Grant Green • Reaching Out

Review by Michael G. Nastos

Grant Green was just established as a leader by 1961 when these recordings were made, but this is not the typical Blue Note date that stamped his individuality in following years. Though Green is credited as the leader, those responsibilities are accepted by tenor saxophonist Frank Haynes, one of the most obscure but tastiest players on his instrument this side of Joe Henderson and Stanley Turrentine. The cool, spacious, thoughtful and unhurried sound of Haynes dominates this recording, as Green barely comes up for air on solos or the occasional joint melody line. Billy Gardner, better known as an organist, plays beautifully and with feeling on the piano, while bassist Ben Tucker and the great drummer Dave Bailey team up to provide the perfect, steady rhythmic foundation so essential to great mainstream jazz expressionism. Detroiter Rudy Stevenson consistently contributed to Green's repertoire, and here he delivers the title selection, a steady, subtle bop line, while Gardner wrote "One for Elena," another bop tune for Haynes and his understated demeanor, with Green's signature single-note staccato style emerging on his solo. Tucker -- always a solid musician -- contributes the compositions "A Flick of a Trick" and "Baby, You Should Know It," the former an easy swinging blues based jazz tune with Gardner's rumbling piano and a plus-plus solo, while the latter is a famous soul-jazz classic, vocalized in later years, but here a nice, long groove tune where Haynes and Green play in tandem. Harold Vick's "Our Miss Brooks" became a staple of Green's repertoire after this session, here it is rendered in a slow grinding blues base, with Green's one-note accents and simple rhythm guitar buoyancy. In only one instance, Green leads out for "Falling in Love with Love" as his true colors and personalized vibe shines. There are much longer master first takes on the CD reissue of "Reaching Out," "Our Miss Brooks," and "One for Elena." As most of Grant Green's best work is on the Blue Note label, these developmental sessions constitute a fledgling effort, easily treasured by his fans. It is also a high-water mark for Haynes, who sadly passed away only four years after this album was made.

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Revisión por Michael G. Nastos
Grant Green se estableció como líder en 1961 cuando se hicieron estas grabaciones, pero esta no es la fecha típica de Blue Note que selló su individualidad en los años siguientes. Aunque Green es reconocido como el líder, esas responsabilidades son aceptadas por el saxofonista tenor Frank Haynes, uno de los jugadores más oscuros pero más sabrosos en su instrumento de este lado de Joe Henderson y Stanley Turrentine. El sonido fresco, espacioso, reflexivo y sin prisas de Haynes domina esta grabación, ya que Green apenas sale al aire en los solos o en la línea de la melodía conjunta ocasional. Billy Gardner, más conocido como organista, toca maravillosamente y con una sensación en el piano, mientras que el bajista Ben Tucker y el gran baterista Dave Bailey se unen para proporcionar la base rítmica perfecta y estable, tan esencial para el gran expresionismo del jazz. El destructor Rudy Stevenson contribuyó constantemente al repertorio de Green, y aquí ofrece la selección del título, una línea de bop constante y sutil, mientras que Gardner escribió "One for Elena", otra melodía de bop para Haynes y su comportamiento discreto, con el exclusivo staccato de Green. Estilo emergente en su solo. Tucker, siempre un músico sólido, contribuye con las composiciones "A Flick of a Trick" y "Baby, You Should Know It", la primera canción de jazz basada en el blues fácil con el retumbante piano de Gardner y un solo más, mientras este último es un famoso soul-jazz clásico, vocalizado en años posteriores, pero aquí una melodía agradable y larga donde Haynes y Green tocan juntos. "Our Miss Brooks" de Harold Vick se convirtió en un elemento básico del repertorio de Green después de esta sesión, aquí se presenta en una base de blues de lenta molienda, con acentos de una sola nota de Green y un simple ritmo de guitarra. En un solo caso, Green lidera "Falling in Love with Love", ya que sus verdaderos colores y su vibra personalizada brillan. La primera versión del CD de "Reaching Out", "Our Miss Brooks" y "One for Elena" es mucho más larga. Como la mayor parte del mejor trabajo de Grant Green está en la etiqueta Blue Note, estas sesiones de desarrollo constituyen un esfuerzo incipiente, fácilmente atesorado por sus fanáticos. También es un punto culminante para Haynes, quien lamentablemente falleció solo cuatro años después de que se hizo este álbum.

Tracks:
01 - Reaching Out (Take 4)
02 - Our Miss Brooks (Take 4)
03 - A Flick Of A Truck (Take 1)
04 - One For Elena (Take 5)
05 - Baby, You Should Know It (Take 3)
06 - Falling In Love With Love (Take 1
07 - Reaching Out (Take 1)
08 - Our Miss Brooks (Take 1)
09 - One For Elena (Take 4)

FROM: http://www.jazzdisco.org/grant-green/catalog/
Frank Haynes (tenor sax) Billy Gardner (piano) Grant Green (guitar) Ben Tucker (bass) Dave Bailey (drums)
Bell Sound Studios, NYC, March 15, 1961 Reaching Out
Our Miss Brooks
A Flick Of A Trick
One For Elena
Baby, You Should Know It
Falling In Love With Love
** also issued on Muse MR 5014 entitled "Grant Green - Green Blues". Black Lion (G) BLCD 760129 entitled "Grant Green - Reaching Out". Jazztime (J) PA-3078.

same session
Bell Sound Studios, NYC, March 15, 1961 Reaching Out (alt. take)
Our Miss Brooks (alt. take)
One For Elena (alt. take)
** reissue of Jazztime JT 003 entitled "Dave Bailey Quintet - Reaching Out" + 3 bonus tracks.


Release Date: March 15, 1961
Duration: 01:06:40
Genre: Jazz
Styles:
Hard Bop
Soul Jazz
Guitar Jazz
Jazz Instrument
Recording Date
March 15, 1961

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