Jazz Kat Posted January 16, 2005 Report Posted January 16, 2005 (edited) What do you guys think of Grant Green. One of my favorite guitarists. He is a vital part of my guitar playing. I love his sound. what do you guys think? Edited January 16, 2005 by Jazz Kat Quote
Jim R Posted January 16, 2005 Report Posted January 16, 2005 Hi, welcome to the board. Since you're new here, you should try the "search" function first. There are tons of discussions about Grant. He probably gets more attention on this board than any other guitarist. I'm a fan, since buying the NIGERIA LP back around 1981 or so. Quote
Jazz Kat Posted January 16, 2005 Author Report Posted January 16, 2005 (edited) Cool. Yeah I will try to see what topics have been discussed. Someone can delete this post if they want. (moderators, or whatever.) Thanks for the welcome. This looks like a neet site. Edited January 16, 2005 by Jazz Kat Quote
DrJ Posted January 16, 2005 Report Posted January 16, 2005 Agree with Jim R, start by searching the archives. Short answer: one of my all time favorite musicians. Quote
sidewinder Posted January 16, 2005 Report Posted January 16, 2005 There was an interesting thread on 'Grant vs Wes' fairly recently. Check this out for some useful recommendations ! Quote
Brad Posted January 16, 2005 Report Posted January 16, 2005 Take a look at this thread about Grant and Wes but don't overlook other guitarists either so you might want to check out this thread about Overlooked Guitarists also. I don't think you can consider him overlooked, esp. in view of the Mosaic treatment he received last year but give Tal Farlow a listen. His sound is quite magical. Quote
Jazz Kat Posted January 16, 2005 Author Report Posted January 16, 2005 Yeah, I just looked at those sites. I switched from drums to guitar recently and have been delving in deep to guitarists. Quote
JSngry Posted January 16, 2005 Report Posted January 16, 2005 To me, Grant Green was to the guitar what Stanley Turrentine was to the tenor. Quote
Brad Posted January 16, 2005 Report Posted January 16, 2005 What have you listened to of Grant's. Perhaps we can make some recommendations. Quote
Jazz Kat Posted January 16, 2005 Author Report Posted January 16, 2005 I have Larry Young's Into It, Hank Mobley's Workout, G. Braith's Two Souls In One, pretty flimsy I know. But like I said, I just switched to guitar from drums, so I still got a lot to get. Quote
scottb Posted January 16, 2005 Report Posted January 16, 2005 Do you mean Larry Young' s INTO SOMETHIN' ? That is one of my favorites with Green. I just got STREET OF DREAMS which is with Larry young, Elvin Jones and Bobby Hutcherson and is quickly becoming one of my favorites as well. IDLE MOMENTS is a must. Anything with the "Holy Trinity of Greaze" (Green, John Patton on B3 and Ben Dixon on drums) is worth checking out as well. Quote
Jazz Kat Posted January 16, 2005 Author Report Posted January 16, 2005 My bad. Yep, Into Something. I like Green's solos on that album, but that's all he does. He doesn't play one melody, or vamps at all. When its his turn to solo, that's the only time he plays on that album. Other than that, tight session! Quote
scottb Posted January 16, 2005 Report Posted January 16, 2005 Quote To me, Grant Green was to the guitar what Stanley Turrentine was to the tenor Once again, Oh Great One, you have shined on us your great sun of enlightenment and my soul basks in its warmth as a beagle in a field of black-eyed Susans. Quote
jlhoots Posted January 16, 2005 Report Posted January 16, 2005 The Complete Quartets With Sonny Clark Quote
JSngry Posted January 16, 2005 Report Posted January 16, 2005 scottb said: Quote To me, Grant Green was to the guitar what Stanley Turrentine was to the tenor Once again, Oh Great One, you have shined on us your great sun of enlightenment and my soul basks in its warmth as a beagle in a field of black-eyed Susans. Wait a sec... You're saying that my posts make you feel like a dog with a fever in a shelter for battered women? I'm humbled, but more than a little terrified. Quote
Jim R Posted January 16, 2005 Report Posted January 16, 2005 JSngry said: scottb said: Quote To me, Grant Green was to the guitar what Stanley Turrentine was to the tenor Once again, Oh Great One, you have shined on us your great sun of enlightenment and my soul basks in its warmth as a beagle in a field of black-eyed Susans. Wait a sec... You're saying that my posts make you feel like a dog with a fever in a shelter for battered women? I'll nominate that for post-of-the-month. Quote
DMP Posted January 18, 2005 Report Posted January 18, 2005 "Idle Moments," of course, and I've always put "Feelin' the Spirit" at the top of my Green list. I heard him live many times from the late '60's on, in clubs in the "Hill District" of Pittsburgh, almost always with an organ. The "Live at the Lighthouse" album really captures what he was like in person - more than the "Alive" album - and I think that it's essential (and often over-looked) Grant Green. (And the CD version gets rid of most of those ridiculus DJ introductions.) Quote
Soul Stream Posted January 18, 2005 Report Posted January 18, 2005 DMP said: "Idle Moments," of course, and I've always put "Feelin' the Spirit" at the top of my Green list. I heard him live many times from the late '60's on, in clubs in the "Hill District" of Pittsburgh, almost always with an organ. The "Live at the Lighthouse" album really captures what he was like in person - more than the "Alive" album - and I think that it's essential (and often over-looked) Grant Green. (And the CD version gets rid of most of those ridiculus DJ introductions.) Wow, would have loved to have seen that. Quote
Jazz Kat Posted January 18, 2005 Author Report Posted January 18, 2005 I know, that's like seeing The Original Jazz Band, with Pete Laraca in their prime! Well sorta... Quote
Jazz Kat Posted January 24, 2005 Author Report Posted January 24, 2005 www.ophira.com/grantgreen/grantbook.html I just found this. Pretty cool! Quote
Dan Gould Posted January 24, 2005 Report Posted January 24, 2005 Jazz Kat said: www.ophira.com/grantgreen/grantbook.html I just found this. Pretty cool! Be advised that this is written by the ex-wife of one of Grant's sons. She was going out with him and began to learn about this "forgotten" artist and ended up writing a biography. It has its good and bad points, though a lot of people see only the bad points. The good points are that you do get an idea about what kind of person Grant was. His early life and interest in music are covered pretty well. But she isn't very knowledgeable about the music, and makes a lot of mistakes when it comes to some basic facts (I think she calls I Want to Hold Your Hand an "album of Beatles covers".) So, be aware that you may hate the book, or you may like it for what it is, but its not a serious biography, carefully edited and proofed and all that. Quote
Jazz Kat Posted January 24, 2005 Author Report Posted January 24, 2005 Well, yeah for what it is I'll probaly love it. I mean, all I know right now about Green is that hes a guitarist. After I read the Miles Davis auto-bio I fell in love with him, and the book, not to mention, and I have more understanding what kind of person not only Davis was, but also about Bird, and really a lot about Philly Joe. Quote
Soul Stream Posted January 25, 2005 Report Posted January 25, 2005 l p said: are there videos of grant green? yes, there's one of grant,burrell and barney kessell playing together in europe around 1970 or so I'd guess. It's on Jazz Guitar Masters Vol 1 or 2 (can't remember which one). Just one tune./ Quote
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