Don't Sleep On Grant Green! 

Even Wes said it, Grant Green has the best phrasing when talking about jazz guitar, amazing player

Most if not all of the comments that are negative, or misinformed about Grant Green are most likely from people who are mediocre players or no players. Grant Green was guitar genius of his genre.

...........Grant Green.......one of the Jazz guitar giants........thank you for the well deserved tribute.......

Grant Green content gets an instant like. With all my guitar friends, I've been flying solo on Grant Green content for 20+ years. Now there's so much good stuff on here and Spotify lately. Diggin' deeper into him all over again.

I grew up with this Lp. … like 45 plus years ago ;) Thank you for bringing it up! One of the very best ever. Yusuf Lateef is beautiful as ever on this record too. And then there’s his Lp Feelin’ The Spirit. Yes I’m one of those who feel that GG is one of the most awesome and melodic, and overlooked Masters of this music 🖖🏽 Thanks again.

I love Grant Green, it always kind of sounded a little like Morse code to me , super hip, when he gets so sparse with it, and that amp is unbelievably clean and clear ,he's the man

Sweet! Guitarists represent! In all seriousness, love your work Adam. Thanks for the super content!

Grant greens first albums is the best bridge into jazz. Funk blues pop. Not all trashy bebop worm holes, just straight groove.

Grant Green is 👑

One of the Blue Note session stallions. Also, a trailblazer in the exploration of 50s/60s jazz guitar. Between him and Kenny Burrell, Blue Note set the standard for post big-band era, small ensemble tracks, punctuated with that driving arch-top body rhythm guitar. Truly one of the Giants of Jazz.

So glad you dove into this great solo. Thanks!

Nice! I happen to be working on this solo right now. This will be really helpful to me.

Transcribing is hard enough, which makes these guided sessions invaluable for folks like me. Would love to see more guitar!

Great one Adam, really like these, definitely helps. Love the phrase break out practice too

Adam, i am so excited to see you highlight Grant Green. One of my favorite jazz guitar players. His version of Idle Moments was one of the first jazz songs I learned to play in guitar.

Adam, you're such a legend, as a pianist I've learned so much from you. Cheers from México!

This is great ! Grant is one of my favourite guitarist . Up my street ! Thanks

Great lesson. Thanks!

Holy cow! Thanks for posting this and going through the analysis.....super cool!

Adam you have always had a knack for choosing artists/solos that really resonate with my tastes, but that I might have missed otherwise. There is so much to love in this solo, and I appreciate and agree with the insight about it’s “perfect balance” of styles. Thank you!

Amazing phrasing and statements in the solo

Fascinating to see a master musician analyse another and make it look so easy!

Love it. Speaking as a relative jazz newbie, I find Grant Green really interesting and accessible - And as you say, the balance of blues and bebop is brilliant.

Strait forward perfect no tricks pure inspiration. What else can you say!

awesome lesson and playing. i'm a guitar player and (try to) copy piano players. it's nice to hear guitar lines played on piano. sounds great.

The strange thing for me is I did sleep on Grant Green. I did know of him. In my early years I got my mind blown by Wes, George Benson, Joe Pass and Pat Martino. I liked Kenny Burrell too, he was easier to understand... If you listen to Grant expecting something you will miss it. His phrasing and pacing is pure. I just put his library on shuffle and am constantly pleased.

Thanks !!!!

Don’t sleep on yo’ home boy Grant Green playing with the legendary Sonny Clark - Grant Green “The Quartets”

Thanks Adam, This is just what I need help with, Do you have one on rhythm changes please? I am doing your magic voicings course at the moment.

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By the way it’s Brother Jack McDuff - organ Al Harewood - drums Ben Tucker - bass recorded 60 years ago earlier this month

A small rebus : Grant Green played his horn like Charlie Parker did, but he disguised it as a guitar.

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That opening riff, and played throughout, Bb Cm C#dim Bb is that thing you taught awhile back about a chord resolving on itself - I remembered that and use it! You and Peter also did a half-hour or so on the Blues Scale and some derivatives - the best thing I remembered about that one is that you can also move up to the fifth and play the blues scale from the fifth, but not changing the root chord progression - a good way to add some easy alteration. Great stuff and I tune in to your show frequently. But maybe a little chiding here, about the blues scale: It seems to me that the basic "Blues Scale" is a very real and solid thing, so, please tell me: why the little bit of doubt tossed in whenever "The Blues Scale" is mentioned? (18:28)Those six notes are a powerful tool to get someone improvising - right away! Three chords and six notes is the first thing I teach to someone and have witnessed miracles! (Endless thanks for a great show!)

Alguém traduz isso por favor!

What program are you using to go back a couple measures?

Really strange that the PDF in the link is pretty different from what’s being shown in the video. :/

Hey Adam, what software are you using?

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All the guitar players… where the numbers at

Just in the last two or three weeks I've heard the same GG tune played on Harvard's morning jazz show. It's a blues, and he plays the same three-note lick over an entire chorus. It was a time when certain jazz musicians were dumbing down to try to get into the pop/R&B market - see Watermelon Man. I don't begrudge a guy trying to make a buck, but as music it's just painful. I've heard better from the guy, but I'd never seek oiut his recordings.

I'm a guitarist and Mr Grant Green he made bebop easier for me. Such a genius I call that the sayonara lick 13:45