Grant Green – Nigeria
Tracklist
| A1 | Airegin | |
| A2 | It Ain't Necessarily So | |
| B1 | I Concentrate On You | |
| B2 | The Things We Did Last Summer | |
| B3 | The Song Is You |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Record Technology Incorporated
- Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
- Mastered At – Cohearent Audio
- Lacquer Cut At – Cohearent Audio
- Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 34154
- Designed At – Meat And Potatoes, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Capitol Records, LLC
- Copyright © – UMG Recordings, Inc.
- Record Company – Capitol Records, LLC
- Record Company – Blue Note Records Inc.
Credits
- Bass – Sam Jones
- Design [Cover] – Todd Gallopo
- Drums – Art Blakey
- Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
- Guitar – Grant Green
- Lacquer Cut By – KPG*
- Mastered By – Kevin Gray
- Photography By – Francis Wolff
- Piano – Sonny Clark
- Producer [Original Session Produced By] – Alfred Lion
- Sleeve Notes – Ben Sidran
- Supervised By – Joe Harley
Notes
Recorded on January 13, 1962.
Track B1 "I Concentrate On You" is incorrectly presented as last track of A side on the back cover.
Repressed identically in 2023 apart from the hype sticker that has the text "STDTPRVGCT" at the bottom.
Track B1 "I Concentrate On You" is incorrectly presented as last track of A side on the back cover.
Repressed identically in 2023 apart from the hype sticker that has the text "STDTPRVGCT" at the bottom.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 6 02508 35890 6
- Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 602508358906
- Other (2023 hype sticker): STDTPRVGC
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): B0031299-01 A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): B0031299-01 B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): B0031299-01-A KPG@CA 34154.1(3)...
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): B0031299-01-B KPG@CA 34154.2(3)...
Other Versions (5 of 9)
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Nigeria (LP, Album) | Blue Note | LT-1032 | US | 1980 | ||
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Nigeria (LP, Album) | Blue Note | LT-1032 | US | 1980 | ||
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Nigeria (LP, Album, Reissue) | Blue Note | GXK 8180 | Japan | 1981 | ||
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Nigeria (LP, Album, Reissue) | Blue Note | LT-1032 | US | 2009 | ||
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New Submission
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Nigeria (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered) | Blue Note | TOCJ-50284, LT-1032 | Japan | 2012 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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An absolute steal and stellar reissue, now back at MSRP thanks to a recent repressing. I can’t imagine the original LT classic issue sounds any better than this 180g pressed at RTI issue. -
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Possibly my favorite GG record and that’s saying something.. all his stuff is great! -
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My copy has very visible machine marks on side 1. However, none of those very visible machine marks makes any noise. The 2nd side looks perfect.
The sound quality is excellent as all the instruments are well-rendered. This group is something of a jazz super group - just look at the lineup. In any event, it's easy to pick out the instruments in space. Green's guitar is sharp as can be, as is Blakey's drums (it's nice to hear him let loose and still have the drumstrikes well-defined). The piano is typical slightly-soft RVG. The bass is pluckably audible.
Overall, this is really, really good.
Cartridge: AT VMN50SH -
Got mine and it came perfect; Flat, Centered and Clean I was happy the jacket was also perfect with no dings and looks great. As far as the sound It is on another level with all instruments projecting and very acoustic sounding with a wide soundstage. Grant Green performance is phenomenal with a good flow from song to song. The crescendo on "It Ain't Necessarily So" around the 3:40 mark is mind-blowing even the band can be heard being impressed. Kudos for Sonny Clark and Art Blakey for keeping Green in the spotlight while adding their masterful flavor to the songs and Sam Jones creating that space around his notes. Just buy this if you can it is one of the best TPs. -
This is fantastic ! The music is awesome. Jimmy Page and Bonham might have listened to this !
It is so good that I just ordered a second copy just in case !
And by the way, not a single pop
Silent pressing -
Edited one year agoJust purchased directly from Blue Note. Nice to have this Tone Poet back in stock. Sounds wonderful, and you can't beat the performances. Blakey lights a fire under the whole thing. His ride has a shimmer that sometimes almost sounds like distortion, but it's not and it doesn't detract. Gatefold jacket was tight and ripped a bit on the inner seam when I first opened it. Oh well, the vinyl is sweet! Quiet and crisp. Love it! -
Perfect repress of this fantastic album; silent, and superb clarity and balance from KG. Total knockout.
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