Oleo (Grant Green album)
Oleo | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1980 | |||
Recorded | January 31, 1962 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:22 | |||
Label | Blue Note GXF 3065 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Grant Green chronology | ||||
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Oleo is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label in Japan in 1980.[1] The tracks were later re-issued in 1997 as part of The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark.
Reception[]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "another excellent album with Green and pianist Sonny Clark".[2]
Track listing[]
- "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:37
- "Little Girl Blue" (Hart, Rodgers) – 7:15
- "Tune-Up" (Eddie Vinson) – 7:19
- "Hip Funk" (Green) – 8:39
- "My Favorite Things" (Hammerstein II, Rodgers) – 8:32
Personnel[]
References[]
- ^ Grant Green discography accessed September 16, 2010
- ^ Jump up to: a b Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed September 16, 2010
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
Categories:
- Grant Green albums
- 1980 albums
- Blue Note Records albums
- Albums produced by Alfred Lion
- Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio