Grant Green’s name is often summoned up as a seminal influence by modern jazz guitarists but, more often than not, it’s his early, straight-ahead work for the Blue Note label—albums like 1963’s Idle Moments and 1964’s Talkin’ About! —that receives the plaudits. It’s only in more recent years that projects like 1969’s Carryin’ On , which features Green covering material by the likes of The Meters and James Brown, have received their due, largely thanks to their discovery by hip-hop artists on the hunt for a good sample. These two new titles, all recently discovered material, focus on the later years: The double-disc, turn-of-the-decade French recording, featuring sides cut in a Paris radio studio and at the Antibes Jazz Festival, further surveys the artist’s turn toward funk. (The latter was cut onstage in Vancouver in 1975, less than four years before Green’s death.) Regardless of era or setting, Green couldn’t help but swing, and his takes on Sonny Rollins’ “Sonnymoon for Two” and the R&B classic “HiHeel Sneakers” are serious movers. Even more incendiary are the two versions of Green’s own “Upshot” on the 1969-70 set, clocking in at 18 and 20 minutes—neither lets up for a second. Also making a dual appearance is the Jobim classic “How Insensitive (Insensatez),” a sevenminute reading from ‘69 and another on the ’75 disc that extends the jam to 26 minutes. The ‘75 material, on which Green’s guitar shares the melodic vision with a electric piano, brings a tougher edge to the tune. No problem for Green, who adapts easily to both situations, leading the two very different bands with assured confidence and ingenuity.