| Green Street | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1961 [1] | |||
| Recorded | April 1, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz, post-bop | |||
| Length | 39:19 | |||
| Label |
Blue Note BST 84071 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Green Street is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1961. [2] Green is backed by bassist Ben Tucker and drummer Dave Bailey. The CD reissue features two alternate takes from the same session as bonus tracks.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  
[3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |
[4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |
[5] |
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Green Street stands as one of Grant Green's best recordings of many he produced in the ten prolific years he was with the Blue Note label". [3]
Track listing
All compositions by Grant Green except as indicated
- "No. 1 Green Street" – 7:20
- " 'Round About Midnight" ( Thelonious Monk) – 7:04
- "Grant's Dimensions" – 7:56
- "Green with Envy" – 9:46
- " Alone Together" ( Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 7:13
Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
- "Green with Envy" [Alternate take] – 7:55
- "Alone Together" [Alternate take] – 6:56
Personnel
References
- ^ Billboard Oct 16, 1961
- ^ Grant Green discography accessed September 14, 2010
- ^ a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 14, 2010
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 598. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
