The Final Comedown (soundtrack)

The Final Comedown
Soundtrack album by
Grant Green
Released1971
RecordedDecember 13–14, 1971
GenreJazz
LabelBlue Note
ProducerGeorge Butler
Grant Green chronology
Shades of Green
(1971) 		The Final Comedown
(1971) 		Live at The Lighthouse
(1972)

The Final Comedown is a soundtrack album for the film The Final Comedown (1972) by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1971 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] It was the first soundtrack album released on Blue Note.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The Allmusic review by Brandon Burke awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Recommended for fans of blaxploitation soundtracks and early-'70s jazz-funk".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Wade Marcus
  1. "Past, Present and Future" - 5:16
  2. "Fountain Scene" - 3:01
  3. "Soul Food, African Shop" - 2:54
  4. "Slight Fear and Terror" - 1:16
  5. "Luanna's Theme" - 2:29
  6. "The Final Comedown" - 3:28
  7. "Afro Party" - 4:11
  8. "Traveling to Get to Doc" - 1:41
  9. "One Second After Death" - 1:40
  10. "Father's Lament" - 2:49
  11. "Battle Scene" - 6:46
  • Recorded at A&R Studios, NYC on December 13 & 14, 1971

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Grant Green discography accessed September 20, 2010
  2. ^ a b Burke, B. Allmusic Review accessed September 20, 2010
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 601. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.