Grant Green Catalog

1959 (age 24)

Sam Lazar - Space Flight Parts 1 & 2   Cawthron 507

Sam Lazar, organ; Grant Green, guitar; possibly Chauncey Williams or Phillip Wilson, drums.

St. Louis, MO, possibly late 1959

CP-2077Space Flight Part 1
CP-2078Space Flight Part 2

** also released on Cawthron 45-507.

Jimmy Forrest - All The Gin Is Gone   Delmark DL-404   1965

Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax; Harold Mabern, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Chicago, IL, December 10, 1959

All The Gin Is Gone
59505Laura
59503Myra
Caravan
Sunkenfoal

** also released on Delmark DD-404 in 1997.

Jimmy Forrest - Black Forrest   Delmark DL-427   1972

Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax #1-3,5; Harold Mabern, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Chicago, IL, December 10, 1959

1. 59504Dog It
2. 59502These Foolish Things
3.Sunkenfoal (alternate take)
4. 59501But Beautiful
5.All The Gin Is Gone (alternate take)

** also released on Delmark DD-427 in 1999.

Jimmy Forrest - Black Forrest   Delmark DD-427   1999

Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax; Harold Mabern, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Chicago, IL, December 10, 1959

These Foolish Things (alternate take)

** originally released on Delmark DL-427 in 1972 + 1 bonus track.

1960

Sam Lazar - Space Flight   Argo LP-4002   1961

Sam Lazar, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Willie Dixon, bass; Chauncey Williams, drums.

Chicago, IL, June 1, 1960

10214Funky Blues
10215Big Willie
10216Space Flight
10217Dig A Little Deeper
10218Gigi Blues
10220Caramu
10221Mad Lad
10222We Don't Know
10223Ruby
10226My Babe

Grant Green - First Session   Blue Note 7243 5 27548 2 3   2001

Wynton Kelly, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 26, 1960

tk.2Just Friends
tk.4Sonnymoon For Two
tk.7He's A Real Gone Guy
tk.11Seepin'
tk.12Grant's First Stand

Sonny Clark, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Butch Warren, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 27, 1961

tk.4Woody'n You (take 4)
tk.7Woody'n You (take 7)

1961

Lou Donaldson - Here 'Tis   Blue Note BLP 4066   1961

Lou Donaldson, alto sax; 'Baby Face' Willette, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Dave Bailey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 23, 1961

tk.1Watusi Jump
tk.4Here 'Tis
tk.12Cool Blues
tk.13Walk With Me
tk.16A Foggy Day

** also released on Blue Note BST 84066 in 1962.

Grant Green - Grant's First Stand   Blue Note BLP 4064   1961

'Baby Face' Willette, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 28, 1961

tk.8A Wee Bit O' Green
tk.9Miss Ann's Tempo
tk.12Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
tk.14Baby's Minor Lope
tk.18Lullaby Of The Leaves
tk.21Blues For Willarene

** also released on Blue Note BST 84064 in 1965.

"Baby Face" Willette - Face To Face   Blue Note BLP 4068   1961

Fred Jackson, tenor sax; 'Baby Face' Willette, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 30, 1961

tk.7Face To Face
tk.11Something Strange
tk.17Whatever Lola Wants
tk.18Goin' Down
tk.19Swingin' At Sugar Ray's
tk.24High 'N' Low

** also released on Blue Note BST 84068, CDP 7243 8 59382 2 1 in 1997.

"Baby Face" Willette - Face To Face   Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59382 2 1   1997

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 30, 1961

tk.8Face To Face (alternate take)
tk.12Something Strange (alternate take)

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4068 in 1961 + 2 bonus tracks.

Jack McDuff - The Honeydripper   Prestige PRLP 7199   1961

Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax; Jack McDuff, Hammond organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 3, 1961

2859Blues And Tonic
2860Whap!
2861The Honeydripper
2862I Want A Little Girl
2863Mr. Lucky
2864Dink's Blues

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-222 in 1986, OJCCD-222-2 in 1995.

Stanley Turrentine - Up At "Minton's" Vol. 2   Blue Note BLP 4070   1962

Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Horace Parlan, piano; Grant Green, guitar; George Tucker, bass; Al Harewood, drums.

Minton's Playhouse, NYC, 2nd set, February 23, 1961

tk.4Love For Sale
tk.6Come Rain Or Come Shine

same personnel.

Minton's Playhouse, NYC, 3rd set, February 23, 1961

tk.10Later At Minton's

same personnel.

Minton's Playhouse, NYC, 4th set, February 23, 1961

tk.15Summertime

** also released on Blue Note BST 84070 in 1962.
** part of Up At "Minton's", Blue Note CDP 7243 8 28885 2 9 in 1994.

Stanley Turrentine - Up At "Minton's" Vol. 1   Blue Note BLP 4069   1961

same personnel.

Minton's Playhouse, NYC, 2nd set, February 23, 1961

tk.7But Not For Me

same personnel.

Minton's Playhouse, NYC, 3rd set, February 23, 1961

tk.8Stanley's Time
tk.9Broadway
tk.11Yesterdays

** also released on Blue Note BST 84069 in 1961.
** part of Up At "Minton's", Blue Note CDP 7243 8 28885 2 9 in 1994.

Dave Bailey Quintet - Reaching Out   Jazztime JT 003   1961

Frank Haynes, tenor sax; Billy Gardner, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Tucker, bass; Dave Bailey, drums.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, March 15, 1961

Reaching Out
Our Miss Brooks
A Flick Of A Trick
One For Elena
Baby, You Should Know It
Falling In Love With Love

** also released on Grant Green - Green Blues, Muse MR 5014 in 1973. and on Jazztime (J) PA-3078. and on Grant Green - Reaching Out, Black Lion (G) BLCD 760129.

Grant Green - Reaching Out   Black Lion (G) BLCD 760129

same session.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, March 15, 1961

Reaching Out (alternate take)
Our Miss Brooks (alternate take)
One For Elena (alternate take)

** originally released on Dave Bailey Quintet - Reaching Out, Jazztime JT 003 in 1961 + 3 bonus tracks.

Hank Mobley - Workout   Blue Note BLP 4080   1962

Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 26, 1961

tk.3Smokin'
tk.4Uh Huh
tk.8The Best Things In Life Are Free
tk.11Workout
tk.15Greasin' Easy

** also released on Blue Note BST 84080 in 1962, CDP 7 84080 2 in 1988.

Grant Green - Green Street   Blue Note BLP 4071   1961

Grant Green, guitar; Ben Tucker, bass; Dave Bailey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 1, 1961

tk.2Green With Envy
tk.7Grant's Dimensions
tk.10Alone Together
tk.16'Round Midnight
tk.24Number One Green Street

** also released on Blue Note BST 84071 in 1970, B1-32088 in 1995, CDP 7243 8 32088 2 1 in 1995.

Grant Green - Green Street   Blue Note CDP 7243 8 32088 2 1   1995

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 1, 1961

tk.3Green With Envy (alternate take)
tk.9Alone Together (alternate take)

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4071 in 1961 + 2 bonus tracks.

Baby Face Willette - Stop And Listen   Blue Note BLP 4084   1962

Baby Face Willette, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 22, 1961

tk.4Jumpin' Jupiter
tk.7Work Song
tk.8Stop And Listen
tk.11Chances Are Few
tk.12Soul Walk
tk.15At Last
tk.18Willow Weep For Me

** also released on Blue Note BST 84084, B1-28998 in 1994, CDP 7243 8 28998 2 2 in 1994.

Baby Face Willette - Stop And Listen   Blue Note CDP 7243 8 28998 2 2   1994

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 22, 1961

tk.16They Can't Take That Away From Me

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4084 in 1962 + 1 bonus track.

Grant Green - Sunday Mornin'   Blue Note BLP 4099   1962

Kenny Drew, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Tucker, bass; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 4, 1961

tk.3Come Sunrise
tk.11Freedom March
tk.17Sunday Morning
tk.19Exodus
tk.23God Bless The Child
tk.26So What

** also released on Blue Note BST 84099 in 1962, CDP 7243 8 52434 2 4 in 1996.

Grant Green - Sunday Mornin'   Blue Note CDP 7243 8 52434 2 4   1996

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 4, 1961

tk.21Tracin' Tracy

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4099 in 1962 + 1 bonus track.

Horace Parlan - Up And Down   Blue Note BLP 4082   1963

Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Horace Parlan, piano; Grant Green, guitar; George Tucker, bass; Al Harewood, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 18, 1961

tk.4Light Blue
tk.8Up And Down
tk.10The Book's Beat
tk.15Fugee
tk.16Lonely One
tk.18The Other Part Of Town

** also released on Blue Note BST 84082 in 1963.
** part of The Complete Blue Note Horace Parlan Sessions, Mosaic MQ8-197 in 2000, MD5-197 in 2000.

The Complete Blue Note Horace Parlan Sessions   Mosaic MQ8-197   2000

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 18, 1961

tk.14Fugee (alternate take)

** also released on Mosaic MD5-197 in 2000.
** same as Movin' And Groovin', Blue Note BLP 4028 in 1960 + Us Three, BLP 4037 in 1961 + Horace Parlan Quintet - Speakin' My Piece, BLP 4043 in 1960 + Headin' South, BLP 4062 in 1962 + On The Spur Of The Moment, BLP 4074 in 1961 + Up And Down, BLP 4082 in 1963 + Happy Frame Of Mind, BST-84134 in 1986 + 5 bonus tracks.

Brother Jack McDuff - Steppin' Out   Prestige PRST 7666   1969

Harold Vick, tenor sax; Jack McDuff, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Joe Dukes as Joseph Thomas, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 14, 1961

3139Godiva Brown

Jack McDuff - Goodnight, It's Time To Go   Prestige PRLP 7220   1962

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 14, 1961

3141Sanctified Waltz
3142Goodnight, It's Time To Go
3143McDuff Speaking
3144I'll Be Seeing You
3145A Smooth One

** also released on Prestige PRST 7220 in 1962.

Grant Green - Grantstand   Blue Note BLP 4086   1962

Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Jack McDuff, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Al Harewood, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 1, 1961

tk.8Blues In Maude's Flat
tk.11My Funny Valentine
tk.12Grantstand
tk.15Old Folks

** also released on Blue Note BST 84086 in 1962, CDP 7 46430 2 in 1987.

Grant Green - Grantstand   Blue Note CDP 7 46430 2   1987

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 1, 1961

tk.3Green's Greenery

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4086 in 1962 + 1 bonus track.

Grant Green - Remembering   Blue Note (J) GXF-3071   1980

Grant Green, guitar; Wilbur Ware, bass; Al Harewood, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 29, 1961

tk.5I'll Remember April
tk.6You And The Night And The Music
tk.9All The Things You Are
tk.14If Had You
tk.15I Remember You
tk.18Love Walked In

** also released on Blue Note (J) GXK-8167 in 1981.

Grant Green - Standards   Blue Note CDP 7243 8 21284 2 7   1998

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 29, 1961

tk.13If Had You (alternate take)
tk.17You Stepped Out Of A Dream

Stanley Turrentine - Z.T.'s Blues   Blue Note BST 84424   1985

Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 13, 1961

tk.1For Heaven's Sake
tk.4The Lamp Is Low
tk.6More Than You Know
tk.7I Wish I Knew
tk.10Z.T.'s Blues
tk.13Be My Love
tk.15The Way You Look Tonight

** also released on Blue Note CDP 7 84424 2 in 1988.

Lou Donaldson - A Man With A Horn   Blue Note 7243 5 21436 2 7   1999

Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Jack McDuff, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Joe Dukes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 25, 1961

tk.2Please
tk.11Prisoner Of Love
tk.12The Man With A Horn
tk.20Stardust
tk.21Misty

Irvin Stokes, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 7, 1963

tk.3It's Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
tk.9Soul Meetin'
tk.10Hippity Hop
tk.20My Melancholy Baby

Sonny Red - The Mode   Jazzland JLP 59   1962

Sonny Red, alto sax; Barry Harris, piano; Grant Green, guitar; George Tucker, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.

Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, December 14, 1961

Moon River
Super-20
The Mode

** also released on Jazzland JLP 959 in 1962.
** part of Red, Blue & Green, Milestone MCD-47086-2 in 2000.

Sonny Red - Images   Jazzland JLP 74   1962

same session.

Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, December 14, 1961

Blue Sonny
The Rhythm Thing

** also released on Jazzland JLP 974 in 1962; Original Jazz Classics OJC-148 in 1984.
** part of Red, Blue & Green, Milestone MCD-47086-2 in 2000.

Ike Quebec - Blue & Sentimental   Blue Note BLP 4098   1963

Ike Quebec, tenor sax, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 16, 1961

tk.3Like
tk.4Don't Take Your Love From Me
tk.15Minor Impulse
tk.17Blues For Charlie
tk.28Blue And Sentimental

Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 23, 1961

tk.24Count Every Star

** also released on Blue Note BST 84098 in 1963, CDP 7 84098 2 in 1988.

Ike Quebec - Blue & Sentimental   Blue Note CDP 7 84098 2   1988

Ike Quebec, tenor sax, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 16, 1961

tk.22That Old Magic
tk.26It's All Right With Me

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4098 in 1963 + 2 bonus tracks.

Grant Green - Gooden's Corner   Blue Note (J) GXF-3058   1979

Sonny Clark, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 23, 1961

tk.3Moon River
tk.8On Green Dolphin Street
tk.17What Is This Thing Called Love
tk.25Shadrack
tk.26Gooden's Corner
tk.27Two For One

** also released on Blue Note (J) GXK-8168 in 1981.
** part of The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Grant Green With Sonny Clark, Mosaic MR5-133 in 1990, MD4-133 in 1990.

1962

The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Grant Green With Sonny Clark   Mosaic MR5-133   1990

Sonny Clark, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 13, 1962

tk.4Airegin (alternate take)
tk.7Nancy

Sonny Clark, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 31, 1962

tk.8Oleo (alternate take)

Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 1, 1962

tk.24Born To Be Blue (alternate take)
tk.29Cool Blues
tk.31Outer Space

Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Wendell Marshall, bass; Willie Bobo, drums; Carlos "Patato" Valdes, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 7, 1962

tk.5Grenada
tk.12Hey There

** also released on Mosaic MD4-133 in 1990.
** same as Grant Green - Born To Be Blue, Blue Note BST 84432 in 1985 + Grant Green - Nigeria, LT-1032 in 1980 + Grant Green - Gooden's Corner, (J) GXF-3058 in 1979 + Grant Green - Oleo, (J) GXF-3065 in 1980 + 8 bonus tracks.

Grant Green - Nigeria   Blue Note LT-1032   1980

Sonny Clark, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 13, 1962

tk.5Airegin
tk.8I Concentrate On You
tk.12The Things We Did Last Summer
tk.21The Song Is You
tk.24It Ain't Necessarily So

** part of The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Grant Green With Sonny Clark, Mosaic MR5-133 in 1990, MD4-133 in 1990.

Grant Green - Oleo   Blue Note (J) GXF-3065   1980

Sonny Clark, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 31, 1962

tk.4My Favorite Things
tk.5Hip Funk
tk.6Oleo
tk.11Little Girl Blue
tk.15Tune Up

** also released on Blue Note (J) GXK-8169 in 1981.
** part of The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Grant Green With Sonny Clark, Mosaic MR5-133 in 1990, MD4-133 in 1990.

Joe Carroll - Man With A Happy Sound   Charlie Parker PLP 802   1962

Connie Lester, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; Specs Williams, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Lee Ausley, drums; Joe Carroll, vocal.

NYC, February 12, 1962

Get Your Kicks On Route 66
Oh, Lady Be Good
Don't Mess Around With My Love
Wha Wha Blues
Oo-Shoo-Be-Doo-Be
Honeysuckle Rose
I Got Rhythm
Bluest Blues
Have You Got A Penny Benny
New School Days
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
The Land Of Ooh Bla Dee

Grant Green - Born To Be Blue   Blue Note BST 84432   1985

Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 1, 1962

tk.4Someday My Prince Will Come
tk.11If I Should Lose You
tk.15My One And Only Love
tk.20Back In Your Own Backyard
tk.23Born To Be Blue

** also released on Blue Note CDP 7 84432 2 in 1989.
** part of The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Grant Green With Sonny Clark, Mosaic MR5-133 in 1990, MD4-133 in 1990.

Dodo Greene - My Hour Of Need   Blue Note BLP 9001   1962

Dodo Greene, vocal; accompanied by Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Sir Charles Thompson, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Al Harewood, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 2, 1962

tk.5Little Things Mean A Lot
tk.14Down By The River-Side
tk.18Trouble In Mind
tk.19Let There Be Love

Dodo Greene, vocal; accompanied by Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Sir Charles Thompson, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Herbie Lewis, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 17, 1962

tk.5I Won't Cry Anymore
tk.7Lonesome Road
tk.14There Must Be A Way
tk.20You Are My Sunshine
tk.30My Hour Of Need
tk.32I'll Never Stop Loving You

** also released on Blue Note BST 89001, CDP 7243 8 52442 2 3 in 1996.

Dodo Greene - My Hour Of Need   Blue Note CDP 7243 8 52442 2 3   1996

Dodo Greene, vocal; accompanied by Eddie Chamblee, Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Edwin Swanston as Edwin Swantson, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Wendell Marshall, bass; Jual Curtis, drums; plus unknown, Dionne Warwick, tambourine.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 24, 1962

tk.6You Don't Know Me
tk.26Not One Tear
tk.28I Hear
tk.38Time After Time

Dodo Greene, vocal; accompanied by Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Johnny Acea, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Wendell Marshall, bass; Jual Curtis, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 2, 1962

tk.8Everybody's Happy But Me
tk.11Jazz In My Soul

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 9001 in 1962 + 6 bonus tracks.

Grant Green - The Latin Bit   Blue Note BLP 4111   1963

John Acea, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Wendell Marshall, bass; Willie Bobo, drums; Carlos "Patato" Valdes, congas; Garvin Masseaux, chekere.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 26, 1962

tk.2Mambo Inn
tk.4My Little Suede Shoes
tk.7Brazil
tk.11Besame Mucho
tk.15Tico Tico
tk.16Mama Inez

** also released on Blue Note BST 84111 in 1963, CDP 7243 8 37645 2 5 in 1996.

Grant Green - The Latin Bit   Blue Note CDP 7243 8 37645 2 5   1996

John Acea, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Wendell Marshall, bass; Willie Bobo, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 26, 1962

tk.14Blues For Juanita

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4111 in 1963 + 3 bonus tracks.

Don Wilkerson - Elder Don   Blue Note BLP 4121   1963

Don Wilkerson, tenor sax; Johnny Acea, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Lloyd Trotman, bass; Willie Bobo, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 3, 1962

tk.5Drawin' A Tip
tk.6Senorita Eula
tk.9Poor Butterfly
tk.13Scrappy
tk.15San Antonio Rose
tk.22Lone Star Shuffle

** also released on Blue Note BST 84121 in 1963.
** part of The Complete Blue Note Sessions, Blue Note 7243 5 24555 2 2 in 2001.

Lou Donaldson - The Natural Soul   Blue Note BLP 4108   1963

Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 9, 1962

tk.4Spaceman Twist
tk.13That's All
tk.15Funky Mama
tk.19Love Walked In
tk.20Sow Belly Blues
tk.23Nice 'N' Greasy

** also released on Blue Note BST 84108 in 1963, CDP 7 84108 2 in 1989.

Lou Donaldson - The Natural Soul   Blue Note CDP 7 84108 2   1989

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 9, 1962

tk.8People Will Say We're In Love

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4108 in 1963 + 1 bonus track.

Don Wilkerson - Preach Brother!   Blue Note BLP 4107   1962

Don Wilkerson, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Butch Warren, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Jual Curtis, tambourine #5,6; Don Wilkerson, tambourine #6.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 18, 1962

1. tk.3Jeanie-Weenie
2. tk.4Pigeon Peas
3. tk.6The Eldorado Shuffle
4. tk.8Homesick Blues
5. tk.9Camp Meetin'
6. tk.13Dem Tambourines

** also released on Blue Note BST 84107 in 1962.
** part of The Complete Blue Note Sessions, Blue Note 7243 5 24555 2 2 in 2001.

Various Artists - The Lost Sessions   Blue Note 7243 5 21484 2 4   1999

Fred Jackson, tenor sax, cowbell; John Patton, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Herbie Lewis, bass; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 21, 1962

tk.14Cowbell Boogie

Grant Green - Goin' West   Blue Note BST 84310   1969

Herbie Hancock, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Reggie Workman, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 30, 1962

tk.4Wagon Wheels
tk.9Thumbing Tumbleweeds
tk.6Red River Valley
tk.13On Top Of Old Smokey
tk.20I Can't Stop Loving You

Grant Green - Feelin' The Spirit   Blue Note BLP 4132   1963

Herbie Hancock, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Butch Warren, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Garvin Masseaux, tambourine #1-3,5.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 21, 1962

1. tk.2Go Down Moses
2. tk.3Just A Closer Walk With Thee
3. tk.5Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho
4. tk.6Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
5. tk.7Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen

** also released on Blue Note BST 84132 in 1963, CDP 7 46822 2 in 1987.

Grant Green - Feelin' The Spirit   Blue Note CDP 7 46822 2   1987

Herbie Hancock, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Butch Warren, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 21, 1962

tk.8Deep River

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4132 in 1963 + 1 bonus track.

1963

Lou Donaldson - Good Gracious!   Blue Note BLP 4125   1964

Lou Donaldson, alto sax; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 24, 1963

tk.2The Holy Ghost
tk.4Good Gracious
tk.5Caracas
tk.10Cherry
tk.15Bad John
tk.16Don't Worry 'Bout Me

** also released on Blue Note BST 84125 in 1964, B1-54325 in 1997, CDP 7243 8 54325 2 1 in 1997.

The Incredible Jimmy Smith - I'm Movin' On   Blue Note BLP 4255   1967

Jimmy Smith, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Donald Bailey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 31, 1963

tk.2Hotel Happiness
tk.11Cherry
tk.13'T Ain't No Use
tk.15I'm Movin' On
tk.16Back Talk
tk.20What Kind Of Fool Am I

** also released on Blue Note BST 84255 in 1967, CDP 7243 8 32750 2 1 in 1995.

Jimmy Smith - Special Guests   Blue Note (J) BNJ-50101   1984

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 31, 1963

tk.7Organic Greenery (aka Blues For Little Jim)
tk.17Day In, Day Out

Booker Ervin - Back From The Gig   Blue Note BN-LA488-H2   1976

Johnny Coles, trumpet; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Horace Parlan, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Butch Warren, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 15, 1963

tk.6Happy Frame Of Mind
tk.7A Tune For Richard
tk.10Home In Africa
tk.15Dexi
tk.18Back From The Gig

Grant Green - Blues For Lou   Blue Note 7243 5 21438 2 5   1999

John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 20, 1963

tk.6Look At The Girl
tk.10Personality
tk.11The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
tk.15This Little Girl Of Mine
tk.24Have You Ever Had The Blues
tk.28Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
tk.31Big John

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 7, 1963

tk.26Blues For Lou

Herbie Hancock - My Point Of View   Blue Note BLP 4126   1963

Donald Byrd, trumpet; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Chuck Israels, bass; Anthony Williams, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 19, 1963

tk.2A Tribute To Someone
tk.8King Cobra
tk.10Blind Man, Blind Man
tk.17The Pleasure Is Mine
tk.20And What If I Don't

** also released on Blue Note BST 84126 in 1963, CDP 7 84126 2 in 1987, 7243 5 21226 2 2 in 1999.
** part of The Complete Blue Note Sixties Sessions, Blue Note B2BN 7243 4 95569 2 8 in 1998.

Herbie Hancock - The Complete Blue Note Sixties Sessions   Blue Note B2BN 7243 4 95569 2 8   1998

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 19, 1963

tk.11Blind Man, Blind Man (alternate take)

** same as Takin' Off, Blue Note BLP 4109 in 1962 + My Point Of View, BLP 4126 in 1963 + Inventions & Dimensions, BLP 4147 in 1964 + Empyrean Isles, BLP 4175 in 1964 + Maiden Voyage, BLP 4195 in 1965 + Speak Like A Child, BST 84279 in 1968 + The Prisoner, BST 84321 in 1969 + 18 bonus tracks.

John Patton - Along Came John   Blue Note BLP 4130   1963

Fred Jackson, Harold Vick, tenor sax; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 5, 1963

tk.2The Silver Meter
tk.3Spiffy Diffy
tk.12Gee Gee
tk.14Along Came John
tk.20Pig Foots
tk.21I'll Never Be Free

** also released on Blue Note BST 84130 in 1963.
** part of Mosaic Select, Mosaic MS-006 in 2003.

Grant Green - Am I Blue   Blue Note BLP 4139   1964

Johnny Coles, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 16, 1963

tk.3Am I Blue
tk.5Take These Chains From My Heart
tk.10Sweet Slumber
tk.23I Wanna Be Loved
tk.25For All We Know

** also released on Blue Note BST 84139 in 1964, (J) DY-5801-01 in 1983.

Gloria Coleman Quartet Featuring Pola Roberts - Soul Sisters   Impulse! A-47   1964

Leo Wright, alto sax; Gloria Coleman, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Pola Roberts, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 21, 1963

11498Hey Sonny Red
11499My Ladies Waltz
11500Melba's Minor
11501Funky Bob
11502Que Baby
11504Sadie Green

** also released on Impulse! AS-47 in 1964, B0001434-02 in 2004.

Harold Vick - Steppin' Out!   Blue Note BLP 4138   1964

Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Harold Vick, tenor sax; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27, 1963

tk.5Trimmed In Blue
tk.7Vicksville
tk.12Steppin' Out
tk.14Our Miss Brooks
tk.16Dotty's Dream
tk.17Laura

** also released on Blue Note BST 84138 in 1964, CDP 7243 8 52433 2 5 in 1996.

Harold Vick - Our Miss Brooks / Vicksville   Blue Note 45-1897   1964

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27, 1963

tk.15Our Miss Brooks (short version)

'Big' John Patton - Blue John   Blue Note BST-84143   1986

Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; George Braith, soprano sax, stritch; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 11, 1963

tk.3Blue John
tk.14Nicety

George Braith, soprano sax, stritch; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 2, 1963

tk.16Hot Sauce
tk.20Bermuda Clay House
tk.34Dem Dirty Dues
tk.36Country Girl

** also released on Blue Note CDP 7 84143 2 in 1989, (J) UCCQ-5008 in 2014.

'Big' John Patton - Blue John   Blue Note (J) UCCQ-5008   2014

Tommy Turrentine, trumpet #1; George Braith, soprano sax, stritch #1; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 11, 1963

1. tk.15Jean De Fleur
2. tk.32I Miss You So (mistitled as I Need You So)

George Braith, stritch; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 2, 1963

tk.26Chunky Cheeks
tk.45Untitled Patton Tune
tk.62Kinda Slick

** originally released on Blue Note BST-84143 in 1986 + 5 bonus tracks.

Don Wilkerson - Shoutin'   Blue Note BLP 4145   1965

Don Wilkerson, tenor sax; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 29, 1963

tk.4Sweet Cake
tk.8Cookin' With Clarence
tk.12Movin' Out
tk.13Happy Johnny
tk.17Easy Living
tk.21Blues For J

** also released on Blue Note BST 84145 in 1965.
** part of The Complete Blue Note Sessions, Blue Note 7243 5 24555 2 2 in 2001.

George Braith - Two Souls In One   Blue Note BLP 4148   1963

George Braith, soprano sax, stritch; Billy Gardner, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Donald Bailey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 4, 1963

tk.8Mary Had A Little Lamb
tk.17Poinciana
tk.26Mary Ann
tk.27Home Street
tk.33Braith-A-Way

** also released on Blue Note BST 84148 in 1963.

Mary Lou Williams - Black Christ Of The Andes   SABA (G) SB 15 062 ST

Budd Johnson, bass clarinet, tenor sax; Mary Lou Williams, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Larry Gales, bass; Percy Brice, drums; Jimmy Mitchell, vocal; George Gordon Singers, Melba Liston, arranger, conductor.

NYC, October 9, 1963

Anima Christ
Praise The Lord

** also released on MPS (G) MPS 15 062 ST; MPS/BASF (G) CRM 611, 21 20611-4.

Grant Green - Idle Moments   Blue Note BLP 4154   1965

Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Duke Pearson, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Al Harewood, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 4, 1963

tk.14Idle Moments
tk.28Nomad

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 15, 1963

tk.36Django
tk.39Jean De Fleur

** also released on Blue Note BST 84154 in 1965, CDP 7 84154 2 in 1988, BST 84154 in 1998.

Grant Green - Idle Moments   Blue Note CDP 7 84154 2   1988

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 4, 1963

tk.11Jean De Fleur (alternate take)
tk.32Django (alternate take)

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4154 in 1965 + 2 bonus tracks.

George Braith - Soul Stream   Blue Note BLP 4161   1964

George Braith, tenor, soprano sax, stritch; Billy Gardner, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Hugh Walker, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 16, 1963

tk.10The Man I Love
tk.15Boop Bop Bing Bash
tk.19Billy Told
tk.23Outside Around The Corner
tk.26Soul Stream
tk.39Jo Anne

** also released on Blue Note BST 84161 in 1964.

Bobby Hutcherson - The Kicker   Blue Note 7243 5 21437 2 6   1999

Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Duke Pearson, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Al Harewood, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 29, 1963

tk.8The Kicker
tk.11Beduin
tk.24Step Lightly

1964

Lee Morgan - Search For The New Land   Blue Note BLP 4169   1966+

Lee Morgan, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Reggie Workman, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 15, 1964

1304 tk.3Mr. Kenyatta
1305 tk.5Search For The New Land
1306 tk.10The Joker
1307 tk.14Morgan The Pirate
1308 tk.16Melancholee

** also released on Blue Note BST 84169 in 1966+, CDP 7 84169 2 in 1988.

George Braith - Extension   Blue Note BLP 4171   1967

George Braith, tenor, soprano, alto sax; Billy Gardner, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Clarence Johnston, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 27, 1964

1325 tk.5Nut City
1326 tk.10Sweetville
1327 tk.14Ethlyn's Love
1328 tk.15Out Here
1329 tk.31Extension
1330 tk.33Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

** also released on Blue Note BST 84171 in 1967.

Grant Green - Matador   Blue Note (J) GXF-3053   1979

McCoy Tyner, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 20, 1964

1355 tk.2Matador
1356 tk.4Green Jeans
1357 tk.17My Favorite Things
1358 tk.29Bedouin

** also released on Blue Note (J) GXK-8159 in 1980, CDP 7 84442 2 in 1990, (J) BRP-8045 in 1993.

Grant Green - Matador   Blue Note CDP 7 84442 2   1990

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 12, 1964

tk.25Wives And Lovers

** originally released on Blue Note (J) GXF-3053 in 1979 + 1 bonus track.

Grant Green - Solid   Blue Note LT-990   1979

James Spaulding, alto sax; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 12, 1964

tk.3Grant's Tune
tk.14Minor League
tk.28The Kicker
tk.35Ezz-thetic
tk.37Solid

** also released on Blue Note B1-33580 in 1995, CDP 7243 8 33580 2 1 in 1995.

'Big' John Patton - The Way I Feel   Blue Note BLP 4174   1964

Richard Williams, trumpet #1-4; Fred Jackson, tenor, baritone sax #1-4; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 19, 1964

1. 1376 tk.9Jerry
2. 1377 tk.17The Rock
3. 1378 tk.20The Way I Feel
4. 1379 tk.22Just 3/4
5. 1380 tk.28Davene

** also released on Blue Note BST 84174 in 1964.
** part of John Patton - Mosaic Select, Mosaic MS-006 in 2003.

Grant Green - Talkin' About!   Blue Note BLP 4183   1965

Larry Young, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 11, 1964

1429 tk.3Talkin' 'Bout J.C.
1430 tk.8People
1431 tk.12Luny Tune
1432 tk.14I'm An Old Cowhand
1433 tk.17You Don't Know What Love Is

** also released on Blue Note BST 84183 in 1965.

Larry Young - Into Somethin'   Blue Note BLP 4187   1965

Sam Rivers, tenor sax #1-4; Larry Young, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 12, 1964

1. 1464 tk.3Plaza De Toros
2. 1465 tk.5Tyrone
3. 1466 tk.9Backup
4. 1467 tk.10Paris Eyes
5. 1468 tk.23Ritha

** also released on Blue Note BST 84187 in 1965, CDP 7243 8 21734 2 7 in 1998.

Larry Young - Into Somethin'   Blue Note CDP 7243 8 21734 2 7   1998

Sam Rivers, tenor sax; Larry Young, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 12, 1964

tk.20Ritha (quartet version)

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4187 in 1965 + 1 bonus track.

Grant Green - Street Of Dreams   Blue Note BLP 4253   1967

Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Larry Young, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 16, 1964

1469 tk.5Lazy Afternoon
1470 tk.8I Wish You Love
1471 tk.12Somewhere In The Night
1473 tk.26Street Of Dreams

** also released on Blue Note BST 84253 in 1967, CDP 7243 8 21290 2 8 in 1998.

Donald Byrd - I'm Tryin' To Get Home   Blue Note BLP 4188   1965

Jimmy Owens, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young, trumpet; Donald Byrd, trumpet, flugelhorn; Jimmy Cleveland, Henry Cocker, J.J. Johnson, Benny Powell, trombone; Jim Buffington, Bob Northern, French horn; Don Butterfield, tuba; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Freddie Roach, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Grady Tate, drums; unidentified vocal chorus, Coleridge Perkinson, director, conductor; Duke Pearson, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 17, 1964

1493 tk.3I'm Tryin' To Get Home
1494 tk.5March Children
1495 tk.11Brother Isaac

** also released on Blue Note BST 84188 in 1965, CDP 7 84188 2 in 1989.

1965 (age 30)

Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis - Joe's Blues   Verve V/V6-8617   1965

Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Wild Bill Davis, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Grady Tate, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 6, 1965

65VK209Harmony In Harlem
65VK210Warm Valley
65VK211Joe's Blues
65VK214Solitude

Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Wild Bill Davis, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Bob Bushnell, Fender bass; Grady Tate, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 7, 1965

65VK208I'll Walk Alone
65VK212Somebody Loves Me
65VK213Wild Bill Blues
65VK215Clementine

Grassella Oliphant - The Grass Is Greener   Atlantic LP 1494   1967

Clark Terry, trumpet, flugelhorn, pocket trumpet #2-4,6-8; Harold Ousley, tenor sax #2-4,6-8; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Major Holley, bass #2,3,6-8; Grassella Oliphant, drums.

NYC, March 1, 1965

1. 9968Soul Woman
2. 9969Get Out Of My Life Woman
3. 9970The Latter Days
4. 9971Ain't That Peculiar
5. 9972Cantaloupe Woman
6. 9982The Yodel
7. 9983Peaches Are Better Down The Road
8. 9984Rapid Shave

** also released on Atlantic SD 1494 in 1967.

Big John Patton - Oh Baby!   Blue Note BLP 4192   1965

Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Harold Vick, tenor sax; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 8, 1965

1536 tk.7One To Twelve
1537 tk.10Night Flight
1538 tk.21Oh Baby
1539 tk.27Each Time
1540 tk.29Good Juice
1541 tk.33Fat Judy

** also released on Blue Note BST 84192 in 1965.
** part of John Patton - Mosaic Select, Mosaic MS-006 in 2003.

Grant Green - I Want To Hold Your Hand   Blue Note BLP 4202   1966+

Hank Mobley, tenor sax #1-3,5,6; Larry Young, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 31, 1965

1. 1550 tk.2Corcovado (aka Quiet Nights)
2. 1551 tk.4At Long Last Love
3. 1552 tk.10Speak Low
4. 1553 tk.11This Could Be The Start Of Something Big
5. 1554 tk.16I Want To Hold Your Hand
6. 1555 tk.21Stella By Starlight

** also released on Blue Note BST 84202 in 1966+, CDP 7243 8 59962 2 1 in 1997.

Grant Green - His Majesty King Funk   Verve V/V6-8627   1965

Harold Vick, tenor sax; Larry Young, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums; Candido Camero, bongos, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 26, 1965

65VK342The Cantaloupe Woman
65VK343That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)
65VK344Daddy Grapes
65VK345The Selma March
65VK346Willow Weep For Me

Lou Donaldson - Musty Rusty   Argo LP-759   1965

Bill Hardman, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Billy Gardner, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 3, 1965

13974The Space Walk
13975Musty Rusty
13976Hipty Hop
13977Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
13978Ha' Mercy
13979Midnight Sun

** also released on Argo LPS-759 in 1965; Cadet LP-759 in 1960s, LPS-759 in 1960s.

Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis - Wings & Things   Verve V/V6-8630   1965

Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Hank Jones, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Richard Davis, bass; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 26, 1965

65VK416Take The "A" Train
65VK417Imbo

Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Wild Bill Davis, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Richard Davis, bass; Ben Dixon, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 26 or 27, 1965

65VK419Wings & Things
65VK420Spotted Dog
65VK421Casanova
65VK422Dow De Dow Dow Dow
65VK423Peg O' My Heart

Big John Patton - Let 'Em Roll   Blue Note BLP 4239   1967

Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Otis Finch, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 11, 1965

1693 tk.2The Shadow Of Your Smile
1694 tk.5The Turnaround
1695 tk.14Latona
1696 tk.21Jakey
1697 tk.25Let 'Em Roll
1698 tk.28One Step Ahead

** also released on Blue Note BST 84239 in 1967, B1-89795 in 1993, CDP 0777 7 89795 2 4 in 1993.

1966

George Braith - Laughing Soul   Prestige PR 7474   1966

George Braith, tenor, soprano sax, C melody sax; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Eddie Diehl, rhythm guitar; Victor Sproles Jr., bass; Ben Dixon, drums; Richard Landrum, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 1, 1966

Hot Sauce
Chop Sticks
Chunky Cheeks
Crenshaw West
Please Let Me Do It
Coolodge
With Malice Toward None
Little Flame
Cantelope Woman

** also released on Prestige PRST 7474 in 1966.

Big John Patton - Got A Good Thing Goin'   Blue Note BLP 4229   1966

John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Hugh Walker, drums; Richard Landrum, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 29, 1966

1730 tk.7Soul Woman
1731 tk.28Amanda
1732 tk.37The Shake
1733 tk.42Ain't That Peculiar
1734 tk.45The Yodel

** also released on Blue Note BST 84229 in 1966.

Art Blakey - Hold On, I'm Coming   Limelight LM-82038   1966

Chuck Mangione, trumpet; Garnett Brown, trombone; Melba Liston, trombone, arranger #1-3; Tom McIntosh, trombone, arranger #4-10; Frank Mitchell, tenor sax; Malcolm Bass, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Reggie Johnson, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Johnny Rodriguez, congas.

NYC, May 27, 1966

1. 38108She Blew A Good Thing
2. 38109Day Dream
3. 38110Mame
4. 38111Got My Mojo Working
5. 38112Secret Agent Man
6. 38113Monday, Monday
7. 38114I Can't Grow Peaches On A Cherry Tree
8. 38115Walking My Cat Named Dog
9. 38116Hold On, I'm Coming
10. 38117Sakeena

** also released on Limelight LS-86038 in 1966, (J) PHCE-6001 in 2000.

Stanley Turrentine - Rough 'N Tumble   Blue Note BLP 4240   1966

Blue Mitchell, trumpet; James Spaulding, alto sax; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass, electric bass; Mickey Roker, drums; Duke Pearson, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 1, 1966

1752 tk.2What Could I Do Without You
1754 tk.11The Shake
1755 tk.12Walk On By
1756 tk.15And Satisfy
1757 tk.22Baptismal
1753 tk.23Feeling Good

** also released on Blue Note BST 84240 in 1966.

1967

Grant Green - Iron City!   Cobblestone CST 9002

Big John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.

NYC, 1967

Iron City
Samba De Orfeu (as Black Orpheus)
Old Man Moses (Let My People Go)
Put On Your High Heel Sneakers (as High Heeled Sneakers)
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (as Motherless Child)
Work Song

** also released on Iron City, Muse MR 5120 in 1977.

1969

Rusty Bryant Returns   Prestige PRST 7626   1969

Rusty Bryant, alto sax; Sonny Phillips, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Bob Bushnell, Fender bass; Herbie Lovelle, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 17, 1969

Zoo Boogaloo
The Cat
Ready Rusty?
Streak O' Lean
Night Flight
All Day Long

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-331 in 1988, OJCCD-331-2 in 1995.

Charles Kynard - The Soul Brotherhood   Prestige PRST 7630   1969

Blue Mitchell, trumpet; David Newman, tenor sax; Charles Kynard, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Mickey Roker, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 10, 1969

The Soul Brotherhood
Big City
Jealjon
Piece O' Pisces
Blue Farouk

** part of Prestige PRCD-24257-2 in 2001.

Reuben Wilson - Love Bug   Blue Note BST 84317   1969

Lee Morgan, trumpet; George Coleman, tenor sax; Reuben Wilson, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Leo Morris, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 21, 1969

3959 tk.3/4Love Bug
3961 tk.9Back Out
3960 tk.12Stormy
3956 tk.15Hot Rod
3958 tk.16I Say A Little Prayer
3957 tk.17I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

** also released on Blue Note B1-29905 in 1997, CDP 7243 8 29905 2 9 in 1997.

Don Patterson With Sonny Stitt - Brothers-4   Prestige PRST 7738   1970

Sonny Stitt, tenor sax, Varitone; Don Patterson, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Billy James, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 15, 1969

Brothers-4
Creepin' Home
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Walk On By

** part of Sonny Stitt, Don Patterson - Brothers-4, Prestige PRCD-24261-2 in 2001.

Don Patterson With Sonny Stitt - Donny Brook   Prestige PRST 7816   1970

Sonny Stitt, tenor sax; Don Patterson, organ; Grant Green as Blue Grant, guitar; Billy James, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 15, 1969

Donny Brook
Mud Turtle
St. Thomas
Good Bait
Starry Night

** part of Sonny Stitt, Don Patterson - Brothers-4, Prestige PRCD-24261-2 in 2001.

Don Patterson - Tune Up!   Prestige PRST 7852   1971

Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Don Patterson, organ; Grant Green as Blue Grant, guitar; Billy James, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 15, 1969

Tune Up

Grant Green - Carryin' On   Blue Note BST 84327   1970

Claude Bartee, tenor sax; Willie Bivens, vibes; Clarence Palmer, electric piano #1-4; Earl Neal Creque, electric piano #5; Grant Green, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, electric bass; Leo Morris, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 3, 1969

1. 5251 tk.5Hurt So Bad
2. 5246 tk.12I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing
3. 5247 tk.19Ease Back
4. 5248 tk.20Upshot
5. 5249 tk.24Cease The Bombing

** also released on Blue Note B1-31247 in 1995, CDP 7243 8 31247 2 5 in 1995.

Grant Green - Funk In France: From Paris To Antibes (1969-1970)   Resonance Records HCD-2033   2018

Grant Green, guitar; Larry Ridley, bass; Don Lamond, drums; with Barney Kessel, guitar #6.

La Maison De La Radio, Studio 104, Paris, France, October 26, 1969

1.I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I'll Get It Myself)
2.Oleo
3.How Insensitive (Insensatez)
4.Untitled Blues
5.Sonnymoon For Two
6.I Wish You Love

Claude Bartee, tenor sax; Clarence Palmer, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Billy Wilson, drums.

Antibes Jazz Festival, Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, France, July 18, 1970

Upshot
Hurt So Bad

same personnel.

Antibes Jazz Festival, Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, France, July 20, 1970

Upshot
Hi-Heel Sneakers

** originally released on Resonance Records HLP-9033 in 2018.

Various Artists - The Lost Grooves   Blue Note CDP 7243 8 31883 2 1   1995

Lee Morgan, trumpet; George Coleman, tenor sax; Reuben Wilson, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, electric bass; Leo Morris, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 31, 1969

(tk.5)Hold On, I'm Comin'

Claude Bartee, tenor sax; Bill Bivens, vibes; Ronnie Foster, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums; Joseph Armstrong, congas; Bobby Green, announcer.

Cliche Lounge, Newark, NJ, August 15, 1970

It's Your Thing
Hey, Western Union Man

** originally released on Blue Note B1-31883 in 1995.

1970

Grant Green - Green Is Beautiful   Blue Note BST 84342   1970

Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Claude Bartee, tenor sax; Emmanuel Riggins, organ #1,3-5; Neal Creque, organ #2; Grant Green, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, electric bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Candido, congas; Richie "Pablo" Landrum, bongos.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 30, 1970

1. 5886Ain't It Funky Now
2. 5887Windjammer
3. 5888A Day In The Life
4. 5889Dracula
5. 5890I'll Never Fall In Love Again

** also released on Blue Note B1-28265 in 1994, CDP 7243 8 28265 2 1 in 1994.

Charles Kynard - Afro-Disiac   Prestige PRST 7796   1970

Houston Person, tenor sax; Charles Kynard, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; Richard Fritz, arranger #1,2,4,6.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 6, 1970

1.Afro-Disiac
2.Bella Donna
3.Trippin'
4.Odds On
5.Sweetheart
6.Chanson Du Nuit

Fats Theus - Black Out   CTI CT 1005   1970

Fats Theus, tenor sax; Hilton Felton, organ; Clarence Palmer, organ #1; Grant Green, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Chuck Rainey, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Eddie Moore, saw.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 16 and 22, 1970

1.Black Out
2.Light Sings
3.Bed Of Nails
4.Stone Flower
5.Moonlight In Vermont
6.Check It Out

Grant Green - Alive!   Blue Note BST 84360   1970

Claude Bartee, tenor sax; Bill Bivens, vibes; Ronnie Foster, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums; Joseph Armstrong, congas; Bobby Green, announcer.

Cliche Lounge, Newark, NJ, August 15, 1970

6759Let The Music Take Your Mind
6761Sookie, Sookie

Claude Bartee, tenor sax; Bill Bivens, vibes; Neal Creque, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums; Joseph Armstrong, congas; Bobby Green, announcer.

6760Time To Remember
6762Down Here On The Ground

** also released on Blue Note B1-89793 in 1993, CDP 0777 7 89793 2 6 in 1993, 7243 5 25650 2 3 in 2000.

Grant Green - Alive!   Blue Note 7243 5 25650 2 3   2000

Claude Bartee, tenor sax; Bill Bivens, vibes; Ronnie Foster, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums; Joseph Armstrong, congas; Bobby Green, announcer.

Cliche Lounge, Newark, NJ, August 15, 1970

Maiden Voyage

** originally released on Blue Note BST 84360 in 1970 + 3 bonus tracks.

Houston Person - Person To Person!   Prestige PRST 10003   1971

Virgil Jones, trumpet; Houston Person, tenor sax; Sonny Phillips, organ #1,2,4,5, electric piano #3,6; Grant Green, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 12, 1970

1.The Son Of Man
2.Teardrops
3.Close To You
4.Drown In My Own Tears
5.Up At Joe's, Down At Jim's
6.Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday

1971

Grant Green - Visions   Blue Note BST 84373   1971

Billy Wooten, vibes; Emmanuel Riggins, electric piano; Grant Green, guitar; Chuck Rainey, electric bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Harold Caldwell, drums, percussion #8; Ray Armando, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 21, 1971

1. 7922 tk.2Cantaloupe Woman
2. 7923 tk.6Never Can Say Goodbye
3. 7924 tk.11Maybe Tomorrow
4. 7925 tk.15Mozart Symphony #40 In G Minor, K550, 1st Movement
5. 7926 tk.22We've Only Just Begun
6. 7927 tk.24Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
7. 7928 tk.25Love On A Two Way Street
8. 7929 tk.28Blues For Abraham

Grant Green - Shades Of Green   Blue Note BST 84413   1972

Billy Wooten, vibes; Emmanuel Riggins, electric piano, Clavinet; Grant Green, guitar; Wilton Felder, electric bass; Nesbert "Stix" Hooper, drums; King Errisson, congas; Harold Caldwell, percussion; + overdubs: Joe Newman, Victor Paz, Jimmy Sedlar, Joe Wilder, trumpet; Harry DiVito, trombone; Dick Hickson, bass trombone; Jim Buffington, French horn; Phil Bodner, John Leone, George Marge, Romeo Penque, woodwinds; Wade Marcus, arranger.

United Artists Studios, Los Angeles, CA, November 23, 1971;
overdubs recorded Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 16 and 17, 1971

8904California Green
8907In The Middle
8900Medley: I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing / Open Up The Door I'll Get It Myself / Cold Sweat

same personnel.

United Artists Studios, Los Angeles, CA, November 24, 1971;
overdubs recorded Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 16 and 17, 1971

8905If You Really Love Me
8906Cast Your Fate To The Wind
8901Sunrise, Sunset
8902Never My Love
8903Got To Be There

Grant Green - The Final Comedown   Blue Note BST 84415   1972

Irving Markowitz, Marvin Stamm, trumpet, flugelhorn; Phil Bodner, flute, piccolo, alto sax, oboe; Harold Vick, alto, tenor sax; Julian Barber, Harry Zaratzian, viola; Seymour Barab, Charles McCracken, cello; Eugene Bianco, harp; Warren Smith, marimba, tambourine; George Devens, vibes, tympani, timbales, percussion; Richard Tee, piano, organ; Cornell Dupree, Grant Green, guitar; Gordon Edwards, electric bass; Grady Tate, drums; Ralph MacDonald, congas, bongos; Wade Marcus, composer, conductor.

A&R Studios, NYC, afternoon, December 13, 1971

9061Past, Present And Future
9064Fountain Scene
9065Soul Food-African Shop
9066Slight Fear And Terror
9068Luanna's Theme

omit Smith.

A&R Studios, NYC, night, December 13, 1971

9062The Final Comedown
9067Afro Party
9070Traveling To Get To Doc
9071One Second After Death

Burt Collins, Marvin Stamm, trumpet, flugelhorn; Romeo Penque, flute, alto sax; Harold Vick, alto, tenor sax; Julian Barber, Harry Zaratzian, viola; Seymour Barab, Charles McCracken, cello; Eugene Bianco, harp; Warren Smith, marimba, tambourine; George Devens, vibes, tympani, timbales, percussion; Richard Tee, piano, organ; Cornell Dupree, Grant Green, guitar; Gordon Edwards, electric bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; Ralph MacDonald, congas, bongos; Wade Marcus, composer, conductor.

A&R Studios, NYC, afternoon, December 14, 1971

9063Father's Lament

Alan Shulman, cello; replaces McCracken.

A&R Studios, NYC, night, December 14, 1971

9069Battle Scene (The Battle)

1972

Grant Green - Live At The Lighthouse   Blue Note BN-LA037-G2   1972

Claude Bartee, tenor, soprano sax; Gary Coleman, vibes; Shelton Laster, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Wilton Felder, Fender bass; Greg Williams, drums; Bobbye Hall, percussion; Hank Stewart, announcer.

The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA, April 21, 1972

Introduction By Hank Stewart
11225Windjammer
11226Betcha By Golly Wow
11227Fancy Free
11228Flood In Franklin Park
11229Jan Jan
11230Walk In The Night

** also released on Blue Note CDP 7243 4 93381 2 8 in 1998.

1973

Houston Person - The Real Thing   Eastbound 2EB 9010

Marcus Belgrave, trumpet #2,5,6; Houston Person, tenor sax; Jimmy Watson, organ #1; Sonny Phillips, organ #2,4-6; Jack McDuff, organ #3; Grant Green, lead guitar; Robert Lowe, rhythm guitar #2,5,6; James Jamieson, bass #2,5,6; Hank Brown, drums #1; Idris Muhammad, drums #2-6; Buddy Caldwell, congas, tambourine #2,5.

Watt's Club, Detroit, MI, March 14 or 15, 1973

1.Since I Fell For You
2.Pain
3.Angel Eyes
4.Easy Walker
5.Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
6.Crazy Legs

Various Artists - Together - The Eastbound Jazz Years   Beat Goes Public CD BGPD 071

Houston Person, tenor sax; Jack McDuff, organ; Grant Green, lead guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums.

Watt's Club, Detroit, MI, March 14 or 15, 1973

Lester Leaps In

1975 (age 40)

Grant Green - Slick!: Live At Oil Can Harry's   Resonance Records HCD-2034   2018

Emmanuel Riggins, electric piano; Grant Green, guitar; Ronnie Ware, bass; Greg "Vibrations" Williams, drums; Gerald Izzard, percussion.

Oil Can Harry's, Vancouver, Canada, September 5, 1975

Now's The Time
How Insensitive (Insensatez)
Medley (Part One): Vulcan Princess
Medley (Part One): Skin Tight
Medley (Part One): Woman's Gotta Have It
Medley (Part Two): Boogie On Reggae Woman
Medley (Part Two): For The Love Of Money

** originally released on Resonance Records HLP-9034 in 2018.

1976

Grant Green With Hubert Laws - The Main Attraction   Kudu KU-29   1976

Burt Collins, Jon Faddis, trumpet; Sam Burtis, trombone; Hubert Laws, flute; Mike Brecker, Joe Farrell, tenor sax; Ronnie Cuber, baritone sax; Don Grolnick, electric piano, Clavinet; Grant Green, Steve Khan, guitar; Will Lee, bass; Andy Newmark, drums; Sue Evans, percussion; Carlos Charles, percussion, congas; David Matthews, arranger.

A&R Studios, NYC;
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March, 1976

The Main Attraction
Future Feature
Creature

1978

Grant Green Easy   Versatile MSG 6002

Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, trumpet, flugelhorn; Janice Robinson, Kiane Zawadi, trombone; Karen Joseph, piccolo, flute, alto flute; Hank Crawford, alto, baritone sax; Jorge Dalto, piano, electric piano; Mario E. Sprouse, electric piano #6; Grant Green, guitar; Wayne Morrison, guitar, electric guitar; Buster Williams, bass, electric bass; Dough Wilson, drums; Shanimba, percussion; unidentified strings.

NYC, April 17-20, 1978

1.Easy
2.Just The Way You Are
3.Wave
4.Empanada
5.Nighttime In The Switching Yard
6.Three Times A Lady