Nigeria (album)
Nigeria is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1980.[1] The tracks were also released in 1997 as part of The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark.
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | January 13, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:24 | |||
| Label | Blue Note LT 1032 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  |
The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Just classic Green".[2]
Track listing
- "Airegin" (Sonny Rollins) - 7:32
- "It Ain't Necessarily So" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 10:22
- "I Concentrate on You" (Porter) - 5:48
- "The Things We Did Last Summer" (Cahn, Styne) - 5:56
- "The Song Is You" (Hammerstein II, Kern) - 7:46
Personnel
- Grant Green - guitar
- Sonny Clark - piano
- Sam Jones - bass
- Art Blakey - drums
References
- Grant Green discography accessed September 16, 2010
- Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed September 16, 2010
- Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
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