Another fine take Robert! Grant Green is one of my favorite jazz guitarists. He has that ability to play blues, Latin, ballads et al with soulful feeling.
Great as always, Robert! I read everywhere that Grant Green is underrated, but he's always been a favourite within my family, and I think everyone can recognise his biting, midrangey tone!
Incredibly interesting read. I’ve long been curious about what went into the decision to release or shelve music. Was it money (cost of printing/distribution, royalties, lack of commercial appeal)? Limits of the LP media? Was it artistic differences?
What we’ve seen excavated from the vaults of Blue Note, Motown, and Stax alone makes for an intriguing alternate history, not to mention the vaults at other labels (Dylan’s bootleg series or the Elvis FTD releases are two such examples). For better or worse, the CD era and (more recently) EU copyright laws have resulted in a catalog deluge over the past four decades.
Really nice piece, Robert. I'm not as familiar with Green's work as I should be--usually I hear him most when he crosses over into other artists' sessions. You gave a nice summary here and I'm playing "It Ain't Necessarily So" right now. You aren't kidding--this is an amazing track.
mmm I needed that kind of sounds today ✨ such a great issue!
Another fine take Robert! Grant Green is one of my favorite jazz guitarists. He has that ability to play blues, Latin, ballads et al with soulful feeling.
Great as always, Robert! I read everywhere that Grant Green is underrated, but he's always been a favourite within my family, and I think everyone can recognise his biting, midrangey tone!
Great review, Robert
Re: 'Idle Moments'
Don't forget 'Solid'!
[also, 'Matador'...
All hail Michael Cuscuna!
Incredibly interesting read. I’ve long been curious about what went into the decision to release or shelve music. Was it money (cost of printing/distribution, royalties, lack of commercial appeal)? Limits of the LP media? Was it artistic differences?
What we’ve seen excavated from the vaults of Blue Note, Motown, and Stax alone makes for an intriguing alternate history, not to mention the vaults at other labels (Dylan’s bootleg series or the Elvis FTD releases are two such examples). For better or worse, the CD era and (more recently) EU copyright laws have resulted in a catalog deluge over the past four decades.
Really nice piece, Robert. I'm not as familiar with Green's work as I should be--usually I hear him most when he crosses over into other artists' sessions. You gave a nice summary here and I'm playing "It Ain't Necessarily So" right now. You aren't kidding--this is an amazing track.