{"product_id":"grant-green-alive","title":"Alive! ( Vinyl ) { Vinyl }","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter a prolific 5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyear run from 1961\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1965 when he made more than 20 great hard bop \u0026amp; soul-jazz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e albums for Blue Note, guitarist Grant Green took a 4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyear hiatus from recording. When he \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereturned to Blue Note in 1969, Green’s style had moved into funkier ter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eritory as was perfectly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecaptured on his first\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eever live album \u003cem\u003eAlive!\u003c\/em\u003e which captured a hard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edriving set of jazz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efunk at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe Cliché Lounge in Newark, New Jersey in 1970. The band is propelled by drummer Idris \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuhammad who keeps a fire burning under Green, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esaxophonist Claude Bartee, vibraphonist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWillie Bivens, organists Ronnie Foster \u0026amp; Neal Creque, and Joseph Armstrong on congas. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclosing track “Down Here On The Ground” was famously sampled by A Tribe Called Quest for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etrack “Vibes and Stuff” on their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehip\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehop classic \u003cem\u003eThe \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLow End Theory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExperience the thrill of live jazz with \u003c\/span\u003eBlue Note Live, a selection of 7 spectacular live albums to be reissued as part of the Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series\u003cspan\u003e. From hard bop and organ soul to jazz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efunk and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emodern jazz, t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehese recordings capture how the spontaneity inherent in jazz improvisation thrives in a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elive club setting with the most creative musicians of all\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etime feeding off the energy of an audience. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Blue Note 80 Vinyl Edition is all\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eanalog, mastered by Kevin G\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eray from the original master tapes, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grant Green","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57776999989593,"sku":"602508073854.0","price":3.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/4236\/6809\/files\/Untitled-1.png?v=1775812681","url":"https:\/\/eurovinyl.shop\/products\/grant-green-alive","provider":"EUROVINYL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}