Talkin' About! is an American jazz guitarist Grant Green album featuring performances recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] Green is supported by organist Larry Young and drummer Elvin Jones. It was reissued in Japan on CD with a slightly different cover: same design, but with a blue background.
| Talkin' About! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1965[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 11, 1964 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:05 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84183 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
| Down Beat | [6] |
The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4½ stars. It stated, "With just a basic organ trio lineup, the album works a fascinating middle ground between the soul-jazz of Green's early days and the modal flavor of his most recent work... It all makes for a terrific album that ranks in Green's uppermost echelon".[3]
Track listing
edit- "Talkin' About J.C." (Larry Young) – 11:45
- "People" (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 7:28
- "Luny Tune" (Larry Young) – 7:43
- "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 7:38
- "I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)" (Johnny Mercer) – 6:31
Personnel
edit- Grant Green - guitar
- Larry Young - organ
- Elvin Jones - drums
References
edit- ^ Billboard Oct 2, 1965
- ^ Grant Green discography accessed September 17, 2010
- ^ a b Huey, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 17, 2010
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 599-600. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Down Beat: December 16, 1965 vol. 32, no. 26