Grant Green – Nigeria 180g [Tone Poet Series]

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Artrist:Grant Green |Label: Blue Note84111 |Format: LP |Genre: Jazz |Album Condition: New | Cover Condition: Sealed

Grant Green
The Latin Bit
Blue Note 84111 (B0033312-01) – Tone Poet Series

Grant GreensNigeriais an under-recognized gem in the guitarists remarkable Blue Note catalog. Recorded in 1962, but not first released until 1980, the album features a top-shelf band withSonny Clarkon piano,Sam Joneson bass, and, in one of his only appearances withGreen,Art Blakeyon drums. The groove is deep and wide right from the start on theSonny Rollinsclassic Airegin followed by a version of the Gershwin standard It Aint Necessarily So for the ages with Blakey stoking the fire with his powerhouse drumming and verbal shouts. Side B presents timeless renditions of 3 more standards: I Concentrate On You, The Things We Did Last Summer, and The Song Is You.

Blue Note Tone Poet Series

The Blue Note Tone Poet Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley (from Music Matters), a.k.a. the Tone Poet, on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.

Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180 gm audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Blue Note/Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.

Blue Note Records Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series is produced by Joe Harley and features all-analog, mastered-from-the-original-master-tape 180g audiophile vinyl reissues in deluxe gatefold packaging. Mastering is by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) and vinyl is manufactured at Record Technology Incorporated (RTI).

Tracklist:
A1: Airegin
A2: It Ain’t Necessarily So

B1: I Concentrate On You
B2: The Things We Did Last Summer
B3: The Song Is You

NEW SEALED 180g LP – audiophile quality w/ thick gatefold jacket