★Blue Note旗下不世出的吉它大師,隨著進入1970 年起的黃金十年,Grant Green 的音樂風格演變為擁抱jazz-funk的迷人神彩。此張充滿活力與傳奇技法的專輯 Green Is Beautiful 即是那個出類拔萃傳奇時代的葛蘭特格林最耀人亮點...
★BLUE NOTE CLASSIC VINYL SERIES-FOLLOWING THE RECEPTION OF BLUE NOTE RECORDS’ ACCLAIMED BLUE NOTE 80 VINYL REISSUE SERIES, THE LABEL ANNOUNCES A CONTINUATION OF ITS ALL-ANALOG 180g VINYL PRESSINGS OF CLASSIC TITLES MASTERED FROM ORIGINAL TAPES BY KEVIN GRAY AND PRESSED AT OPTIMAL ★ALL-ANALOG 180g PRESSINGS ★MASTERED FROM ORIGINAL TAPES BY KEVIN GRAY ★PRESSED AT OPTIMAL
★Grant Green’s musical style evolved to embrace jazz-funk as the decade turned to 1970. The guitarist’s vibrant album Green Is Beautiful is a highlight of the era with his distinctive tone shining on a set that included covers of James Brown (“Ain’t It Funky Now”), The Beatles (“A Day In The Life”) & Burt Bacharach (“I’ll Never Fall In Love Again”).
★This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.
Grant Green,當代爵士樂壇中不可略述的爵士吉他天成英才…格林的演奏具有他人無可及的鮮明辦識風格。」評論家大衛亨特Dave Hunter稱他的吉它聲線為--「輕巧、寬適、帶點Blues,却又充滿了栩栩如生的躍動」…此張經典專輯中,他獨特的音色閃耀在包括 James Brown詹姆斯布朗的“Ain't It Funky Now”、亦或The Beatles披頭西的“A Day In The Life”、 Burt Bacharach的“I’ll Never Fall In Love Again” 等經世名曲之中...史蒂夫•休伊Steve Huey的 Allmusic 樂評表示“Green Is Beautiful "中格林發現自我在更硬、更放克的 R&B 中變得更加自在,比起他在更柔和的色調 Carryin' On 中的表現更為令人覺得耳目一新…Green Is Beautiful 證明了格林的重塑音樂自我偏向爵士放克藝術家的選擇給了他自己以及整個樂壇最令人驚喜的新創面貌...
Grant Green的個人演奏特色與風格,可能是整個爵士吉它史上最為出眾且具有辨識度的聲音,在他的光芒生涯中,演奏過Hard Bop、Soul Jazz、Bebop以及富含有拉丁風格的 語彙,而專輯的產量也是相當的豐富。主要活躍仍於Blue Note Record,評論家Michael Erlewine 和Ron Wynn如此的寫道,「...當代其中一位偉大的爵士吉他天縱英才……與其他任何吉他手相比,他的演奏是具有絕對而獨一無二的辨識度…
Grant Green來自密蘇里州聖路易市、演奏取向原R&B及福音歌曲為主,受到咆勃樂之尊Charlie Parker以及吉他手Charlie Christian等的影響,開始在爵士主流圈顯露才華,並以追求爵士樂為職志,他早在1950年代即加入了著名的爵士大廠Blue Note,並以其生動層次的吉它撩撥技法與動人廻念的完美音色為Blue Note錄製了一連串代表性的作品,把自己推向為60年代最為知名的頂尖吉它巨匠...
【LP曲目】
1.Ain't It Funky Now (Side A)
2.A Day In The Life (Side A)
3.The Windjammer (Side B)
4.I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Side B)
5.Dracula (Side B)