Wednesday, October 5, 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:  Feelin' The Spirit  (2005)
Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz Blues, Jazz Funk, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Guitar Jazz
Label:  Blue Note Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Just A Closer Walk With Thee  (7:28)
 2.  Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho  (8:05)
 3.  Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen  (6:11)
 4.  Go Down Moses  (7:31)
 5.  Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child  (9:04)
 6.  Deep River  (8:56)

Personnel:

Grant Green  (Electric Guitar
Herbie Hancock:  Piano
Butch Warren:  Bass
Billy Higgins:  Drums
Garvin Masseaux:  Tambourine

Feelin' The Spirit is an album by Grant Green, originally released on  October, 1963, remastered and reissued on March 1, 2005 by Blue Note Records, featuring Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren, Billy Higgins and Garvin Masseaux.

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