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]

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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

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".[2]

Track listing

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Grant Green discography accessed September 17, 2010
  2. ^ a b Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed September 17, 2010
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 89. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 600. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.