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the grant green story: August 2015
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The grant green story. Occasional musings on a documentary about an amazing jazz guitarist. Monday, August 31, 2015. Search for a new land. Thursday, August 27, 2015. Lou Donaldson - the real deal. Lou near the Brooklyn Bridge during the shooting of this film. Without question, alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson is the man who was most responsible for bringing Grant Green to the attention of Blue Note Records. I appreciated Lou's down to earth ways during interviews for the film and book. Saxophonist Eli Fon...
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the grant green story: Emmanuel Riggins, 1942-2015
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The grant green story. Occasional musings on a documentary about an amazing jazz guitarist. Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Emmanuel Riggins, 1942-2015. Earlier this week, I spoke to Calvin Brooks. A guitarist who appears in the documentary. Formerly of Detroit, Brooks now plays and lives in Las Vegas. Brooks shared the May 28 passing of Emmanuel Riggins, keyboardist on Grant's Green Is Beautiful. 1971) and Shades of Green. Rest in peace, Emmanuel. Emmanuel appears about 34 seconds into the trailer. A talente...