Oleo (Grant Green album)
Oleo is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label in Japan in 1980.[1] It features Green with pianist Sonny Clark, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Louis Hayes. The tracks were later re-issued in 1997 as part of The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark.
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | January 31, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:22 | |||
| Label | Blue Note GXF 3065 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "another excellent album with Green and pianist Sonny Clark".[2]
Track listing
- "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:37
- "Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 7:15
- "Tune-Up" (Eddie Vinson) – 7:19
- "Hip Funk" (Grant Green) – 8:39
- "My Favorite Things" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 8:32
Personnel
References
- Grant Green discography accessed September 16, 2010
- Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed September 16, 2010
- Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
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