This footage was recorded for French TV but was never broadcast. It is uncut and unedited ..Filmed in France at Maison de la Radio in 1969, with Larry Ridley on bass and Don Lamond on drums.
With all due Respect for those many great Jazz Guitarists out there who play(ed) perhaps faster & more complex technically, Mr. Grant Green & Wes Montgomery are the two guys I would rather listen to than any of the rest of them.
When you reach a high plateau of playing...it depends largely on the setting, the date & the support cast. I heard the bi-centennial concert at Carnegie Hall: Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall & Tal Farlow. It was a bit disappointing, as I'd heard all doing much more memorable playing both previous & later (I think Jim Hall did the best of the 3, but Burrell is my favorite...for a long time); One 'new' guy is Russell Malone...sounds much like a combination of Johnny Smith & Burrell (you don't get much better than that!) And, of course...a must is to listen to Django...an awful lot came from there!
I'm a jazz guitarists who playing the bars in St Louis MO in the Mid 1980,s. And in walked a lady who said I sounded like Grant. She was a girlfriend of his. What a hell of a compliment
Wow! That’s rad! I’d be stoked to get a compliment like that. When I was younger, I played a lot of blues jam sessions. My mom and stepdad used to come watch me play sometimes. One day, after I had lent my mom a recording of Albert Collins, I came over to her house and she had it playing. She said, “this guy sounds like you!“ To this day, one of the best compliments I ever got from anyone.
00:00 I Don't Want Nobody to Give me Nothing (thanks Sean Graham) 04:45 Oleo 09:12 Insensatez 16:18 Blues in G (?) 25:00 Sonnymoon For Two (Thanks Harry)
It’s because of Grant that I’m in a guitar center parking lot waiting for them to open to start looking at jazz guitars. Thank you for your influence decades past.
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth and the Funk,,,,Many were called to play and preach the Funk to distant lands ,but only few were chosen,,,Thank to God Brother Green was chosen and continues to spread the Funk to this day,,,,,
My god, where did this emerge from? I've been waiting for a Grant Green video for years. This must be the first time most people including myself have ever seen him play properly (for more than the 30 seconds clip on youtube) till now.
Check out the documentary that just came out! They unearthed some insane quality footage they show clips of in the beginning. I'm hoping the family can reach a point of commercial DVD release that includes the uncut stuff!
FYI, it was filmed at the Maison de la radio in Paris (French public radio building). Broadcasted Sunday 26th, october 1969 (according to the Institut national de l'audiovisuel, INA). Also on France Inter radio the 27 december 1969.
Amazing. Before I was born someone was playing this music. Im saddened that it took 40+ years before my guitar lead me to this music. But now Im in neck deep. Of course once again saddened because I live in a small shallow minded town where there's nobody I can experiment or play this music with. But it's ok. Because I have youtube so I get to play with all of them, from grant Green, Robben Ford, Miles Davis, John Scofield, and others anytime I want.
As a long time Wes and Joe Pass listener, I am ashamed to say that today is the first time I heard Grant Green. Google Music recommended a Jazz playlist and I hear this guy playing guitar and had to stop and check the name because it's just so good.
Thank You! In 1966, I started playin the broom after hearing "Feelin' The Spirit" by Grant on Blue Note. Soon thereafter Mom got my brother and I a used guitar. I took a few lessons with George Benson in Harlem. He had EVERY Grant Green Album.
Grant Green was one of the greatest guitarists of all time regardless of musical genre he is the forgotten genius of the jazz guitar I would put him in the same class as Django Reinhardt Charlie Christian Wes Mongomery Kenny Burrell etc
I also am thrilled to hear and. See this footage. Made my year Something awe to take the focus off all the craps in the world. Grant, Wes, & Kenny.... I just watched Kenny Burrell subway trio....another gem. check it out
Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Jim Hall, and Barney Kessell will always be some of my all time favorite guitar players. They all played straight from the soul and you could feel it. I can never tire of listening to them.
VERY SPECIAL...the REAL Majesty, KING FUNK! Saw him regularly @ THE ORCHID LOUNGE, Asbury Park, N.J.....Bruce Springsteen actually hung out sporadically there, too, in his formative years. Then saw Grant regularly a few years later @ The Playbill, NewArk. One of the most lyrical guitar masters!
I'm really glad that Americans are becoming more appreciative of Grant Green. There was a period when it was almost IMPOSSIBLE to find players who understood his particular approach. Some were really looking down on it, but now younger players are really starting to catch up on him en masse.
I love Grsnt Green. So bluesy, such great LINES!!! I think the reason he is underrated is because Wes was SUCH a GIANT that he overshadowed everyone else. Much like Bird and Trane overshadowed everyone on the sax. What was it that Wes brought that no one else did? The development of his solos from single line, to octaves to full on chordal improvising. Redefining the way the guitar could be played. Much like Jimi did with Rock guitar.. But, Grant Green had a unique, bluesy, singing sound on guitar that was absolutely awesome! He would have been revered if he had lived longer.
That was something else! No pedals. No gizmos. And he can play so softly when needs be. Oh and I did love the bass solos, too. But I've been a secret Grant Green admirer for a long time.
This blues track is so wordless and much spirit in it. This Green was really the father of the Shape of jazz ( and also hip-hop) To come as used to say Ornette Coleman. Much love yo!!!
Your welcome Pat - FYI I'm looking for any Baby Face Willette who played with the early Grant Green (I know he toured Japan, so there has got to be something) ..But more importantly, any Larry Young - I think it's a disgrace that we have any number of clips of mediocre hammond players - but, for one of the giants of the instrument, we have nothing really except some dreadful 'Tony Williams Lifetime' stuff (which I actually saw live) when he was playing very little really (but dressing up a lot :-) ..)
This is really nice and all too rare, I mean if anyone out there is sittin' on some 70's footage... say Club Mozambique era they are gonna be my new best friend and a lot of other peep's too.
Guys like grant green and Stevie Ray Vaughan are guitar players no one will call the greatest but will have their playing quoted by players of any style like they are. They had a sound everyone wanted.
This is mesmerizing! The notes. The tones. The band. Wow! I knew the bassist, Larry Ridley, when I was producing events at the Schomburg Center. He's an awesome human being and as you can hear, a stellar musician.
To complete the circle, Grant Green was considered the father of "Acid Jazz" or "Club Jazz" a term referring to the fusion of funk, jazz, soul and later, disco, it makes perfect sense that Grant left the hospital against doctors orders, to go back on the road, and died in his car of a heart attack between sets he was playing at George Benson's Breezing Lounge in New York City on Jan. 31, 1979,. His signature tone was achieved by rolling treble and bass off his amp and cranking the mid range. So there you have it, from Christian to Grant to Benson,.
I've been preaching Grant Green for years (even got a GG tee shirt). This is wonderful film of his trio. I agree that Grant Green and Wes Montgomery are THE guitarists. In a very different vein, I like John McLaughlin. But for me, Grant Green is top of the heap.
He just knows how to sing with his guitar. This is one of the most precious things on the internet! Thank you endlessly for sharing. Grant Green is my absolute all time favourite and I have spent countless hours learning how to play every single note.
I am not sure because he could definitely comp quite well in a trio setting. The only thing I can think of is that his approach to the guitar is just so horn like that single lines probably became his main focus. I wonder sometimes if Grant Green does not have the same reputation as say Kenny Burrell because of this perceived limitation in his playing.
@@johnyeremian2899 I think because he rarely played in a trio of drums and bass. His most famous trios were with drums and organ (Larry Young). Consequently, I guess he liked to keep the chords 'open'
I spent so many formative hours studying this dudes recordings. Tone, time, space, groove. It's amazing to be able to see him. Great side men. Great camera work. What a great set of tunes, too. Blues, and funk, and bossa and bebop. A heady mix.
Will ever be grateful for the opportunity of seeing Grant perform, his last gig in Hermosa Beach, CA _ _ he offered to let me play his guitar as he was heading toward the dressing room. What a gracious soul _ _ RIP Grant Green.
I watch this video every single day, it's great to see Grant Green do his funk/soul, bebop, bossa nova and blues styles in a row. Also this is the most touching how insenstive playing i've ever heard. No one played the guitar like Grant Green & Wes Montgomery, those two had everything i need to hear about jazz guitar.
Wow !!! My favorite guitarist of all time. You don't realize how rare this video is. I've searched for years for any video of Grant. Read his book if you get a chance. Thank you sooooo much !!!!
Well I named my son (who was born in 1966) after him .. So I guess you could say I've been on board here a long time :-) ... Have you seen the other concert BYW with Green Kessel and Burrell and the same bass and drums that I put up around the same time ... Here's the link ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_4jMQNJFPO4.html
I'm glad that the french taped all of these lives of giants of jazz from the 30's to the 50's .. so many of these seen on RU-vid today. Very few in the US cared about recording them ...
whatsupmaniamme Yes! I realized today after not listening to them for a while that they're still the best! I think it has to do with honesty, you can tell everything they play they mean it, it comes naturally.
Grant Green's misfortunate was to work in the same era as so many other great jazz guitarists - Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Johnny Smith, Kenny Burrell, Joe Pass, to name a few - and Green was consequently overshadowed at times and didn't receive his due. However, Green was amongst the busiest musicians in the Blue Note stable during his heyday, not only as a leader, but as a guest artist and sideman. This level of activity reflects just how well-respected he was as a musician and performer with his peers. Green left us too soon, but he left behind a legacy of wonderful recordings for jazz fans to enjoy.
Man...that funk is amazing. Now I'm hearing the Grant Green I love. Live is the best way to listen to great jazz guitarist. He was swinging guitarist his whole career.
This is terrific. One of my favourite jazz guitarists and there has been so little live stuff of his on RU-vid. If you want to be totally blown away by Grant Green’s playing you must listen to the Lee Morgan album Search for the New Land.
Up until now I only knew Wes' version of "How Insensitive". (1966). I'm not going to do the comparison thing, which would not be fair to either artist, but Mr. Green, the trio, knocked it out of the park.
I love this! GG is my favorite. There is so much joy in his playing. Very accessible artist. You do not have to be a music major to appreciate his skills and love the deep place where he takes the music. A blues man at heart. I have a car with a 6 CD changer and for about 10 years now, all 6 CDs are GG albums. This video is a real treasure. Thank you!!!
It was a shame that this artist died so young. In jazz at that time, many died young (heart attacks, liver crises, strokes, cerebral infarctions). There is no doubt that all of this is related to the lifestyle of those musicians. A stressful life that is seen in the extraordinary music they create. Greetings from Granada (Spain).
@ Bob the Juke: This is wonderful! Thank you for posting it. I'd never heard the amazing Grant Green in such a setting before. It's rare to find him in a trio with just bass and drums, and he plays in a way not typical for him, using more chords and chord fragments than usual, and with more drive than some performances from this era. Fabulous performance by all three musicians.....
