A severely underrated player during his lifetime, Grant Green is one of the great unsung heroes of jazz guitar. He combined an extensive foundation in R&B with a mastery of bebop and simplicity that put expressiveness ahead of technical expertise. Green was a superb blues interpreter, and while his later material was predominantly blues and R&B, he was also a wondrous ballad and standards soloist. He was a particular admirer of Charlie Parker, and his phrasing often reflected it.
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I'm a guitar player who has played with the great late Charles Brown and Esther Phillips! Grant Green has been a great influence on my guitar playing! I remember, when this version of Smokey Robinson's song came out, I played this song with a band note for note!! Thank you for posting this!! I still have this record!!
