Visions (Grant Green album)
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| Visions | ||||
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| Released | September 1971[1] | |||
| Recorded | May 21, 1971 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:06 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | George Butler | |||
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Visions is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1971 and released on the Blue Note label.[2]
The album contains renditions of several contemporary pop and classical tunes. As well as an interpretation of the 1st Movement of Mozart's Symphony No. 40, "Maybe Tomorrow" incorporates a melodic motif from Maurice Ravel's Pavane pour une infante défunte. "Maybe Tomorrow" was in turn sampled by American hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar on his 2012 song "Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst".
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| DownBeat | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Visions is a bit laid-back, and the electric piano-heavy arrangements are a little dated, but Grant Green never made a commercial pop-jazz album as appealing and satisfying".[3]
