Customer Reviews

The House Band For The "Street of Dreams" - By: , 04 Apr 2001
Recorded on November 16, 1964, Grant Green's "Street of Dreams" is the third of four Blue Note albums featuring the guitar-organ trio of Grant Green, Larry Young & drummer Elvin Jones. The first album, Grant Green's "Talkin' About," featured only the aforementioned trio, but on the other three dates, a different musician was broughtin for each session to form memorable quartets. Larry Young's "Into Somethin'" featured Sam Rivers on tenor sax, Grant Green's "I Want To Hold Your Hand" included Hank Mobley, & "Street of Dreams" benefited from the contributions of Bobby Hutcherson on vibes. The combinations the "Street of Dreams" quartet came up with are truly magical -- Green's smooth licks & perfect passes, Young's probing but never overpowering organ, Hutch's delicate yet percussive vibes compliments, & Elvin's poly-rhythmic stickwork combine to form some truly magical playing & improvising. This is by no means your typical organ soul jazz title, but is instead a modern jazz masterpiece. It is one of the those albums I never tire of listening to, particularly at sunset. Ah, to live on the "Street of Dreams."