Grant Green

Grant Green
Born: Jun 6, 1931 in St. Louis, MO
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Died: Jan 31, 1979 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk
Biography: Grant Green was born in St. Louis on June 6, 1931, learned his instrument in grade school from his guitar-playing father and was playing professionally by the age of thirteen with a gospel group. He worked gigs in his home town and in East St. Louis, IL, until he moved to New York in 1960 at the suggestion ...Read full biography
Matador
Released: 1964
Label: Blue Note
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Grant Green recorded so much high-quality music for Blue Note during the first half of the '60s that a number of excellent sessions went unissued at the time. Even so, it's still hard to figure out why ...Read full review
Idle Moments
Released: 1963
Label: EMI
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This languid, seductive gem may well be Grant Green's greatest moment on record. Right from the opening bars of the classic title cut, Idle Moments is immediately ingratiating and accessible, featuring ...Read full review
More Grant Green albums: Main Albums (38), Compilations (20)
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