From the original liner notes: "Green has made no attempt here to
recreate the five spirituals he plays in anything resembling their
original context, nor has he tried to duplicate their often pallid
manifestation on the concert stage. He has approached them with
affection, but as music to be played in his style. The result is a
fascinating combination: the techniques of modern jazz, blues, and
gospel, all applied to the spiritual." - Joe Goldberg
Review by Steve Huey
Broadening his musical palette, Grant Green detoured into a number of "theme" sessions in 1962 -- the light Latin jazz of The Latin Bit; the country & western standards of Goin' West; and the best of the bunch, the old-time gospel album Feelin' the Spirit. For Feelin' the Spirit, Green takes five traditional, public-domain African-American spirituals (plus the CD bonus track "Deep River") and gives them convincing jazz treatments in a quartet-plus-tambourine setting. Green's light touch and clear tone match very well with the reverent material, and pianist Herbie Hancock is tremendous in support, serving the needs of the music and nailing the bright gospel style perfectly. Similarly, Green's playing never gets too complicated or loses sight of the melodies, yet he never runs short of ideas -- which goes to show that Feelin' the Spirit is indeed a labor of love. Opening with a jaunty "Just a Closer Walk With Thee," Green and Hancock work up an impassioned gospel fervor on "Go Down Moses," which is loaded with soulful, bluesy tradeoffs. Yet overall, the mood is fairly reflective, with Green's interpretations of "Joshua Fit de Battle ob Jericho," "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen," and "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" pointing up the suffering and sorrow behind these standards -- with the implication that suffering still continued into 1962. That's not to say Feelin' the Spirit is a depressing album, though; it's simply infused with the spirit of the blues, which is part of the reason these songs translate so surprisingly well despite their harmonic simplicity. Green, Hancock, bassist Butch Warren, and drummer Billy Higgins keep the grooves flowing throughout, making Feelin' the Spirit a rousingly successful experiment.
Review by Steve Huey
Broadening his musical palette, Grant Green detoured into a number of "theme" sessions in 1962 -- the light Latin jazz of The Latin Bit; the country & western standards of Goin' West; and the best of the bunch, the old-time gospel album Feelin' the Spirit. For Feelin' the Spirit, Green takes five traditional, public-domain African-American spirituals (plus the CD bonus track "Deep River") and gives them convincing jazz treatments in a quartet-plus-tambourine setting. Green's light touch and clear tone match very well with the reverent material, and pianist Herbie Hancock is tremendous in support, serving the needs of the music and nailing the bright gospel style perfectly. Similarly, Green's playing never gets too complicated or loses sight of the melodies, yet he never runs short of ideas -- which goes to show that Feelin' the Spirit is indeed a labor of love. Opening with a jaunty "Just a Closer Walk With Thee," Green and Hancock work up an impassioned gospel fervor on "Go Down Moses," which is loaded with soulful, bluesy tradeoffs. Yet overall, the mood is fairly reflective, with Green's interpretations of "Joshua Fit de Battle ob Jericho," "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen," and "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" pointing up the suffering and sorrow behind these standards -- with the implication that suffering still continued into 1962. That's not to say Feelin' the Spirit is a depressing album, though; it's simply infused with the spirit of the blues, which is part of the reason these songs translate so surprisingly well despite their harmonic simplicity. Green, Hancock, bassist Butch Warren, and drummer Billy Higgins keep the grooves flowing throughout, making Feelin' the Spirit a rousingly successful experiment.
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De las notas originales del disco: "Green no ha intentado aquí recrear los cinco espirituales que interpreta en nada que se parezca a su contexto original, ni ha tratado de duplicar su manifestación, a menudo pálida, en el escenario del concierto. Los ha abordado con afecto, pero como música para ser interpretada a su estilo. El resultado es una combinación fascinante: las técnicas del jazz moderno, el blues y el gospel, todo ello aplicado a los espirituales." - Joe Goldberg
Reseña de Steve Huey
Reseña de Steve Huey
Ampliando su paleta musical, Grant Green se desvió hacia una serie de sesiones "temáticas" en 1962: el jazz latino ligero de The Latin Bit; los estándares de country & western de Goin' West; y el mejor del grupo, el álbum de gospel antiguo Feelin' the Spirit. En Feelin' the Spirit, Green toma cinco espirituales afroamericanos tradicionales de dominio público (más el tema extra del CD "Deep River") y les da un tratamiento jazzístico convincente en un entorno de cuarteto más pandereta. El toque ligero y el tono claro de Green encajan muy bien con el material reverente, y el pianista Herbie Hancock es tremendo como apoyo, sirviendo a las necesidades de la música y clavando el brillante estilo gospel perfectamente. Del mismo modo, la forma de tocar de Green nunca se complica demasiado ni pierde de vista las melodías, pero nunca se queda sin ideas, lo que demuestra que Feelin' the Spirit es realmente un trabajo de amor. Abriendo con un alegre "Just a Closer Walk With Thee", Green y Hancock trabajan con un apasionado fervor gospel en "Go Down Moses", que está cargado de soul y blues. Sin embargo, en general, el estado de ánimo es bastante reflexivo, con las interpretaciones de Green de "Joshua Fit de Battle ob Jericho", "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" y "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child", que señalan el sufrimiento y la pena que hay detrás de estos estándares, con la implicación de que el sufrimiento aún continuaba en 1962. Esto no quiere decir que Feelin' the Spirit sea un álbum deprimente, sino que simplemente está impregnado del espíritu del blues, que es parte de la razón por la que estas canciones se traducen tan sorprendentemente bien a pesar de su simplicidad armónica. Green, Hancock, el bajista Butch Warren y el batería Billy Higgins mantienen el ritmo en todo momento, lo que hace de Feelin' the Spirit un experimento muy exitoso.
Tracks:
1 - Just a Closer Walk with Thee - 7:25
2 - Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho - 8:00
3 - Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen - 6:05
4 - Go Down Moses - 7:25
5 - Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child - 9:00
6 - Deep River (Harry Burleigh) - 8:53
Credits:
Bass – Butch Warren
Drums – Billy Higgins
Guitar – Grant Green
Piano – Herbie Hancock
Tambourine – Garvin Masseaux
Recorded By [Recording By] – Rudy Van Gelder
Recorded on December 21, 1962
Label: Blue Note – BLP 4132
Released: 1963
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Soul-Jazz
1 - Just a Closer Walk with Thee - 7:25
2 - Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho - 8:00
3 - Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen - 6:05
4 - Go Down Moses - 7:25
5 - Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child - 9:00
6 - Deep River (Harry Burleigh) - 8:53
Credits:
Bass – Butch Warren
Drums – Billy Higgins
Guitar – Grant Green
Piano – Herbie Hancock
Tambourine – Garvin Masseaux
Recorded By [Recording By] – Rudy Van Gelder
Recorded on December 21, 1962
Label: Blue Note – BLP 4132
Released: 1963
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Soul-Jazz
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