Feelin' the Spirit

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Name = Feelin' the Spirit
Type = studio
Artist = Grant Green


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Feelin' the Spirit – is an album by jazz guitarist Grant Green recorded on Blue Note Records. Consisting purely of jazz versions of African American spirituals, it is one of a series of theme records recorded by the guitarist in 1962.

From the original liner notes: "Green has made no attempt here to recreate the five spirituals he plays in anything resembling their original context, nor has he tried to duplicate their often pallid manifestation on the concert stage. He has approached them with affection, but as music to be played in his style. The result is a fascinating combination: the techniques of modern jazz, blues, and gospel, all applied to the spiritual." -Joe Goldberg

This album was remastered and reissued in Blue Note's Rudy Van Gelder Edition series on March 1, 2005.

Track listing

Original LP release "Feelin' the Spirit", 1963 (Blue Note 4132)

#"Just a Closer Walk With Thee" - 7:25
#"Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" - 8:00
#"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" - 6:05
#"Go Down Moses" - 7:05
#"Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" - 9:00
#"Deep River" - 8:53

Personnel

Recorded December 21 1962

* Grant Green - Electric guitar
* Herbie Hancock - Piano
* Butch Warren - Bass
* Billy Higgins - Drums
* Garvin Masseaux - Tambourine