Face to Face is the debut album by jazz organist Baby Face Willette featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1961.Blue Note Records discography accessed October 27, 2010
Reception
The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer stated: "If it is warm and appealing visceral music, it is also wholly predictable. There's not a single surprise on either side". The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Face to Face boasts a mighty meat and potatoes soul-jazz lineup... Highly recommended".Jurek, T. [ AllMusic Review] accessed September 14, 2010
Track listing All compositions by Baby Face Willette except as indicated
"Swingin' at Sugar Ray's" - 6:35 "Goin' Down" - 7:24 "Whatever Lola Wants" (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross) - 7:21 "Face to Face" - 6:17 "Somethin' Strange" - 6:42 "High 'N' Low" - 7:07 "Face to Face" [Alternate take] - 6:52 Bonus track on CD reissue "Somethin' Strange" [Alternate take] - 6:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel Baby Face Willette – organ Grant Green – guitar Ben Dixon – drums Fred Jackson – tenor saxophone
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