Grant Green: Talkin' About J.C.

Larry Young, an original voice who approached the organ more like a piano, seldom recorded in a trio setting, so it is a delight to hear him performing his John Coltrane tribute Talkin About J.C. with Grant Green and Coltranes drummer Elvin Jones. Young is a different sort of a foil for Green, eschewing the typical B-3 tricks held notes, repeated phrases in favor of pure harmonic counterpoint. The dynamic interplay between guitar and organ crescendos as the song gradually heads toward its climax, spurred by Joness volcanic drumming. Just three musicians, but there is a heck of a lot happening here.