Goin' West

Goin' West is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1969.^[2] It is a loose concept album inspired by Western music. It features pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Billy Higgins.

Goin' West
Studio album by Grant Green
Released	May 1969[1]
Recorded	November 30, 1962
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:12
Label	Blue Note BST 84310
Producer	Alfred Lion
Grant Green chronology
The Latin Bit (1962) Goin' West (1969) Feelin' the Spirit (1962)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

The AllMusic review by Michael Erlewine states, "Only Green could carry this off, but he is the man when it comes to standards".^[3]

The All About Jazz review by Colin Fleming stated "Goin' West , though nominally a country and western recording, moves us into the realm of folk music—bluegrass folk music and clippity-clappity cowboy tunes... Having said that, it would be hard to imagine Goin' West being a greater delight, a straight forward, unencumbered jazz delight—finesse jazz is a readily applicable moniker... Goin' West is an intriguing release nonetheless".^[5]

Track listing

1. "On Top of Old Smokey" (Traditional) – 7:05
2. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) – 3:29
3. "Wagon Wheels" (Peter DeRose, Billy Hill) – 6:25
4. "Red River Valley" (Traditional) – 6:08
5. "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" (Bob Nolan) – 11:05

Personnel

• Grant Green - guitar
• Herbie Hancock - piano
• Reggie Workman - bass
• Billy Higgins - drums

References

1. Billboard May 24, 1969
2. Grant Green discography accessed September 16, 2010
3. Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed September 16, 2010
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 599. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
5. Fleming, C. Goin' West review, All About Jazz, July 12, 20046