Sunday Mornin' (album)

Sunday Mornin'
Studio album by
Grant Green
ReleasedEnd of November 1962[1]
RecordedJune 4, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length47:04 (CD)
LabelBlue Note
BLP 4099
ProducerAlfred Lion
Grant Green chronology
Green Street
(1961) 		Sunday Mornin'
(1962) 		Grantstand
(1961)

Sunday Mornin' is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green recorded for Blue Note on June 4, 1961 and released the following year.[2] Bassist Ben Tucker and drummer Dave Bailey return from Green’s previous album, joined by pianist Kenny Drew.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
All About Jazz[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]

The AllMusic review by Steve Huey states, "Green is tasteful and elegant as always, and the results make for an enjoyable addition to his discography, even if there are more distinctive Green albums available."[3]

The All About Jazz review by Norman Weinstein awarded the album 4.5, stating, "There's not a bad tune on this peerless set, and whatever your feelings about Green's place in jazz history, it's highly recommended."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Grant Green except as indicated

Side 1

  1. "Freedom March" – 8:42
  2. "Sunday Mornin'" – 4:01
  3. "Exodus" (Ernest Gold) – 7:01

Side 2

  1. "God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog, Jr. Billie Holiday) – 7:21
  2. "Come Sunrise" – 4:32
  3. "So What" (Miles Davis) – 9:48

CD reissue bonus track

  2. "Tracin' Tracy" – 5:39

Personnel

Musicians

Technical personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard Dec 1, 1962
  2. ^ Grant Green discography accessed September 14, 2010
  3. ^ a b Huey, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 14, 2010
  4. ^ a b Weinstein, Norman (August 5, 2005). "Grant Green: Sunday Mornin'". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 598. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.