Grant Green, What is This Thing

[BreckerFan]

I can't say that I listen to a ton of GG, but his groove is undeniable. And I feel like people underestimate how important that really is; audiences will get tired of flashy licks real quick if it doesn't feel good. GG doesn't play crazy fast or outside stuff or whatever, but he plays his ideas with conviction.

Recordings like this just hit so hard

Nice job Pamos

[pamosmusic]

Nice job Pamos

It ain't no Adam Rogers on Night and Day, but hey.

[Bobby Timmons]

GG is one of the best jazz guitarists of all time. He wasn't a monster technically but he certainly was musically. Hey ragman, are you going to participate in the Donna Lee thread? :P

[pamosmusic]

Shots fired

[Howzabopping]

Great playing! Whenever I listen to a GG solo, I'm "man, I love that lick... that lick too... and that one, but it's the same as the first one... how does he do it... I should transcribe this solo one day." But that day never comes. Kudos to you for following through and transcribing it!

By the way, what is that giant strap button you have on your guitar? I have a Tele that's a bit neck heavy, and was thinking that some kind of strap button extension may help.

[supersoul]

Incidentally, and this isn't tit-for-tat, can you tell me a 'recording with feeling' of GG's? I may not have heard enough of his stuff and missed it. That's a serious question, I'm not trying to be awkward.

This, to me, is quintessential Grant Green, from an album of spirituals he did called Feelin' the Spirit.

I totally love Grant Green's playing. He understood the percussive nature of the guitar, and so he often played repeating figures where he varied the rhythms. When people think he's simple, it's probably because he doesn't play a lot flashy licks. But this is actually pretty hard to play because of the rhythms and phrasing.

[olliehalsall]

Great choices. Grant was really on his game at this time.

I've not heard every recording of Grant's (still a newbie to his stuff) but he did seem to have progressed to a remarkable degree on his late sixties/seventies albums. imo anyway. Superb player.