Grantstand is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label in 1962.[2] Green is heard in a quartet with saxophonist Yusef Lateef, organist Jack McDuff, and drummer Al Harewood. The CD reissue released in 1987 features one bonus track from the same session.

Grantstand
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1962[1]
RecordedAugust 1, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreSoul jazz, jazz blues
Length42:30
LabelBlue Note
BST 84086
ProducerAlfred Lion
Grant Green chronology
Sunday Mornin'
(1961)
Grantstand
(1962)
Remembering
(1961)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [5]

The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4 stars and stated "if you're looking for Green the soul-jazz groovemaster, Grantstand is an excellent place to find him".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Grant Green except as indicated
  1. "Grantstand" – 9:03
  2. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 9:06
  3. "Blues in Maude's Flat" – 15:00
  4. "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) – 4:11
  5. "Green's Greenery" – 5:10 [Bonus track on CD reissue]

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Schwann-1, Records, Tapes, 1976
  2. ^ Grant Green discography accessed September 15, 2010
  3. ^ a b Huey, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 15, 2010
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 598. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.