Grant Green (June 6, 1935 – January 31, 1979; some sources erroneously give his year of birth as 1931) was an American jazz guitarist and composer.Recording prolifically and mainly for Blue Note Records (as both leader and sideman) Green performed in the hard bop, soul jazz, bebop and Latin-tinged idioms throughout his career. Critics Michael Erlewine and Ron Wynn write, "A severely underrated player during his lifetime, Grant Green is one of the great unsung heroes of jazz guitar ... Green's playing is immediately recognizable – perhaps more than any other guitarist." Critic Dave Hunter described his sound as "lithe, loose, slightly bluesy and righteously groovy". He often performed in an organ trio, a small group with an organ and drummer.Apart from guitarist Charlie Christian, Green's primary influences were saxophonists, particularly Charlie Parker, and his approach was therefore almost exclusively linear rather than chordal. The simplicity and immediacy of Green's playing, which tended to avoid chromaticism, derived from his early work playing rhythm and blues and, although at his best he achieved a synthesis of this style with bop, he was essentially a blues guitarist and returned almost exclusively to this style in his later career.
Modernist jazz guitarist at home in most sub-genres of jazz and blues. Stylistically influenced by Charlie Christian. Recorded for Blue Note in the 1960's.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
2009
TV Mini-Series documentary performer - 1 episode
Duplex
2003
performer: "Joshua Fit de Battle ob Jericho"
The Final Comedown
1972
performer: "Past, Present And Future", "The Final Comedown" / writer: "Past, Present And Future", "The Final Comedown"
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Final Comedown
1972
music played by
Known for movies
Duplex (2003) as Soundtrack
The Final Comedown (1972) as Music Department
The National Parks: America's Best Idea as Soundtrack
$600,000
