He was really good!!!! It’s a shame he didn’t get the recognition like George Benson and Wes Montgomery!! And the crazy part about it, Grant Green was their favorite guitarist!!!
@@travelingman9763 I believe it too!!! Lou discovered him and brought him to Blue Note in 1959-60. Grant played on several of Lou’s albums 1960-64 before Lou left for the Chess/Argo label. When Lou came back up Blue Note in 1967-73, he had Melvin Sparks, George Benson, Ted Dunbar and Jimmy Ponder playing guitar on his recording sessions!!! Couldn’t get Grant for his sessions during his second tenure at Blue Note!!!
Stuck at home on a Saturday night watching this video and absolutely enjoying every single note played in this song. Truly captivating and enchanting from the late Grant Green.
Absolutely beautiful. Most Rhythm Changes performances by the great jazz masters are way way too fast for my taste (I know everyone's taste is different but I just can't follow the music at the high speed that Rhythm Changes pieces are often played at and I don't really enjoy listening to them, even if they're from brilliant artists that I normally love), I just prefer this slower tempo, the solos always sound better to me over a slower tempo. So I'm really glad to find this, especially from the exxcellent Grant Green! I will add this to my list for a bit of transcription!
I love Grant Green, the reason I clicked play is cos I was curious about the guitar he was using. You can see he really is diggin the tone. Does any-one know what model it is, I thought it may be a Epiphone maybe an Emperor but I dont know many other large archtops they made.Thanks for posting. His records did well here in the UK, in the 80s we were really into his music.
hey yes it is an Epiphone Emperor with a McCarty pickguard pickup. I believe soon after this gig Grant started using a D'Aquisto which became his number one guitar on his funk records of the 70s.
GG is my favorite jazz guitarist. His work with the great Sonny Clark is fantastic. He plays in numerous organ trios from Baby Face Willette to The very different work with Larry young. He also plays on Matator with elvin and McCoy. I love the pierceness and clarity of each note.
A jazz guitarist who doesn't sound like he has oven gloves on his hands and woollen blankets stuffed into his amp. Treble - what a concept! He almost sounds like he's playing a nylon string on some notes. Great player, wonderful sound! Tasteful accompaniment by Barney Kessel, too. Just beautiful.
Grant had a refreshing, clean and creative approach to soloing that inspires me best. Barney was aggressive and exploring but a bit dirty. Kenny was the super-duper technical, soloist guru.
Ciao Chris, just read your comment now after three weeks. It is an honour for me to hear you say that! I believe I might have stolen a thing or two from you as well , so . . you're more than welcome!
2022/02/02 Wednesday. 10 pm. In my room/home. AC is on, room is dry and warm. Yellowish lamps. Was writing my thesis for master`s degree.. these few weeks has been hectic,.. here and there.. life has been felt like a light*,... light speed 3*10^8 m/s... every day feels like light,.. Too much brightness,.. Overwhelmed,.. Lil bit stressed,... Isolated myself from people and social media for about a month?-ish. Nothing special. But I got one special thing,.... taste for music? at least,.. I know the music I love. And I go for it,. or it goes for me, vice versa. We got us,.. We got everything. Everyday I got my decent friend, music. And recently this masterpiece is juuuuust a peacemaker from the heart to heart.,. ear to ear, soul to soul. Just beautiful. It gives me chill*, it gives me myself*. Some people wonder,.. how to know one is mature?,.. for me, at this moment, one is mature, when one listens to the melody from the bottom of one`s heart,.. deep down the gut,.. and feel everything,.... that one may find the infinite bliss! Okay, back to "Thesis",.. #justforthereminderformyselffromtimetotimewhenIlistentothismasterpieceImaythinkofmyselfonthisday,... ♡
If I had to pick one favorite guitarist -- which is hard to do -- I'd have to go with Grant Green. His phrasing, his note choice, his combination of jazziness and R&B funkiness, and on and on. This is a great video, so thanks to Leonardo Mezzini for posting it.
If I had to pick my one favorite guitarist, Grant Green is the one. I've played his albums "Idle Moments" and "Grantstand" probably 1,000 times, and I love them as much now as I did when I first bought them about 50 years ago or so.
