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Grant Green - Grantstand (1961) [Analogue Productions, Remastered 2011]

Grant Green - Grantstand (1961) [Remastered 2011]
Mastered by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering
XLD | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 236 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 107 Mb | Scans included | 00:42:56
Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Guitar Jazz | Label: Analogue Productions, Blue Note | # CBNJ 84086 SA

Grantstand is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label. The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4 stars and stated "if you're looking for Green the soul-jazz groovemaster, Grantstand is an excellent place to find him".

Grant Green - Green Street (1961) [Japanese Edition 1993]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Oct. 23, 2023
Grant Green - Green Street (1961) [Japanese Edition 1993]

Grant Green - Green Street (1961) [Japanese Edition 1993]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 232 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 93 MB | Covers - 38 MB
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Toshiba-EMI (TOCJ-4071)

As a trio, this edition of guitarist Grant Green's many ensembles has to rank with the best he had ever fronted. Recorded on April Fool's Day of 1961, the band and music are no joke, as bassist Ben Tucker and drummer Dave Bailey understand in the most innate sense how to support Green, lay back when needed, or strut their own stuff when called upon. Still emerging as an individualist, Green takes further steps ahead, without a pianist, saxophonist, or - most importantly - an organist. His willpower drives this music forward in a refined approach that definitely marks him as a distinctive, immediately recognizable player. It is also a session done in a period when Green was reeling in popular demand, as this remarkably is one of six recordings he cut for Blue Note as a leader in 1961, not to mention other projects as a sideman…
Grant Green Quartet - Nigeria [Recorded 1962] (1980) [Reissue 2014]

Grant Green Quartet - Nigeria [Recorded 1962] (1980) [Reissue 2014]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 398 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 143 MB | Covers - 15 MB
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Essential Jazz Classics (EJC55649)

This is a great album with the classic synergy of Green and pianist Sonny Clark, who along with Sam Jones on bass and Art Blakey complete the quartet. This album was also released on The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Grant Green and Sonny Clark. Just classic Green.

Grant Green - Grant's First Stand (1961) [Reissue 2009]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Oct. 1, 2018
Grant Green - Grant's First Stand (1961) [Reissue 2009]

Grant Green - Grant's First Stand (1961) [Reissue 2009]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 247 MB | Covers (8 MB) included
Genre: Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Blue Note (50999 2 65151 2 0)

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 - just organist Baby Face Willette and drummer Ben Dixon - 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"…
Grant Green - Street Funk & Jazz Grooves (The Best of Grant Green) [Recorded 1964-1972] (1993)

Grant Green - Street Funk & Jazz Grooves (The Best of Grant Green) [Recorded 1964-1972] (1993)
XLD Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 449 MB | Covers - 120 MB
Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Blue Note (0777 7 89622 2 9)

Following the 1993 hit "Tukka Yoot's Riddim" by US3, which featured a sample from his 1971 track "Sookie Sookie", Grant Green has been enjoying a revival of popularity. Blue Note records released this compilation of the guitarist to catch the interest. So of course "Sookie Sookie" is here in it's original 11-minute three-second glory. As are other funk faves "Talkin' About JC" and "Windjammer", which amply show why Green is such an influence on acid jazz. Certainly on this Best of Blue Note have picked the more groove-based numbers from his 1964-72 work with the label. Street Funk is a fun package, ideal for summer evenings. It's perfect for those not familiar with his playing apart maybe from the odd sampled riff, or those who have heard the respect paid to him by contemporary jazz musicians…

Grant Green - The Final Comedown (1972/2004)  Vinyl & HR

Posted by v3122 at March 18, 2022
Grant Green - The Final Comedown (1972/2004)

Grant Green - The Final Comedown (1972/2004)
Vinyl Rip | 24-bit/192 kHz | Flac(Tracks) > 1.34 Gb | Artwork > 143 Mb
Pure Pleasure Records, BST 84415 | Funk, Soundtrack, Score

~ 180 gram Vinyl. Limited Edition. Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering. Mastered by Sean Magee at Abbey Road. Pressed at Pallas Germany. ~

Grant Green - Sunday Mornin' (1961) [Reissue 1996]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Nov. 9, 2023
Grant Green - Sunday Mornin' (1961) [Reissue 1996]

Grant Green - Sunday Mornin' (1961) [Reissue 1996]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 277 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 111 MB | Covers - 3 MB
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Blue Note (CDP 7243 8 52434 2 4)

Grant Green's fourth album, Sunday Mornin', was the first time Green recorded (as a leader) with a piano instead of an organ. Joined by pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Ben Tucker, and drummer Ben Dixon, Green makes Sunday Mornin' less of a soul-jazz session than his previous work, instead turning in a solid - if not quite exceptional - set of modal hard bop and laid-back grooves. Pianist Drew's sparse chording leaves plenty of room for Green's lilting tones to ring out, and since Green's approach relies on single-note lines rather than chords, the whole session ends up with a spacious, light feel. Half of the original six tracks are Green originals, including the Martin Luther King-inspired "Freedom March" and the gospel-tinged title track; the others are well-known repertory: "God Bless the Child," Miles Davis' "So What," and Eddie Harris' then-recent hit adaptation of the theme from "Exodus"…
Grant Green - The Best Of Grant Green Vol. II [Recorded 1969-1972] (1996)

Grant Green - The Best Of Grant Green Vol. II [Recorded 1969-1972] (1996)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 421 MB | Covers - 11 MB
Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz-Funk | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Blue Note (CDP 7243 8 37741)

Grant Green signed to Blue Note for a second time in 1969. Where his first stint with the label was nearly all hard bop, the recordings from his second stay were almost all funky soul-jazz. Predictably, these are sessions that jazz purists have dismissed throughout the years, even though - when judged strictly on the level of funky, groove-oriented dance music - the music is quite strong. During the '80s and '90s, dance and hip-hop fans rediscovered Green's records from the late '70s and sampled his playing and grooves on their own records. Blue Note assembled The Best of Grant Green, Vol. 2 to capitalize on the popularity of this acid-jazz movement. All of the material on this disc is drawn from albums - The Final Comedown, Live at the Lighthouse, Visions - that never received much attention in jazz circles. Nevertheless, fans of this sound will find The Best of Grant Green, Vol. 2 to be a delight – there are a lot of wonderfully funky, dense grooves on here, and many of the songs have been out of print since their original issue. Hard bop fans will not reconsider their negative opinion of this music based on this compilation, but acid-jazz, groove, and hip-hop fans will find this disc to be an excellent addition to their Grant Green collection.

Grant Green - Matador (1979) [Reissue 1990] (Repost)  Music

Posted by gribovar at May 24, 2019
Grant Green - Matador (1979) [Reissue 1990] (Repost)

Grant Green - Matador (1979) [Reissue 1990]
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 302 MB | Covers - 39 MB
Genre: Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Blue Note (CDP 7 84442-2)

Grant Green recorded so much high-quality music for Blue Note during the first half of the '60s that a number of excellent sessions went unissued at the time. Even so, it's still hard to figure out why 1964's Matador was only released in Japan in 1979, prior to its U.S. CD reissue in 1990 - it's a classic and easily one of Green's finest albums. In contrast to the soul-jazz and jazz-funk for which Green is chiefly remembered, Matador is a cool-toned, straight-ahead modal workout that features some of Green's most advanced improvisation, even more so than his sessions with Larry Young. Part of the reason for that is that Green is really pushed by his stellar backing unit: pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Bob Cranshaw, and drummer Elvin Jones…

Grant Green - Idle Moments (1965) [Japanese Edition 1994]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Feb. 18, 2024
Grant Green - Idle Moments (1965) [Japanese Edition 1994]

Grant Green - Idle Moments (1965) [Japanese Edition 1994]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 253 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 101 MB | Covers - 40 MB
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Toshiba-EMI (TOCJ-4154)

This languid, seductive gem may well be Grant Green's greatest moment on record. Right from the opening bars of the classic title cut, Idle Moments is immediately ingratiating and accessible, featuring some of Green's most stylish straight jazz playing. Whether he's running warm (pianist Duke Pearson's "Idle Moments"), cool (the Modern Jazz Quartet's "Django"), or a bit more up-tempo (Pearson's "Nomad," his own "Jean de Fleur"), Green treats the material with the graceful elegance that was the hallmark of his best hard bop sessions, and that quality achieves its fullest expression here. He's helped by an ensemble that, as a sextet, is slightly larger and fuller-sounding than usual, and there's plenty of room for solo explorations on the four extended pieces…