Grant Green Blue Note Reissue favourite

The record label Blue Note has been embracing the upsurge in vinyl collection. The incredibly versatile guitarist Grant Green recorded an extremely high amount of albums as sideman and leader between 1960 and 1966 and again in 1969 until 1972 when he embraced the influence of James Brown and primarily recorded funk albums. The label today which i believe is still distributed by EMI has a two tier reissue series, a standard and a conouissier series, basically the difference being the quality of sound, weight of the vinyl and about 13 euros... One of the first albums off the block is his 1963 classic 'Idle Moments 'which sits on the shelf at around 25euros.

 

Since 'Idle Moments' has been released and selling well the label has reissued 'The Latin Bit' and one of my personal favorites 'Feelin' the spirit' on the conoisseur series. Thankfully at the moment here in Dublin City we have a decent selection of music stores with a decent Jazz vinyl section.

Tower Records on Dawson Street should stock these or you'll possibly find them cheaper at The Secret Book and Record Store on Dawson Street or at Spindizzy in Georges street arcade. That reminds me i was absolutely overwhelmed with joy when i noticed the 1970 banger 'Alive' on the Spindizzy website late last summer and promptly put one of the two copies available on my card.