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Grant Green's early-'70s recordings for Blue Note are continually attacked by jazz critics for being slick, overly commercial sessions that leaned closer to contemporary pop and R&B than hard bop or soul jazz. There's no denying that Green, like many of his Blue Note contemporaries, did choose a commercial path in the early '70s, but there were some virtues to these records, and Visions in particular. Often, these albums were distinguished by hot, funky workouts in the vein of Sly Stone or James Brown, but that's not the case here. On Visions, the guitarist crafted a set of appealingly melodic, lightly funky pop-jazz, concentrating on pop hits like "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is," "Love On a Two Way Street," "We've Only Just Begun," and "Never Can Say Goodbye." Supported by minor-league players, Green nevertheless turns in an elegant and dignified performance -- after stating the melody on each song, he contributes typically graceful, memorable solos. Simply put, he sounds fresh, and his playing here is the best it has been since 1965's His Majesty, King Funk. Ultimately, Visions is a bit laid-back, and the electric piano-heavy arrangements are a little dated, but Grant Green never made a commercial pop-jazz album as appealing and satisfying as Visions.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Chuck Rainey, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ROBERT LAMM, Composer - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Armando, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - George Butler, Producer - Idris Muhammad, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Emanuel Riggins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Wooten, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 Capitol Records, LLC
Quincy Jones, ComposerLyricist - Grant Green, MainArtist - George Butler, Producer - Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Composer
℗ 1971 Capitol Records, LLC
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Grant Green, MainArtist - George Butler, Producer
℗ 1971 Capitol Records, LLC
Chuck Rainey, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keyes, Composer - Ray Armando, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - George Butler, Producer - Idris Muhammad, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Robinson, Composer - Emanuel Riggins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Wooten, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 Capitol Records, LLC
Chuck Rainey, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Armando, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - George Butler, Producer - Ben Dixon, Composer - Idris Muhammad, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Emanuel Riggins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Wooten, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 Capitol Records, LLC
Roger Nichols, Composer - Grant Green, MainArtist - Paul Williams, Composer - George Butler, Producer
℗ 1971 Capitol Records, LLC
Grant Green, MainArtist - Clifton Davis, ComposerLyricist - George Butler, Producer
℗ 1971 Capitol Records, LLC
Grant Green, MainArtist - George Butler, Producer - Eloise Riggin, Composer
℗ 1971 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Grant Green's early-'70s recordings for Blue Note are continually attacked by jazz critics for being slick, overly commercial sessions that leaned closer to contemporary pop and R&B than hard bop or soul jazz. There's no denying that Green, like many of his Blue Note contemporaries, did choose a commercial path in the early '70s, but there were some virtues to these records, and Visions in particular. Often, these albums were distinguished by hot, funky workouts in the vein of Sly Stone or James Brown, but that's not the case here. On Visions, the guitarist crafted a set of appealingly melodic, lightly funky pop-jazz, concentrating on pop hits like "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is," "Love On a Two Way Street," "We've Only Just Begun," and "Never Can Say Goodbye." Supported by minor-league players, Green nevertheless turns in an elegant and dignified performance -- after stating the melody on each song, he contributes typically graceful, memorable solos. Simply put, he sounds fresh, and his playing here is the best it has been since 1965's His Majesty, King Funk. Ultimately, Visions is a bit laid-back, and the electric piano-heavy arrangements are a little dated, but Grant Green never made a commercial pop-jazz album as appealing and satisfying as Visions.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:15
- Main artists: Grant Green
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1971 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1971 Capitol Records, LLC
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