Sunday Mornin' (album)

Sunday Mornin' is an album by the American jazz guitarist Grant Green recorded for the Blue Note label in 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. The CD reissue adds a bonus track recorded at the same session.

Sunday Mornin'
Studio album by
Grant Green
ReleasedEnd of November 1962[1]
RecordedJune 4, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, US
GenreJazz
Length47:04 CD reissue
LabelBlue Note
BST 84099
ProducerAlfred Lion
Grant Green chronology
Green Street
(1961)		 Sunday Mornin'
(1962)		 Grantstand
(1961)

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 awarded the album 3 stars and stated "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 stars and stated that "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
  1. "Freedom March" – 8:42
  2. "Sunday Mornin'" – 4:01
  3. "Exodus" (Ernest Gold) – 7:01
  4. "God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog, Jr. Billie Holiday) – 7:21
  5. "Come Sunrise" – 4:32
  6. "So What" (Miles Davis) – 9:48
  7. "Tracin' Tracy" – 5:39 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References
  1. Billboard Dec 1, 1962
  2. Grant Green discography accessed September 14, 2010
  3. Huey, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 14, 2010
  4. 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.
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