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Grant Green (St. Louis, MO June 6, 1935 – New York City January 31, 1979) was a jazz guitarist and composer.
Recording prolifically and almost exclusively for Blue Note Records (as both leader and sideman) Green performed well in hard bop, soul jazz, bebop and latin-tinged settings throughout his career. Critics Michael Erlewine and Ron Wynn write, “A severely underrated player during his lifetime, Grant Green is one of the great unsung heroes of jazz guitar … Green’s playing is immediately recognizable — perhaps more than any other guitarist. ” Critic Dave Hunter described his sound as “lithe, loose, slightly bluesy and righteously groovy”. He often performed in an organ trio, a small group with an organ and drummer.
He first performed in a professional setting at the age of 12. His influences were Charlie Christian, Charlie Parker, Ike Quebec, Lester Young, Jimmy Raney, Jimmy Smith and Miles Davis, he first played boogie-woogie before moving on to jazz. His first recordings in St. Louis were with tenor saxophonist Jimmy Forrest for the Delmark label. The drummer in the band was Elvin Jones, later the powerhouse behind John Coltrane. Grant recorded with Elvin again in the early Sixties. Lou Donaldson discovered Grant playing in a bar in St. Louis. After touring together with Donaldson, Grant arrived in New York around 1959-60.
Lou Donaldson introduced Grant to Alfred Lion of Blue Note Records.
Recording prolifically and almost exclusively for Blue Note Records (as both leader and sideman) Green performed well in hard bop, soul jazz, bebop and latin-tinged settings throughout his career. Critics Michael Erlewine and Ron Wynn write, “A severely underrated player during his lifetime, Grant Green is one of the great unsung heroes of jazz guitar … Green’s playing is immediately recognizable — perhaps more than any other guitarist. ” Critic Dave Hunter described his sound as “lithe, loose, slightly bluesy and righteously groovy”. He often performed in an organ trio, a small group with an organ and drummer.
He first performed in a professional setting at the age of 12. His influences were Charlie Christian, Charlie Parker, Ike Quebec, Lester Young, Jimmy Raney, Jimmy Smith and Miles Davis, he first played boogie-woogie before moving on to jazz. His first recordings in St. Louis were with tenor saxophonist Jimmy Forrest for the Delmark label. The drummer in the band was Elvin Jones, later the powerhouse behind John Coltrane. Grant recorded with Elvin again in the early Sixties. Lou Donaldson discovered Grant playing in a bar in St. Louis. After touring together with Donaldson, Grant arrived in New York around 1959-60.
Lou Donaldson introduced Grant to Alfred Lion of Blue Note Records.
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babbyDOTjpg wrote:
Very smooth and fluid sounds from this man's strings.
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TOUSTOVAC wrote:
i cant help myself, but he is better than Pat Metheny!!!
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JBThazard wrote:
Solid is a great record, should be more recognized....okay, all of his albums should be more recognized.
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lveric wrote:
wooooooooot
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caseynissa wrote:
woo i am butt
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Theeboon wrote:
ALIVE! 1970 - Claude Bartee (tenor sax), William Bivens (vibes), Grant Green (g), Idris Muhammad (drums), Joseph Armstrong (congas), Neal Creque/Ronnie Foster (organ)
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R101-51-1 wrote:
So Damn Cool.
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Grant Green!
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barryvs wrote:
GG=OG.
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DyingDub wrote:
GG is the shiz
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KingHeff wrote:
dude is so ill, heard about him from lord quas
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:))
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SoulJazzsterInc wrote:
@NatassjaEternal Totally disagreed
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@NatassjaEternal Herp da Derp
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somnambulance wrote:
yo, this dude could phrase the shit out of some fretboard.
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NatassjaEternal wrote:
He's nothing compared to Joe Pass or Wes Montgomery.
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Aserikoth wrote:
Awesome
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alvaroalejandro wrote:
Idle Moments! (L)
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christopherhong wrote:
Idle Moments (the song and the album) FTW.
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jj6z wrote:
Thanks !
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