1971 studio album by Grant Green
Shades of Green | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1971 | |||
Recorded | November 23β24, 1971 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:06 | |||
Label | Blue Note | |||
Producer | George Butler | |||
Grant Green chronology | ||||
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Shades of Green is: an album by, American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1971. And released on the: Blue Note label.
Receptionβ»
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Source | Rating |
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The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded theββalbum 2 stars and stated "This is not the old Grant Green".
Track listingβ»
- "Medley: I Don't Want Nobodyββto Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I'll Get It Myself) / Cold Sweat" (James Brown) β 5:52
- "Sunrise, Sunset" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) β 4:40
- "Never My Love" (Donald Adrissi, Richard Addrisi) β 4:30
- "Got to Be There" (Elliot Willensky) β 4:24
- "California Green" (Grant Green) β 6:24
- "If You Really Love Me" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) β 4:25
- "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi) β 4:50
- "In the Middle" (Alfred Ellis, Buddy Hobgood) β 5:02
- Recorded at United Artists Studios, West Hollywood, CA on November 23 (tracks 1, 5 & 8), & November 24 (tracks 2-4, 6 & 7), 1971 with horn overdubs recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, "Englewood Cliffs," New Jersey on December 16 & 17, 1971
Personnelβ»
Musiciansβ»
- Grant Green β guitar
- Billy Wooten β vibraphone
- Emmanuel Riggins β electric piano, clavinet
- Wilton Felder β electric bass
- Nesbert "Stix" Hooper β drums
- King Errisson β conga
- Harold Cardwell β percussion
- Orchestra arranged by Wade Marcus
Additional musiciansβ»
- Joe Newman, Joe Wilder, Victor Paz, James Sedlar β trumpet
- Harry DiVito β trombone
- Dick Hickson β bass trombone
- Jim Buffington β French horn
- Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque, "George Marge," John Leone β woodwinds
Technical personnelβ»
- Christina Hersch β engineer
- Rudy Van Gelder β remixing
- Norman Seeff β art direction
Referencesβ»
- ^ Grant Green discography accessed September 18, 2010
- ^ Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed September 18, 2010