Sunday Mornin' (album)

Sunday Mornin' is an album by the American jazz guitarist Grant Green released on the Blue Note label in 1961.[2] The CD reissue adds one bonus track recorded at the same session.

Sunday Mornin'
Studio album by Grant Green
Released	End of November 1962[1]
Recorded	June 4, 1961
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, US
Genre	Jazz blues
Length	47:04 CD reissue
Label	Blue Note BST 84099
Producer	Alfred Lion
Grant Green chronology
Green Street (1961) Sunday Mornin' (1962) Grantstand (1961)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
All About Jazz	[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]

The AllMusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Green is tasteful and elegant as always, and the results make for an enjoyable addition to his discography, even if there are more distinctive Green albums available".[3]

The All About Jazz review by Norman Weinstein awarded the album 4.5 stars and stated that "There's not a bad tune on this peerless set, and whatever your feelings about Green's place in jazz history, it's highly recommended".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Grant Green except as indicated

1. "Freedom March" – 8:42
2. "Sunday Mornin'" – 4:01
3. "Exodus" (Ernest Gold) – 7:01
4. "God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog, Jr. Billie Holiday) – 7:21
5. "Come Sunrise" – 4:32
6. "So What" (Miles Davis) – 9:48
7. "Tracin' Tracy" – 5:39 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Grant Green – guitar
• Kenny Drew – piano
• Ben Tucker – bass
• Ben Dixon – drums

References

1. Billboard Dec 1, 1962
2. Grant Green discography accessed September 14, 2010
3. Huey, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 14, 2010
4. Weinstein, Norman (August 5, 2005). "Grant Green: Sunday Mornin'". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
5. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.