Grant Green

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Grant Green was an influential American jazz guitarist known for his soulful, blues-inflected style and extensive recordings for the Blue Note label in the 1960s.

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Grant Green canonical 9
Grant Green Jr. 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
jazz guitarist
musician
activeYearsEnd 1970s
activeYearsStart 1950s
associatedAct Art Blakey
Blue Note Records house band
Elvin Jones
Hank Mobley
Herbie Hancock
Jimmy Smith
Joe Henderson
Lonnie Smith
surface form: Larry Young

Lou Donaldson
McCoy Tyner
Sonny Clark
birthName Grant Green self-link
causeOfDeath heart attack
child Grant Green self-linksurface differs
surface form: Grant Green Jr.
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1935-06-06
dateOfDeath 1979-01-31
genre hard bop
jazz
post-bop
soul jazz
influencedBy Blues guitar tradition
Charlie Christian
Wes Montgomery
instrument guitar
name Grant Green self-link
notableAlbum Live!
surface form: Alive!

Born to Be Blue
Talkin' About!
notableFeature extensive recordings for Blue Note in the 1960s
notableWork Feelin' the Spirit
Grantstand
Green Street
Idle Moments
Matador
Solid
Street of Dreams
occupation composer
guitarist
placeOfBirth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
recordLabel Blue Note Records
reputation influential American jazz guitarist
style blues-inflected phrasing
lean, melodic improvisation
soulful guitar tone

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New Day hasSongwriter Grant Green
Blue Note Records notableArtist Grant Green
Jack McDuff associatedAct Grant Green
Hank Mobley associatedAct Grant Green
Idris Muhammad associatedAct Grant Green
Grant Green name Grant Green self-link
Grant Green birthName Grant Green self-link
Grant Green child Grant Green self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Grant Green Jr.