Grant's First Stand
Appearance
Grant's First Stand | ||||
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Englewood Cliffs | ||||
Genre | Soul jazz | |||
Length | 40:01 | |||
Label | Blue Note BST 84064 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Grant Green chronology | ||||
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Grant's First Stand is the debut album by American jazz guitarist
First Session
in 2001.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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.
- ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.