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Grantstand is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1961. Grant Green’s third album to be released, Grantstand teams the clear-toned guitarist with an unlikely backing group of musicians who rarely appeared with Blue Note otherwise: tenor saxophonist Yusef Lateef (who doubles on flute), organist Brother Jack McDuff, and drummer Al Harewood. Although Lateef was beginning to delve deeply into Eastern tonalities and instruments around the same time, his playing here is pretty straightforward and swinging, fitting the relaxed, bop-tinged soul-jazz that makes up most of the session.
| 1 | Grandstand | ♡ | 9:06 | Grant Green | Grant Green / Yusef Lateef / “Brother” Jack McDuff / Al Harewood |
| 2 | My Funny Valentine | ♡ | 9:07 | Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart | Grant Green / Yusef Lateef / “Brother” Jack McDuff / Al Harewood |
| 3 | Blues in Maude’s Flat | ♡ | 15:03 | Grant Green | Grant Green / Yusef Lateef / “Brother” Jack McDuff / Al Harewood |
| 4 | Old Folks | ♡ | 4:11 | Willard Robison / Dedette Lee Hill | Grant Green / Yusef Lateef / “Brother” Jack McDuff / Al Harewood |
| 5 | Green’s Greenery | ♡ | 5:17 | Grant Green | Grant Green / Yusef Lateef / “Brother” Jack McDuff / Al Harewood |
Links
- Folder:
R:\__Jazz\_G\Grant Green\1961. Grant Green - Grantstand (Blue Note, AP 2011) [SACD][DSD64] - Explorer: Open folder
- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000188219
Credits
Drums — Al Harewood Guitar — Grant Green Mastered By — Kevin Gray, Steve Hoffman Organ — Brother Jack McDuff Recorded By — Rudy Van Gelder Tenor Saxophone — Yusef Lateef Flute — Yusef Lateef
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