Nigeria is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded for the Blue Note label on January 13, 1962 but not released until 1980.[1] Pianist Sonny Clark and bassist Sam Jones return from Green’s previous session, Gooden's Corner, and are joined by legendary drummer, Art Blakey. The tracks were also released in 1997 as part of The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | January 13, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:24 | |||
| Label | Blue Note LT 1032 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Reception
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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 "Just classic Green".[2]
Track listing
edit- "Airegin" (Sonny Rollins) - 7:32
- "It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 10:22
- "I Concentrate on You" (Cole Porter) - 5:48
- "The Things We Did Last Summer" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 5:56
- "The Song Is You" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 7:46
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Grant Green discography accessed September 16, 2010
- ^ a b Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed September 16, 2010
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.