Shades of Green (album) explained
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]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 2 stars and stated "This is not the old Grant Green".[2]
Track listing
- "Medley: I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I'll Get It Myself) / Cold Sweat" (James Brown) – 5:52
- "Sunrise, Sunset" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) – 4:40
- "Never My Love" (Donald Adrissi, Richard Addrisi) – 4:30
- "Got to Be There" (Elliot Willensky) – 4:24
- "California Green" (Grant Green) – 6:24
- "If You Really Love Me" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) – 4:25
- "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi) – 4:50
- "In the Middle" (Alfred Ellis, Buddy Hobgood) – 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
Personnel
Musicians
- Grant Green – guitar
- Billy Wooten – vibraphone
- Emmanuel Riggins – electric piano, clavinet
- Wilton Felder – electric bass
- Nesbert "Stix" Hooper – drums
- King Errisson – conga
- Harold Cardwell – percussion
- Orchestra arranged by Wade Marcus
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
Notes and References
- http://www.jazzdisco.org/grant-green/catalog/#blue-note-bst-84413 Grant Green discography
- Erlewine, M. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r207383|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed September 18, 2010
