Spanish Grease

Spanish Grease is an album by jazz percussionist Willie Bobo recorded in 1965 and released on the Verve label.^[1]

Spanish Grease
Studio album by Willie Bobo
Released	1965
Recorded	June 8, August 30 and September 8, 1965
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:28
Label	Verve V6-8631
Producer	Creed Taylor
Willie Bobo chronology
Let's Go Bobo! (1964) Spanish Grease (1965) Uno Dos Tres 1•2•3 (1966)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Allmusic review by Richie Unterberger awarded the album 4 stars stating "The timbales player and his band lay down respectable grooves, but "Spanish Grease" is the only original on the album, and by far the most rewarding number".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Spanish Grease" (Willie Bobo, Melvin Lastie) – 2:47
2. "Hurt So Bad" (Bobby Hart, Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein) – 2:39
3. "It's Not Unusual" [vocal version] (Gordon Mills, Les Reed) – 2:20
4. "Our Day Will Come" (Mort Garson, Bob Hilliard) – 2:50
5. "Haitian Lady" (Harold Ousley) – 4:05
6. "Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) – 2:11
7. "Nessa" (Ed Diehl) – 4:07
8. "Elation" (Ousley) – 3:49
9. "It's Not Unusual" [instrumental version] (Mills, Reed) – 2:29
10. "Shot Gun/Blind Man, Blind Man" (Junior Walker/Herbie Hancock) – 5:11

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ on June 8 (tracks 1 & 4), August 30 (tracks 5–8) and September 8 (tracks 2, 3, 9 & 10)

Personnel

• Willie Bobo – vocals, percussion, timbales
• Melvin Lastie – cornet
• Bobby Brown – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Clarence "Sonny" Henry – guitar
• Richard Davis, Jim Phillips – bass
• Victor Pantoja – congas