Grant Green's third album to be released, Grantstand teams the clear-toned guitarist with an unlikely backing group of musicians who rarely appeared with Blue Note otherwise: tenor saxophonist Yusef Lateef (who doubles on flute), organist Brother Jack McDuff, and drummer Al Harewood. Although Lateef was beginning to delve deeply into Eastern tonalities and instruments around the same time, his playing here is pretty straightforward and swinging, fitting the relaxed, bop-tinged soul-jazz that makes up most of the session. For his part, McDuff is mellower than his usual ferocious self, laying back and swinging with a blissful ease. Green contributes two bluesy originals, the nine-minute title track and the 15-minute "Blues in Maude's Flat," which are turned into loose, loping jams that rank as some of the best examples of Green's ability to work an extended groove. (The CD bonus track, "Green's Greenery," is in much the same vein, though not as long.) Elsewhere, Green leads a delicate, sensitive exploration of "My Funny Valentine" that ended up as his greatest standard performance to date, setting the stage for a great deal more work in this vein that was soon to be forthcoming (including his brilliant sessions with Sonny Clark). Still, the groove is what reigns supreme for most of the album; if you're looking for Green the soul-jazz groovemaster, Grantstand is an excellent place to find him.
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tercer álbum de Grant Green que se lanzará, Grantstand combina al
guitarrista con un improbable grupo de músicos de respaldo que rara vez
aparecieron con Blue Note de otra manera: el saxofonista tenor Yusef
Lateef (que se dobla en la flauta), el organista Hermano Jack McDuff y
el baterista Al Harewood . Aunque
Lateef estaba comenzando a profundizar en las tonalidades e
instrumentos orientales en torno al mismo tiempo, su forma de tocar aquí
es bastante sencilla y activa, encajando en el relajado y tonificado
soul-jazz que conforma la mayor parte de la sesión. Por su parte, McDuff es más suave que su feroz ser habitual, se recuesta y se balancea con una facilidad maravillosa. Green
aporta dos originales en blues, la canción de nueve minutos y "Blues in
Maude's Flat" de 15 minutos, que se convierten en atascos sueltos que
se clasifican como algunos de los mejores ejemplos de la capacidad de
Green para trabajar un ritmo prolongado. (La
canción adicional del CD, "Green's Greenery", es muy parecida, aunque
no tan larga.) En otra parte, Green lidera una exploración delicada y
sensible de "My Funny Valentine" que terminó como su mejor desempeño
estándar hasta la fecha, preparando
el escenario para un trabajo mucho más en este sentido que pronto se
presentará (incluidas sus brillantes sesiones con Sonny Clark). Aún así, el ritmo es lo que reina en la mayor parte del álbum; Si buscas a Groovemaster Green the soul-jazz, Grantstand es un excelente lugar para encontrarlo.
02 - My Funny Valentine
03 - Blues In Maude's Flat
04 - Old Folks
05 - Green's Greenery
Release Date: August 1, 1961
Duration: 42:21
Genre: Jazz
Styles:
Hard Bop
Soul Jazz
Guitar Jazz
Jazz Instrument
Recording Date: August 1, 1961
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