24-BIT DIGITALLY REMASTERED STEREO. 12-PAGE BOOKLET.
The complete original LP Nigeria(Blue Note LT-1032) featuring the great Grant Green in a quartetsetting backed by Sonny Clark on piano Sam Jones on bassand Art Blakey on drums. Two tracks (a version of “Nancy” and an alternate take of Sonny Rollins’ “Airegin”) which complete the session but were not included on the LP have been added here as a bonus as well as a wonderful early version of “Grant’s First Stand” recorded with Wynton Kelly on piano.

GRANT GREEN guitar
SONNY CLARK piano
SAM JONES bass
ART BLAKEY drums
Englewood Cliffs New Jersey January 13 1962.

*BONUS TRACKS:
6-7: From the same session but not included on the original LP.
8: Grant Green (g) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d).
Englewood Cliffs New Jersey November 26 1960. [The rest of this session can be found on EJC 55647 Grant Green Oleo.]
All original recordings made by Rudy Van Gelder & produced by Alfred Lion.

1 AIREGIN 7:35
2 IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO 10:25
3 I CONCENTRATE ON YOU 5:53
4 THE THINGS WE DID LAST SUMMER 5:59
5 THE SONG IS YOU 7:51
6 NANCY 6:26*
7 AIREGIN [alternate take] 7:40*
8 GRANT’S FIRST STAND 8:50*