Grant Green
Grant Green (1935-1979) is a jazz guitarist and composer that has been said to have been too soulful to rank among the jazz greats during his liftetime.
Styles: hard bop, soul jazz, bebop and latin jazz
Influences: Charlie Christian, Jimmy Raney1), and Charlie Parker.
Influenced: Wes Montgomery, George Benson
Video
Grant Green Mambo Inn jazz guitar improvisation video lesson
External links
- Grant Green Pages by John Harris. Good discography.
- Google Library: Grant Green: Rediscovering the Forgotten Genius of Jazz Guitar
1)
Short biography of Grant Green by Michael Erlewine and Ron Wynn at allmusic.