Grant Green with Hubert Laws - The Main Attraction (1976) [2002] CD-Rip

Quite an unusual album from Grant Green – a record that's quite different than his earlier records for Blue Note, but still pretty darn great overall! Grant's working here in a large group – CTI/Kudu style – with arrangements by David Matthews, but a sound that's still pretty lean overall! There's a fair bit of great players in the lineup – including Jon Faddis on trumpet, Hubert Laws on flute, and Joe Farrell on tenor – and the horns soar out nicely to set the scene over some tightly stepping backings – all served up with plenty of room for Grant to solo spaciously on guitar! The title track – "The Main Attraction" – is nearly 20 minutes long – and the other two tracks, "Creature" and "Future Feature", both approach the 10 minute mark themselves!

Tracks:

01. The Main Attraction (19:36)
02. Future Feature (07:48)
03. Creature (10:20)

Personnel:

Arranged By, Conductor – Dave Matthews
Baritone Saxophone – Ronnie Clubber
Bass – Will Lee
Drums – Andy Newman, Steve Gadd
Electric Piano, Clavinet – Don Grolnick
Flute – Hubert Laws
Guitar – Grant Green, Steve Khan
Percussion – Carlos Martin, Sue Evans
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Farrell, Michael Brecker
Trombone – Sam Burtis
Trumpet – Burt Collins, Jon Faddis