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Grant Green

photo credit: Chuck Stewart

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Active

1950s - 1970s

Born

June 6, 1935 in St. Louis, MO

Died

January 31, 1979 in New York City, NY

Genre

Jazz

Styles

Hard Bop Soul Jazz Guitar Jazz Jazz Instrument Jazz-Funk

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Grant Green

Biography by Michael Erlewine

One of the great jazz guitarists of the 1960s, with a clear tone and a unique emphasis on single-note lines.
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