Green Street (album)
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| Green Street | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1961[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 1, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz, post-bop | |||
| Length | 39:19 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84071 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Green Street is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1961.[2] Green is backed by bassist Ben Tucker and drummer Dave Bailey. The CD reissue features two alternate takes from the same session as bonus tracks.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Green Street stands as one of Grant Green's best recordings of many he produced in the ten prolific years he was with the Blue Note label".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Grant Green except as indicated
- "No. 1 Green Street" – 7:20
- "'Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 7:04
- "Grant's Dimensions" – 7:56
- "Green with Envy" – 9:46
- "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 7:13
Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
- "Green with Envy" [Alternate take] – 7:55
- "Alone Together" [Alternate take] – 6:56
Personnel
References
- ↑ Billboard Oct 16, 1961
- ↑ Grant Green discography accessed September 14, 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 14, 2010
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 598. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.