Oleo (album)

Oleo
Studio album by Grant Green
Released	1962
Recorded	January 31, 1962
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:57
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Alfred Lion
Grant Green chronology
Nigeria (1962) Oleo (1962) Born to Be Blue (1962)

Oleo is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Japanese Blue Note label.^[1] The tracks were also released in 1997 as part of The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "another exellent album with Green and pianist Sonny Clark".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Grant Green except as indicated

1. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:35
2. "Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 7:12
3. "Tune-Up" (Miles Davis) – 7:17
4. "Hip Funk" – 8:35
5. "My Favorite Things" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Rodgers) – 8:28

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on January 31, 1962

Personnel

• Grant Green - guitar
• Sonny Clark - piano
• Sam Jones - bass
• Louis Hayes - drums

References

1. ^ Grant Green discography accessed September 16, 2010
2. ^ ^{a b} Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed September 16, 2010