Grant Green - Idle Moments (Blue Note Essentials Series) - VINYL LP

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Time and troubles seem to melt away during the 15 enrapturing minutes of Idle Moments, the opening track of Grant Green's sublime 1963 album of the same name. As the piece unhurriedly unfurls all the unique colors of the ensemble present themselves with Green's soulful guitar joined by Duke Pearson's elegant piano, Bobby Hutcherson's crystalline vibraphone, Bob Cranshaw's reassuring upright bass, Al Harewood's subtle drums, and lastly Joe Henderson's magnificent tenor saxophone. The pace quickens for the rest of this set including the Green original InchJean de Fleur,Inch a bluesy take on John Lewis' MJQ standard InchDjango,Inch and Pearson's original InchNomad.Inch Album Tracks 1. Idle Moments 2. Jean de Fleur 3. Django 4. Nomad

One of Mingus's best swing albums repressed on limited edition 180 gram vinyl. Album Tracks 1. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 2. Cryin' Blues 3. Moanin' 4. Tensions 5. My Jelly Roll Soul 6. E's Flat Ah's Flat Too 7. We Got Blue - Bonus Track

Unique in Green's discography for it's relaxed, lengthy performances and almost dream-like lyricism, this Blue Note classic (featuring an all-star cast including saxman Joe Henderson and Bobby Hutcherson on vibes) could well be called Ballads for the Ages. This Rudy Van Gelder Edition reissue features 24-bit, state-of-the-art remastering and is part of Blue Note's 60th Anniversary celebration. Album Tracks 1. Idle Moments 2. Jean de Fleur 3. Django 4. Nomad 5. Jean de Fleur (Alternate Version) 6. Django (Alternate Version)