Grant Green - Am I Blue?

Title: Am I Blue? Artist: Grant Green Release Date: 5/16/1963 Re-Released On: 12/15/2007 Label: Blue Note, Blue Note Records, Toshiba EMI UPCs: 4988006697928, 4988006782105, 4988006834330, 4988006864436, 724353556426, 0724353556457, 724353556457, 498800669792 Genre: Jazz Styles: Jazz-Funk, Soul Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Guitar Jazz Moods: Laid-Back/Mellow, Nocturnal, Poignant, Sensual, Stylish, Lush, Reflective, Smooth, Sophisticated, Amiable/Good-Natured, Earthy, Elegant, Exuberant, Intimate, Party/Celebratory, Playful, Refined/Mannered, Reserved, Restrained, Rollicking, Searching, Street-Smart Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Am I Blue
2. Take These Chains from My Heart
3. I Wanna Be Loved
4. Sweet Slumber
5. For All We Know

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD Toshiba EMI 6568 2004 CD Blue Note 4139 2002 CD Blue Note 35564 2002 CD Blue Note 35564 1994 CD Blue Note Records TOCJ-4139

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This quintet date by guitarist Grant Green was one of the last of his Blue Note albums to be reissued on CD, and it is somewhat clear why. The musicians (Green, trumpeter Johnny Coles, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, organist John Patton, and drummer Ben Dixon) play well enough, but there are few inspiring moments. The material is not all that exciting, and the laid-back feeling sometimes leads to dull moments. Most of the fire is provided by Henderson, but such songs as "Am I Blue," "I Wanna Be Loved," and a nearly 14-minute version of "For All We Know" are a bit sleepy. Although certainly listenable enough, this is one of Grant Green's lesser efforts from the 1960s. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alfred Lion Producer Ben Dixon Drums Big John Patton Organ Bob Blumenthal Liner Notes Francis Wolff Photography, Cover Photo Gordon Jee Creative Director Grant Green Guitar Joe Goldberg Liner Notes Joe Henderson Sax (Tenor) Johnny Coles Trumpet Micaela Boland Art Direction Michael Cuscuna Reissue Producer Reid Miles Cover Design Rudy Van Gelder Remastering, Engineer, Digital Remastering