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Grant Green's third album to be released, Grantstand teams the clear-toned guitarist with an unlikely backing group of musicians who rarely appeared with Blue Note otherwise: tenor saxophonist Yusef Lateef (who doubles on flute), organist Brother Jack McDuff, and drummer Al Harewood. Although Lateef was beginning to delve deeply into Eastern tonalities and instruments around the same time, his playing here is pretty straightforward and swinging, fitting the relaxed, bop-tinged soul-jazz that makes up most of the session. For his part, McDuff is mellower than his usual ferocious self, laying back and swinging with a blissful ease. Green contributes two bluesy originals, the nine-minute title track and the 15-minute "Blues in Maude's Flat," which are turned into loose, loping jams that rank as some of the best examples of Green's ability to work an extended groove. (The CD bonus track, "Green's Greenery," is in much the same vein, though not as long.) Elsewhere, Green leads a delicate, sensitive exploration of "My Funny Valentine" that ended up as his greatest standard performance to date, setting the stage for a great deal more work in this vein that was soon to be forthcoming (including his brilliant sessions with Sonny Clark). Still, the groove is what reigns supreme for most of the album; if you're looking for Green the soul-jazz groovemaster, Grantstand is an excellent place to find him.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
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Grant Green, Composer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Al Harewood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Yusef Lateef, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jack McDuff, Organ, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2000 Blue Note Records
Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Author - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Al Harewood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Yusef Lateef, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Jack McDuff, Organ, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2000 Blue Note Records
Grant Green, Composer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Al Harewood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Yusef Lateef, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jack McDuff, Organ, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2000 Blue Note Records
Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Al Harewood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Yusef Lateef, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - WILLARD ROBISON, ComposerLyricist - Jack McDuff, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Dedette Lee Hill, Author
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2000 Blue Note Records
Grant Green, Composer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Al Harewood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Yusef Lateef, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jack McDuff, Organ, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2003 Blue Note Records
Album review
Grant Green's third album to be released, Grantstand teams the clear-toned guitarist with an unlikely backing group of musicians who rarely appeared with Blue Note otherwise: tenor saxophonist Yusef Lateef (who doubles on flute), organist Brother Jack McDuff, and drummer Al Harewood. Although Lateef was beginning to delve deeply into Eastern tonalities and instruments around the same time, his playing here is pretty straightforward and swinging, fitting the relaxed, bop-tinged soul-jazz that makes up most of the session. For his part, McDuff is mellower than his usual ferocious self, laying back and swinging with a blissful ease. Green contributes two bluesy originals, the nine-minute title track and the 15-minute "Blues in Maude's Flat," which are turned into loose, loping jams that rank as some of the best examples of Green's ability to work an extended groove. (The CD bonus track, "Green's Greenery," is in much the same vein, though not as long.) Elsewhere, Green leads a delicate, sensitive exploration of "My Funny Valentine" that ended up as his greatest standard performance to date, setting the stage for a great deal more work in this vein that was soon to be forthcoming (including his brilliant sessions with Sonny Clark). Still, the groove is what reigns supreme for most of the album; if you're looking for Green the soul-jazz groovemaster, Grantstand is an excellent place to find him.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 5 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:30
- Main artists: Grant Green
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
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