{"title":"Grant Green","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGrant Green Vinyl Records \u0026amp; Music Collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore Grant Green vinyl records at UMusic Shop South Africa. Discover jazz through physical releases that bring the artist’s musical identity, individual recordings and visual presentation into one collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrant Green: the music and the story\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuitarist Grant Green made a clear, blues-rooted single-note style central to his jazz identity. His recordings can be relaxed or intensely rhythmic, but the melodic line remains easy to follow even when the improvisation becomes intricate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdle Moments allows Green’s guitar phrases to unfold with a relaxed sense of time, while Green Street offers a leaner ensemble perspective. His tone is clear enough to make a simple melodic figure carry considerable feeling. These recordings are inviting introductions to jazz guitar, but their lasting interest comes from the dialogue among musicians, where an apparently easy flow depends on close listening and rhythmic sensitivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCatalogue highlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdle Moments and Green Street offer different ensemble settings, rewarding listeners interested in how space and group interaction shape a guitarist’s sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreen’s tone and phrasing keep the guitar line distinct without dominating the arrangement, making the contributions of the rhythm section an important part of repeated listening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdle Moments: Explore the vinyl presentation of this recording, keeping the programme and its physical presentation together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen Street: Explore the vinyl presentation of this recording, keeping the programme and its physical presentation together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy collect Grant Green?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe value of the complete programme is in the musical exchange: a theme, a response from the rhythm section and the direction of a solo all contribute to the larger performance. Vinyl gives the sleeve artwork and playing sequence a tangible place in a music collection. The visual design and the moment of placing a record on the turntable become part of returning to the music. The particular pressing or package defines the edition, so explore the individual release for its track list and stated presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore Grant Green at UMusic Shop South Africa and choose a physical release to make part of your own music collection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"grant-green-green-street-classic-vinyl-series","title":"Grant Green - Green Street  (Classic Vinyl Series)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003eThe prolific Green is joined by bassist Ben Tucker and drummer Dave Bailey for this 1961 classic. Green Street features the guitarist stretching out on three originals, and staples \"’Round About Midnight\" and \"Alone Together.\" With Tucker and Bailey hanging on every Green phrase and reacting immediately to his musical thoughts, the focus is almost entirely on the guitarist. Green comes up with consistently surprising and rewarding ideas, taking these songs on unexpected trips and creating music for the ages. Few other guitarists of the time could have excelled in this setting on the level of Green. Green Street is one of his most essential recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eTracklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px; padding: 0px; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4em;\"\u003eNo. 1 Green Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4em;\"\u003e‘Round About Midnight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4em;\"\u003eGrant’s Dimensions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4em;\"\u003eGreen With Envy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4em;\"\u003eAlone Together\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"UNIVERSAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42991277506756,"sku":"060245524263","price":567.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0406\/7927\/6700\/files\/GrantGreen-GreenStreet_1LP-ProductShot.jpg?v=1712313561"},{"product_id":"grant-green-idle-moments-blue-note-essentials-1lp","title":"Grant Green - Idle Moments - Blue Note Essentials (1LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTime and troubles seem to melt away during the 15 enrapturing minutes of “Idle Moments,” the opening track of Grant Green’s sublime 1963 album Idle Moments. 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 tremendous set including the nimble Green original “Jean de Fleur,” a bluesy take on John Lewis’ MJQ standard “Django,” and a driving performance of Pearson’s original “Nomad.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Blue Note Essential titles are mastered from hi-resolution digital masters on 140 gram vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA1: Idle Moments\u003cbr\u003eA2: Jean De Fleur\u003cbr\u003eB1: Django\u003cbr\u003eB2: Nomad\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNIVERSAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46355730137284,"sku":"019995796681","price":495.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0406\/7927\/6700\/files\/321ba28f6d78c8b2ce12aa3122aa5fb0.png?v=1792343717"}],"url":"https:\/\/umg.africa\/collections\/grant-green.oembed","provider":"UMG Africa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}