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There is also a quintet with Grant Green and Sonny Clark released as an Ike Quebec album titled "Blue and Sentimental" Same personnel as Grant Green’s "Born to be Blue" except Paul Chambers place bass on tracks 1 through 7 in place of Ray Brown who plays on track 8.

On the title song Blue and Sentimental Grant Green plays rythm Guitar which is something he seldom did. The song starts with Green opening in a rythm structure then Ike joins in on the sax. Green plays a nice lead solo as well. Take a listen.

(1) Ike Quebec - Blue and Sentimental - YouTube

pjw, I liked all three of the GG pieces you posted better than "On Green Dolphin Street." I also heard some of the Green/Clark interplay you mentioned on "Someday my Prince will Come" and "If I Should Lose You."

I plan to check out more of the pieces in the compilation on YT before deciding whether to put it on my list.

Prez really added class to the "Blue and Sentimental" you just posted.  Sweet.

How's the swing factor on this piece?

"Lester's Ideas 1937-1938"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hQMM4Rl4NI

Frogman, that Bill Withers number may be one of the best combos of funk and soul in existence.

As far as the "Complete Quartets" compilation the original 3 albums that comprised the compilation were recorded in 3 sessions on 23 December 1961 titled "Nigeria", 13 January 1962 titled "Oleo", and 31 January 1962 titled "Gooden’s Corner"

There are a couple of different "speculations" as to why Blue Note shelved them until after Green’s death in 1979 when the 3 original albums were released in Japan on LP.

Some say Van Gelder was not happy with the way Green’s guitar was recorded. There was a problem with guitar distortion that manifested itself on the original analog tapes.

Another reason is that the 3 albums were all comprised of standards and not the Blues/gospel/funky Green albums that were popular sellers.

However these quartet sessions are the only ones in existence where it was just Green and Clark sharing solo’s without the brass on the 2 sessions with Ike Quebec and this is what makes them unique and important and "must haves" in any jazz collection.

Not to start an argument with our distinguished captain of the Jazz Police Orpheus 10 but his "review" that the compilation needed to be sold which would imply he considered the sonics sub par flies in the face of all popular opinion. I have nowhere read a review that the Blue Note remaster sounds poor. As a matter of fact, our local "audiophiles" over at the Steve Hoffman Music Forums concur that the Blue Note CD remaster cleared up the distorted and muddled sound of Green’s guitar and that the newer LP release of the same compilation on the Tone Poet Re - Issue Series sounds great but not head and shoulders above the CD.

Here is the link read the whole page if this interests you and may very well help decide whether or not you want this unique music in your collection.

’Tone Poet’ Jazz Reissue Series* | Page 376 | Steve Hoffman Music Forums

Grant Green: The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark album review @ All About Jazz

keegiam here is Grant Green and Sonny Clark "Nigeria" Tone Poet release. I'm not an LP man but these are said to be excellent pressings. Nigeria was release on 28 February 2020.

TONE POET AUDIOPHILE VINYL REISSUE SERIES CONTINUES IN 2020 - Blue Note Records