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