Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Grant Green






































Artist:  Grant Green
Born:  June 6, 1935.  St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died:  January 31, 1979 (Aged 44).  New York City, New York, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz Blues, Jazz Funk, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Guitar Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar

Grant Green was an American Jazz Guitarist and Composer.  He performed in the Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Bebop and Latin throughout his career.  He is one of the the great unsung heroes of Jazz Guitar.




























Title:  Grantstand  (2011)
Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz Blues, Jazz Funk, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Guitar Jazz
Label:  Blue Note Records
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

 1.  Grantstand  (9:03)
 2.  My Funny Valentine  (9:06)
 3.  Blues In Maude's Flat  (15:00)
 4.  Old Folks  (4:11)

Bonus Track:  On CD Reissue:

 5.  Green's Greenery  (5:10)

Personnel:

Grant Green:  Guitar
Yusef Lateef:   Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Ben Tucker:  Double Bass
Al Harewood:  Drums

Grantstand is an album in 1962 by Grant Green, originally released on April 1962 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on October 11, 2011 by Blue Note Records, with on Bonus Track.



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