Matador (Grant Green album)
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | May 20, 1964 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Modal jazz, post-bop | |||
| Length | 42:05 Original LP 51:06 CD reissue | |||
| Label | Blue Note GXF-3053 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 2010 Music Matters vinyl pressing | ||||
Matador is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green.[1] It contains performances recorded in 1964 but not released on the Japanese Blue Note label until 1979.[2] It features Green with pianist McCoy Tyner and drummer Elvin Jones (both from John Coltrane’s group), and bassist Bob Cranshaw. The album was finally reissued in the U.S. on CD in 1990 with one bonus track. It was also reissued on vinyl in 2010, with a different cover.
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
The AllMusic review by Steve Huey stated: "it's a classic and easily one of Green's finest albums. In contrast to the soul-jazz and jazz-funk for which Green is chiefly remembered, Matador is a cool-toned, straight-ahead modal workout that features some of Green's most advanced improvisation... The group interplay is consistently strong, but really the spotlight falls chiefly on Green, whose crystal-clear articulation flourishes in this setting. And, for all of Matador's advanced musicality, it ends up being surprisingly accessible. This sound may not be Green's claim to fame, but Matador remains one of his greatest achievements".[3]
Track listing[edit]
- "Matador" (Green) – 10:51
- "My Favorite Things" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 10:23
- "Green Jeans" (Green) – 9:10
- "Bedouin" (Duke Pearson) – 11:41
- "Wives and Lovers" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 9:01 Bonus track on CD reissue
Recorded on May 20 (tracks 1-4) & June 12 (track 5), 1964.
Personnel[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Plus Entertainment". Chicago Sun-Times. 30 May 1990. p. 2.4.
- ^ Grant Green discography accessed September 17, 2010
- ^ a b Huey, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 17, 2010
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 599. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
