Grant Green - Solid - Blue Note Classic LP

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Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue SeriesMastered by Kevin Gray from Original Analog TapesPressed at Optimal In Spring 1964, guitarist Grant Green recorded two blazing post-bop albums —Matador and Solid—both of which would go unreleased for more than a decade as Blue Note instead decided to release the guitarist's organ-based soul jazz outings of the time. Green had hinted at this post-bop direction on his 1963 masterpiece Idle Moments, and for the Matador session assembled a quartet with pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Bob Cranshaw, and Elvin Jones. A month later Green returned to Van Gelder Studio and expanded the band to a state-of-the-art sextet with the addition of tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson and alto saxophonist James Spaulding. The high-octane set kicks into gear right from the jump on Duke Pearson's "Minor League" and burns through George Russell's hard-charging "Ezz-Thetic" with other highlights including Green's evocative "Grant's Tune," the Sonny Rollins blues "Solid," and an emphatic version of Henderson's "The Kicker." This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal. Features Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series 180g Vinyl LP All-Analog Pressing Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Original Analog Tapes Manufactured at Optimal in Germany Musicians Grant Green guitar Joe Henderson tenor saxophone James Spaulding alto saxophone McCoy Tyner piano Bob Cranshaw bass Elvin Jones drums Selections Side One: Minor League Ezz-Thetic Side Two: Grant's Tune Solid The Kicker Show more