Saturday, October 25, 2008

Grant Green - Alive!


I just picked up this great Grant Green set recorded in 1970 at the Cliche Lounge in Newark, New Jersey, and it is smokin hot. All of the tracks are great, but of note here are versions of Kool & The Gang's "Let the Music Take Your Mind", and the Isley Bros. "It's Your Thing". Also, the timeless Herbie Hancock arrangement "Maiden Voyage".

Check it out and let it speak for itself.

Track Listing:

1. Let the Music Take your Mind
2. Time to Remember
3. Band Introductions
4. Sookie, Sookie
5. Down Here on the Ground
6. Hey Western Union Man
7. It's Your Thing
8. Maiden Voyage

Personnel:

Grant Green - Guitar
Claude Bartee - Tenor Sax
William Bivens - Vibes
Neal Creque (#2, #5) - Organ
Ronnie Foster (#1,4,6-8) - Organ
Idris Muhammad - Drums
Joseph Armstrong - Congas

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