Grant's First Stand Explained

Grant's First Stand
Type:	Album
Artist:	Grant Green
Cover:	Grant's First Stand.jpg
Released:	May 1961^[1]
Recorded:	January 28, 1961
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre:	Soul jazz
Length:	40:01
Label:	Blue Note BST 84064
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Chronology:	Grant Green
Prev Title:	First Session
Prev Year:	1960-61
Next Title:	Green Street
Next Year:	1961

Grant's First Stand is the debut album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances by Green recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1961.^[2] He is featured in a trio with organist Baby Face Willette and drummer Ben Dixon. Earlier recordings made by Green for Blue Note were released as First Session in 2001.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "Grant's First Stand still ranks as one of his greatest pure soul-jazz outings, a set of killer grooves laid down by a hard-swinging organ trio."^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Grant Green except as indicated

1. "Miss Ann's Tempo" – 5:38
2. "Lullaby of the Leaves" (Bernice Petkere, Joe Young) – 7:41
3. "Blues for Willarene" – 7:08
4. "Baby's Minor Lope" (Baby Face Willette) – 7:19
5. "'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do" (Porter Grainger) – 4:26
6. "A Wee Bit O'Green" – 7:49

Personnel

• Grant Green – guitar
• Baby Face Willette – organ
• Ben Dixon – drums

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=AiEEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Grant+Green+4064&pg=PA40 Billboard May 15, 1961
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/grant-green/catalog/#blue-note-blp-4064 "Grant Green Catalog"
3. Huey, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r154342|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review], accessed September 14, 2010.