Grant Green Jr.

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Gregory Green, known professionally as Grant Green Jr., is a jazz guitarist and the eldest son of jazz guitarist Grant Green. He is a member of the group Masters of Groove with Bernard Purdie and Reuben Wilson.[1] Born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 4, 1955, Green Jr. began playing guitar at the age of fourteen.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 1969, he moved to Detroit with his father, who died ten years later. His neighbors were Stevie Wonder's parents.[2] He has worked with Richard "Groove" Holmes, Leon Thomas, Jimmy McGriff, Lou Donaldson, and Lonnie Smith.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Discography

As leader

  • Back to the Groove (Paddle Wheel, 1997)
  • Jungle Strut (Venus, 1997 [1998])
  • Introducing G.G. (Jazzateria, 2002)[3][4]
  • Thank You Mr. Bacharach (ZMI Records, 2022)
  • Thank You Mr. Bacharach Vol 1 and 2 (ZMI Records, 2023)

With Bernard Purdie and Reuben Wilson

  • The Masters of Groove - Meet Dr. No (Jazzateria, 2001)
  • The Masters of Groove - Meet DJ-9 (Jazzateria, 2006)
  • The Godfathers of Groove (18th & Vine, 2007) [note: originally released as The Masters of Groove]
  • The Godfathers of Groove 3 (18th & Vine, 2009)

As sideman

With Reuben Wilson

  • Organ Blues (Jazzateria, 2002)
  • Movin' On (Savant, 2006)

References

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