The Cisco Kid (album)

The Cisco Kid is an album by American jazz organist Reuben Wilson recorded in 1973 and released on the Groove Merchant label.^[1][2][3]

The Cisco Kid
Studio album by Reuben Wilson
Released	1973
Recorded	1973
Studio	New York, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:27
Label	Groove Merchant GM 523
Producer	Sonny Lester
Reuben Wilson chronology
The Sweet Life (1972) The Cisco Kid (1973) Got to Get Your Own (1975)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

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".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Reuben Wilson except where noted.

1. "The Cisco Kid" (Thomas Allen, B.B. Dickerson, Harold Brown, Charles Miller, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar, Howard Scott) – 5:19
2. "Last Tango in Paris" (Gato Barbieri) – 3:55
3. "Superfly" (Curtis Mayfield) – 4:53
4. "We've Only Just Begun" (Roger Nichols, Paul Williams) – 4:03
5. "Snaps" – 7:17
6. "Groove Grease" – 6:45
7. "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

References

1. Jazzlists: Reuben Wilson discography, accessed April 6, 2018
2. Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series, accessed April 6, 2018
3. Jazzlists: Album details, accessed April 6, 2018
4. Ankeny, Jason. The Cisco Kid – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 6, 2018.