Grant Green - Feelin` the Spirit [RVG Edition] [Remaster]

Artist:

Green, Grant

UPC:

724386447128

See Also:

Morgan, Lee (Trumpet) Stanley Turrentine - Up at Minton`s, Vol. 1 Sonny Stitt/Don Patterson - Brothers 4

Description:

Personnel: Grant Green (guitar); Grant Green; Butch Warren (double bass); Herbie Hancock (piano); Billy Higgins (drums); Garvin Masseaux (tambourine).
Audio Remasterer: Rudy Van Gelder.
Liner Note Authors: Joe Goldberg; Bob Blumenthal.
Recording information: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (12/21/1962).
Photographer: Francis Wolff.
Grant Green shows his spiritual side on FEELIN` THE SPIRIT, a deeply moving collection of traditional gospels revamped with a swinging groove. Although this is a jazz session, Green is certainly observant of the gospel tradition and plays here like he was born to testify. Backing up the guitarist is the trio of Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren, and Billy Higgins. Rounding out the group is percussionist Garvin Masseaux who performs solely on tambourine, one of the traditional instruments of the church.
The uplifting bounce of "Just A Closer Walk With Thee," a work traditionally taken as a dirge, starts the session with a soulful smile. Green and Hancock both shine brilliantly on the bossa-fied "Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho," a stunning piece that lends itself to some spirited rhythms. The deep blues of "Nobody Knows The Trouble I`ve Seen," on its own a melancholy tune, is given a smoky treatment that echoes the style of Billie Holiday. The date`s most moving piece, however, is the ancient "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child," which Green and company plays with such somber conviction as to bring the congregation to its knees. Indeed, with this session, everyone will feel the SPIRIT.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Just a Closer Walk With Thee
2. Joshua Fit de Battle Ob Jericho
3. Nobody Knows the Trouble I`ve Seen
4. Go Down Moses
5. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
6. Deep River - (previously unreleased)

Album Information

Release Date:

03/01/2005

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Jazz Instrument

Subgenre:

Guitar

Label:

Blue Note

Producer:

Alfred Lion; Alfred Lion; Michael Cuscan (Reissue)

Catalog Number:

64471

Original Release Year:

1962

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

46 : 56

Guest Artist:

Herbie Hancock; Billy Higgins

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