Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Blue Note album finally reissued on CD inwards early on 2004, Grant Green's Goin' West -- similar Feelin' the Spirit -- includes Herbie Hancock on piano, Reggie Workman on bass, as well as Billy Higgins on drums. Includes tunes similar (can yous believe?) "On Top of Old Smokey" as well as "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." Only Green could behave this off, but he is the homo when it comes to standards.
Tempting every bit it is to dismiss this Grant Green album every bit the sixties' slant on lite jazz, overriding talent, every bit ane would expect, has a style to compensate for a decided lack of bespeak chances taking, the really virtue, considering the character of these players, that could receive got elevated Goin' West to a fry classic. Recorded inwards Nov of 1962 as well as shelved until 1969, perhaps because of its brevity or the glut of Green releases on the market, Goin' West , if ane wanted to labor the point, is genuinely a 3rd of a wheel of would-be concept albums cutting past times the guitarist over an viii calendar month menses later Born To Be Blue as well as nearly a twelvemonth prior to Idle Moments —or, every bit they could live co-billed, the infallible Grant Green recordings every bit a leader. While The Latin Bit focused on samba styles as well as Feelin' the Spirit drew from the onetime Southern hymnals, Goin' West , though nominally a province as well as western recording, moves us into the realm of folk music—bluegrass folk music as well as clippity-clappity cowboy tunes— non the materials of the Bear Family Bonanza box set, mind, but non altogether different inwards spirit. Considering drummer Billy Higgins had played on Ornette Coleman's showtime Atlantic sessions, bassist Reggie Workman amongst John Coltrane, as well as pianist Herbie Hancock would presently dice a part of Miles Davis' nearly adventurous as well as best band, the playing could non live to a greater extent than "in." Having said that, it would live difficult to imagine Goin' West beingness a greater delight, a at nowadays forward, unencumbered jazz delight—finesse jazz is a readily applicable moniker. As much every bit yous may resent "On Top of Old Smokey" from your grammer schoolhouse days, as well as its proliferate versions inwards all mode as well as mode of musical genre, the version here, amongst that killer, pulse to the fore audio of Rudy Van Gelder, has what could good brand the shortlist of classic Grant Green solos, a brisk, bluesy, structure that unfurls economically as well as incisively amongst the mode as well as shape of a narrative, albeit ane shot through amongst triplets. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 masterpiece, no—Billy Higgins may fifty-fifty live the existent star of this record—but Goin' West is an intriguing liberate nonetheless—I ofttimes detect it to live a daily favorite—and electrical flow 24-hour interval MOR fetishists may good receive got their minds blown.
Goin' West has a dull ramblin' blues experience to it. Funky individual jazz primary Grant Green has infused some downwards dwelling individual groove into some classic cowboy tunes. Who would receive got idea yous could brand "On Top of onetime smokey" hip as well as cool, but Green establish a way. Yes this is the "on function past times of onetime smokey, all covered amongst sorrow, I met my sweetness ...." song. Joining Green on this album is a stellar grouping of bluish annotation artists. Herbie Hancock plays piano, Billy Higgins plays the drums, as well as Reggie Workman plays bass. All iv musicians brand non bad contributions through out, but I only dearest crazy, hokie, out on the prarie percussion sounds drummer, Billy Higgins adds. Grant Green went through a brusk stage where he tried to infuse individual jazz into a diversity of different styles. On the Latin Bit, Latin Jazz was the muse. In "feeling the spirit" gospel music was the inspiration. Here country/cowboy tunes is the theme. Of all of these projects, this ane is the wildest as well as nearly original as well as interesting concept. The other genres aren't genuinely that far from individual jazz to laid about with. On the other paw at that spot is a pretty big gap betwixt province as well as individual jazz, as well as its bridged beautifully here. For sure as shooting this is a individual jazz album, non a province album. Country/western is only the inspiration, non the style of this music. This is my favorite Grant Green Album.
This was the showtime Grant Green album I ever bought as well as I nonetheless receive got the original on vinyl as well as since this is my really lastly review on amazon it is quite appropriate to review "Goin West"
This album was inwards fact recorded ane calendar month earlier the to a greater extent than wellknown "gospelalbum" called Feelin the Spirit as well as it was the really showtime fourth dimension that Hancock as well as Green recorded together. Hancock shines on this recording similar he did on"Feelin the Spirit"..he could alone receive got been around twenty years onetime here..and nonetheless his playing is really mature.Green is playing all songs
amongst that fantastic blues feeling of his as well as at times he is really funky.The rythm department hither is Billy Higgins on drums
as well as Reggie Workman on bass as well as they plow over a wonderful back upward to Green as well as Hancock...I e'er liked Workmans bassplaying.
"Smokey" as well as " I tin t halt loving you" are played really groovy..but my really favourite is "Red River Valley" which is taken inwards an effortless latin groove.
Track listing:
1. "On Top of Old Smokey" (Traditional) – 7:05
2. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Gibson) – 3:29
3. "Wagon Wheels" (DeRose, Hill) – 6:25
4. "Red River Valley" (Traditional) – 6:08
5. "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" (Nolan) – 11:05
Personnel:
Grant Green - guitar
Herbie Hancock - piano
Reggie Workman - bass
Billy Higgins - drums
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