Grant Green – Green Street (LP Vinyl)
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Recorded just months after his debut, Green Street captures Grant Green in perhaps his most unadorned setting, a pianoless trio that strips the music down to guitar, bass, and drums and lets his voice carry everything. That format puts his phrasing and tone under a microscope, and Green passes the test with room to spare, revealing how deeply he had absorbed bebop and blues into something wholly his own.
Grant Green began his lengthy and prolific Blue Note career with the 1961 release of his debut album Grant's First Stand, a stellar soul jazz outing that featured the guitarist in an organ trio with Baby Face Willette on Hammond B3 and Ben Dixon on drums. When he returned to Van Gelder Studio next in April of that year it was once again with a trio but this time one with a leaner sound featuring Green backed by bass (Ben Tucker) and drums (Dave Bailey). The spare setting and sturdy support created spacious realms for Green to expound at length, unspooling his inventive, bluesy lines on a 5-song set that included the no-nonsense originals "No. 1 Green Street," "Grant's Dimensions," and "Green With Envy." Green also showcased his singular tone on a stunning version of Thelonious Monk's "'Round About Midnight" and an alluring rendition of the standard "Alone Together."
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UPC: 602455242631
Label: Blue Note Records
Release Date: 12.15.23
Format: LP Vinyl