The Cisco Kid is an album by American jazz organist Reuben Wilson recorded in 1973 and released on the Groove Merchant label.Jazzlists: Reuben Wilson discography, accessed April 6, 2018Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series, accessed April 6, 2018Jazzlists: Album details, accessed April 6, 2018
Reception
Allmusic's Jason Ankeny said: "Reuben Wilson's second Groove Merchant session, The Cisco Kid, pairs the organist with a murderer's-row support unit ... Given the talent involved, it's regrettable that the album adheres to such a pedestrian formula, reimagining the same pop and soul covers as virtually every other jazz-funk session issued at the time".
Track listing All compositions by Reuben Wilson except where noted. "The Cisco Kid" (Thomas Allen, B.B. Dickerson, Harold Brown, Charles Miller, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar, Howard Scott) – 5:19 "Last Tango in Paris" (Gato Barbieri) – 3:55 "Superfly" (Curtis Mayfield) – 4:53 "We've Only Just Begun" (Roger Nichols, Paul Williams) – 4:03 "Snaps" – 7:17 "Groove Grease" – 6:45 "The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 5:15
Personnel Reuben Wilson – organ Garnett Brown − trombone Melvin Sparks − guitar Bob Cranshaw – bass Mickey Roker − drums Ray Amando − congas
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