Carryin' On

Carryin' On is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label.^[2] The album marked Green's return to the Blue Note label and embracing a jazz-funk style that he would play for the rest of his life.

Carryin' On
Studio album by Grant Green
Released	Spring 1970[1]
Recorded	October 3, 1969
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz-funk
Length	37:49
Label	Blue Note BST 84327
Producer	Francis Wolff
Grant Green chronology
Iron City (1967) Carryin' On (1970) Green Is Beautiful (1970)

Reception

Professional ratings

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

The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 3 stars and stated "While it won't win over fans of Green's older work, Carryin' On is a solid addition to any acid-jazz/funk/rare-groove library, as are most of Green's albums from this period".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Ease Back" (Ziggy Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Jr.) – 5:49
2. "Hurt So Bad" (Bobby Hart, Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Wilding) – 6:51
3. "I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I'll Get It Myself)" (James Brown) – 6:14
4. "Upshot" (Grant Green) – 10:04
5. "Cease the Bombing" (Neal Creque) – 8:51

Personnel

• Grant Green – guitar
• Claude Bartee – tenor saxophone
• Willie Bivens – vibes
• Earl Neal Creque (track 5), Clarence Palmer (tracks 1–4) – electric piano
• Jimmy Lewis – Fender electric bass
• Idris Muhammad – drums

Technical

• Rudy Van Gelder – recording
• Frank Gauna – art direction
• Bob Venosa, Havona – cover design