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“A man who has had a vision is a fully functioning adult, possessing an identity that is of both ritual and practical significance to himself and his peers. [...] Until he has a vision the youth is not an adult, that is, a ritually acknowledged member of his community. He has no adult name, a circumstance that marks him as a “child” who cannot take on his adult responsibilities in the community.”
— Paula Gunn Allen, about visions among the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Chapter Two
“The vision you saw was real, but what you saw in the vision wasn’t.”
— Ajaan Dune, Gifts He Left Behind, The Dhamma Legacy of Phra Ajaan Dune Atulo (Phra Rājavuḍḍhācariya), as compiled by Phra Rājavaraguṇa, as translated from the Thai by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu
“Some of these visions can be lots of fun and really absorbing, you know, but if you stay stuck right there it’s a waste of time. A really simple method for letting go of them is not to look at what you see in the vision, but to look at what’s doing the seeing. Then the things you don’t want to see will disappear on their own.”
— Ajaan Dune, Gifts He Left Behind, The Dhamma Legacy of Phra Ajaan Dune Atulo (Phra Rājavuḍḍhācariya), as compiled by Phra Rājavaraguṇa, as translated from the Thai by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu
“I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes.”
— Hosea, XII. 10.
“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.”
— Joel, II. 28. Acts, II. 17.
“Hence, dear delusion, sweet enchantment hence!”
— Horace and James Smith, Rejected Addresses, An Address without a Phœnix. By "S.T.P." (Not an imitation. Initials used to puzzle critics).
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Visions is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1971 and released on the Blue Note label.
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Visions is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1971 and released on the Blue Note label.
Contents
Recording and music
The album contains renditions of several contemporary pop and classical tunes. As well as an interpretation of the 1st Movement of Mozart's Symphony No. 40, "Maybe Tomorrow" incorporates a melodic motif from Maurice Ravel's Pavane pour une infante défunte. "Maybe Tomorrow" was in turn sampled by American hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar on his 2012 song "Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst".
Reception
The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Visions is a bit laid-back, and the electric piano-heavy arrangements are a little dated, but Grant Green never made a commercial pop-jazz album as appealing and satisfying".
Track listing
"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" (Robert Lamm) - 5:10
"Maybe Tomorrow" (Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman, Quincy Jones) - 4:54
"Mozart Symphony #40 in G Minor, K550, 1st Movement" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) - 4:06
"Love on a Two-Way Street" (Bert Keyes, Sylvia Robinson) - 4:43
"Cantaloupe Woman" (Ben Dixon) - 5:29
"We've Only Just Begun" (Roger Nichols, Paul Williams) - 5:09
"Never Can Say Goodbye" (Clifton Davis) - 5:04
"Blues for Abraham" (Eloise Riggins) - 2:31
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on May 21, 1971
Personnel
Grant Green - guitar
Billy Wooten - vibes
Emmanuel Riggins - electric piano
Chuck Rainey - electric bass
Idris Muhammad - drums
Ray Armando - conga
Harold Caldwell - drums, percussion
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