Baby Face Willette - Behind The 8 Ball - Argo LP 749 - Original Argo Pressing, Brown Lozenge Label, Mono
Baby Face Willette - Organ
Ben White - Guitar
Jerold Donovan - Drums
Gene Barge - Alto Sax on A3
Recorded - November 30, 1964, Ter Mar Recording Studio, Chicago
Produced by Esmond Edwards
Engineer - Ron Malo
Cover Photo and Design by Don Bronstein
Released - June 5, 1965
Here's another wonderful Argo-Cadet Classic, and seminal Chicago hard bop side by my main man, Roosevelt 'Baby Face' Willette! Willette is mostly known as a collector's favorite for his work on Blue Note, but his two sides on Argo are vastly superior, musically that is if not as collectible. This side also has my favorite Don Bronstein cover which is quite striking. Just OK fidelity off a rather worn but well loved first pressing.
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Got this on CD if you want a better copy?? Also got Mo Rock ??
ReplyDeleteIn addition to Behind the 8 Ball and Mo Rock, Willette recorded a date for Cadet in 1965 which was never released. I wonder if the unissued session exists or was destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire. Here are the details of the unissued Willette session:
ReplyDeleteBaby Face Willette (org) + others unknown
c. late 1965
14267 When lights are low (unissued) Cadet
14268 After hours -
14269 Soul elevation -
14270 Get to steppin' -
14271 I got a woman (incomplete) -