Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Resonance's Slick! Live at Oil Can Harry's presents recordings made on September 5, 1975 at the Vancouver, British Columbia club Oil Can Harry's. Grant Green spent much of his final years on the road, but after he left Blue Note in 1974 he wasn't recorded much: just two other records, both studio sessions. Slick! represents his latest-known live recording, and it undercuts the conventional wisdom that the guitarist frittered away his final years. Supported by Ronnie Ware on bass, Emmanuel Riggins on electric piano, drummer Greg Williams, and percussionist Gerald Izzard, Green is thoroughly within his jazz-funk groove, as he bends Charlie Parker's "Now's the Time" to fit his new style. "Now's the Time" finds a counterpart in a lovely, relaxed version of Antonio Carlos Jobim's "How Insensitive," which rides its mellow rhythms for upwards of 30 minutes. Still, the centerpiece -- and perhaps the best indication of how Green worked in the latter stages of his career -- is a half-hour medley blending Stanley Clarke's "Vulcan Princess," the Ohio Players' "Skin Tight," Bobby Womack's "Woman's Gotta Have It," Stevie Wonder's "Boogie on Reggae Woman," and the O'Jays' "For the Love of Money." Here, there are no borders between jazz, R&B, bop, and funk, and it not only cooks, but the solos by Green and Riggins are dexterous and surprising, lending Slick! real substance in addition to being a funky good time.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/slick%21-live-at-oil-can-harrys-mw0003168857
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Reseña de Stephen Thomas Erlewine
¡Resonance's Slick! Live at Oil Can Harry's presenta grabaciones realizadas el 5 de septiembre de 1975 en el club Oil Can Harry's de Vancouver, Columbia Británica. Grant Green pasó gran parte de sus últimos años en la carretera, pero después de dejar Blue Note en 1974 no se le grabó mucho: sólo dos discos más, ambos sesiones de estudio. Slick! representa su última grabación en directo conocida, y desmiente la idea convencional de que el guitarrista desperdició sus últimos años. Apoyado por Ronnie Ware en el bajo, Emmanuel Riggins en el piano eléctrico, el baterista Greg Williams y el percusionista Gerald Izzard, Green está completamente dentro de su ritmo de jazz-funk, mientras dobla "Now's the Time" de Charlie Parker para adaptarlo a su nuevo estilo. "Now's the Time" encuentra su contrapartida en una encantadora y relajada versión de "How Insensitive" de Antonio Carlos Jobim, que cabalga sobre sus suaves ritmos durante más de 30 minutos. Sin embargo, la pieza central -y quizás la mejor indicación de cómo Green trabajó en las últimas etapas de su carrera- es un popurrí de media hora que mezcla "Vulcan Princess" de Stanley Clarke, "Skin Tight" de los Ohio Players, "Woman's Gotta Have It" de Bobby Womack, "Boogie on Reggae Woman" de Stevie Wonder y "For the Love of Money" de los O'Jays. Aquí no hay fronteras entre el jazz, el R&B, el bop y el funk, y no sólo se cuece, sino que los solos de Green y Riggins son hábiles y sorprendentes, lo que da a Slick! verdadera sustancia además de ser un buen momento funky.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/slick%21-live-at-oil-can-harrys-mw0003168857
1 - Now’s The Time - 9:03
2 - How Insensitive (Insensatez) - 26:04
3 - Medley: Vulcan Princess / Skin Tight / Woman’s Gotta Have It / Boogie On Reggae Woman / For The Love Of Money - 31:57
Credits:
Art Direction, Design – Burton Yount
Bass – Ronnie Ware
Drums – Greg Williams
Electric Piano – Emmanuel Riggins
Engineer [Original Recording Engineer] – Si Garber
Executive-Producer – George Klabin, Michael Cuscuna
Guitar – Grant Green
Mastered By – Fran Gala
Percussion – Gerald Izzard
Photography By [Front And Back Cover Photos] – Gerry Nairn
Producer – Zev Feldman
Producer [Associate Producer] – Zak Shelby-Szyszko
Producer [Original Recording Produced By] – Gary Barclay
Transferred By [Sound Restoration By] – Fran Gala, George Klabin
Notes:
Recorded at Oil Can Harry's on September 5, 1975 (Vancouver, Canada).
Label: Resonance Records – HCD-2034
Released: 25 May 2018
Genre: Jazz
Style: Fusion, Jazz-Funk
https://www.discogs.com/Grant-Green-Slick-Live-at-Oil-Can-Harrys/release/11961335
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