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".
Lol Joe Pass would have taken them all to the cleaners. Green's got soul and such lyrical phrasing tho; great player. Burrel's another great player for being "self taught" - (aren't we all?). I've heard Kessel would purposely outplay people (if he could); At a show he once played with Herb Ellis, Kessel had to stop mid solo a couple times lol; got a taste of his own medicine..
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.
While im not here to bash Santana, hes not on the level of Grant. The less is more theory Carlos based his playing on got old after awhile and seemed to be used as a crutch for him. Sure Carlos at woodstock ripped on acid was great, he was very viceral but at the end of the day he never improved or tried to develop other styles.
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.
His style was more of a 60's Soul Jazz but I still love it along w/anything else he did,it dissapoints me that He's underrated among other great Guitarists such as Benson,Burrell,Montgomery,Martino & such.
Yeah its true that he was underrated, mostly because the blue note guys couldn't release the sessions as fast as Grant was recording them! As much as we know, there could be some sessions still unreleased... (I have heard of a miles/grant sessions before..) Grant was a very versatile player, he played soul jazz, hard bop and even bebop.. check out the quartets with sonny clark for some straight up traditional jazz playing!
Grant was not found dead. He had returned from a west coast trip to New York with a rented trailer for equipment which he was trying to return on time. His girlfriend was with him at the time he suffered his fatal heart attack. He had an aneurysm in one of the back vessels of his heart. He was very talented and had already hit big time with such hits as Cease the Bombing, A Time to Rememer, JanJan, Down here on the Ground and I could go on. Grant was a jazz giant I will never forget.
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!
grippder1; It's hard to believe but this is the ONLY film containing Grant Green. You would think they'd be more(?)..maybe alot got destroyed? This also id the same for the legendary Django Reinhardt who was on the scene for YEARS yet was only filmed once.
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.
triplesinterklaas: Some of the session guys in the early 70's like O'Donal & Wah Wah Watson never get mentioned today. I think they carried the Grant Green torch. Melvin Sparks, Boogaloo Jones and the fabulous Jimmy Ponder.
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.
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: Chet, like Lenny Breau, was a hard one to categorise. He was initially influenced by Django Reinhardt & Les Paul.(as well as obviously the country pickers) To me, Chet was one third a jazz player. Alot of country players had a streak of jazz in them..e.g. Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant. I used to listen to those early Tennessee Ernie Ford 78's just for the guitar solos..almost like Charlie Christian. There were also Jazzers who played country..e.g George Barnes.
retrorex: (actually i'm 'mojoelem' under a new account) C& W music was hated by alot of jazzers. In particular Miles Davis! But i have to say some of the guitar players were extremely inventive. Roy Nichols was a guy who was with Merle Haggard and went on to inspire Roy Buchanan. Buchanan was a superb jazz guitarist! His version of "Misty" actually drew an accolade from Errol Garner.
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: Hawkshaw had a long list of guitarists backing him..among them Grady Martin, Chet Atkins & Ray Couture. I knew Martin Taylor for awhile when i lived in London. Really friendly guy, very modest & humorous. He took some lessons when he was a kid, from a friend of my family's, jazz guitarist Ike Isaacs. Martins father, Buck Taylor, was a bassist. Martin was inspired by Joe Pass & Django but also a whole list of country players including Amos Garrett & Chet.
retrorex: Hawkshaw had a long list of guitarists backing him..among them Grady Martin, Chet Atkins & Ray Couture. I knew Martin Taylor for awhile when i lived in London. Really friendly guy, very modest & humorous. He took some lessons when he was a kid, from a friend of my family's, jazz guitarist Ike Isaacs. Martins father, Buck Taylor, was a bassist. Martin was inspired by Joe Pass & Django but also a whole list of country players including Amos Garrett & Chet.
retrorex: I lived in the UK from 1957 to 2000. I moved to Canada in 2000.
I have been freezing my arse off ever since and listening to Celine Dion and Paul Anka. Jazz/Blues is much more popular in the UK. I was lucky to've seen some great artists when i was young.
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; Yes, Oscar is popular in Canada..but 'Nickleback' & Michael Buble are at the top. Sax/flute player Moe Koffman (R.I.P) was a superb Canadian jazz artist. They've got some fine jazz guitarists here but not much attention is given to them. Sonny Greenwich is one (who used to sound alot like Grant Green). Sonny is such a nice guy. Ed Bickert is another.(used to do sessions with Paul Desmond)
retrorex: Those stabbing, short, punctuated lines that Grant played always gave a sense of energetic urgency. It was an exciting way of playing..nobody else sounds like that. he never used the usual octave runs (left it best to Wes) or even chordal solos. Grant stuck to single string solos in very much the same way as Charlie Christian,Eddie Durham or Oscar Moore. It's a real Blues technique that reminds me of Lonnie Johnson. (who also did country songs incidentally!)
retrorex: Chet, like Lenny Breau, was a hard one to categorise. He was initially influenced by Django Reinhardt & Les Paul.(as well as obviously the country pickers) To me, Chet was one third a jazz player. Alot of country players had a streak of jazz in them..e.g. Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant. I used to listen to those early Tennessee Ernie Ford 78's just for the guitar solos..almost like Charlie Christian. There were also Jazzers who played country..e.g George Barnes.
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: Yes, you are right. Also, don't forget Grant Green did a C & W flavoured album with Jimmy Smith called "I'm Movin' On" (it's on CD and under Jimmy's name) Hank Garland inspired George Benson alot. Martin Taylor was inspired by Chet Atkins. A guy who bridged the gap more recently between jazz & C&W was Danny Gatton.(R.I.P) Check out the CD "Relentless".
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; That is true. I recall as a youngster growing up in the UK, the guys who made a huge impression on the UK guitar scene were Cliff Gallup(ex-Bluecaps) James Burton & Scotty Moore.(oh, and Link Wray/Duane Eddy) George H. Jimmy Page & Jeff Beck really were inspired by them. The main jazz inspiration was Django Reinhardt. Later on it was Wes Montgomery who inspired. I always loved Grant Green because, to me, he was a Blues guitarist with a flair for jazz. The best combination.
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; I agree with you. I was actually quoting his own description of himself and how many blues players like Ronnie Earl & SRV could relate to Grant and Kenny Burrell above others. Yes, he did play some very complex changes and alot of standards but seemed to approach them from a more basic angle. Alot like T Bone Walker/Pee Wee Crayton would've done perhaps? But this is just my opinion.
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..
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; Well, i could be wrong but to me jazz & blues are connected.
I'm not degrading Grant in any way by calling him a blues-based player, infact i think it was his more basic, Charlie Christian approach, that made him unique.(like Burrell) Intellectuality doesn't "float my boat". E.g. Wes didn't know anything about reading scales or theory. Couldn't even read chord boxes! Some of the older Blues guitarists were not the dumbos people think they are.
RGlaney; I think you're misunderstanding me here. When i say Grant was more a Blues player i don't mean it in a derogatory manner. Far from it. Green's style grabbed the attention of so many young Blues/Rock players who would normally dismiss Jim Hall or Tal Farlowe. Maybe this isn't a good thing(??) but i sort of think that it's great that there's one jazzer that they can relate to. If you asked them 'why' they say it's because his lines are easier to remember.
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..
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; I definitely wouldn't say Grant is lightweight. Quite the opposite. For years now we've had a plethora of intellectual jazz guitarists..all cleverly schooled in reading, harmony etc BUT to me, they all sound the same.(boring after one tune) They all can play intricate lines but can't interpret a basic blues (or ballad) the same way that Wes or Grant could.(or even Charlie & Django) So much for intellectuality.
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; But Grant also did stuff that was exceedingly simple one chord, funky tunes.(they were great!) It's not usually the intellectual guitarists who tend to influence others. Django & Wes have influenced more than Hall (as great as he is). The majority of classic rock guitarists(Page,Beck,Blackmore,Frampton) have identified with Django & Wes. Alot of Blues/Rock players can relate to G.Green & Burrell easier than say Jim Hall or Howard Roberts.
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!
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; Even though Django & Wes lacked theory they knew NO boundaries.(nobody taught them any) Today jazz students have to LEARN intellectually what those guys played with ease. But i don't think one can't really LEARN jazz or indeed Blues for that matter. Grant Green played with the free expression of a Blues player. There were no boundaries. but i don't think he would've termed himself as intellectual Feel was the main thing although even Grant DID use stock "licks" at times.
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
whoa, why am i only hearing this music now..?!!?
deathstarliketheship 2 weeks ago
this is too fucking short!!! i need a 10 min long video of Green haha
Spl4shs 1 month 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 9 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
What´s the name of the song?
QWEROTI 1 year ago
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 41
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
I've heard there's a video of the whole set ...is this true?
e541210 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
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
are you sure? I thought Grant was numero uno?
laduker58 2 years ago
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
Green is beautiful....
thebigjazz 2 years ago
Wow, first time I've seen GG play, love his stuff. Thanks for posting!
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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 2 years ago
Best. Guitar. Player. Ever.
No one can touch the soul of this guy.
landononthemoon 3 years ago
he's ok
jammona 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
Lol Joe Pass would have taken them all to the cleaners. Green's got soul and such lyrical phrasing tho; great player. Burrel's another great player for being "self taught" - (aren't we all?). I've heard Kessel would purposely outplay people (if he could); At a show he once played with Herb Ellis, Kessel had to stop mid solo a couple times lol; got a taste of his own medicine..
ISwingYouSwing 2 years ago
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laduker58 2 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
While im not here to bash Santana, hes not on the level of Grant. The less is more theory Carlos based his playing on got old after awhile and seemed to be used as a crutch for him. Sure Carlos at woodstock ripped on acid was great, he was very viceral but at the end of the day he never improved or tried to develop other styles.
Hashwizard 3 years ago
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
Thank God that I've got some of his Stuff on CD,
His style was more of a 60's Soul Jazz but I still love it along w/anything else he did,it dissapoints me that He's underrated among other great Guitarists such as Benson,Burrell,Montgomery,Martino & such.
Oldskoolmusiclvr62 3 years ago
Yeah its true that he was underrated, mostly because the blue note guys couldn't release the sessions as fast as Grant was recording them! As much as we know, there could be some sessions still unreleased... (I have heard of a miles/grant sessions before..) Grant was a very versatile player, he played soul jazz, hard bop and even bebop.. check out the quartets with sonny clark for some straight up traditional jazz playing!
NightinTusinia 3 years ago
man I would kill for a miles session with him. where'd you here about that?
landononthemoon 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
Grant was not found dead. He had returned from a west coast trip to New York with a rented trailer for equipment which he was trying to return on time. His girlfriend was with him at the time he suffered his fatal heart attack. He had an aneurysm in one of the back vessels of his heart. He was very talented and had already hit big time with such hits as Cease the Bombing, A Time to Rememer, JanJan, Down here on the Ground and I could go on. Grant was a jazz giant I will never forget.
FranBerry2655 3 years ago
TIGHT!!!(i <3 roco more then anything but this is pretty sweet
music4eva247 3 years ago
awesome video! Thank you.
Marcacao 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
grippder1; It's hard to believe but this is the ONLY film containing Grant Green. You would think they'd be more(?)..maybe alot got destroyed? This also id the same for the legendary Django Reinhardt who was on the scene for YEARS yet was only filmed once.
taildragger51 3 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
triplesinterklaas: Some of the session guys in the early 70's like O'Donal & Wah Wah Watson never get mentioned today. I think they carried the Grant Green torch. Melvin Sparks, Boogaloo Jones and the fabulous Jimmy Ponder.
taildragger51 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: Chet, like Lenny Breau, was a hard one to categorise. He was initially influenced by Django Reinhardt & Les Paul.(as well as obviously the country pickers) To me, Chet was one third a jazz player. Alot of country players had a streak of jazz in them..e.g. Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant. I used to listen to those early Tennessee Ernie Ford 78's just for the guitar solos..almost like Charlie Christian. There were also Jazzers who played country..e.g George Barnes.
taildragger51 3 years ago
Yikes, didn't mean for this remark above to be duplicated! My apologies NaOH123. I actually only pressed the 'reply' once.
taildragger51 3 years ago
You are forgiven, tail.
retrorex 3 years ago
retrorex: (actually i'm 'mojoelem' under a new account) C& W music was hated by alot of jazzers. In particular Miles Davis! But i have to say some of the guitar players were extremely inventive. Roy Nichols was a guy who was with Merle Haggard and went on to inspire Roy Buchanan. Buchanan was a superb jazz guitarist! His version of "Misty" actually drew an accolade from Errol Garner.
taildragger51 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
retrorex: Hawkshaw had a long list of guitarists backing him..among them Grady Martin, Chet Atkins & Ray Couture. I knew Martin Taylor for awhile when i lived in London. Really friendly guy, very modest & humorous. He took some lessons when he was a kid, from a friend of my family's, jazz guitarist Ike Isaacs. Martins father, Buck Taylor, was a bassist. Martin was inspired by Joe Pass & Django but also a whole list of country players including Amos Garrett & Chet.
taildragger51 3 years ago
What can you tell me about Bill De Arango? Are you familiar with this cat?
retrorex 3 years ago
retrorex: Hawkshaw had a long list of guitarists backing him..among them Grady Martin, Chet Atkins & Ray Couture. I knew Martin Taylor for awhile when i lived in London. Really friendly guy, very modest & humorous. He took some lessons when he was a kid, from a friend of my family's, jazz guitarist Ike Isaacs. Martins father, Buck Taylor, was a bassist. Martin was inspired by Joe Pass & Django but also a whole list of country players including Amos Garrett & Chet.
taildragger51 3 years ago
Hey, thanks for the info! Do you live in England or the States?
retrorex 3 years ago
retrorex: I lived in the UK from 1957 to 2000. I moved to Canada in 2000.
I have been freezing my arse off ever since and listening to Celine Dion and Paul Anka. Jazz/Blues is much more popular in the UK. I was lucky to've seen some great artists when i was young.
taildragger51 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
retrorex; Yes, Oscar is popular in Canada..but 'Nickleback' & Michael Buble are at the top. Sax/flute player Moe Koffman (R.I.P) was a superb Canadian jazz artist. They've got some fine jazz guitarists here but not much attention is given to them. Sonny Greenwich is one (who used to sound alot like Grant Green). Sonny is such a nice guy. Ed Bickert is another.(used to do sessions with Paul Desmond)
taildragger51 3 years ago
retrorex: Those stabbing, short, punctuated lines that Grant played always gave a sense of energetic urgency. It was an exciting way of playing..nobody else sounds like that. he never used the usual octave runs (left it best to Wes) or even chordal solos. Grant stuck to single string solos in very much the same way as Charlie Christian,Eddie Durham or Oscar Moore. It's a real Blues technique that reminds me of Lonnie Johnson. (who also did country songs incidentally!)
taildragger51 3 years ago
retrorex: Chet, like Lenny Breau, was a hard one to categorise. He was initially influenced by Django Reinhardt & Les Paul.(as well as obviously the country pickers) To me, Chet was one third a jazz player. Alot of country players had a streak of jazz in them..e.g. Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant. I used to listen to those early Tennessee Ernie Ford 78's just for the guitar solos..almost like Charlie Christian. There were also Jazzers who played country..e.g George Barnes.
taildragger51 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
retrorex: Yes, you are right. Also, don't forget Grant Green did a C & W flavoured album with Jimmy Smith called "I'm Movin' On" (it's on CD and under Jimmy's name) Hank Garland inspired George Benson alot. Martin Taylor was inspired by Chet Atkins. A guy who bridged the gap more recently between jazz & C&W was Danny Gatton.(R.I.P) Check out the CD "Relentless".
taildragger51 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
retrorex; That is true. I recall as a youngster growing up in the UK, the guys who made a huge impression on the UK guitar scene were Cliff Gallup(ex-Bluecaps) James Burton & Scotty Moore.(oh, and Link Wray/Duane Eddy) George H. Jimmy Page & Jeff Beck really were inspired by them. The main jazz inspiration was Django Reinhardt. Later on it was Wes Montgomery who inspired. I always loved Grant Green because, to me, he was a Blues guitarist with a flair for jazz. The best combination.
taildragger51 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
RGlaney; I agree with you. I was actually quoting his own description of himself and how many blues players like Ronnie Earl & SRV could relate to Grant and Kenny Burrell above others. Yes, he did play some very complex changes and alot of standards but seemed to approach them from a more basic angle. Alot like T Bone Walker/Pee Wee Crayton would've done perhaps? But this is just my opinion.
taildragger51 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
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
RGlaney; Well, i could be wrong but to me jazz & blues are connected.
I'm not degrading Grant in any way by calling him a blues-based player, infact i think it was his more basic, Charlie Christian approach, that made him unique.(like Burrell) Intellectuality doesn't "float my boat". E.g. Wes didn't know anything about reading scales or theory. Couldn't even read chord boxes! Some of the older Blues guitarists were not the dumbos people think they are.
taildragger51 3 years ago
RGlaney; I think you're misunderstanding me here. When i say Grant was more a Blues player i don't mean it in a derogatory manner. Far from it. Green's style grabbed the attention of so many young Blues/Rock players who would normally dismiss Jim Hall or Tal Farlowe. Maybe this isn't a good thing(??) but i sort of think that it's great that there's one jazzer that they can relate to. If you asked them 'why' they say it's because his lines are easier to remember.
taildragger51 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
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
RGlaney; I definitely wouldn't say Grant is lightweight. Quite the opposite. For years now we've had a plethora of intellectual jazz guitarists..all cleverly schooled in reading, harmony etc BUT to me, they all sound the same.(boring after one tune) They all can play intricate lines but can't interpret a basic blues (or ballad) the same way that Wes or Grant could.(or even Charlie & Django) So much for intellectuality.
taildragger51 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
RGlaney; But Grant also did stuff that was exceedingly simple one chord, funky tunes.(they were great!) It's not usually the intellectual guitarists who tend to influence others. Django & Wes have influenced more than Hall (as great as he is). The majority of classic rock guitarists(Page,Beck,Blackmore,Frampton) have identified with Django & Wes. Alot of Blues/Rock players can relate to G.Green & Burrell easier than say Jim Hall or Howard Roberts.
taildragger51 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
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
RGlaney; Even though Django & Wes lacked theory they knew NO boundaries.(nobody taught them any) Today jazz students have to LEARN intellectually what those guys played with ease. But i don't think one can't really LEARN jazz or indeed Blues for that matter. Grant Green played with the free expression of a Blues player. There were no boundaries. but i don't think he would've termed himself as intellectual Feel was the main thing although even Grant DID use stock "licks" at times.
taildragger51 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