In Spring 1964, guitarist Grant Green recorded two blazing post-bop albums\u2014Matador and Solid\u2014both of which would go unreleased for more than a decade as Blue Note instead decided to release the guitarist\u2019s organ-based soul jazz outings of the time. Green had hinted at this post-bop direction on his 1963 masterpiece Idle Moments, and for the Matador session assembled a quartet with pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Bob Cranshaw, and Elvin Jones. A month later Green returned to Van Gelder Studio and expanded the band to a state-of-the-art sextet with the addition of tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson and alto saxophonist James Spaulding. The high-octane set kicks into gear right from the jump on Duke Pearson\u2019s \u201cMinor League\u201d and burns through George Russell\u2019s hard-charging \u201cEzz-Thetic\u201d with other highlights including Green\u2019s evocative \u201cGrant\u2019s Tune,\u201d the Sonny Rollins blues \u201cSolid,\u201d and an emphatic version of Henderson\u2019s \u201cThe Kicker.\u201d<\/p>\n
This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.<\/p>\n
A1 Minor League
\nA2 Ezz-Thetic
\nB1 Grant’s Tune
\nB2 Solid
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