Iron City

Grant Green | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 6, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Savoy Jazz
• ASIN: B00008ZZ5V
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,554 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Jazz Times

[Al] Green was no stranger to the guitar-organ-drum format and is joined here by Big John Patton and long-time associate Ben Dixon on drums. There are some very pleasant moments here, but the CD's brief playing time limits it to diehard Green Fans.

Product Description

Grant Green is the great unsung hero of jazz guitar. In 1967 Green recorded this fine album Iron City which seemed to suggest that the guitarist was set to rise to the top but his career was derailed by drug addiction and such players as Wes Montgomery and George Benson came instead to prominence. Presumably recorded for then-thriving Prestige Records, Iron City was first issued in 1972 on Cobblestone Records and again in 1978 on Muse. Now that it is released on CD, a new generation of jazz listeners can hear how forceful the guitarist could be in the right funk. Five Four. 2006. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Varied fare from a Green led trio., December 17, 2000

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Dr.D.Treharne (Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Iron City (Audio CD)

What's so good about this album is that the trio that plays on it had a very clear understanding of each others playing abilities, and it gives them space to express themselves. There's a variety of styles, from the latin tinged "Samba De Orpheus", (my particular favourite), to the oft covered "Work Song". The title track gives listeners a good idea of how well Green and Patton share the work, and how explosively Ben Dixon on drums propels them along. The remastering is excellent, and at mid-price this is a "must have" for fans of both Green and Patton

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Grant Green and Big John, October 27, 2005

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Ben Fernandez (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Iron City (Audio CD)

This is Grant Green and Big John Patton playing in an organ trio, and it is similar to the other albums they did together (mostly upbeat bluesy jazz). The song "high healed sneekers" is particularly rockin'. I had never heard of this cd and saw it in a for sale bin for about $9. It is definitely a "find," regardless of the price.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GRANT GREEN'S "MYSTERY ALBUM", August 25, 2004

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A. Dowd (Portland, Oregon USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Iron City (Audio CD)

This is an excellent soul jazz session from Grant Green, Big John Patton and Ben Dixon. It's more hard-edged than Green's and Patton's earlier Blue Note work like "Blues for Lou", but it's great nevertheless. Newcomers to jazz will be a bit confused because the 32jazz and Savoy re-releases do not list the original recording date or label. Some reviewers have said that it was originally a Muse release, but it was actually first released on a small label in 1967 (I don't believe that Muse even existed in '67) The original cover was a blue design and the sleeve resembled a 60's Prestige or Argo design. The orange Muse cover was not the original cover art. So it's been re-issued several times over the past several decades. Just some helpful information for collectors. Buy the new Savoy version- it's a steal at $9.99!