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Grant Green, being known mainly as a soul jazz guitarist, eventually gravitated into the popular boogaloo sound. The Latin Bit is the natural bridge to that next phase, though a bit premature for most in 1961-1963, even relative to the subsequent bossa nova craze. Pianist Johnny Acea, long an underrated jazzman, is the nucleus of this session, grounding it with witty chops, chordal comping, and rhythmic meat. The Latino rhythm section of drummer Willie Bobo and conga player Carlos "Patato" Valdes personify authentic, seasoned spice, while at times the chekere sound of Garvin Masseaux makes the soup too thick. At its collective best, the group presents a steady, serene, and steamy "Besame Mucho" and the patient, slow, slinky, sultry "Tico Tico." Just a small step below is a classy take on Charlie Parker's "My Little Suede Shoes," a premier jazz bebop (emphasis) tune with a Latin undertow and Green's tiniest staccato phrases, slightly marred by the overbearing constant chekere, but still classic. "Mama Inez" ranks high for its calypso-infused happy feeling and wry stop-start lines. The straight-ahead hard bopper "Brazil" and lone soul-jazz tune, "Blues for Juanita," display the single-note acumen that made Green's style instantly recognizable. This date always yielded mixed results for staunch fans of Green, but it remains a credible effort, even if slightly flawed in part. [Some reissues add two selections with pianist Sonny Clark and tenor saxophonist Ike Quebec, the latter of whom plays hip secondary harmonies on the bossa nova-flavored "Granada," but is in the complete background and a non-factor on the pop tune "Hey There."]
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Bobby Woodlen, Composer - Grace Sampson, Composer - Mario Bauza, Composer - Wendell Marshall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Carvin Masseaux, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Bobo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Acea, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Valdes, Conga, AssociatedPerformer
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Wendell Marshall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Consuelo Velázquez, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Carvin Masseaux, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Bobo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Acea, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Valdes, Conga, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
Wendell Marshall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Carvin Masseaux, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Bobo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Acea, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Eliseo Grenet, Composer - Carlos Valdes, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - L. Wolfe Gilbert, Composer
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
Wendell Marshall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bob Russell, Composer - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Ary Barroso, Composer - Carvin Masseaux, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Bobo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Acea, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Valdes, Conga, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
Wendell Marshall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Ervin Drake, Composer - Carvin Masseaux, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Bobo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Acea, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - ALOYSIO DE OLIVEIRA, Composer - Carlos Valdes, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - José Gomes de Abreu, Composer
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 Blue Note Records
Wendell Marshall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Parker, Composer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Carvin Masseaux, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Bobo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Acea, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Valdes, Conga, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
Wendell Marshall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Grant Green, Composer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Willie Bobo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Acea, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Valdes, Conga, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
Wendell Marshall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - AGUSTIN LARA, Composer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Bobo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ike Quebec, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Valdes, Conga, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
Wendell Marshall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Adler , Composer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Bobo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ike Quebec, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JERRY ROSS, Composer - Carlos Valdes, Conga, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
Albumbeschreibung
Grant Green, being known mainly as a soul jazz guitarist, eventually gravitated into the popular boogaloo sound. The Latin Bit is the natural bridge to that next phase, though a bit premature for most in 1961-1963, even relative to the subsequent bossa nova craze. Pianist Johnny Acea, long an underrated jazzman, is the nucleus of this session, grounding it with witty chops, chordal comping, and rhythmic meat. The Latino rhythm section of drummer Willie Bobo and conga player Carlos "Patato" Valdes personify authentic, seasoned spice, while at times the chekere sound of Garvin Masseaux makes the soup too thick. At its collective best, the group presents a steady, serene, and steamy "Besame Mucho" and the patient, slow, slinky, sultry "Tico Tico." Just a small step below is a classy take on Charlie Parker's "My Little Suede Shoes," a premier jazz bebop (emphasis) tune with a Latin undertow and Green's tiniest staccato phrases, slightly marred by the overbearing constant chekere, but still classic. "Mama Inez" ranks high for its calypso-infused happy feeling and wry stop-start lines. The straight-ahead hard bopper "Brazil" and lone soul-jazz tune, "Blues for Juanita," display the single-note acumen that made Green's style instantly recognizable. This date always yielded mixed results for staunch fans of Green, but it remains a credible effort, even if slightly flawed in part. [Some reissues add two selections with pianist Sonny Clark and tenor saxophonist Ike Quebec, the latter of whom plays hip secondary harmonies on the bossa nova-flavored "Granada," but is in the complete background and a non-factor on the pop tune "Hey There."]
© Michael G. Nastos /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:53
- 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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