Grant's First Stand
1961 studio album by Grant Green
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| Studio album by Grant Green | ||||
| Released | May 1961[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 28, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Soul jazz | |||
| Length | 40:01 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84064 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Grant's First Stand is the debut album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances by Green recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1961.[2] He is featured in a trio with organist Baby Face Willette and drummer Ben Dixon. Earlier recordings made by Green for Blue Note were released as First Session in 2001.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "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."[3]
Track listing
- All compositions by Grant Green except as indicated
- "Miss Ann's Tempo" – 5:38
- "Lullaby of the Leaves" (Bernice Petkere, Joe Young) – 7:41
- "Blues for Willarene" – 7:08
- "Baby's Minor Lope" (Baby Face Willette) – 7:19
- "'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do" (Porter Grainger) – 4:26
- "A Wee Bit O'Green" – 7:49
Personnel
- Grant Green – guitar
- Baby Face Willette – organ
- Ben Dixon – drums
References
- ^ Billboard May 15, 1961
- ^ "Grant Green Catalog", JazzDisco.org, accessed September 14, 2010.
- ^ a b Huey, S. 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.
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- Sunday Mornin' (1962)
- Grantstand (1962)
- The Latin Bit (1963)
- Feelin' the Spirit (1963)
- Am I Blue (1964)
- Idle Moments (1965)
- Talkin' About! (1965)
- His Majesty King Funk (1965)
- I Want to Hold Your Hand (1966)
- Street of Dreams (1967)
- Goin' West (1969)
- Carryin' On (1970)
- Green Is Beautiful (1970)
- Visions (1971)
- Shades of Green (1971)
- Iron City (1972)
- The Main Attraction (1976)
- Easy (1978)
- Matador (1979)
- Solid (1979)
- Remembering (1980)
- Gooden's Corner (1980)
- Nigeria (1980)
- Oleo (1980)
- Born to Be Blue (1985)
- The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark (1997)
- Blues for Lou (1999)
- First Session (2001)
- Alive! (1970)
- Live at The Lighthouse (1972)
- Live at Club Mozambique (2006)
- The Final Comedown (1972)
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