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Bop! Bang! Boom!

Label: Futurism Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Boom!; The Singularity; Q Tip (for Quincy Jones); Un Poco Español; Go To The Window; Good Morning, Mr Phelps; $25 Stella; Texas Shuffle; Samba En Menor; Guitarism; Take Yer Time; Off The Grid.

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Grant Geissman: Bop! Bang! Boom!

Read "Bop! Bang! Boom!" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Grant Geissman's lengthy career as a guitarist and composer started in the early '70s. His résumé includes the guitar solo on flugelhornist Chuck Mangione's 1978 hit single “Feels So Good," a discography of around 15 albums as leader and compositions for TV such as the theme for the CBS comedy Two And A Half Men. Bop! ...

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Cool Man Cool

Label: Futurism Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Cool Man Cool; Chick Shack Jack; Too Cool for School; Chuck and Chick; Even If

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Grant Geissman: Cool Man Cool

Read "Cool Man Cool" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins


There are throwbacks, and then there are throwbacks. Guitarist Grant Geissman takes us back to the era of cool--a visual image of nightclubs patronized by people wearing long shirts, dark glasses and berets. Geissman may be best known for his solo on “Feels So Good," the pioneering smooth jazz song that brought Chuck Mangione's ...

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Grant Geissman: Cool Man Cool

Read "Cool Man Cool" reviewed by John Kelman


Guitarist Grant Geissman returns after his stellar comeback disc, Say That! (Futurism, 2006), with an album that capitalizes on its predecessor's strengths while at the same time, recruiting an even larger cast of characters. Cool Man Cool is a west coast mainstream jazz affair, celebrating Cool, but with some twists and turns thrown in to make ...

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Say That!

Label: Futurism Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Say That!; What's the Story?; Point of View; Theme from Two and a Half Men; Yes or No?; New York Stories; Grandfather's Banjo; Bossa; Wrong is Right; Spy versus Spy; Siete; Below the Radar; Wes is More.

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Grant Geissman: Say That!

Read "Say That!" reviewed by John Kelman


He's back! Grant Geissman is perhaps best known as the guitarist whose solo on Chuck Mangione's 1977 hit “Feels So Good" elevated it, at least while it lasted, from pop/jazz confection to something more substantial. He has spent much of the ensuing years releasing albums that, despite being well-crafted, often veered too close for comfort to ...

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Grant Geissman: Say That!

Read "Say That!" reviewed by Jim Santella


Grant Geissman returns to his straight-ahead roots with Say That!, which features searing originals embedded with tradition. The title track reflects the spirit of Wes Montgomery and the heyday of the organ combo. Geissman describes his idea for the album as “Wes Montgomery meets Horace Silver meets Jimmy Smith." You can't go wrong with that. Other ...


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