Grant Green Jr. • Introducing GG

 

Review from All About Jazz (by Joe Lazar):
Soul Jazz is cheating. The recipe is tried and true: slick guitar, funky Rhodes and Hammond Organ, tight drums and bass, a full horn section. Music like this sounds good and makes folks happy with ease. It is also relatively formulaic. Such is the scenario for guitarist Grant Green Jr.'s debut album as a leader. The selections are soulful, the arrangements tight, the production clean. The rhythms get feet tapping, heads bobbing, and smiles around the room. But, as is often the case with Soul Jazz, the performance is unoriginal. This is not to take anything away from Green and his guitar -- clearly he knows his way around the fret board and can trade licks with the best of them. The album opens with a horn-heavy funky rendition of "Cantaloupe Woman" and a rollicking guitar solo in the first chorus. "Selma March," "Another Time Another Place" and "Can You Feel It" are similarly funky. "People Make The World Go Around" is a mellower number straddling the line between soul and smooth, while "For The Love Of You" is a ballad that dives tastefully into smooth territory with just a hint of kitsch. The album has its moments, but there is an abundance of groove music that funks harder and grooves smoother. A recommendation for only the most die-hard Soul Jazz fans.
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/introducing-gg-grant-green-jazzateria-review-by-joe-lazar

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Resena de All About Jazz (por Joe Lazar):
El Soul Jazz es una trampa. La receta es de probada eficacia: guitarra elegante, Rhodes y Hammond con funk, bateria y bajo ajustados, una seccion de vientos completa. Esta musica suena bien y alegra a la gente con facilidad. Tambien es relativamente formulaica. Tal es el escenario del album debut como lider del guitarrista Grant Green Jr. Las selecciones son con alma, los arreglos ajustados, la produccion limpia. Los ritmos hacen mover los pies, las cabezas y generan sonrisas. Pero, como suele ocurrir con el Soul Jazz, la ejecucion carece de originalidad. Esto no quita merito a Green y su guitarra -- claramente conoce el mastil y puede intercambiar licks con los mejores. El album abre con una version funky cargada de vientos de "Cantaloupe Woman" y un enardecido solo de guitarra en el primer chorus. "Selma March," "Another Time Another Place" y "Can You Feel It" son igualmente funky. "People Make The World Go Around" es un numero mas tranquilo que balancea entre el soul y el smooth, mientras que "For The Love Of You" es una balada que se adentra con gusto en el terreno smooth con apenas un toque kitsch. El album tiene sus momentos, pero hay una abundancia de musica de groove que funciona con mas fuerza y fluidez. Una recomendacion solo para los fans mas acerimos del Soul Jazz.
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/introducing-gg-grant-green-jazzateria-review-by-joe-lazar

Tracks:
1 - Cantaloupe Women
2 - Selma March
3 - Another Time, Another Place
4 - Can You Feel It
5 - Umberto 7.4
6 - Deep River
7 - People Make the World Go Round
8 - For the Love Of You
9 - 6 Grams Of Funk


Credits:
Personnel:
Grant Green Jr. - Guitar
Leo Gandelman - Saxophone
Richard Lee Wendel - Trumpet
Reuben Wilson - Hammond B3 Organ
Andrew Sherman - Hammond B3 Organ & Rhodes
Albert Menendez - Rhodes
Booker King - Acoustic & Electric Bass
Gintas Janusonis - Drums
Cafe - Percussion

Label: Jazzateria
Country: US
Released: 2002
Genre: Jazz
Style: Soul Jazz, Jazz-Funk, GrooveThis file is intended only for preview!
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