Sunday Mornin' is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green

Grant Green

Grant Green was a jazz guitarist and composer....

 featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note

Blue Note Records

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 label in 1961. The CD reissue adds one bunus track recorded at the same session.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Green is tasteful and elegant as always, and the results make for an enjoyable addition to his discography, even if there are more distinctive Green albums available".

The All About Jazz

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 review by Norman Weinstein stated "There's not a bad tune on this peerless set, and whatever your feelings about Green's place in jazz history, it's highly recommended".

Track listing

All compositions by Grant Green except as indicated

1. "Freedom March" – 8:42
2. "Sunday Mornin'" – 4:01
3. "Exodus" (Ernest Gold) – 7:01
4. "God Bless the Child
   God Bless the Child (Billie Holiday song)
   "God Bless the Child" is a song written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog, Jr. in 1939, first recorded on May 9, 1941 under the Okeh label.Holiday's version of the song was honored with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in...
   
   " (Arthur Herzog, Jr. Billie Holiday
   Billie Holiday
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   ) – 7:21
5. "Come Sunrise" – 4:32
6. "So What
   So What (composition)
   "So What" is the first track on the 1959 Miles Davis album Kind of Blue.-History:"So What" is one of the best known examples of modal jazz, set in the Dorian mode and consisting of 16 bars of D Dorian, followed by eight bars of E Dorian and another eight of D Dorian...
   
   " (Miles Davis
   Miles Davis
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   ) – 9:48
7. "Tracin' Tracy" – 5:39 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Grant Green
  Grant Green
  Grant Green was a jazz guitarist and composer....
  
   – guitar
• Kenny Drew
  Kenny Drew
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   – piano
• Ben Tucker – bass
  Double bass
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• Ben Dixon – drums
  Drum kit
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