Monday, October 17, 2016

Grant Green





























Artist:  Grant Green
Born:  June 6, 1935.  St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died:  January 31, 1979 (Aged 44).  New York City, New York, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz Blues, Jazz Funk, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Guitar Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar

Grant Green was an American Jazz Guitarist and Composer.  He performed in the Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Bebop and Latin throughout his career.  He is one of the the great unsung heroes of Jazz Guitar.














Title:  Green Street  (2002)
Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz Blues, Jazz Funk, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Guitar Jazz
Label:  Blue Note Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  No. 1 Green Street  (7:21)
 2.  'Round About Midnight  (7:04)
 3.  Grant's Dimensions  (7:56)
 4.  Green With Envy  (9:46)
 5.  Alone Together  (7:12)

Bonus Tracks:  On CD Reissue:

 6.  Green With Envy (Alternate Take)  (7:55)
 7.  Alone Together (Alternate Take)  (6:56)

Personnel:

Grant Green:  Guitar
Ben Tucker:  Bass
Dave Bailey:  Drums

Green Street is the third studio album by Grant Green, originally released on October 1961, by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on August 27, 2002 by Blue Note Records, with two alternate takes from the same session as Bonus Tracks.

No comments :

Post a Comment