Grant Green organ sessions

[Milestones]

I know there are a ton of these under the names of various organists, and I'm most intrigued to check out Big John Patton.

Under his own name, Green worked fairy often with Larry Young (with Elvin Jones in the drum chair). I've finally heard all of Talkin' About, which I'd say is one of the finest of all Grant Green records. This is the is core trio, of course. I have also heard all of Street of Dreams, where the group is joined by Bobby Hutcherson; nice record too, and quite different from Talkin'.

I know there's other stuff as well, such as I Want to Hold Your Hand and Larry Young's Into Something.

Your comments and recommendations please.

Edited October 3, 2013 by Milestones

[B. Clugston]

Green did many great sessions with John Patton, including Let 'Em Roll. The two dates for Blue Note with Baby Face Willette are also very enjoyable.

[CJ Shearn]

Grantstand

[king ubu]

comes with another cover in the age of CD ... fine one, with Larry Young, cover, discographies and common knowledge notwithstanding - read it up here:

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=144

[Rooster_Ties]

A great question would be what albums/sessions with Grant Green with organists OTHER THAN Larry Young or Big John -- are real "must haves" kind of sessions?

(For those of us who feel like EVERYTHING he ever recorded with Young or Patton is "must have".)

[Dan Gould]

A great question would be what albums/sessions with Grant Green with organists OTHER THAN Larry Young or Big John -- are real "must haves" kind of sessions?

(For those of us who feel like EVERYTHING he ever recorded with Young or Patton is "must have".)

I'm not sure but wasn't the 'rejected' Grant Green/Gene Harris recording with Gene on organ?

Definitely a must-have.

Edited October 3, 2013 by Dan Gould

[Milestones]

Yeah, I recently saw something about that set with Gene Harris that was never issued.

[Milestones]

Is the general feeling that Iron City is the best non-Blue Note Grant Green record?

[colinmce]

Into Somethin' is a great record, don't sleep on it.

[.:.impossible]

A great question would be what albums/sessions with Grant Green with organists OTHER THAN Larry Young or Big John -- are real "must haves" kind of sessions?

(For those of us who feel like EVERYTHING he ever recorded with Young or Patton is "must have".)

GRANTSTAND featuring Jack McDuff.

[.:.impossible]

I'm reading the original liners by Nat Hentoff. He sure didn't care for organ players.

This is a great session. Al Harewood is strangely low in the mix, though I can really hear his sticking on the ride cymbal as if there is an odd treble boost. The washing of the cymbal is hardly audible in comparison. Too bad because everyone else is well-represented here and it seems to me he was playing his ass off.

[.:.impossible]

I don't have the original LP, but Green's guitar is really the star of the show in this mix, and wow is it gorgeous. Yusef Lateef is well-captured here as well, but the guitar is downright amazing.

[jeffcrom]

Another thumbs-up for Grantstand. I foolishly sold my LP when I picked up the CD with a bonus track.

[robertoart]

Live At The Lighthouse with Shelton Laster on organ, and the amazing drummer Greg Williams.

[relyles]

Gloria Coleman's Soul Sisters is an enjoyable listen if I remember correctly.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

'Grantstand' is really nice. But the other 3 albums GG made with Brother Jack are really nice too.

Jack McDuff - The honeydripper - Prestige (with Jimmy Forrest)

Jack McDuff - Goodnight, it's time to go - Prestige (with Harold Vick)

Houston Person - The real thing (live at Club Mozambique) - Eastbound Some really nice quartet sides with McDuff, GG & Idris; but Jimmy Watson and Sonny Phillips are on organ on some other cuts.

Also 'Soul brotherhood', with Charles Kynard, Blue Mitchell, David Newman, Jimmy Lewis & Mickey Roker. Real music from ALL.

MG

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Oh, I forgot another with Brother Jack: Lou Donaldson's 'Man with a horn' - half McDuff, half Patton, and one of my favourite LOu Donaldson albums.

MG

[king ubu]

Yes, the albums with McDuff are a fine bunch, all three of them!

Not that big a fan of Poppa Lou, I'm afraid ... his opinionated manner gets on my nerves bigtime, though his music can be very good, even if his own playing always seems somewhat "derivated" to me, to put it in a rather nice way

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Yes, the albums with McDuff are a fine bunch, all three of them!

Not that big a fan of Poppa Lou, I'm afraid ... his opinionated manner gets on my nerves bigtime, though his music can be very good, even if his own playing always seems somewhat "derivated" to me, to put it in a rather nice way

Lou is definitely opinionated, but I don't mind (not because I agree: I don't). As he said, he brought the truth (well, A truth).

MG

[king ubu]

I think he overdosed with the truth

[robertoart]

I think he overdosed with the truth

But Lou was never a user. He told us all that!

Lou Donaldson did say the best live band he ever had was

Lou

Jack McDuff

Grant Green

and Joe Dukes

and a big yes to the Kynard Soul Brotherhood album.

Just waiting for my near mint vangelder Blue Label Prestige to turn up in the mail.

So I'll finally get to hear it as 'nature intended'!

[Hardbopjazz]

The two sessions with Baby Face Willette are great recordings.

[robertoart]

The two sessions with Baby Face Willette are great recordings.

They define the genre.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

The two sessions with Baby Face Willette are great recordings.

They define the genre.

I don't think I agree. They're great recordings, indeed, but Baby Face was MUCH better served in his recordings for the Chess Bros. Those two albums are effin' incredible! But GG's not on 'em; it's Ben White on guitar.

MG

[Deepak]

Got a Good Thing Goin' - one of my favorites with Grant Green and John Patton