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Andrew Green: (choose one)

(A) is a guitarist and author of best selling guitar books (in the tiny jazz world sense).

(B) has played with such jazz luminaries as Donald Byrd, Billy Hart, Joanne Brackeen, Winard Harper, Mat Maneri, John McNeil, Chip Jackson, Matt Wilson, and Ralph LaLama, among others.

(C) plays in projects as diverse as Sound Assembly, My Band Foot Foot, and Numinous.

(D) is the co-leader of the legendary underground Shaggs cover band My Band Foot Foot

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Andrew Green: Dime Dancing: The Music Of Steely Dan

Read "Dime Dancing: The Music Of Steely Dan" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


It is not hard to imagine jazz versions of Steely Dan songs, as they are rich in knotty harmonies and dark lyrics that belie their mainstream pop success. But you would probably have to be guitarist Andrew Green to imagine them arranged for chamber ensembles dominated by woodwinds and strings (as well as vocalist Miriam Waks and Green's guitar). Ironically, Green's dramatic departure from the iconic recordings grew out of his love for them: he was convinced that no rock ...

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Andrew Green: Narrow Margin

Read "Narrow Margin" reviewed by Troy Collins


Commonly known as the author of a popular series of instruction books, including Jazz Guitar Comping, Jazz Guitar Structures and Jazz Guitar Technique, Andrew Green's lesson plans are revered for their basic approach towards complex concepts. His debut album, Narrow Margin, is a similarly understated, though deceptively intricate affair.

Temporarily sidelined by a sprained wrist in 2006, Green devoted his time to writing the multi-layered charts that make up the bulk of this session. During his convalescence, he ...

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Andrew Green: Narrow Margin

Read "Narrow Margin" reviewed by J Hunter


Film noir used to be what the Internet is nowadays: something to blame for why the world is going south in a sidecar. Noir films were black and white, but the story lines weren't. The good guys weren't all good, the bad guys weren't always that bad, and the girls with hearts of gold only had them because that's where they kept their cash. And the music was dark... dark like the shadows where most of the action happened. Andrew ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Dime Dancing: The...

Shifting Paradigm Records
2020

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Narrow Margin

Microphonic Records
2009

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