description Alive! - Grant Green Overview
Alive! is a live album by jazz guitarist Grant Green, recorded in August 1970 at the Cliche Lounge in Newark, New Jersey, and released on Blue Note Records in 1971. Backed by Clarence Palmer on organ,drums Idris Muhammad, and conguero Joseph Carter, Green performs extended groove-based interpretations of contemporary soul and R&B material, including a twenty-plus-minute version of "Down Here on the Ground." The album reflects Green's mid-career turn toward funk-influenced jazz and was among his most commercially successful releases.
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Where was Grant Green's Alive! album recorded?
The album was recorded live at the Cliché Lounge in Newark, New Jersey, in 1970. It perfectly captures the gritty, energetic atmosphere of Green's band playing to a crowd in a classic jazz club setting.
What style of jazz is on Grant Green's Alive!?
The album marks a distinct shift from his earlier hard bop work, diving heavily into soul jazz and funk. This is evident in the heavily groovy, extended live jams of the track Sookie Sookie.
Who played alongside Grant Green on the Alive! album?
The live quartet featured Claude Bartee on tenor saxophone, Neal Creque on the organ, and Idris Muhammad on drums. This band provided the tight, deeply funky rhythm section that defined Green's sound in the 1970s.
Was Alive! by Grant Green released on the Blue Note label?
Yes, despite being recorded in 1970 during a transitional period for the label, it was released by Blue Note Records. It became one of the best-selling albums of Green's career and helped solidify his status as a pioneer of jazz-funk.
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