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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Visions
| name = Visions
| Type = Album
| type = Album
| Artist = [[Grant Green]]
| artist = [[Grant Green]]
| Cover = Visions (Grant Green album).jpg
| cover = Visions (Grant Green album).jpg
| Released = 1971
| alt =
| released = September 1971<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xwgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=grant+green+visions&pg=PA39|title=Billboard|date=September 25, 1971}}</ref>
| Recorded = May 21, 1971
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| recorded = May 21, 1971
| Length = 37:06
| venue =
| Label = [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]]
| studio = [[Van Gelder Studio]], Englewood Cliffs, NJ
| Producer =
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| length = 37:06
| Chronology = [[Grant Green]]
| label = [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]]
| Last album = ''[[Alive! (Grant Green album)|Alive!]]''<br>(1970)
| producer = [[George Butler (record producer)|George Butler]]
| This album = '''''Visions'''''<br>(1971)
| Next album = ''[[Shades of Green (album)|Shades of Green]]''<br>(1971)
| chronology = [[Grant Green]]
| prev_title = [[Live at Club Mozambique (Grant Green album)|Live at Club Mozambique]]
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = [[Shades of Green (album)|Shades of Green]]
| next_year = 1971
}}
}}


'''''Visions''''' is an album by American jazz guitarist [[Grant Green]] featuring performances recorded in 1971 and released on the [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]] label.<ref name="Green discography">[http://www.jazzdisco.org/grant-green/catalog/#blue-note-bst-84373 Grant Green discography] accessed September 17, 2010</ref>
'''''Visions''''' is an album by American jazz guitarist [[Grant Green]] featuring performances recorded in 1971 and released on the [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]] label.<ref name="Green discography">[http://www.jazzdisco.org/grant-green/catalog/#blue-note-bst-84373 Grant Green discography] accessed September 17, 2010</ref>

==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
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| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
}}
}}
The [[Allmusic]] review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 3 stars and stated "''Visions'' is a bit laid-back, and the electric piano-heavy arrangements are a little dated, but Grant Green never made a commercial pop-jazz album as appealing and satisfying".<ref name="Allmusic">Erlewine, S. T. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3zfqxq8gldfe Allmusic Review] accessed September 17, 2010</ref>
The [[Allmusic]] review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 3 stars and stated "''Visions'' is a bit laid-back, and the electric piano-heavy arrangements are a little dated, but Grant Green never made a commercial pop-jazz album as appealing and satisfying".<ref name="Allmusic">Erlewine, S. T. [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r139810|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed September 17, 2010</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
# "[[Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?]]" ([[Robert Lamm]]) - 5:10
# "[[Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?]]" ([[Robert Lamm]]) - 5:10
# "Maybe Tomorrow" ([[Marilyn Bergman]], [[Alan Bergman]], [[Quincy Jones]]) - 4:54
# "Maybe Tomorrow" ([[Marilyn Bergman]], [[Alan Bergman]], [[Quincy Jones]]) - 4:54
# "[[Symphony No. 40 (Mozart)|Mozart Symphony #40 in G Minor, K550, 1st Movement]]" ([[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]) - 4:06
# "[[Symphony No. 40 (Mozart)|Mozart Symphony #40 in G Minor, K550, 1st Movement]]" ([[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]) - 4:06
# "[[Love on a Two-Way Street]]" (Bert Keyes, [[Sylvia Robinson]]) - 4:43
# "[[Love on a Two-Way Street]]" (Bert Keyes, [[Sylvia Robinson]]) - 4:43
# "Cantaloupe Woman" (Ben Dixon) - 5:29
# "Cantaloupe Woman" ([[Ben Dixon (musician)|Ben Dixon]]) - 5:29
# "[[We've Only Just Begun]]" ([[Roger Nichols (songwriter)|Roger Nichols]], [[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]]) - 5:09
# "[[We've Only Just Begun]]" ([[Roger Nichols (songwriter)|Roger Nichols]], [[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]]) - 5:09
# "[[Never Can Say Goodbye]]" ([[Clifton Davis]]) - 5:04
# "[[Never Can Say Goodbye]]" ([[Clifton Davis]]) - 5:04
# "Blues for Abraham" ([[Eloise Riggins]]) - 2:31
# "Blues for Abraham" (Eloise Riggins) - 2:31
:*Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on May 21, 1971
:*Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on May 21, 1971


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Grant Green]] - [[guitar]]
*[[Grant Green]] - [[jazz guitar|guitar]]
*[[Billy Wooten]] - [[vibraphone|vibes]]
*Billy Wooten - [[vibraphone|vibes]]
*[[Emmanuel Riggins]] - [[electric piano]]
*Emmanuel Riggins - [[electric piano]]
*[[Chuck Rainey]] - [[electric bass]]
*[[Chuck Rainey]] - [[electric bass]]
*[[Idris Muhammad]] - [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[Idris Muhammad]] - [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[Ray Armando]] - [[conga]]
*Ray Armando - [[conga]]
*[[Harold Caldwell]] - [[drums]], [[percussion]]
*Harold Caldwell - [[drums]], [[percussion]]


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

{{Grant Green}}
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[[Category:Blue Note Records albums]]
[[Category:Blue Note Records albums]]
[[Category:Grant Green albums]]
[[Category:Grant Green albums]]
[[Category:1971 albums]]
[[Category:1971 albums]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio]]
[[Category:Albums produced by George Butler (record producer)]]

Latest revision as of 22:28, 24 October 2022

Visions
Studio album by
Grant Green
ReleasedSeptember 1971[1]
RecordedMay 21, 1971
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length37:06
LabelBlue Note
ProducerGeorge Butler
Grant Green chronology
Live at Club Mozambique
(1971) 		Visions
(1971) 		Shades of Green
(1971)

Visions is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1971 and released on the Blue Note label.[2]

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Visions is a bit laid-back, and the electric piano-heavy arrangements are a little dated, but Grant Green never made a commercial pop-jazz album as appealing and satisfying".[3]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" (Robert Lamm) - 5:10
  2. "Maybe Tomorrow" (Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman, Quincy Jones) - 4:54
  3. "Mozart Symphony #40 in G Minor, K550, 1st Movement" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) - 4:06
  4. "Love on a Two-Way Street" (Bert Keyes, Sylvia Robinson) - 4:43
  5. "Cantaloupe Woman" (Ben Dixon) - 5:29
  6. "We've Only Just Begun" (Roger Nichols, Paul Williams) - 5:09
  7. "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Clifton Davis) - 5:04
  8. "Blues for Abraham" (Eloise Riggins) - 2:31
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on May 21, 1971

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Billboard". September 25, 1971.
  2. ^ Grant Green discography accessed September 17, 2010
  3. ^ a b Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed September 17, 2010
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