Oleo is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label in Japan in 1980.Grant Green discography accessed September 16, 2010 It features Green with pianist Sonny Clark, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Louis Hayes. The tracks were later re-issued in 1997 as part of The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Michael Erlewine called Oleo "another excellent album with Green and pianist Sonny Clark".Erlewine, M. [ AllMusic Review] accessed September 16, 2010
Track listing "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:37 "Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 7:15 "Tune-Up" (Eddie Vinson) – 7:19 "Hip Funk" (Grant Green) – 8:39 "My Favorite Things" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 8:32
Personnel Grant Green - guitar Sonny Clark - piano Sam Jones - bass Louis Hayes - drums
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