Grant Green - Grant's First Stand (RVG Edition)
Artist.....: Grant Green
Title......: Grant's First Stand (RVG Edition)
Label......: Blue Note Records
Store Date.: Feb-10-2009
Genre......: Jazz
Encoder....: Lame 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
Size.......: 55,8 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Miss Ann's Tempo 05:41
02 - Lullaby Of The Leaves 07:42
03 - Blues For Wilarene 07:08
04 - Baby's Minor Lope 07:18
05 - 'taint Nobody's Business If I Do 04:27
06 - A Wee Bit O' Green 07:48
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40:04 min
Release Notes:
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Grant Green's debut album, Grant's First Stand, still ranks as one
of his greatest pure soul-jazz outings, a set of killer grooves
laid down by a hard-swinging organ trio. For having such a small
lineup ù just organist Baby Face Willette and drummer Ben Dixon ù
the group cooks up quite a bit of power, really sinking its teeth
into the storming up-tempo numbers, and swinging loose and easy on
the ballads. The influence of the blues on both Green and Willette
is strong and, while that's far and away the dominant flavor of
the session, Green also displays his unique bop phrasing (learned
by studying horn players' lines, rather than other guitarists) to
fine effect on his high-octane opener, "Miss Ann's Tempo," and
Willette's "Baby's Minor Lope." Green's original blues "A Wee Bit
O'Green" and "Blues for Willarene" are both memorable,
particularly the former, and the two standards ù "Lullaby of the
Leaves" and "'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do" ù are given smoky
treatments soaked in bluesy, late-night atmosphere. Willette and
Dixon both supply a tremendous rhythmic drive, and Willette's
solos burn with gospel fervor. This same trio performed together
on Willette's Stop and Listen album, with equally heated results.
None of Green's contemporaries used the single-note style (Green
rarely played chords, leaving that to the organ or piano) to quite
the same degree, making him a unique voice on his instrument. And
his terrific debut pegged him as an up-and-comer to watch closely.
Had organist Baby Face Willette stayed in New York and on track,
Grant Green, Willette, and Ben Dixon would have become one of the
premier organ trios in jazz. From the first note of ôMiss AnnÆs
Tempo,ö they establish a groove, and swing like hell through two
standards and four originals. This may have been Grant GreenÆs
debut album, but all three of these musicians share equal
responsibility in this magnificent January 28, 1961 date,
remastered by original recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder from the
original analog masters.
Please Enjoy..