Funk in France: From Paris to Antibes [Double Album] (Monophonic Recording)

In partnership with the French National Audiovisual Institute (Ina), Funk in France: Paris to Antibes is a Double Album featuring the first official, previously unissued live recordings of legendary guitarist Grant Green in over a decade. It is a Monophonic Recording remastered by 2xHD. Exclusively available in DSD 512 at NativeDSD.  

This set brings together a collection of recordings of Green captured at the ORTF studios in Paris on October 26, 1969 with bassist Larry Ridley and drummer Don Lamond, also including jazz guitar legend Barney Kessel comping behind Green on the beautiful “I Wish You Love.”

Plus full concert recordings from June 18 and 20, 1970 at the Antibes Jazz Festival featuring saxophonist Claude Bartee and organist Clarence Palmer, who both played on Green’s classic 1969 Blue Note album Carryin’ On, and drummer Billy Wilson.

The ORTF studio session was taped for a radio broadcast produced by legendary French producer André Francis, and the Antibes recording was taped less than a month before Green’s first live release Alive! on Blue Note Records. Both performances showcase Green’s early transition to a heavier, funkier sound as he entered the 1970s. This is the first time any of these songs from the Carryin’ On and Iron City albums are being made available as live performances and represent his earliest live recording as a leader.

Paris
Grant Green, Guitar
Barney Kessel, Guitar
Larry Ridley, Bass
Don Lamond, Drums

Antibes
Grant Green, Guitar
Claude Bartee, Tenor Saxophone
Clarence Palmer, Organ
Billy Wilson, Drums