Grant Green

TWO CLASSIC LIVE GRANT GREEN RECORDINGS
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME

The first official previously unissued recordings of Grant Green in over 10 years, capturing the jazz-funk guitar icon during what's believed to have been his only performances in France and Vancouver."Funk in France: From Paris to Antibes (1969-1970)" is being released in partnership with the Institut national de l'audiovisuel (Ina) with remastered high-resolution audio transferred directly from the original tapes of the Office of French Radio and Television (ORTF).

This 2-CD set includes an exhaustive booklet replete with rare and never-before-published photos from the venues, historical essays, interviews with musicians heard on the recordings and peers, plus memorabilia and more.

GRANT GREEN, guitar
LARRY RIDLEY, bass
DON LAMOND, drums
BARNEY KESSEL, guitar on track 6

Recorded at Maison de la Radio, Studio 104 in Paris, France on October 26, 1969.

PERSONNEL ON CD 1[7] & CD 2:

GRANT GREEN, guitar
CLAUDE BARTEE, tenor sax
CLARENCE PALMER, organ
BILLY WILSON, drums

CD 1:

01. I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I'll Get It Myself)
02. Oleo
03. How Insensitive (Insensatez)
04. Untitled Blues
05. Sonnymoon for Two
06. I Wish You Love
07. . Upshot - Live at the Antibes Jazz Festival on July 18, 1970

CD 2:

01. Hurt So Bad - Live at the Antibes Jazz Festival on July 18, 1970
02. Upshot - Live at the Antibes Jazz Festival on July 20, 1970
03. Hi-Heel Sneakers - Live at the Antibes Jazz Festival on July 20, 1970