Shades of Green (album)

Shades of Green is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1971 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]

Shades of Green
Studio album by
Released1971
RecordedNovember 23 & 24, 1971
GenreJazz
Length37:06
LabelBlue Note
Grant Green chronology
Visions
(1971)
Shades of Green
(1971)
The Final Comedown
(1971)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 2 stars and stated "This is not the old Grant Green".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Medley: I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing, (Open Up The Door I'll Get It Myself) / Cold Sweat" (James Brown) -
  2. "Sunrise, Sunset" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) -
  3. "Never My Love" (Donald Adrissi, Richard Addrisi) -
  4. "Got to Be There" (Elliot Willensky) -
  5. "California Green (Grant Green) -
  6. "If You Really Love Me" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) -
  7. "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi) -
  8. "In the Middle" (Alfred Ellis, Buddy Hobgood) -
  • 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

Personnel

Orchestra arranged by Wade Marcus

References

  1. Grant Green discography accessed September 18, 2010
  2. Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed September 18, 2010
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