Grant Green – “Idle Moments” from the album “Idle Moments”

Grant was born on 6 June 1935 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was playing with local groups in and around St. Louis when he was 13 years old. Lou Donaldson discovered Grant playing in one of these bars and, after touring with Donaldson, arrived in New York circa 1959–60.

Grant was then introduced to Alfred Lion of Blue Note Records by Lou. Lion was so impressed with him that rather than testing Grant as a sideman, as was the usual Blue Note practice, he arranged for him to record as a group leader first.

Between 1961 and 1965 he made more appearances on Blue Note LPs, as leader or sideman, than anyone else.

He died of a heart attack in New York City on 31 January 1979 aged just 43.

Idle Moments

1) Idle Moments; 2) Jean De Fleur; 3) Django; 4) Nomad

Personnel;
Grant Green – guitar
Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
Duke Pearson – piano
Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
Bob Cranshaw – double bass
Al Harewood – drums