It's Funky Monday... because Friday has been owning that shit for way too long.
It only takes hearing one note to know Grant Green is playing guitar. It's not just his tone, it's the way he would play a note -- it's like you hear his soul too. Here's "The Final Comedown," a tune that I've always really dug from the latter part of his career, when he was doing more funk-oriented stuff. Even in its brevity, the playing is super tasty. And the hi-hat breaks just make this nugget irresistible and timeless…
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