GRANT GREEN FEELIN' THE SPIRIT USA BLUE NOTE BLP 4132
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Description
GRANT GREEN
FEELIN' THE SPIRIT
LP released on the Blue Note label in the USA. This pressing has the 'Van Gelder' and Ear Logo in the run off groove at the end of the record (in the dead wax area).
On the label it has the address as 'Blue Note Records * New York USA. 331/3 Microgroove Long Playing. This is a deep groove heavyweight pressing.
Catalogue Number:
BLP 4132.
(BN4132-A) underneath the Side 1 text.
Matrix number:
Side One: BNLP 4132A
Side Two: BNLP 4132 B
Condition:
There are some light surface marks on the record, mostly likely caused by the record being removed from the paper inner sleeve to be played. All marks are hairline and very light in nature when being viewed under very bright light. There are no deep scuffs or scratches at any point on this record.
Play grade:
The record plays very nicely, lying flat on the deck without any warping. The sound is clear without distortion but with occasional 'static' background. This can probably be fixed up with a professional clean.
There are NO pops, NO clicks, NO skips and NO jumps at any point during the playback of this record.
A great pressing!
The label is in excellent condition with no writing on it.
The sleeve has some laminate lifting and removal at the front (see picture). There is some discolouration at the rear. but no rips or tears at any point on it. The spine is still fully intact.
Broadening his musical palette, Grant Green detoured into a number of "theme" sessions in 1962 -- the light Latin jazz of The Latin Bit; the country & western standards of Goin' West; and the best of the bunch, the old-time gospel album Feelin' the Spirit. For Feelin' the Spirit, Green takes five traditional, public-domain African-American spirituals (plus the CD bonus track "Deep River") and gives them convincing jazz treatments in a quartet-plus-tambourine setting. Green's light touch and clear tone match very well with the reverent material, and pianist Herbie Hancock is tremendous in support, serving the needs of the music and nailing the bright gospel style perfectly. Similarly, Green's playing never gets too complicated or loses sight of the melodies, yet he never runs short of ideas -- which goes to show that Feelin' the Spirit is indeed a labor of love. Opening with a jaunty "Just a Closer Walk With Thee," Green and Hancock work up an impassioned gospel fervor on "Go Down Moses," which is loaded with soulful, bluesy tradeoffs. Yet overall, the mood is fairly reflective, with Green's interpretations of "Joshua Fit de Battle ob Jericho," "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen," and "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" pointing up the suffering and sorrow behind these standards -- with the implication that suffering still continued into 1962. That's not to say Feelin' the Spirit is a depressing album, though; it's simply infused with the spirit of the blues, which is part of the reason these songs translate so surprisingly well despite their harmonic simplicity. Green, Hancock, bassist Butch Warren, and drummer Billy Higgins keep the grooves flowing throughout, making Feelin' the Spirit a rousingly successful experiment.
(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY STEVE HUEY, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/)
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