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Grant Green Jr. Gregory Green, known professionally as Grant Green Jr., is a jazz guitarist and the eldest son of jazz guitarist Grant Green. He is a member of the group Masters of Groove with Bernard Purdie and Reuben Wilson. [1]
Dec 1, 2002 · Initially brought to the attention of Blue Note Records by saxophonist Lou Donaldson, Green would cut his first record for the label in 1961 and over the course of the next decade or so he would build a distinctive catalog that ranks with some of the best jazz guitar ever recorded.
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Apr 19, 2021 · Grant Green, Jr.—the only musical offspring of the legendary jazz guitarist Grant Green—gives us a rare glimpse into the world of the most popular guitarist to ever record for Blue Note Records. Green shares with us what life was like growing up with an icon, provides unique insights on the instruments and techniques his father used, and ...
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Grant Green (June 6, 1935 – January 31, 1979) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Recording prolifically for Blue Note Records as both leader and sideman, Green performed in the hard bop, soul jazz, bebop, and Latin -tinged idioms throughout his career.
Feb 1, 2002 · Grant Green, Jr. and leader Reuben Wilson recall the great organ-guitar combinations jazz has espoused. Bernard Purdie drives the band with seasoned veteran chops. Wilson’s career began 40 years ago in Los Angeles, playing the Hammond B-3 organ in straight-ahead jazz and blues venues.
Green was a superb blues interpreter, and his later material was predominantly blues and R&B, though he was also a wondrous ballad and standards soloist. He was a particular admirer of Charlie Parker, and his phrasing often reflected it.
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