"Grant Green's unique mixture of bebop, blues and fun distinguished him as one of the quintessential soul jazz/hard bop guitarists from the get-go."
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Wolf Marshall in his book Jazz Guitar Icons. page 46. Hal Leonard.
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Grant Green
(June 6, 1935 β January 31, 1979) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Recording prolifically 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.
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