Talkin' About! is an American jazz guitarist Grant Green album featuring performances recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] Green is supported by organist Larry Young and drummer Elvin Jones. It was reissued in Japan on CD with a slightly different cover: same design, but with a blue background.

Talkin' About!
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1965[1]
RecordedSeptember 11, 1964
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length41:05
LabelBlue Note
BST 84183
ProducerAlfred Lion
Grant Green chronology
Solid
(1964)
Talkin' About!
(1965)
Street of Dreams
(1964)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [5]
Down Beat     [6]

The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4½ stars. It stated, "With just a basic organ trio lineup, the album works a fascinating middle ground between the soul-jazz of Green's early days and the modal flavor of his most recent work... It all makes for a terrific album that ranks in Green's uppermost echelon".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Talkin' About J.C." (Larry Young) – 11:45
  2. "People" (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 7:28
  3. "Luny Tune" (Larry Young) – 7:43
  4. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 7:38
  5. "I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)" (Johnny Mercer) – 6:31

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard Oct 2, 1965
  2. ^ Grant Green discography accessed September 17, 2010
  3. ^ a b Huey, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 17, 2010
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 599-600. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ Down Beat: December 16, 1965 vol. 32, no. 26