Nigeria (Grant Green album)

Nigeria is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded for the Blue Note label on January 13, 1962 but not released until 1980.^[1] Pianist Sonny Clark and bassist Sam Jones return from Green’s previous session, Gooden's Corner, and are joined by legendary drummer, Art Blakey. The tracks were also released in 1997 as part of The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark.

Nigeria
Studio album by Grant Green
Released	1980
Recorded	January 13, 1962
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:24
Label	Blue Note LT 1032
Producer	Alfred Lion
Grant Green chronology
Gooden's Corner (1961) Nigeria (1980) Oleo (1962)
Alternative cover
Japanese issue

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Just classic Green".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Airegin" (Sonny Rollins) - 7:32
2. "It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 10:22
3. "I Concentrate on You" (Cole Porter) - 5:48
4. "The Things We Did Last Summer" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 5:56
5. "The Song Is You" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 7:46

Personnel

• Grant Green - guitar
• Sonny Clark - piano
• Sam Jones - bass
• Art Blakey - drums