Jungle Strut (1997)

About this title: Grant Green, Jr. -- also a guitarist -- recorded an album for the Japanese market in 1997 that Grant Green, Sr. could very well have made: a fine chitlin-circuit set of soul-jazz populated mostly by tunes from the '60s ("Walk on By," "Green Onions" "When a Man Loves a Woman"). To his credit, Jr. doesn't sound exactly like Sr.; his harder tone, solid R&B-oriented comping, and repeated stabbing riffs place him closer to Joe "Boogaloo" Jones, or George Benson in a funky mood. Green often defers to his flamboyant alternating organists Reuben Wilson and Michael Torsone, and altoman Eddie Pazant ... read more

Tracks:

1. We Can Fly [Wilson]
2. Jungle Strut [Ammons]
3. Walk on By [Bacharach/David]
4. Green Onions [Cropper/Jackson/Jon]
5. When a Man Loves a Woman [Lewis/Wright]
6. Lazy Afternoon [Latouche/Moross]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.