First Session
| First Session | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2001 | |||
| Recorded | November 16, 1960, & October 27, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 50:37 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Grant Green chronology | ||||
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First Session is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances by Green recorded in 1960 and 1961 but not released on the Blue Note label until 2001.[1] The album features the first recordings made by Green for Blue Note which were held back from release in favour of a later recording date which appeared as Grant's First Stand (1961). Also included on the album are two takes from a later 1961 session.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
The AllMusic review by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. awarded the album 4 stars and stated: "Whatever hesitation Green may have felt as a first time leader, the warmth and immediacy of his style arrives in full bloom. First Session is a lively portrait of a jazz great, surrounded by the best musicians in the business, getting his feet wet. Don't miss it."[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Grant Green except where noted.
- "He's a Real Gone Guy" (Nellie Lutcher) - 5:19
- "Seepin'" - 11:46
- "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 6:36
- "Grant's First Stand" - 8:50
- "Sonnymoon for Two" (Sonny Rollins) - 6:16
- "Woody 'N You" [Take 4] (Dizzy Gillespie) - 5:55
- "Woody 'N You" [Take 7] (Gillespie) - 5:55
- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on November 26, 1960 (tracks 1-5) & October 27, 1961 (tracks 6 & 7).
Personnel
Tracks 1-5
Tracks 6-7
- Sonny Clark - piano
- Butch Warren - bass
- Billy Higgins - drums
References
- ^ "Grant Green Catalog", JAZZDISCO.org, accessed September 14, 2010.
- ^ a b Lankford, R. D. Allmusic Review accessed September 14, 2010.
