Sookie Sookie [Grant Green Version]

[gromshit101]

Hey man, i was wondering if you could send me the chords for this song?

[numberonesuperman]

Wow guys its kickin really good could listen you guys in a park on hot summers day

[jazzlamoer]

I enjoyed it very much. Funky, groovy hmm I like it

[Mariekesone]

That's the groove....Excellent!...

Lol.... let's roll another one:-)

[freqazoidiac]

Very good job guys. I've listened to his version for years and this is a faithful rendition. The bass being played by the keyboardist? Peace

[frodus23]

Impressive Andrew... :-)

[dionisisnn]

gamaei !

[PhishPhaced]

good to see it spread

[RMD929]

Thats a kickass version of that song 5 stars

[MsMusiclover112]

good job guys! you are really good!!!!

[snottgobbler]

Very Good! I like that the volume is up...

[coldfeet321]

good job:)

[gekkegerrit11]

Love it!

[Rage47]

YES! So great!

I feel the world needs more Grant Green, day by day.

Very well done, guys. Fantastic.

[johnq2266]

good

[StrangeBrewMusic]

Great number well played! Supercool Jive Crank...

The comments below ought not go unmentioned - Interesting. (We dread the least grammatical slip or spelling error).

[mclrk626]

damn... where did you learn to play this? bc i am really interested in ggreen and can never find any tabs of his

[thejivecrank]

No tabs my friend. It's not too challenging a piece to learn by ear. Give it a try, have patience. As for the solo sections, they are all improvised.. If you're stuck let me know.

[LoveTruck]

Its in F7, that might give ya a start (lol - Low E string First Fret haha) I like Andrews solo better than Grant Green's honestly, its hipper and has more energy!

[mclrk626]

...i thought it was G7.......a little help andrew?? haha

[mclrk626]

haha ur right F7..i just go jimi and tune down half step so i got confused and yea the solo is sick i got the whole song down...just need to be able to bust out that solo

[mclrk626]

and its soundin like F7ad9

[LoveTruck]

yea it is, for soloing purposes I would just think F-blues / F mixolydian.

[thejivecrank]

F7 it is.. comping between F7 and F9 (mclrk!) use voicings/positions you like though. My solo is basically F Pentatonic! A few extra notes in there from F blues, F mixolydian and F Dorian (maybe..)

[mclrk626]

thanks man, keep up the playing you guys kick ass

[codyr222]

Hipper than GG's solo? Come on. Grant was out inventing hip and cutting records with Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner before these guys in this video were even ideas.

[LoveTruck]

I guess hipper means different things to different people, I would say Grant Greens solo is more tasteful, but Andrew certainly has more energy and is more fitting in a modern setting / audience. I transcribed Green's solo on this song, and as stated its very tasteful, but he really doesn't touch anything outside the F7 either. I am only commenting on Green's SOLO on this PARTICULAR song; Green wasn't pushing any envelopes; its all F7. For a jazz 'great,' thats kinda lame.... Hip song tho.

[codyr222]

More fitting in a modern setting/audience? The Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus are fitting in a modern setting/audience. Grant Green is "kinda lame" because he improvises over a Dominant 7 chord in jazz? What makes a jazz artist great is not his ability to wank like Matheny over sophisticated changes - any technical "shredder" can do that. Being hip in jazz is about swinging and playing with subtlety and taste. The jazz "great" GG was so lame he performed with the same cats as Trane and Miles..

[LoveTruck]

I'm really sick of people having to argue on Youtube.... Is it so wrong to compliment a guy on his work? I enjoyed his solo. Music is an artform; when I look at a painting, the name signed in the corner does not change how I feel about it.... I love Grant Green, maybe I've just heard GG's solo on this song too many times.

[LoveTruck]

I don't think 'any technical "shredder"' can make changes tho. Making changes has nothing to do with your ability to play fast. You can still swing and be melodic whilst making sophisticated changes; Martin Taylor comes to mind; what a player. I've heard Grant Green make changes; I love his playing; always subtle and tastful - you're right - its about swingin! And lets leave Miley Cyrus out of this...

[LoveTruck]

Personally when I play this song, I'll throw in a Cm lick or two (Dave Stryker/Pat Martino-esque), and maybe a B7 tritone sub lick. I like hearing different colors; its one thing I consider in hipness; maybe you don't? Thats cool with me, I'm sure I'd enjoy your solo too. A lot of people wouldn't like my solo, but some people would. It's all about taste. It was nice to hear a fresh solo. I don't think Grant Green would consider his solo on this song his best work either...

[codyr222]

Why don't you record your take on this song and include "a Cm lick or two" or a B7 tritone substituion "whilst" swinging? By the way, if your writing style is any indication of your musical style, you're clearly lacking. In order for the statement "Martin Taylor comes to mind" to function with a preceding semicolon, it would have to follow a statement like "Many players are capable of swinging while playing melodically over sophisticated changes; Martin Taylor comes to mind."

[LoveTruck]

Really digging now aren't you? Grammar? Really? So original. Good use of the hyphen down there.. Do you think George Benson would have played an F7 over this entire song? I don't. I think he would have used some Am7b5 licks over it, as well as sidestepping to F# pentatonic, and resolving it to Gm pentatonic. That's interesting to me; a 2 minute solo in F7 is not. I gotta hand it to Green, I know I couldn't come up with that many ideas in a single key.

[LoveTruck]

So are you saying George Benson can't swing? In one hand, you praise Grant Green because he played with the same cats as Miles and Coltrane, and obviously highly regard them. At the same time, you rip on Pat Metheny for making sophisticated changes and "shredding". Coltrane would take a tune and not only re-harmonize it, he would then play tri-tone subs over the entire thing at 300 bpm. Do you even know what you like?

[LoveTruck]

Of course George Benson can swing. Swinging is a rhythmic quality, it has nothing to with the scales and chord tones used to improvised. Yes, I can play a C melodic minor over an F7 and keep swinging. That's a classic Emily Remler approach. Or can't she swing either...

[codyr222]

In the course of an hour, I've given you a lesson in punctuation - not grammar - "whilst" teaching you theory - and applied theory at that! Because I'm feeling particularly generous, I'll give you a lesson in grammar as well. "Used to improvised," as written in your former comment, is not grammatically correct. The present tense "improvise" is what is needed. Anything else you wish to be schooled in today, dickrider?

[LoveTruck]

Now might be a good time to tell you, English is my second language, and I am very satisfied with my ability to speak it. I graduated from college with no problem. You have taught me nothing as far as theory goes. On the contrary, any third party that reads this can tell that you got schooled - continually contradicted yourself, climaxing with 'i'd like to see you swing with subsitiutions.' I am a Berklee grad, and play cruise ships for a living. Please, teach me more young cody.

[codyr222]

Okay. Sorry calling you out on your writing style and punctuation. It really wasn't needed or right. At this point, I could really care less. My apologies for being insensitive. Finally, you did use punctuation correctly with your statement about Martin Taylor. The preceding statement could've been worded differently to make the Martin Taylor statement more functional, but thats all. On the whole, you're well spoken and seem to know a great deal about music theory. Good luck to you sir.

[LoveTruck]

Lol thank you cody. Jazz players and fans are ever dwindling, we need not fight! You're a fan of Jimmy Herring? Ever listen to much Robben Ford? One of my favorites. Good luck to you too!

[codyr222]

If you really wanted to hear "different colors" when playing over this F7 vamp, you could play the entire solo in minor thirds or flat fifths, or, simply play completely dimished with chromatic phrases added in. Or, if you were in the mood to hear some "hip" dark colors, you could create a synthetic scale based on F and B triads (F A C B Eb F#). When discussing jazz, never use "whilst" or the aside "what a player" as if you're pontificating to an individual who knows less than you, douche

[LoveTruck]

I don't believe saying "what a player" is in any way condescending. I would still center around the F7, I just like to hear some different colors, not change the color of the entire song. I'm not that far out there. I'm not here to discuss theory. If this conversation is any indication of your personality, you're clearly lacking. As you result to name calling, I am done with this conversation.

[LoveTruck]

I believe we owe JiveCrank an apology. I'm sure they didn't post this video so two idiots could "bickert". We're sorry, or at least I am, keep the good tunes "rollins"!

LOL SHOUT OUTS!

[thejivecrank]

HAHA.. Next time get a room you two! PEACE.

TJC.

[LoveTruck]

MCLRK: If you really wanted to, you could get Wolf Marshalls Grant Green Signature Licks, it has tabs. You'd be doing yourself a HUGE favor to just buy one of his organ trio albums and transcribe it yourself tho. The first couple might / will be a bare, but there's no better way to train your ear. Grant Green is about the easiest 'great' to transcribe; go to Wes Montgomery and George Benson from there.

[codyr222]

You guys are TIGHT. Nice job on guitar - you def. captured Grant's style. The only question I have is: Why aren't people dancing?

[LoveTruck]

No shit!

[thejivecrank]

Perhaps they were chair dancing.. Thanks a lot tho!

[tikigod1967]

exceptional.

[austrianfunkhunter]

Funky! Great Cover! Thanks for sharing!

[numberonesuperman]

Great I wish I was there to listen to this,a great cover!

[Alemaodigestivo]

da-le

[jor99912]

They are really good, a trio covering a legend, with only a keyboard, not a big Hammond,

and without the big Blues, Jazzy, lead guitar

equipment, real good!

[Turbodiesel93]

great song, but can someone tell me what that spinning thing behind grant is??

[thejivecrank]

Thats a Leslie Speaker. Its used in combination with a hammond organ for that whirly phat 360 degree warmth. The organ player is using it with the nord electro.

[Turbodiesel93]

allright, thanks!

[pazzmanmusic]

Fantastic rendition! Loved it all the way through... did justice to the great Grant! now I just want to hear the windjammer!

[tycoljr]

Nice to see some Grant Green Groove! Great Job.

[mosriste]

Just a tad oversaturated sound but a good jam.

[thejivecrank]

Yeah, I know... We just recorded it on a simple digital camera with a tiny built-in mic.. Thanks

[ironmanmc]

Written by Don Covay. Great fun tune. He also wrote Aretha Franklins "Chain Of Fools".

[zaia3957]

wow, not bad for some white kids.. a bit too fast tho, otherwise; amzing! well done

[FroggyMe6581]

Performed by Grant Green; I don't think he wrote it. My favorite GG song, though! :)

[thejivecrank]

Ah~ true.. Thanks mate!

[podoh89]

It's writen by Don Covay, and also covered by US3.

[ericknox71]

the words and tune, but the music was written by Steve Cropper

[podoh89]

Touché.

I remember the name now you've mentioned it.

[boazmoss]

rite somwhere between kenny burrell and grant green and yo mama.

[BAMBOOWHALE]

man, that was awesome!

[numberonesuperman]

A very impressive grant green cover, get yourselves over to the Jazz Cafe, Camden London boys, Patrick

[chochinmix]

the best st kilda funk band and overseas mate!

[chochinmix]

who record that shit

[chochinmix]

i think i recorded sorry for the bad sound i did my best

[gobassgo]

Fucking killer man.