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{{Infobox album
| name       = Street of Dreams
| type       = Album
| artist     = [[Grant Green]]
| cover      = Street of Dreams (Grant Green album).jpg
| alt        =
| released   = August 1967<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=9ykEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Grant+Green+Street+of+Dreams+4253&pg=PA64 ''Billboard'' Aug 19, 1967]</ref>
| recorded   = November 16, 1964
| venue      =
| studio     = [[Van Gelder Studio]], [[Englewood Cliffs]], NJ
| genre      = [[Jazz]]
| length     = 33:34
| label      = [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]]<br><small>BST 84253</small>
| producer   = [[Alfred Lion]]
| chronology = [[Grant Green]]
| prev_title = [[Talkin' About!]]
| prev_year  = 1964
| next_title = [[I Want to Hold Your Hand (album)|I Want to Hold Your Hand]]
| next_year  = 1965
}}
'''''Street of Dreams''''' is an album by American jazz guitarist [[Grant Green]] featuring performances recorded in 1964 and released on the [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]] label.<ref name="Green discography">[http://www.jazzdisco.org/grant-green/catalog/#blue-note-blp-4253 Grant Green discography] accessed September 17, 2010</ref> The street signs featured on the cover photo are at an actual street corner in the [[North Beach, San Francisco|North Beach]] neighborhood of [[San Francisco]]. Green is heard with organist [[Larry Young (musician)|Larry Young]], vibraphonist [[Bobby Hutcherson]] and drummer [[Elvin Jones]].
==Reception==
The [[Allmusic]] review by Steve Huey awarded the album 3 stars calling it "a mellow, dreamy album that lives up to its title... It's another fine record in a discography filled with them, and yet another underrated Green session".<ref name="Allmusic">Huey, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r154346|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed September 17, 2010</ref>
The [[All About Jazz]] review by Chris May said that "Compared to ''[[Idle Moments]]'', which was distinguished by pianist [[Duke Pearson]]'s thoughtful arrangements, ''Street of Dreams'' feels more like a blowing session—simple heads serve as jumping off points for solos, served out pretty evenhandedly, from Green, Hutcherson and Young. The choice of material, however, delivers an abundance of structural and harmonic interest... Bittersweet and beautiful, ''Street of Dreams'' will be enjoyed by anyone who loves ''Idle Moments''".<ref>May, C. [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=32592 ''Street of Dreams'' Review] ''[[All About Jazz]]'', April 18, 2009</ref> Green's material on the album includes two pieces not commonly recorded by jazz instrumentalists: [[Billy May|Billy May's]] "Somewhere in the Night", which had been the theme of the popular U.S. television program  ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]'' from 1960-1962, and "Lazy Afternoon", a song from the 1954 musical ''[[The Golden Apple (musical)|The Golden Apple]]''. The latter piece was further distinguished by its arrangement in [[Quintuple meter|5/4 time]].
The "[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|Penguin Guide to Jazz]]" review by [[Richard Cook (journalist)|Richard Cook]] and [[Brian Morton (Scottish writer)|Brian Morton]] stated: "Another exceptional record, though this time it is very much the group set-up that makes the difference. Though hooked into that easy overcooked guitar, organ, drums format, the personnel is such that one can reasonably expect a blend of power grooves and subtlety. Young is exceptional, very much on form, and Hutcherson makes an enormous contribution to a slower-paced and more meditative session than he'd normally favour".<ref name="Allmusic"/>
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = ''[[Allmusic]]''
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|4}}<ref name="Penguin">Richard Cook and Brian Morton, ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD|The Penguin Guide to Jazz]]'' ([[Penguin Books Ltd|Penguin Books]]), England, (2004)[1992]: p.663, {{ISBN|0-141-01416-4}}</ref>
}}
==Track listing==
# "[[I Wish You Love (song)|I Wish You Love]]" ''(Que reste-t-il de nos amours?)'' ([[Léo Chauliac]], [[Charles Trenet]]) – 8:46
# "[[The Golden Apple (musical)|Lazy Afternoon]]" ([[John La Touche (musician)|John La Latouche]], [[Jerome Moross]]) – 7:44
# "[[Street of Dreams (1932 song)|Street of Dreams]]" ([[Victor Young]], [[Sam M. Lewis]]) – 9:03
# "Somewhere in the Night" ''(theme from'' [[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]'')'' ([[Billy May]], [[Milt Raskin]]) – 8:01
==Personnel==
*[[Grant Green]] - [[jazz guitar|guitar]]
*[[Bobby Hutcherson]] - [[vibraphone|vibes]]
*[[Larry Young (musician)|Larry Young]] - [[Hammond organ|organ]]
*[[Elvin Jones]] - [[drum kit|drums]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Grant Green}}{{Larry Young (musician)}}
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[[Category:Blue Note Records albums]]
[[Category:Grant Green albums]]
[[Category:1967 albums]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Alfred Lion]]