《CD GRANT GREEN I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND》內容介紹：by Steve HueyThe third of three sessions
Grant Green led with modal organist Larry Young and Coltrane drummer Elvin Jones, I Want to Hold
Your Hand continues in the soft, easy style of its predecessor, Street of Dreams. This time,
however -- as one might guess from the title and cover photo -- the flavor is less reflective
and more romantic and outwardly engaging. Part of the reason is tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley,
who takes Bobby Hutcherson's place accompanying the core trio. His breathy, sensuous warmth
keeps the album simmering at a low boil, and some of the repertoire helps as well, mixing
romantic ballad standards (often associated with vocalists) and gently undulating bossa novas.
The title track -- yes, the Beatles tune -- is one of the latter, cleverly adapted and arranged
into perfectly viable jazz that suits Green's elegant touch with pop standards; the other bossa
nova, Jobim's "Corcovado," is given a wonderfully caressing treatment. Even with all the
straightforward pop overtones of much of the material, the quartet's playing is still very
subtly advanced, both in its rhythmic interaction and the soloists' harmonic choices. Whether
augmented by an extra voice or sticking to the basic trio format, the Green/Young/Jones team
produced some of the most sophisticated organ/guitar combo music ever waxed, and I Want to Hold
Your Hand is the loveliest of the bunch.

01 I Want to Hold Your Hand
02 Speak Low
03 Stella by Starlight
04 Corcovado (Quiet Nights)
05 This Could Be the Start of Something
06 At Long Last Love