Grant Green | Gooden's Corner

One of the great jazz guitarists of the 1960s, with a clear tone and a unique emphasis on single-note lines. 
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AllMusic Review by Michael Erlewine

This is an album of real beauty and synergy between Green and pianist Sonny Clark, who along with Sam Jones on bass and Louis Hayes on drums rounds out the quartet. Green, an expert with standards, offers "Moon River," "On Green Dolphin Street," and "Count Every Star." This album was also released on The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Grant Green and Sonny Clark.

Grant Green (guitar)
Sonny Clark (piano)
Sam Jones (bass)
Louis Hayes (drums)



1. On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronislaw Kaper/Ned Washington) 00:00
2. Shadrack" (Robert MacGimsey) 06:26
3. What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) 12:51
4. Moon River" (Henry Mancini/Johny Mercer) 18:45
5. Gooden's Corner (Grant Green) 24:23
6. Two for One (Grant Green) 32:37


Recorded in December 23, 1961 at Van Gelder Studio
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
originally released on Blue Note Records in 1979