Grant Green compilations

[Alfred]

This is a bit strange to me. Not long after the Retrospective box, Blue Note will release 3 more single CDs with funk oriented stuff. Grant Green is one of the "most in print" BN artitsts, I guess. Street date for Europe is Mai 23th.

I definitely not need these sampler. But the cover design is cool! B-)

[WD45]

I am down with that!

If they have the best cuts from those later albums, then I would be all for that. Some of the ballads were a bit too syrupy for my palate.

Vol 1:

1. Ain't It Funky Now

2. Ease Back

3. It's Your Thing

4. Love On A Two Way Street

5. Let The Music Take Your Mind

6. I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing, Open Up The Door I'll Get It Myself / Cold Sweat

7. Betcha By Golly Wow

Vol 2:

1. Upshot

2. The Final Comedown

3. Cantaloupe Woman

4. Dracula

5. California Green

6. Flood In Franklin Park

Vol 3:

1. Cease The Bombing

2. Maiden Voyage

3. A Day In The Life

4. Down Hear On The Ground

5. Fancy Free

[Dan Gould]

I trust that none of it is previously unissued, right?

[Noj]

6. I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing, Open Up The Door I'll Get It Myself / Cold Sweat

Is this different from "I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open The Door I'll Get It Myself)" from the Carryin' On Rare Groove reissue?

[Big Al]

This is a bit strange to me. Not long after the Retrospective box, Blue Note will release 3 more single CDs with funk oriented stuff. Grant Green is one of the "most in print" BN artitsts, I guess.

Well, none of this stuff is on the aforementioned Retrospective, and I don't know how much of this is in print otherwise, so maybe these could be considered to be companion discs to the Retrospective. Sort of a Retrospective, Part 2. Who knows?

[Brad]

I think the retro was from a different period, his classic period. This all 69 to 72, more commercial. Doesn't sound like anything I'll be interested in.

[Soul Stream]

dig the cover artwork.

[Claude]

Is there a logic in the track selection of every CD or are these rather interchangable samplers? I am not familiar with Grant Green's later discography.

Edited April 26, 2005 by Claude

[jazzbo]

I'd sure like to have one of those guitars!

[Aftab]

I'll be all over these - can never have too much GG - a lot of these tracks have never been out on CD

[chris olivarez]

Looking forward to it.

[andybleaden]

dig the cover artwork.

I am really in awe of the art work...first bit of decent art work for new stuff ( albeit repackaged) for a while

[Big Al]

Wonder why these aren't listed on the Blue Note site?

[jazzbo]

I think they may be European Blue Note releases. . . (?)

[Claude]

They are released in the US too (May 10):

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=6855185

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=6855186

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=6855189

Edited April 27, 2005 by Claude

[Shawn]

These look nice, the song selections are logical. Disc 3 would probably be of most interest to fans of Grant's "earlier period"...as his versions of Maiden Voyage & Fancy Free are STUNNING.

[WD45]

These look nice, the song selections are logical. Disc 3 would probably be of most interest to fans of Grant's "earlier period"...as his versions of Maiden Voyage & Fancy Free are STUNNING.

IF that version of Maiden Voyage is from "Alive," then yes, it is killer.

[danasgoodstuff]

As a sort of Retrospective, pt II, I guess think kinda make sence. But not too much to me given that there are GG sessions from this period that are either completely unissued (Live @ Club Mozambique, and a studio date with the usual suspects) or unreissued domestically (Shades of Green, etc.). Oh well, maybe some day. Not to mention unissued outtakes from Carryin' On!

Oh, in case nobody else answered, there are two recordings by Grant of "Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing" - the one from Carryin' On and the one one from Shades of Green that's a medley with "Cold Sweat". Both good, neither one as hot as the version of "Ain't It Funky" from Green is Beautiful. More than enuff from a BN play JB antho if you include Lonnie Smith's "I Can't Stand It", miscredited tho' it is.

[Ed S]

I'm pre-ordering these!

I'm a big fan of Green's second Blue Note stint. Lots of fun, groovin' stuff.

The versions of Maiden Voyage and Fancy Free *are* killer.

[Ed S]

Order placed. There's a Joe Lovano w Hank Jones disc coming out the same day. Grabbed that too. B-)

[catesta]

Order placed. There's a Joe Lovano w Hank Jones disc coming out the same day. Grabbed that too. B-)

Yep, this one.

I think I'm going to place a pre-order as well.

[Brad]

Not anything about these, but isn't this from an overly commercial period and quite different from his classic BN period. Reading all these comments, I'm probably on the fence about 'em now.

[Claude]

Not anything about these, but isn't this from an overly commercial period and quite different from his classic BN period.

It is indeed different from the 1961-65 Grant Green music, but some of the stuff is very good in it's genre.

[LarryCurleyMoe]

I trust that none of it is previously unissued, right?

I share your concern, Dan. If these tracks were already previously issued, then WTF? Another Blue-Note repackaging scheme? Would rather see the rest of Grant's BN output come out...

[Soul Stream]

I've email Cuscuna several times about issuing Grant Green's "Live At Club Mozambique." I've actually heard some of it and it's awesome, recording quality is Aplus as well from what I heard.

Can't understand why we can't get this motha' out.