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Music CD - Grant Green: Idle Moments
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Music CD: Idle Moments
Artist: Grant Green
List Price: $11.98
Our Price: $7.02
Your Save: $ 4.96 ( 41% )
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Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
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Tracks:
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1. Idle Moments
2. Jean De Fleur
3. Django
4. Nomad
5. Jean De Fleur (Alternate Version)
6. Django (Alternate Version)
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724349900325
Format: Original recording reissued
Label: Blue Note Records
Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Blue Note Records
Release Date: 1999-04-20
Studio: Blue Note Records
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Dang it! Now I Have to Rethink Everything!
Comment: I'm a jazz guitar player. Not great, not too bad either. My influences are Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall, Pat Martino, Pat Metheny, and Wes Montgomery (of course). I ashamed to admit that until yesterday, I did not own ANY Grant Green music even though I'd seen him as part of a CTI musicians tour back in 1976. I seriously didn't know what I was missing!
Idle Moments is a wonderfully rich CD. All the guys show up and the chemistry is fantastic (just read the Duke Pearson liner notes as he describes how the title track at a whopping 14:50 ended up being selected as the "master" take despite its length). There are few releases that I can say I feel are perfect. Obviously Kind of Blue and A Love Supreme, perhaps Blues and the Abstract Truth come to mind. Well This session is on par with say that great Oliver Nelson release I just noted. I used the adjective wonderfully rich to describe this music, that's the only thing I can think of. I can tell you that as much as I know about jazz and jazz guitar (which after 30 years of serious listening and playing I think I know quite a bit) I'm now going to have to rethink everything as far as who the "mutha" players are. Everybody likes to talk about Wes and his soul but I have to tell you that after hearing Idle Moments, I prefer Grant to Wes. does that make me some sort of jazz guitar heretic?
If you like nice, laid back jazz with exceptional musicianship then you want Idle Moments. Green is fantastic but so are Pearson, Hutcherson, and Henderson... especially Henderson. I have to rethink that guy too. I always thought he was a 2nd tier player... WRONG!
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Summary: Wonderful
Comment: For me this is definitely the best Grant Green album. One of those "must haves"! Even if jazz is not particularly your genre, this is a wonderful recording from a "slightly" lesser know jazz guitarist.
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Summary: Idle Moments by Grant Green
Comment: The deeper I reach into the Grant Green bag of musical delights, the more I am aware of what true musical mastery is.
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Summary: unsung jazz genuius
Comment: Idle Moments is a jazz masterpiece: understated, elegant, flowing; a veritable delight on a late night listen. All of the players shine and blend together well. Both Grant Green and Duke Pearson rate with the best. This is a trippy, laid back session; subtlety reigns supreme.
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Summary: Fantastic Album
Comment: My parents bought me this album about six years ago to get me into jazz (which I had started playing a little bit) and now I'm studying jazz guitar in a conservatory. It's just that inspiring. Jean de Fleur and Nomad are especially interesting tunes, and the solos on Nomad continue to amaze me. The ballads speak for themselves... If you like jazz guitar at all, buy this album!
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Editorial Reviews:
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The alluring title track alone makes this CD a must-have. A 15-minute dreamscape laid down by pianist Duke Pearson, the song features enchanting solos by tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson and vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson. Guitarist Grant Green's single-note melody heightens the song's suspense. Grant's original "Jean de Fleur" finds the ensemble in brisker tempo, while their cover of John Lewis's "Django" exudes the spine-tingling coolness of Lewis's brand of bop. --John Murph
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