Grant Green • The Final Comedown

 

 Review by Brandon Burke
The Final Comedown was Blue Note's first film soundtrack and a departure for both the label and Grant Green. True, many of Green's sessions from this period dipped into funk and R&B, but most of the tracks heard here are pensive mood pieces, conceived as the backing tracks to the blaxploitation film of the same name. As can be expected, there are a handful of cuts -- "Past, Present and Future," "Slight Fear and Terror," "Battle Scene" -- featuring things like staccato horn punches, dramatic tympani, and little in the way of instrumental soloing -- standard fare for the genre. Others, like the fantastic title track, showcase Green in a setting much more akin to his previous funk dates (Alive, etc.). Like any film score, The Final Comedown shifts moods as often as it revisits themes, so one should expect to hear a wide variety of styles held together by only a few common motifs. The most puzzling thing about this release, perhaps, is the fact that it was credited to Green at all. Wade Marcus composed and conducted every track and at least a few of them feature Green in nothing more than a supporting role. Recommended for fans of blaxploitation soundtracks and early-'70s jazz-funk.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-final-comedown-mw0000532480

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Reseña de Brandon Burke
The Final Comedown fue la primera banda sonora para cine de Blue Note y un cambio tanto para el sello como para Grant Green. Es cierto que muchas de las sesiones de Green de este período se sumergieron en el funk y el R&B, pero la mayoría de los temas que se escuchan aquí son piezas de ambiente pensativo, concebidas como las pistas de acompañamiento de la película de blaxploitation del mismo nombre. Como era de esperar, hay un puñado de cortes - "Past, Present and Future", "Slight Fear and Terror", "Battle Scene"- en los que aparecen punteos de trompa staccato, timbales dramáticos y pocos solos instrumentales, algo habitual en el género. Otras, como la fantástica canción que da título al disco, muestran a Green en un entorno mucho más afín a sus anteriores citas con el funk (Alive, etc.). Como cualquier partitura cinematográfica, The Final Comedown cambia de estado de ánimo con la misma frecuencia que retoma los temas, por lo que cabe esperar escuchar una amplia variedad de estilos unidos por unos pocos motivos comunes. Quizá lo más desconcertante de este lanzamiento sea el hecho de que se atribuya a Green. Wade Marcus compuso y dirigió todos los temas, y al menos en unos cuantos de ellos Green aparece sólo en un papel secundario. Recomendado para los amantes de las bandas sonoras de blaxploitation y del jazz-funk de principios de los 70.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-final-comedown-mw0000532480

Tracklist:
1 - Past, Present And Future - 5:17
2 - The Final Comedown - 3:29
3 - Father's Lament - 2:50
4 - Fountain Scene - 3:02
5 - Soul Food-African Shop - 2:54
6 - Slight Fear And Terror - 1:16
7 - Afro Party - 4:11
8 - Luanna's Theme - 2:30
9 - Battle Scene - 6:47
10 - Traveling To Get To Doc - 1:42
11 - One Second After Death - 1:41


Credits:
    Composed By – Wade Marcus
    Congas, Bongos – Ralph MacDonald
    Drums – Grady Tate
    Guitar – Cornell Dupree, Grant Green
    Piano, Organ – Richard Tee
    Producer – George Butler
    Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Harold Vick
    Trumpet – Marvin Stamm

Recorded at A&R Studios, NYC on December 13 & 14, 1971


Label: Blue Note ‎– BST-84415
Released: 1972
Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul, Stage & Screen
Style: Funk, Soundtrack, Score
https://www.discogs.com/Grant-Green-The-Final-Comedown-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/release/1012950

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