Thursday, 22 January 2015

Grant Green - Nigeria (1962) {2012 Japanese BNLT Series Remaster}


Grant Green - Nigeria (1962) {2012 Japanese BNLT Series Remaster}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 333 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 123 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 16 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2012 Blue Note / EMI Music Japan | TOCJ-50284
Jazz / Hard Bop / Soul Jazz / Guitar


Nigeria is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1980. Damn great work from guitarist Grant Green – one of his killer sessions with pianist Sonny Clark – recorded in the early 60s, but unissued until nearly 20 years later! The groove here is a bit different than some of Green's early dates with organ – a bit more soulful hardbop at times, with some great work on rhythm from Sam Jones on bass and Art Blakey on drums – two great players who complete the group beautifully. The setting is calm and spare, but very fluid, and all players play with a brilliant edge – Blakey is excellent, and hearing him on this one makes you want more of his work as a sideman (which was to diminish greatly after this recording).

Personnel:
Grant Green - guitar
Sonny Clark - piano
Sam Jones - bass
Art Blakey - drums

tracklist:
01 - Airegin
02 - It Ain't Necessarily So
03 - I Concentrate On You
04 - The Things We Did Last Summer
05 - The Song Is You
06 - Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
07 - Airegin (Alternate Take)

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