GRANT GREEN IS THE ONE AND ONLY!!!! His Soul Jazz recordings in his blue note years are the hippiest and wonderful of the world. His lines are so unpredictable. He is truly a creative genious!
He didn't slip under my radar! And to you 6 assholes who didn't like this video, I'm really sorry you arrived here by mistake while searching for Nickelback!
I have to add that I REALLY enjoyed his music. His album of Standards was a classic! His version of "I'll Remember April" is just timeless, and the transcription is available in a guitar playalong book/CD set.
He commands 90% of my inspiration when playing the guitar. Changed my attitude to music when I was introduced to his work, in 1996. Prolific as hell, too. He did tons of session work for blue note. Lots of acid jazz and hip hop stuff contains some Grant Green.
@kaygee772 Well Ive been playing 20 yrs I heard of him reading an old guitar mag had a small write up on him came 2 the tube he was here and Im glad I did I really love your dads funky stuff he was really awesome
i met this woman who was writing a book on him. your dad G-d bless him really brought the soulfulness and depth to the music in a very unique way. touched the heart and soul of alot of people. and will keep on, thru all the recordings!
@kaygee772 Thanks for posting that, I am soooooo glad I heard him on college radio in Atlanta GA years ago. He has since been one of my all time faves and has brought many many hours of listening enjoyment. A true great! I'm sorry for your, and the worlds, loss. He continues to inspire many.
@kaygee772 Your dad left you with an incredible gift - the passion and strength in his playing is as much alive today as is his spirit. He's a one of a kind talent that graces this earth rarely. I've always been moved by him and his talent. Feel lucky - he left you with more than most of us have in a lifetime !!!
don't just read the "tabs" though... the juice of the tune is in the harmony and rhythm, which is much more visible in standard notation-but good luck man, you said it best....these are tasty lines.
Grant was definitely one of the shining stars of jazz guitar. It must be difficult for an up and coming guitarist not to fall into the trap of sounding like Wes or Grant or Joe Pass or George Benson or any of the other masters. Most of the time these video discussions end up degenerating into "This guitarist is far better than the other", but thank you You Tube for letting us watch and hear their genius.
Jimmy Bruno, Grant Green, George Benson, Tal Farlow, Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Raney, Johnny Smith, Freddie "Fatha' Time" Green, Charley Christian, Djando Reinhart, Earl Klugh, Jonathan Butler, Bucky Pizzarelli
I'll probably kick myself later for not remember a few more of my most favorite.
No, make that Kenny Burrel was not included on my list. I ran out of space. Barney Kessel was included on my first list of my favorite jazz guitarists.
Under the radar?! All jazz guitarists are well aware of Grant. He was one of the most-recorded jazz guitarists of the 60s, probably second only to Kenny Burrell.
is that the same drummer who played with the grt jim hall ..can any tell me his name' ...its a fantastic session ' would have love to jam with them.. whats the time sig!.......bleedingfingers
thanks for uploading the video!! grant green is my favorite guitarplayer. his playing is so amazing and very underrated, because its not so fast and not so "flashy".
Epiphones used to be quality guitars... and rivaled Gibsons and surpassed them in some cases... Epiphones now are owned by Gibson...
Grant Green is perhaps the most overlooked Jazz guitarist I think... He really played melodies... and could play rythms like nobodies business... I get tired of hearing "Jazz" musicians talk about melodies and never play them... Grant sounded good, not just "smart"
i look at it like this: whoever succeeds at putting "feeling" on a record wins. it is very hard to record something that people can feel and few a capable of that.grant green,santana,benson,wonder,gaye and a few others r superstars bcuz of this fact...forget all that technical claptrap.
Good points Hash. I always felt if Carlos didn't have that Big Latin backing band his shortcomings would really be exposed...but his syle works in context. That said, his live version of Samba ba ti MOVES me (off of Lotus). Slash is another one who I enjoy but, is very limited...but who cares again he talks to my soul.
I don't agree...most people who know about Wes, George Benson, and Pat Martino, also know about Grant Green. The important lesson he taught everyone is that sometimes "less is more". Here in the Yngwie, Dimeola, McLaughlin etc. era, some of us need to be reminded.
No, SteveVantanna. Santana is a one trick pony who puts people to sleep. And unlike Santansad Grant Green was an extremely versatile player who did not.(Put people to sleep.)
You can't really copare them. Santana never did straight ahead Jazz or Bebop. Santana Does have his own sound and lots of people can dig it. Grant Green is great and more talented, but I'm shure for if you played both artist for most they would enjoy Santana more.
taildragger, RGlaney made an open minded statement that I happen to agree with. You respond like a little kid with "whatever". But ya, Canadians are the authority on rock and jazz and us Americans are clueless. You are the one that loves santana. I can think of about 100 little kids here on youtube that have better taste/tone and phrasing than that glorified mariachi. I hereby ban you from this page.
I guess people don't realize that people who make their living from playing full time don't have time for things like YouTube.Sorry,I know you dig Carlos and he's probably a great guy but it would be ok if I never heard him play again.Dan
Hey Dan thats not true at all-you can find plenty of full time musicians on youtube...hell it is a way to get exposure. Now, maybe not all of them sit around watching 30 random videos a day but maybe some of them do. Even bands touring nonstop have free time, let alone the pro who teaches and gigs on weekends.
there is nothing wrong with intellectuality.. knowing your theory concepts is like having a larger vocabulary... its one thing to know ur shit but you also have to know how to apply it well. it isnt 100% about "feel" and it isnt 100% about "knowledge" it should be a good mix of both. look at Bill Evans for example.. harmony master.. also, if musicians just relied on "feel" and no concepts we would never have the development in jazz ex. Kind of Blue with the more "modal" concepts.
From what I understand jazz has roots from African rhythms, military horn marches, ragtime piano etc. It could also be suggested that ragtime had been influenced from Celtic music, on and on. The classical composers improvised, and people improvised in India hundreds of years ago. Who cares what some pretentious douchebag thinks is real jazz. "Comparisons are futile"
I do agree with you that there are a lot of elitists in the jazz scene, and elitism is something thhat made people shun grant green as "another blues guitarist".. however, the funny thing is.. if they opened their ears more they wouldve had another opinion - as I said before, cds like Matador, Solid..etc show that grant could play intellectually as well as he could play with the strong blues feel.
However, I do AGREE with you that Grant Green's forte was the blues..I think you misunderstood me there, I never disputed the fact that blues was his FORTE. I was just saying he could do more than just a "bluesy" feeling. Matador is the classic example, that isnt a straight up bluesy feel cd, its cd with a cool tone, modal work out with half the coltrane rhythm section.. also, some tunes on the quartets with sonny clark set (aireign) he plays some mean shit in the bebop idiom..
my favourite guitar players are the ones who dont "waste" their notes.. players like Grant Green, Jim Hall and Miles Davis who know how to use a lot of space.. not all of them are nessecarily "blues forte" players but their "feeling" is just as valid.
Hey, I was primarily talking about his "bop" years 1959 - 1966. I see what you are saying now, how the blues/rock guys could relate their music to Grant and Burrell more than the other guys.. not the other way around
However, what you say is all subjective, in my opinion, having the "blues feeling" is not the only way you can play with "feel".. just different tastes, you listen to a jim hall solo and tell me if he wastes any notes!
intellectuallity is fine, you just have to use it only as a means to achieve good music, a blend is the best. Grant green had that blend.. but people tend to say he wasnt a very intellectual player.. im sayin that he knew his shit. another guitar player you should check out if you havent is peter bernstein - he is like the recarnation of grant green! hes a newer guy, plays with the perfect mix of intellectuality and soul
Jazz and blues are definately connected.. and I agree with you that being able to intrepret a blues is VERY important..all im saying is that Grant was special, he wasnt like wes where he didnt know theory, he could play the blues but he could also do a lot more.. he was so much more than just "another blues guy". he could play with intellectuallity as well as bluesy/soulful
there are some amazing intellectual guys like jim hall and there are people who dont know theory like wes..
however, in the end its just all music, blues like t bone or not, Grant Green a long with jim hall is my all time favourite guitar player.. I just dont like it when people understate him by saying he was "light weight" or "simple" , this was one of the main reasons why he was not very successful in his time, people waved him away as just another "blues guitarist".. this isnt directed to you specfically, just saying
anyway, comparing him to players like T bone walker doesnt float my boat very much (whos not a bad guitarist) he was still an intellectual guitar player in a way, if you take a look at his repetoire you could see him playing songs like Ezz-thetic, matador and my fav. things..etc also, he wasnt influenced much by those blues guitarists.. he says himself, his biggest influences were: charlie parker , Charlie christian (intially), jimmy raney, jimmy smith, ike quebec , lester young.. all jazz guys
there is no doubt at all that he is far more bluesy than a lot of the guitar players.. however, I find that his "bluesyness" is usually exageratedI dont find that he plays on a "basic angle" at all,he still plays over changes like a bop guy (as charlie christian or burrell..etc would) and the blues sound wasnt the complete secret to his sound, he was the ultimate master of playing hip rhythms and repetition (in a good way). Hes one of the guys who could probably play a hip solo by using 1 note..
Im sure we all love grant green here .. but I beg to differ from that statement you made.. I wouldnt say hes a blues guitarist with a flair for jazz, instead id say hes the bluesiest jazz guitarist out there.. Grant played standards all the time..etc he plays changes
You ought to move down here to Orlando, Florida. It's always warm (a lie, but it's warm most of the time) and the jazz scene is good here (good, but not great). Miami has a better jazz scene because of all the New Yorkers (read: assholes) there. (I thought they'd be listening to Maynard Ferguson and Oscar Peterson in Canada).
Tell me about Martin Taylor, I'm not familiar with him. Also, I have this old Hawkshaw Hawkins LP on King that has killer guitar solos which sound like jazz guitar, but this is a stone country album. Also, Country fiddle and jazz violin (Grappeli, Venuti) is basically the same thing. Well, you get the point: American music is a melting pot, like America herself.
Taildragger, Yes, I've had a vinyl copy of "I'm Movin' On" in my collection for years. And I wasn't really surprised to read in Grant's biography that he played country gigs in St. Louis (the only black guy in the club). As I said, he had that country guitar tone (the only jazz guitarist that had it). Also country guitar spawned rock guitar, too--just listen to Scotty Moore's solos with Elvis and the The Ventures "Country Classics" LP and you'll see where rock guitar came from. G. Harrison, too
Taildragger, Yeah, I thought country music was pretty lame and told a friend, who knew I was into jazz guitar, just that. "You fool," he replied. "Don't you know that country guitarists and jazz guitarists are first cousins?" He told me to Check out Chet Atkins, Grady Martin, Don Rich and,especially Hank Garland. So then I started listening to country music just for the guitar solos! And he was right--they are similar. Also,Grant was the only jazz guitarist who had that "country" sound tonewise.
Thanks for posting this, there's Burrell and Kessel, but Green (along with Christian) is my favorite. For a long time I dug the guitar player on an old cassette of Lee Morgan's "Search for the New Land" never knowing who it was. When I found out, I went Green crazy!
inversek; Oh my goodness..O'Donel Levy. Back in the '70s you'd pick up any funky R&B album and the session player was either O'Donel, Phil Upchurch,Jimmy Ponder, Wah Wah Watson or Dennis Budimir. All first class musicians inspired by Grant.
Grant was the greatest, over a hundred albums and they all sound fresh! Yeah, O'Donel Levy's got some great stuff, and not just the well known Simba album. Other favories of minde are Boogaloo Joe Jones, Phil Upchurch, Melvin Sparks, Jimmy Ponder, Gabor Szabo and don't sleep on Maynard Parker and Dennis Coffey's later albums either! So much great guitar stuff... Anyway, tnx for posting this!
You have very good taste in guitar players, my man, although I would mention Wes, Kenny and Pat Martino too. It's guys like this that weened me away from stuff like Hendrix and Led Zeppelin and into jazz. By the way, you mentioned Boogaloo Joe Jones. NOBODY ever talks about him so more power to you! Wonder whatever happened to him, or this dude named Buddy Fite?
retrorex: Don't forget Melvin Sparks, Roland Prince,Phil Upchurch,Jimmy Ponder,Sonny Greenwich,Wilbert Longmire,Bobby Broom etc..all from the same funky bag as Grant.
retrorex; Ivan(Boogaloo) Joseph Jones(born 1940) is still around but has been in retirement for decades. Ivan is great. Again basically a Rhythm & Blues player like Grant Green & Billy Butler. These guys had SOUL and would sink most rock players into the ground.. Buddy Fite sadly died on Sept 4th ,2001 from an inoperable neck tumour. Fite was absolutely superb!
retrorex: Good Lord no, i don't consider myself an authority. It's all down to personal preference. I just looked up the info on the net. What i was amazed to learn was that Billy Butler had died back in 1991. I must've missed that bit of news. What a great player he was!
Another guitarist I liked a great deal who played very funky was Eric Gale. Also, Eddie Harris had this guitar player who kicked ass named Joe DiOrio. What's your take on these cats? Also, Chet Atkins made a JAZZ guitar album titled Progressive Pickin'. Either Grant or George Benson, I forgot who, mentioned in an interview that this was a great album. Chet Atkins??? Isn't he, uhhh...country? But I bought the album on his recommendation and he was right!
retrorex; Personally i'm fond of any jazz guitarist who can interpret a basic Blues. i'm not impressed by ballad players because this is where they all sound similar. Charlie Christian had that gift to able to play Blues, Kenny Burrell & Grant Green picked up the same single string attack. Jimmy Raney, to me, sounds fantastic but i can't seperate him from Herb Ellis.( it must be my ears) Jimmy obviously was a Charlie Christian fan originally(?) I can identify George Barnes though!
Hey mojoelem, I just gave myself a blindfold test with all those guitarists you mentioned and got 'em all right! It's true they were my own records, but I WAS blindfolded throughout! Seriously, I bet I could tell them all apart, but Howard Roberts does sound almost exactly like Jimmy Raney. But the West Coast Jazz setting/feel of Robert's albums would be the defining characteristic for me, not the guitar playing per se.
Like most people who comment on here i have loads of jazz guitar albums but the only two artists i seem to reach for are Grant Green or Kenny Burrell. ( i suppose Wes also come to think of it)..the rest are all great but tend to bore me after about three songs.
retrorex; It's all a matter of opinion and one can be cynical.
I've seen Jimmy & Doug Raney, as well as Lenny Breau, Kessel,Tal,Pass etc. I was also present at this session at Ronnie Scotts. All jazz guitarists are technically brilliant but few really make a unique, distinctive statement. Grant was one, so was/is Wes, Burrell and Django. For example..if you were blindfolded & played successive tunes by Raney, Farlowe,Roberts, Breau etc you'd have a hard job identifying them.
That's true for the most part, and it's because Raney influenced so many people. I'd say that 75% of all jazz guitarist sound like Raney to one degree or another (although I don't consider this to be a bad thing--if you like one, you'll like 'em all). But the cats you mentioned don't, and this makes them distintive. About your last sentence, I can tell the difference betwen Raney and Farlow if they played ONE note--Farlow had a slightly twangy tone, whereas Raney was real smooth.
retrorex; I don't consider myself an authority, just another fan of guitar but you're doing better than a real authority like Joe Pass. I recall when in a 1974 'Guitar' magazine Joe was given a 'blindfold" test involving 6 players. Even he couldn't differentiate between Raney, Howard Roberts, Tal and early Jim Hall..BUT Joe got Grant Green within the first bar.
The only guy left today from Grant's era that still plays abit like him is the black Canadian called Sonny Greenwich. Sonny was also a Blue Note session man and backed Hank Mobley. He's still alive, thank goodness.
ColmOSullivanRed; Thank you! Yes, i used to see Louis alot at Ronnie Scott's (where this clip was filmed ) saw him also with Jim Mullen back in 1978. Louis is absolutely great. Loved his version of "Bluesology".
Oh yea, I love that track, on his "Louis the 1st" LP... Louis' in the audience on this very video, you know. If you have the full thing you can see him quite clearly during the exchanges - Kenny Burrell, his friend, is using his amp here. Also, a FULL trio set of each guitarist was recorded this day too!!!!!!!!!!!
ColmOSullivanRed; Well, i didn't know that Louis was there. I recall Frank Evans(another UK guitarist) being in the audience as was Spike Milligan (as always).
It's true that you don't hear him play too many chords, but there are recorded examples out there which prove him to be an adept chord solo player. There's also a live bootleg I've heard of him in Europe in the late 50's playing some incredible bebop language at a very fast tempo. Being from the midwest, grant-st.louis, wes-Indy, the thing they both share is impeccable groove and knowledge of the blues.
pqtrio; I agree with you. I think Green chose to stay true to fairly standard Blues but was able to attempt anything at will. His astonishing solo on the frantically wild bebop chord changes on the George Russell tune "Ezz-Thetics" proves this. This tune was not for the faint hearted. Grant handled it better than anyone else.
whoa, why am i only hearing this music now..?!!?
deathstarliketheship 3 weeks ago
this is too fucking short!!! i need a 10 min long video of Green haha
Spl4shs 2 months ago
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GREAT !! You and those like you make youtube great. thanks for sharing
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skooliej 5 months ago
There has to be more footage from this concert. There has to!!!! We need more GG video!!!!
marazapan 9 months ago
grant green my favorite guitartist ever no one can compare the musicaliity that he can do in every way :) rest in peace .
TheBluenote4 10 months ago
GRANT GREEN IS THE ONE AND ONLY!!!! His Soul Jazz recordings in his blue note years are the hippiest and wonderful of the world. His lines are so unpredictable. He is truly a creative genious!
soulsodromo 10 months ago
Is this the only vid of Grant Green? Damn. I'd have loved if someone had taped something along the lines of Live at the Lighthouse!
Boylefawsitt 10 months ago
Omg! He's playing a D'Aquisto! It takes a master to use a masterpiece so well!
horngatekeeper 1 year ago
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thankallahalltime 1 year ago
A highly underrated musician. What a shame that his music isn't commonplace.
karinablacktie 1 year ago
He didn't slip under my radar! And to you 6 assholes who didn't like this video, I'm really sorry you arrived here by mistake while searching for Nickelback!
gaugeinvariant 1 year ago 6
3 words...Mas ter ful!
kuhchicken 1 year ago
Wow! Genius!
vipvop 1 year ago
Simply the best
angryman9 1 year ago
simply wonderful
Coyoteboy12 1 year ago
Look over >>>>>
JPillow 1 year ago
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JPillow 1 year ago
this is the era of jazz guitar I like! this stuff is so cool!
jteshuwah 1 year ago
One of the all time greats!
Thanks for posting this video.
GP4T 1 year ago
Grant's melodic phrasing on "Miss Ann's Tempo" should be a MUST LEARN
for anybody attempting to play jazz/blues guitar. Long live the musicality of
Maestro Green !!
TheMikieP 1 year ago 2
Fortunately I saw him live several times growing up and he was a major influence. Glad that he is finally getting some recognition.
kllajoe 1 year ago
オルタネイティブとかミクスチャーなんかを物色する余裕は、当時未だ無かった。
有ったのは、黒ならより黒い色はどんな色かと掘り進んでいく飢えた欲望だ。
morockstation 1 year ago
I have to add that I REALLY enjoyed his music. His album of Standards was a classic! His version of "I'll Remember April" is just timeless, and the transcription is available in a guitar playalong book/CD set.
JSustain 1 year ago
What year was this filmed?
unknownkingdom 1 year ago
@unknownkingdom
1969, Live at Ronnie Scott's Club London.
Included as a bonustrack, on Barney Kessel's : Live in LA at P.J's Club-Gambit Records 69226.
Scio2 1 year ago
GRANT GREEN PLAYED MUSIC THAT TOUCHED THE SOUL
preachingsaxplayer 1 year ago
Criminal that this man and his talent has been swept under the rug of time. He should be hailed as one of the greats. Maybe he will be some day.
jefftobin11 1 year ago
i just found out about him, i like his loose & groovy style.
noisetape 1 year ago
its an hour to watch him playing!
BeatBay 1 year ago
VERY LISTENABLE.
amusiathread 1 year ago
He commands 90% of my inspiration when playing the guitar. Changed my attitude to music when I was introduced to his work, in 1996. Prolific as hell, too. He did tons of session work for blue note. Lots of acid jazz and hip hop stuff contains some Grant Green.
Capillus 2 years ago 3
Sad that this is the only video of Grant Green.
bluenotetom 2 years ago 28
I Agree Grant Green is the Best !!
dustyndirk 2 years ago 3
grant green was my dad. but he died i love him... he inspired his great grandson to play music
kaygee772 2 years ago 43
really? Man. He was such an inspiration.
mikerudjazz 2 years ago
@kaygee772 Well Ive been playing 20 yrs I heard of him reading an old guitar mag had a small write up on him came 2 the tube he was here and Im glad I did I really love your dads funky stuff he was really awesome
lvanhalen 2 years ago
i met this woman who was writing a book on him. your dad G-d bless him really brought the soulfulness and depth to the music in a very unique way. touched the heart and soul of alot of people. and will keep on, thru all the recordings!
joshuasound 2 years ago
@kaygee772 Thanks for posting that, I am soooooo glad I heard him on college radio in Atlanta GA years ago. He has since been one of my all time faves and has brought many many hours of listening enjoyment. A true great! I'm sorry for your, and the worlds, loss. He continues to inspire many.
AmeriKidz 1 year ago
@kaygee772 Your dad left you with an incredible gift - the passion and strength in his playing is as much alive today as is his spirit. He's a one of a kind talent that graces this earth rarely. I've always been moved by him and his talent. Feel lucky - he left you with more than most of us have in a lifetime !!!
from a fellow artist......
Peace
bonejure 1 year ago
@kaygee772
he inspires me every time I put him on.
emmoiv 1 year ago
Grant you are the MAN rip sweet angel
kaygee772 2 years ago 2
I have been playing guitar for 20 + years and just dicovered this guy a week ago and was blown away. Very fun style to play guitar too
casino321 2 years ago 3
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NIGGERS CANT BE GREAT GUITARISTS!!
vinnothelizard 2 years ago
Vinno you are an arse, I could be more eloquent but honestly what is the point...happy xmas.
ernesthemingfish 2 years ago
Reconozco en él a George Benson. Siendo Grant el más viejo, es de suponer que Benson bebió de su fuente. Muy bueno
AlbertoMedinaVieira 2 years ago
I recently bought a Grant Green TAB book, so I can learn to play some of those tasty licks that he was so awesome at performing.
markybgoode 2 years ago
don't just read the "tabs" though... the juice of the tune is in the harmony and rhythm, which is much more visible in standard notation-but good luck man, you said it best....these are tasty lines.
anastasio513 2 years ago 2
Grant was definitely one of the shining stars of jazz guitar. It must be difficult for an up and coming guitarist not to fall into the trap of sounding like Wes or Grant or Joe Pass or George Benson or any of the other masters. Most of the time these video discussions end up degenerating into "This guitarist is far better than the other", but thank you You Tube for letting us watch and hear their genius.
jimraw1 2 years ago 2
sound as "lithe, loose, slightly bluesy and righteously groovy" He often performed in an organ trio, a small group with an organ and drummer.
wisesatyr72 2 years ago
As in the info "sadly, he only made it to 44"
I have a few albums by Grant Green.
I have a list of shared favorite jazz guitarist.
Chief in my list are:
Jimmy Bruno, Grant Green, George Benson, Tal Farlow, Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Raney, Johnny Smith, Freddie "Fatha' Time" Green, Charley Christian, Djando Reinhart, Earl Klugh, Jonathan Butler, Bucky Pizzarelli
I'll probably kick myself later for not remember a few more of my most favorite.
WilliamHW 2 years ago
I did not fit Barney Kessel into my list. He belongs on my list of favorite jazz guitarists.
WilliamHW 2 years ago
No, make that Kenny Burrel was not included on my list. I ran out of space. Barney Kessel was included on my first list of my favorite jazz guitarists.
So I am adding Kenny Burrel to my list.
WilliamHW 2 years ago
kenny burrell, john mclaughlin
mflax55 2 years ago
Have you got the full tune? Fantastic clip!
Tonefid115 2 years ago
yes yes, grant green one of the few jazz guitarists who really gots tha FOnk!!
rhettco52 2 years ago
Nice video, Sodium Hydro-oxide 123.
ketchupisevil 2 years ago 3
im checking this guy out for a music assignment on hard bop
michaellovegrove 2 years ago
good for you!
pamirs94 2 years ago
A major treat to see Grant playing; I never saw him live but
my first Jazz guitar album was by him. He came along in a
very special time and we have so much music of his available. Thanks so much for sharing this treasure.
qz3bmz 2 years ago 2
wow, I'm just discovering grant green, but i'm already loving his playing. That line at :37 is so cool!
stratfan7 2 years ago 2
Maybe Grant was indeed number one. My point is that he was high-profile for a jazz musician; not obscure at all.
waldo2384 2 years ago
Man, much of his playing is so piano-like.
philipatoz 2 years ago
completely new to Grant Green too...thanks for sharing this. I want more of this guy I am in love with that tone :)
mattsuzo 2 years ago
Under the radar?! All jazz guitarists are well aware of Grant. He was one of the most-recorded jazz guitarists of the 60s, probably second only to Kenny Burrell.
waldo2384 2 years ago
Green is beautiful....
thebigjazz 2 years ago
Wow, first time I've seen GG play, love his stuff. Thanks for posting!
malcatron 2 years ago
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trevmm 2 years ago
Damn,is this the only Grant video on you tube???
weskoki 2 years ago
Grant Green is one of my favorite guitarists. The whole ture use to be on Youtube, but I think they took it off. Too bad.
onthebus17 2 years ago
If I'm correct, you refer to the song called Blue Mist, which still is available for listening !
godverdikkeme 2 years ago
is that the same drummer who played with the grt jim hall ..can any tell me his name' ...its a fantastic session ' would have love to jam with them.. whats the time sig!.......bleedingfingers
paulioyo 2 years ago
Huge fan of Grant Green here. Good stuff!
jazzconnoisseur 2 years ago
Very very nicely done.
MindsiMedia 2 years ago
yes sir yes sir!
fender1325 2 years ago
thank you, grant green is a god
analbleediscool 2 years ago
Grant Green...the pride of north St. Louis.
panoptijohn 2 years ago
Incredible
liaserethguitarist12 2 years ago
Every note Grant plays just hits you in the chest! If you'll excuse me, I need to get back to the metronome on 2 and 4...
Modes9 3 years ago
thanx a lot this is the first time ever I saw the master playing
didikakanell 3 years ago
thanks for uploading the video!! grant green is my favorite guitarplayer. his playing is so amazing and very underrated, because its not so fast and not so "flashy".
HiFiApartment 3 years ago
the best!!!
N7YnkaS 3 years ago
Whose he playing with?
mrfeinsinlver 3 years ago
The chap you see right at the end is Barney Kessel, but Im not sure who the third guitarist is. Maybe Joe Pass?
Hanglands 3 years ago
Barney Kessel and Kenny Burrel.
Hanglands 3 years ago
Dancin' fingers!
Torfinnmadssen 3 years ago
Epiphones used to be quality guitars... and rivaled Gibsons and surpassed them in some cases... Epiphones now are owned by Gibson...
Grant Green is perhaps the most overlooked Jazz guitarist I think... He really played melodies... and could play rythms like nobodies business... I get tired of hearing "Jazz" musicians talk about melodies and never play them... Grant sounded good, not just "smart"
freefreedfreedom 3 years ago 5
Amen.
mypocketsausage 3 years ago 2
amazing sense of swing. doesn't seem possible to swing so hard. increedible music.
darazn1 3 years ago
Thanx so much
alvibes 3 years ago
i hope 2 see u sooN!
I love you! 3w
MGSimm0ns 3 years ago
Great clip of Grant wish it was lnger.
mraggrovator 3 years ago
It took me several viewings to realize he's playing an Epiphone. Grant seemed to favor P90's. Even when playing Gibson thinlines.
reptilicus 3 years ago
He is not playing "an Epiphone." He is playing the finest Epi ever produced -- the mighty Emperor.
NickinDK 3 years ago 3
Ar du Dansk, NikinDK? Flot! Og hello fra San Francisco. Jag elsker Danmark. (Sorry, bad Danish.)
reptilicus 3 years ago
Grant was the best!!
pazzmanmusic 3 years ago
i look at it like this: whoever succeeds at putting "feeling" on a record wins. it is very hard to record something that people can feel and few a capable of that.grant green,santana,benson,wonder,gaye and a few others r superstars bcuz of this fact...forget all that technical claptrap.
reverendtriggafinga 3 years ago 2
Good points Hash. I always felt if Carlos didn't have that Big Latin backing band his shortcomings would really be exposed...but his syle works in context. That said, his live version of Samba ba ti MOVES me (off of Lotus). Slash is another one who I enjoy but, is very limited...but who cares again he talks to my soul.
stevieVantanna 3 years ago
Why are you comparing Grant Green and santana!?
Sgdevil92 3 years ago 2
no shit. AND SLASH?!
danielsfortman 3 years ago
what...you no like Slash or what?
stevieVantanna 3 years ago
I don't agree...most people who know about Wes, George Benson, and Pat Martino, also know about Grant Green. The important lesson he taught everyone is that sometimes "less is more". Here in the Yngwie, Dimeola, McLaughlin etc. era, some of us need to be reminded.
Modes9 3 years ago
No, SteveVantanna. Santana is a one trick pony who puts people to sleep. And unlike Santansad Grant Green was an extremely versatile player who did not.(Put people to sleep.)
reptilicus 3 years ago
You can't really copare them. Santana never did straight ahead Jazz or Bebop. Santana Does have his own sound and lots of people can dig it. Grant Green is great and more talented, but I'm shure for if you played both artist for most they would enjoy Santana more.
stevieVantanna 3 years ago
This guy is a master
n0tan0therguitarist 3 years ago
most recognizable and lyrical jazz stringer ever, truely a jazz giant!
bluesleehelix 3 years ago
I love Grant's sound. Economy picking and strong vocabulary and a clean sound with good weight.
mrpossibilities 3 years ago
taildragger, RGlaney made an open minded statement that I happen to agree with. You respond like a little kid with "whatever". But ya, Canadians are the authority on rock and jazz and us Americans are clueless. You are the one that loves santana. I can think of about 100 little kids here on youtube that have better taste/tone and phrasing than that glorified mariachi. I hereby ban you from this page.
chumfilter 3 years ago
All the real pros respect Santana chumfilter.
stevieVantanna 3 years ago
i dont give a fuck about your opinion
chumfilter 3 years ago
obviously a couple people do chumfilter.
Your a dick
stevieVantanna 3 years ago
I know a true pro in Detroit who plays 5-7 gigs a week and he thinks Santana sucks,Dan
veeshead 3 years ago
Really Dan? I don't doubt it. Does this pro have any vids up? What style does he play?
stevieVantanna 3 years ago
I guess people don't realize that people who make their living from playing full time don't have time for things like YouTube.Sorry,I know you dig Carlos and he's probably a great guy but it would be ok if I never heard him play again.Dan
veeshead 3 years ago
Hey Dan thats not true at all-you can find plenty of full time musicians on youtube...hell it is a way to get exposure. Now, maybe not all of them sit around watching 30 random videos a day but maybe some of them do. Even bands touring nonstop have free time, let alone the pro who teaches and gigs on weekends.
Peace
stevieVantanna 3 years ago
there is nothing wrong with intellectuality.. knowing your theory concepts is like having a larger vocabulary... its one thing to know ur shit but you also have to know how to apply it well. it isnt 100% about "feel" and it isnt 100% about "knowledge" it should be a good mix of both. look at Bill Evans for example.. harmony master.. also, if musicians just relied on "feel" and no concepts we would never have the development in jazz ex. Kind of Blue with the more "modal" concepts.
RGlaney 3 years ago 2
ok leave me alone
chumfilter 3 years ago
From what I understand jazz has roots from African rhythms, military horn marches, ragtime piano etc. It could also be suggested that ragtime had been influenced from Celtic music, on and on. The classical composers improvised, and people improvised in India hundreds of years ago. Who cares what some pretentious douchebag thinks is real jazz. "Comparisons are futile"
chumfilter 3 years ago
Santana should learn a little a bout jazz before talking about em. Santana in reality is pretty awful
chumfilter 3 years ago
I do agree with you that there are a lot of elitists in the jazz scene, and elitism is something thhat made people shun grant green as "another blues guitarist".. however, the funny thing is.. if they opened their ears more they wouldve had another opinion - as I said before, cds like Matador, Solid..etc show that grant could play intellectually as well as he could play with the strong blues feel.
RGlaney 3 years ago
However, I do AGREE with you that Grant Green's forte was the blues..I think you misunderstood me there, I never disputed the fact that blues was his FORTE. I was just saying he could do more than just a "bluesy" feeling. Matador is the classic example, that isnt a straight up bluesy feel cd, its cd with a cool tone, modal work out with half the coltrane rhythm section.. also, some tunes on the quartets with sonny clark set (aireign) he plays some mean shit in the bebop idiom..
RGlaney 3 years ago
my favourite guitar players are the ones who dont "waste" their notes.. players like Grant Green, Jim Hall and Miles Davis who know how to use a lot of space.. not all of them are nessecarily "blues forte" players but their "feeling" is just as valid.
RGlaney 3 years ago
err miles davis isnt a guitar player, I forgot that I said "guitar player" I meant to say "jazz musicians"
RGlaney 3 years ago
Hey, I was primarily talking about his "bop" years 1959 - 1966. I see what you are saying now, how the blues/rock guys could relate their music to Grant and Burrell more than the other guys.. not the other way around
However, what you say is all subjective, in my opinion, having the "blues feeling" is not the only way you can play with "feel".. just different tastes, you listen to a jim hall solo and tell me if he wastes any notes!
RGlaney 3 years ago
intellectuallity is fine, you just have to use it only as a means to achieve good music, a blend is the best. Grant green had that blend.. but people tend to say he wasnt a very intellectual player.. im sayin that he knew his shit. another guitar player you should check out if you havent is peter bernstein - he is like the recarnation of grant green! hes a newer guy, plays with the perfect mix of intellectuality and soul
RGlaney 3 years ago
Jazz and blues are definately connected.. and I agree with you that being able to intrepret a blues is VERY important..all im saying is that Grant was special, he wasnt like wes where he didnt know theory, he could play the blues but he could also do a lot more.. he was so much more than just "another blues guy". he could play with intellectuallity as well as bluesy/soulful
there are some amazing intellectual guys like jim hall and there are people who dont know theory like wes..
RGlaney 3 years ago
however, in the end its just all music, blues like t bone or not, Grant Green a long with jim hall is my all time favourite guitar player.. I just dont like it when people understate him by saying he was "light weight" or "simple" , this was one of the main reasons why he was not very successful in his time, people waved him away as just another "blues guitarist".. this isnt directed to you specfically, just saying
RGlaney 3 years ago
anyway, comparing him to players like T bone walker doesnt float my boat very much (whos not a bad guitarist) he was still an intellectual guitar player in a way, if you take a look at his repetoire you could see him playing songs like Ezz-thetic, matador and my fav. things..etc also, he wasnt influenced much by those blues guitarists.. he says himself, his biggest influences were: charlie parker , Charlie christian (intially), jimmy raney, jimmy smith, ike quebec , lester young.. all jazz guys
RGlaney 3 years ago
there is no doubt at all that he is far more bluesy than a lot of the guitar players.. however, I find that his "bluesyness" is usually exageratedI dont find that he plays on a "basic angle" at all,he still plays over changes like a bop guy (as charlie christian or burrell..etc would) and the blues sound wasnt the complete secret to his sound, he was the ultimate master of playing hip rhythms and repetition (in a good way). Hes one of the guys who could probably play a hip solo by using 1 note..
RGlaney 3 years ago
Im sure we all love grant green here .. but I beg to differ from that statement you made.. I wouldnt say hes a blues guitarist with a flair for jazz, instead id say hes the bluesiest jazz guitarist out there.. Grant played standards all the time..etc he plays changes
RGlaney 3 years ago
TIGHT!!!(i <3 roco more then anything but this is pretty sweet
music4eva247 3 years ago
What can you tell me about Bill De Arango? Are you familiar with this cat?
retrorex 3 years ago
awesome video! Thank you.
Marcacao 3 years ago
You ought to move down here to Orlando, Florida. It's always warm (a lie, but it's warm most of the time) and the jazz scene is good here (good, but not great). Miami has a better jazz scene because of all the New Yorkers (read: assholes) there. (I thought they'd be listening to Maynard Ferguson and Oscar Peterson in Canada).
retrorex 3 years ago
Tell me about Martin Taylor, I'm not familiar with him. Also, I have this old Hawkshaw Hawkins LP on King that has killer guitar solos which sound like jazz guitar, but this is a stone country album. Also, Country fiddle and jazz violin (Grappeli, Venuti) is basically the same thing. Well, you get the point: American music is a melting pot, like America herself.
retrorex 3 years ago
Hey, thanks for the info! Do you live in England or the States?
retrorex 3 years ago
Taildragger, Yes, I've had a vinyl copy of "I'm Movin' On" in my collection for years. And I wasn't really surprised to read in Grant's biography that he played country gigs in St. Louis (the only black guy in the club). As I said, he had that country guitar tone (the only jazz guitarist that had it). Also country guitar spawned rock guitar, too--just listen to Scotty Moore's solos with Elvis and the The Ventures "Country Classics" LP and you'll see where rock guitar came from. G. Harrison, too
retrorex 3 years ago
You are forgiven, tail.
retrorex 3 years ago
Taildragger, Yeah, I thought country music was pretty lame and told a friend, who knew I was into jazz guitar, just that. "You fool," he replied. "Don't you know that country guitarists and jazz guitarists are first cousins?" He told me to Check out Chet Atkins, Grady Martin, Don Rich and,especially Hank Garland. So then I started listening to country music just for the guitar solos! And he was right--they are similar. Also,Grant was the only jazz guitarist who had that "country" sound tonewise.
retrorex 3 years ago
wonderful!!!!!
Alemaodigestivo 4 years ago
Le "géant vert"... he's the king!
splackpak 4 years ago
This video is from "Giants of Jazz Guitar" and there are a couple videos that have Green, never with his own band though...
nated789 4 years ago
Thanks for posting this, there's Burrell and Kessel, but Green (along with Christian) is my favorite. For a long time I dug the guitar player on an old cassette of Lee Morgan's "Search for the New Land" never knowing who it was. When I found out, I went Green crazy!
recorderdevoix 4 years ago
This is the ONLY footage of Grant I've ever seen .Anybody know of any others.
grippder1 4 years ago
inversek; Oh my goodness..O'Donel Levy. Back in the '70s you'd pick up any funky R&B album and the session player was either O'Donel, Phil Upchurch,Jimmy Ponder, Wah Wah Watson or Dennis Budimir. All first class musicians inspired by Grant.
mojoelem 4 years ago
wow.. I have another guitar hero.. funky soul jazz
love it thanks for posting.. .:)
jazzwatcher 4 years ago
Grant was the greatest, over a hundred albums and they all sound fresh! Yeah, O'Donel Levy's got some great stuff, and not just the well known Simba album. Other favories of minde are Boogaloo Joe Jones, Phil Upchurch, Melvin Sparks, Jimmy Ponder, Gabor Szabo and don't sleep on Maynard Parker and Dennis Coffey's later albums either! So much great guitar stuff... Anyway, tnx for posting this!
eurocinema 4 years ago
You have very good taste in guitar players, my man, although I would mention Wes, Kenny and Pat Martino too. It's guys like this that weened me away from stuff like Hendrix and Led Zeppelin and into jazz. By the way, you mentioned Boogaloo Joe Jones. NOBODY ever talks about him so more power to you! Wonder whatever happened to him, or this dude named Buddy Fite?
retrorex 4 years ago
retrorex: Don't forget Melvin Sparks, Roland Prince,Phil Upchurch,Jimmy Ponder,Sonny Greenwich,Wilbert Longmire,Bobby Broom etc..all from the same funky bag as Grant.
mojoelem 4 years ago
O'Donel Levy!!
triplesinterklaas 3 years ago
retrorex; Ivan(Boogaloo) Joseph Jones(born 1940) is still around but has been in retirement for decades. Ivan is great. Again basically a Rhythm & Blues player like Grant Green & Billy Butler. These guys had SOUL and would sink most rock players into the ground.. Buddy Fite sadly died on Sept 4th ,2001 from an inoperable neck tumour. Fite was absolutely superb!
mojoelem 4 years ago
Thanks for the nice reply! You're like a walking encyclopedia of jazz guitar info!
retrorex 4 years ago
retrorex: Good Lord no, i don't consider myself an authority. It's all down to personal preference. I just looked up the info on the net. What i was amazed to learn was that Billy Butler had died back in 1991. I must've missed that bit of news. What a great player he was!
mojoelem 4 years ago
Another guitarist I liked a great deal who played very funky was Eric Gale. Also, Eddie Harris had this guitar player who kicked ass named Joe DiOrio. What's your take on these cats? Also, Chet Atkins made a JAZZ guitar album titled Progressive Pickin'. Either Grant or George Benson, I forgot who, mentioned in an interview that this was a great album. Chet Atkins??? Isn't he, uhhh...country? But I bought the album on his recommendation and he was right!
retrorex 4 years ago
retrorex; Personally i'm fond of any jazz guitarist who can interpret a basic Blues. i'm not impressed by ballad players because this is where they all sound similar. Charlie Christian had that gift to able to play Blues, Kenny Burrell & Grant Green picked up the same single string attack. Jimmy Raney, to me, sounds fantastic but i can't seperate him from Herb Ellis.( it must be my ears) Jimmy obviously was a Charlie Christian fan originally(?) I can identify George Barnes though!
mojoelem 4 years ago
Hey mojoelem, I just gave myself a blindfold test with all those guitarists you mentioned and got 'em all right! It's true they were my own records, but I WAS blindfolded throughout! Seriously, I bet I could tell them all apart, but Howard Roberts does sound almost exactly like Jimmy Raney. But the West Coast Jazz setting/feel of Robert's albums would be the defining characteristic for me, not the guitar playing per se.
retrorex 4 years ago
retrorex; well, that's great! You're a much better man than me & most other jazz guitarists that's all i can say.
mojoelem 4 years ago
Grant Green is awesome! Thank you so much for posting this clip!
Mr.Will
misterwill9066 4 years ago
Grant is probally my biggest Jazz influence! Just Great!
kadkid19 4 years ago
Like most people who comment on here i have loads of jazz guitar albums but the only two artists i seem to reach for are Grant Green or Kenny Burrell. ( i suppose Wes also come to think of it)..the rest are all great but tend to bore me after about three songs.
mojoelem 4 years ago
Does Jimmy Raney bore you after three songs? Check out his Two Guitars album with Burrell. Thanks!
retrorex 4 years ago
retrorex; It's all a matter of opinion and one can be cynical.
I've seen Jimmy & Doug Raney, as well as Lenny Breau, Kessel,Tal,Pass etc. I was also present at this session at Ronnie Scotts. All jazz guitarists are technically brilliant but few really make a unique, distinctive statement. Grant was one, so was/is Wes, Burrell and Django. For example..if you were blindfolded & played successive tunes by Raney, Farlowe,Roberts, Breau etc you'd have a hard job identifying them.
mojoelem 4 years ago
That's true for the most part, and it's because Raney influenced so many people. I'd say that 75% of all jazz guitarist sound like Raney to one degree or another (although I don't consider this to be a bad thing--if you like one, you'll like 'em all). But the cats you mentioned don't, and this makes them distintive. About your last sentence, I can tell the difference betwen Raney and Farlow if they played ONE note--Farlow had a slightly twangy tone, whereas Raney was real smooth.
retrorex 4 years ago
retrorex; I don't consider myself an authority, just another fan of guitar but you're doing better than a real authority like Joe Pass. I recall when in a 1974 'Guitar' magazine Joe was given a 'blindfold" test involving 6 players. Even he couldn't differentiate between Raney, Howard Roberts, Tal and early Jim Hall..BUT Joe got Grant Green within the first bar.
mojoelem 4 years ago
The only guy left today from Grant's era that still plays abit like him is the black Canadian called Sonny Greenwich. Sonny was also a Blue Note session man and backed Hank Mobley. He's still alive, thank goodness.
mojoelem 4 years ago
Check out "Louis Stewart", another guitar great. There's now a lot on YouTube, start, maybe, with his "Nica's Dream"
ColmOSullivanRed 4 years ago
ColmOSullivanRed; Thank you! Yes, i used to see Louis alot at Ronnie Scott's (where this clip was filmed ) saw him also with Jim Mullen back in 1978. Louis is absolutely great. Loved his version of "Bluesology".
mojoelem 4 years ago
Oh yea, I love that track, on his "Louis the 1st" LP... Louis' in the audience on this very video, you know. If you have the full thing you can see him quite clearly during the exchanges - Kenny Burrell, his friend, is using his amp here. Also, a FULL trio set of each guitarist was recorded this day too!!!!!!!!!!!
ColmOSullivanRed 4 years ago
ColmOSullivanRed; Well, i didn't know that Louis was there. I recall Frank Evans(another UK guitarist) being in the audience as was Spike Milligan (as always).
Thanks for that info!
mojoelem 4 years ago
It's true that you don't hear him play too many chords, but there are recorded examples out there which prove him to be an adept chord solo player. There's also a live bootleg I've heard of him in Europe in the late 50's playing some incredible bebop language at a very fast tempo. Being from the midwest, grant-st.louis, wes-Indy, the thing they both share is impeccable groove and knowledge of the blues.
pgtrio 4 years ago
pqtrio; I agree with you. I think Green chose to stay true to fairly standard Blues but was able to attempt anything at will. His astonishing solo on the frantically wild bebop chord changes on the George Russell tune "Ezz-Thetics" proves this. This tune was not for the faint hearted. Grant handled it better than anyone else.
mojoelem 4 years ago