The Grant Green Story

[Burrellesque]

I posted this in Players forum also, but I know a lot of Grant Green fans hang around here and will enjoy watching this. Part 1... the other 2 parts are also up on youtube.

[Greentone]

Thanks for posting. Green is spoken here.

[TOMMO]

Thanks for posting. Green is spoken here.

Loud and clear!

[destinytot]

Re-post: #1 of 6 unreleased Blue Note recordings. Grant Green with Kenny Dorham, Charles Davis, Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware and Philly Joe Jones - generously shared on a YouTube channel chock-full of rare delights:

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[TOMMO]

Re-post: #1 of 6 unreleased Blue Note recordings. Grant Green with Kenny Dorham, Charles Davis, Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware and Philly Joe Jones - generously shared on a YouTube channel chock-full of rare delights:

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Great stuff! Had to pick up my guitar and jam along! I'd buy that in a heartbeat! Thanks for sharing.

[destinytot]

Great stuff! Had to pick up my guitar and jam along! I'd buy that in a heartbeat! Thanks for sharing.[/QUOTE]
Makes me want to study Grant Green closely - and get my trumpet chops together!

[TOMMO]

LOL!

[xuoham]

Great post, thank you !

What is the name of the first tune of part 1 ?

[docbop]

Thanks for the post I'm a big Grant Green fan, read the book also. I forget where I read it but Grant was the one guitarist horn players liked to work with and that's why he ended up on so many Blue Note records. There the old story about Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, and Grant Green were all playing in NYC at the same time. Pat Martino on the break between sets ran over to the club Grant was playing at and was standing in back listening to Grant. Pat looked over and just down from him was Wes Montgomery doing the same checking out Grant. Grant was the guitarist's guitarist.

[vinnyv1k]

In the movie part 2 George Benson is talking about being at a club with Wes listening to Grant and Wes telling George that Grant was his favorite guitar player.

Grant's playing sounded sometimes very simplistic till you transcribe some of his lines. Even GB says in the movie he had trouble playing Grant lines.

[gggomez]

Great story docbop, imagine being in that room, wow, must have been buzzing.


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[destinytot]

In the movie part 2 George Benson is talking about being at a club with Wes listening to Grant and Wes telling George that Grant was his favorite guitar player.

Grant's playing sounded sometimes very simplistic till you transcribe some of his lines. Even GB says in the movie he had trouble playing Grant lines.

I'm reminded of Grant by George's solo in the clip below:

[2bornot2bop]

When at 9:10 Congressman John Conyer's states "it's generally recognized that more jazz players came out of Detroit than anywhere else" is the reason Motown records excelled. Without that local base of jazz musicians I don't know if Berry Gordy's Motown gets off the ground.

Nice of them to share this film. It's a shame Wes' family never did a film like this honoring him. The only film on Wes I've seen is an old Orrin Keepnews stepping all over himself taking credit for Wes.

[mad dog]

Great thread, thank you! Saw the clip, listening to that Kenny Dorham session. Just wow.
MD

[xuoham]

What is the name of the first tune of part 1 ?

Actually, it's not the first, but the one starting at 1'40.

I would really appreciate if someone knows what it is.

Thanks, and pardon my ignorance.

[destinytot]

Actually, it's not the first, but the one starting at 1'40.

I would really appreciate if someone knows what it is.

Thanks, and pardon my ignorance.

Went through the credits - I think it's this:

[Woody Sound]

Green is my favorite color.

[xuoham]

Went through the credits - I think it's this:

Great ! Thanks a big lot Destiny !

Beautiful tune.