grant Green) – 10:04 "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 – Fender electric bass Idris Muhammad – drums Technical Rudy Van Gelder – recording Frank Gauna – art direction Bob Venosa, Havona – cover design
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