Stop and Listen

{{Infobox album

| name = Stop and Listen

| type = Album

| artist = Baby Face Willette

| cover = Stop and Listen.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1961

| recorded = May 22, 1961
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 49:32

| label = Blue Note
BST 84084

| producer = Alfred Lion

| chronology = Baby Face Willette

| prev_title = Face to Face

| prev_year = 1961

| next_title = Mo' Rock

| next_year = 1964

}}

Stop and Listen is the second album by American jazz organist Baby Face Willette featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1961.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4000-series/#blp-4084 Blue Note Records discography] accessed October 29, 2010 It features a version of the 1941 Harry Warren song "At Last," which at the time of the Stop and Listen recording sessions was on the R&B and Billboard Hot 100 record charts through Etta James' hit recording of the song.

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}

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The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "With Blue Note's extraordinary stable of talent, it's a shame that Willette never led another session for the label, which makes Stop and Listen that much more essential for soul-jazz fans".Huey, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=stop-and-listen-r157431|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed October 29, 2010

Track listing

:All compositions by Baby Face Willette except as indicated

"Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 8:14
"Chances Are Few" - 7:41
"Jumpin' Jupiter" - 5:11
"Stop and Listen" - 4:38
"At Last" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 7:19
"Soul Walk" - 5:23
"Work Song" (Nat Adderley) - 4:53
"They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:24 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

Category:Blue Note Records albums

Category:Baby Face Willette albums

Category:1961 albums

Category:Albums produced by Alfred Lion

Category:Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio