Jazz Beginners: Grant Green Is The Most Important Guitarist To Check Out!

What are solos or guitarists you recommend checking out? 😎😎 Do you know this Perfect Jazz Blues Solo? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBOpRy6ghJs&list=PLWYuNvZPqqcGv4iurTDlHkq_9_Y-zp0P_&index=1&t=0s

Grant Green is the perfect gateway into Jazz. easy to love

In his recent interview with beato, Benson mentioned Green as One of his greatest inspirations

Grant Green is one my favourite jazz guitarists of all time. He changed my attitude towards guitarists and opened my ears, led me to play more horn-like.

Green is my favorite guitar player ever. Any genre, any era. You are one of the best guitar teachers on this whole website. Thanks for bringing these lessons to so many people!

Love Grant Green’s playing. He’s a vibe to be reckoned with - everyone should check out his music. I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve listened to Solid

Yes, love Solid as well! It's his most modern sounding jazz album to my ears

every time I ever played with anyone else, the phrases I played that got the most positive reaction out of them was something I stole from grant green. without fail. he's the king.

Grant Green, I am going to check it out.

I have a number of Grant Green albums. My absolute favorite song by him is "Go Down Moses" from his "Feelin' The Spirit" album. His soloing on that blows my mind. The whole album is great and is probably overlooked.

2:21What a beautiful melody line here. I cannot play even half as fast as you and Mr.Green, but it still touches my soul. Thanks for posting this.

I started jazz guitar 4 months ago thanks to grant green, I started with Green with envy, now Round about midngiht (way easier), and I'm stealing some licks from his blues songs ! I'm happy to hear all the similar licks he has accross multiples songs/albums. I finally start to understand his recipes, I find he doesn't have that many different ingredients...

Another brilliant lesson Jens. Pls keep them coming. The thing i love about Grant Green is how accessible his playing feels. And because of that, it builds confidence. His lines don't feel out of reach, as many / most other player's lines can. Never in a million years could i (or most amateurs!!) play like Metheny, Martino, Hall etc but when i listen to Grant i think, shit, i could do some of that!! And yes it might be comparatively "simple", but just about every guitarist lists GG as an influence. So, if that's simple, i'm happy playing simple! 😆

Super godt! Grant Green har også været en inspiration for mig på trompet.

Great video, Jens! I’ve been listened to (and learning) Josh Smith lately, and he mentions Grant Green often, so this is a good chance to revisit Grant Green’s playing. Thank you!

Grant Green and Kenny Burrell are my two favorites

Grant Green is my favorite jazz guitarist. Love your channel and this type of analysis. Thank you.

I really love that album Solid and Street of Dreams are my two best by Grant Green.Thanks again Jens for your great vidéo on YouTube so inspiring.

"Joe's Blues" +100!

Great vid! It definitely seemed like GG figured out his tone later in his career lol. I think his overall best sounding album tone wise is “Visions.” Best tune tone wise I think is “Cease the Bombing”