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13 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Disappointing
24 July 2002
Format:Audio CD
This is one of the weakest albums in the RVG series. The lineup is good on paper -- the organ trio of Green, Big John Patton and Ben Dixon (which made many excellent recordings in the early 60s) joined by Johnny Coles and mighty Joe Henderson on the front line. But in this case, good on paper translates into unremarkable in reality.
The slow and medium tempos here add up to a sleepy mood, with Green (and occasionally one of the other players) soloing over arrangements by Duke Pearson. There's not much interaction between the soloists and the rhythm section. Things only loosen up on the last track, a 14 minute jam that lifts the album out of its doldrums.
Am I Blue came right before the prime of Grant Green's career -- a one year span when he recorded Idle Moments, Matador, Solid, Talkin' About and Street of Dreams under his own name and played as a sideman on Larry Young's Into Somethin' and Lee Morgan's (stupendous) Search for the New Land. But I'd recommend listening to any of those other great albums before you buy this dud.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Ignore this other guy
10 Sep 2003
Format:Audio CD
If you like Grant Green, you know what to expect from this album: a GREAT recording. Sure, it's not THAT unique from others around the time but it is by no means a bad album. There aren't any bonus tracks or alternate takes (like many of the other RVG remasters) but the album is impossible to find on vinyl so that's forgiveable; practically the only complaint I have with it. Don't be fooled by snobbery.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Less adventurous but consistent nonetheless
20 Jan 2009
Format:Audio CD
Solid late night electric jazz guitar trio entry, but nothing out of the ordinary and in fact a little more ordinary then other releases. The vibe can be predictably mellow, but there are enough sprinklings of integrity to make this as worthy a consideration.
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