Top Picks
Grant Green Quartet
Grantstand, Blue Note. Yuself Lateef, tenor sax, flute: Jack McDuff, organ; Al Harewood, drums
Matador, Blue Note. McCoy Tyner, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Elvin Jones, drums
Grant Green Quintet: Reaching Out, 1201 Music. Frank Haynes, tenor sax; Billy Gardner, piano; Ben Tucker, bass; Dave Bailey, drums
Grant Green Sextet
Idle Moments, Blue Note. Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Duke Pearson, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass
Solid, Blue Note. Joe Henderson, tenor sax; James Spaulding, alto sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Elvin Jones, drums
The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark, Blue Note. Sonny Clark, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Art Blakey or Louis Hayes, drums
Bobby Hutcherson Quintet/Sextet: Kicker, Blue Note. A companion recording to Idle Moments, but with Grant Green joining the identical personnel for a portion of the program
Hank Mobley Quintet: Workout, Blue Note. Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums
Horace Parlan Quintet: Up and Down, Blue Note. Booker Ervin, tenor sax; George Tucker, bass; Al Harewood, drums
Superior
Grant Green Trio
Grant’s First Stand, Blue Note. Baby Face Willette, organ
Standards, Blue Note. Wilbur Ware, bass; Al Harewood, drums
Talkin’ About, Blue Note. Larry Young, organ; Elvin Jones, drums
Grant Green Quartet: I Want to Hold Your Hand, Blue Note. Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Larry Young, organ; Elvin Jones, drums
Don Patterson Quartet: Brothers Four, OJC/Prestige. Contains selections from 3 sessions with Sonny Stitt, tenor sax; Billy James, drums
Stanley Turrentine Quintet: Up at Minton’s, Blue Note. Horace Parlan, piano; George Tucker, bass; Al Harewood, drums
Larry Young Quartet: Into Somethin’, Blue Note. Sam Rivers, tenor sax; Elvin Jones, drums
Excellent
Grant Green Trio
Green Street, Blue Note. Ben Tucker, bass; Dave Bailey, drums
Iron Man, 32 Jazz. Big John Patton, organ; Ben Dixon, drums
Grant Green Quartet
Feelin’ the Spirit, Blue Note. Herbie Hancock, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Billy Higgins, drums
First Session, Blue Note. Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums
Street of Dreams, Blue Note. Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Larry Young, organ; Elvin Jones, drums
Sunday Mornin’, Blue Note. Kenny Drew, piano; Ben Tucker, bass
Grant Green Sextet: Alive!, Blue Note. Ronnie Foster, organ; Idris Muhammad, drums