Grant Geissman at Norman's Rare Guitars

Grant Geissman is one of the top studio guitar player, absolutely great!
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[@anthonyperales8600]

One of the best guitar solos ever recorded in music history

[@soofitnsexy]

easily top 5 ever!!! so many double stops sooo melodic tons of feel

[@mck1972]

Gets my vote for THE Most Perfect Electric Guitar Solo Ever Recorded-EVER!

[@kevinkinnu341]

​@@mck1972 💯

[@psychesonic1]

I thought this since I was a teenager, but no-one else seemed to notice.

[@TheShrubbist]

I met him when I was in college working at Bed Bath and Beyond in Northridge, CA. He was in the store with his wife and I went up to him and said, "Hey, you're Grant Geissman!". He laughed and said I was the 1st person who ever recognized him in public. I'd seen him play at the Baked Potato a number of times, but back in '84 he was still a sessions guy and not a 'celeb'. Never forgot that meeting or the 10-15 minutes we spent chatting that day. A true hero in my book. Class Act!

[@The314moses]

When I listen to this solo, I say to myself out loud, what?? WHAT? I mean, are you kidding me?? It is so musical, and so melodic. It’s easily one of the best guitar breaks ever put down on tape. Grant, you are a badass guitar player. Thank you.

[@MusikeXavier]

This is truly one of the most memorable guitar solos ever created and Grant is so nice to share it with everybody who wants to learn it! Gold!

[@randy1randy1]

Great music y'all !

[@d3rkd1zz]

What a great guy. Amazing guitar player and he seems like such a kind dude.

[@gefloigle]

Such an underrated artist. Truly an artist.

[@bobbyruggs808]

It doesn't matter if you play rock metal Blues jazz all players are impressed with that solo. One of the all-time greats thanks for sharing

[@bluestilling101]

This solo is what got me interested in guitars.

[@rzapol]

2:43-2:45 - literally had tears in my eyes!

[@jfunch]

"It's in real music guys, there's no tabulature..." - Love it!

[@wrinkleneckbass]

One of the best guitar solos ever recorded. It's funny how everyone seems to be able to play Van Halen guitar parts or whatever, but I've only seen one KZbin video where this solo is played correctly (Xavi Martinez).

[@felixg12]

True xavi martinez nails it. Grant has some real cool percussive pick action.

[@MalcaratMartinez]

One of the best solos in history for sure ! Such an underrated player imho.

[@straycat7247]

@@MalcaratMartinez 100% agree. I only learned it note by note and I can't remember ANY other solo I learned (and there were a lot !) that proved so challenging.

[@soofitnsexy]

i got news for u this is wayyyyyy harder then van halen...and Im a huge Van halen fan..jazz fusion is the SHIIIIIIT

[@30smsuperstrat]

Everyone always talks about Carlton's "solo" with SD, and rightfully so, but the arrangement on Mangiones feels so good is so smooth you almost don't realize Geissman's guitar solo is a solo. I think it's equally if not more impressive. You won't get Larry to play his solo off the cuff in a music store either. To be clear I love both Larry Carlton and Grant Geissman. I just hope Grant gets as much recognition as he deserves!

[@albclef]

I truly believe that solo on feels so good was and still. Is one of the greatest guitar solos ever played . You can tell he put his heart and soul into every note played . One of my all time favorite solos .

[@albclef]

Man the guitar solo on feels so good is one of the greatest guitar solos ever played in modern music hands down . This guy put his heart and soul into that solo . I must say I could listen to that solo a thousand times and never get tired of hearing it . One of my all time favorite guitar solos .

[@richb4099]

Absolutely......Years and years have gone by and anytime I play the CD the song knocks me out.....Its been over 40 years ! All the solos were good but the guitar was easily one of the greatest of all time...

[@RhymesWithCarbon]

The fact that Grant watched other guys on KZbin playing his solo is hysterical. "Let's see if these schmucks know a thing or two"

[@onpsxmember]

If you play something so often it is nice to see how others interprete it, where they put the empasis on.

[@tomdrowry]

Wonder if he left a message on their site, they probably wouldn't have believed it was really him.

[@ikivile]

Hagahahhahahahah

[@oneofmany1087]

I can keep up with him. on my 1957 Air Guitar .. I Got to meet Grant back in 1999 after a Chuck concert... The concert was Awesome

[@stateofcrazycalm7599]

Oh man, I just got goosebumps watching that. I actually did, that's not hyperbole. Such a great solo, a stop-and-listen-to-it moment whenever it came on the radio back in the day, and it sounds just as good now. Wonderful note selection and tremendous phrasing. I'm very happy for you Grant, that your work is considered KZbin worthy 40 years later. You deserve it for laying down such a dramatic and uplifting bit of music for us all to enjoy.

[@raydelrosario2366]

StateofCrazyCalm Amen brother!

[@db5837]

I could not say more!

[@americanwavesaudio1962]

Word! Goose bumps!

[@israelrayjr2610]

What the song name?

[@turunturun]

Israel Ray Jr “Feels So Good” from Chuck Mangione’s album of the same name. If you’ve never heard it and you’re into jazz guitar it’s a must listen. It’s definitely got a sound that’s stamped with the 80s but the guitar solos are works of biblical proportions. The title track solo he plays in the video is very very excellent but his solo in the track Hide And Seek will literally set your house on fire. The most insane -and insanely well crafted - solo I’ve ever heard with a clean tone.

[@tstmsmbo7607]

His solo stucked in my head for 42years. Greatest and simply feel so good.

[@Mr1comment]

Grant Geissman is a BRILLIANT guitarist! Wow!

[@kuhchicken]

Wow, that was a treat! Love Grant's ability to slide into unexpected notes in other positions...such fluid and musical playing.

[@jaimeparedes9188]

I never get tired of watching this. Can watch this all day. Thanks for posting!

[@timlamarca2080]

I've been blessed to have seen Grant perform with Chuck a number of times, and was always amazed at Grant's performance. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@Justinbjensen]

One of my top 5 songs of all time, still listen to it at least once a week! Thank you for sharing this!!!

[@computerwizard1959]

Feels so good! That was some great playing on that song!

[@Flavum]

My heart jumped into my throat hearing that. Just wonderful beyond words, Grant.

[@etpslick100]

As a bass player, I always love Grant Geissman’s guitar playing. That solo was iconic! Who can do it better?😊

[@frazierriver]

the greatest guitar solo of all time....

[@jovi_way]

Fell in love with that solo as a kid before I even tried playing guitar...24 years old now and finally seeing the face behind it. Better late than never, I guess!

[@papagaio1696]

Good to see the man playing one of the guitar solos that remains fresh anytime i hear it

[@mojanauka]

what an absolute treat and a blessing! thank you!

[@dieselyeti]

Love the double-stop licks in that solo.

[@jcrm05]

Damn! Definitely one of the greatest solos ever. It's got it all!

[@DannyHood-j]

I tried learning ‘feels so good’ during 80s. Thank you! A picnic, fresh breath of air. Thank God he’s playing the all star solo.

[@dougbutler8650]

This solo is my holy grail. I can play a few parts, but I won't call myself a guitarist until I master all of it.

[@soofitnsexy]

IM FINALLY GONNA LEARN IT

[@mikefetterman6782]

I saw Chuck back in 87 and 88 in Wilkes Barre PA. I was a band student in high school. I remember being blown away on songs like Hill where the Lord hides, Children of Sanchez, Feels so good, and Chase the Clouds away.

[@macarthurmoore8582]

My favorite guitar solo hands down. Thanks for posting

[@RickMcCargar]

Holy hell, that was nice!

[@kingdpsht1]

Very nice! One of my favorite solos

[@hanscagayan7260]

Amazing Grant Geissman!

[@robrudock3452]

To Grant: I'm just another douche that idolizes EVH, Wylde, Satriani, Bratta, etc. But I want you to know that you caught my attention early on as much or more as any of them, and even though I don't labor over all your works or even know them, I paid to have this solo written out because it's in my bucket list, and you did such a great job with it. Love that this video exists, and yes I will also be playing it higher on the fret board if I ever get it right at all.

[@Gexxon]

I remember when i was about 15 years old when this came out and how AMAZED I was at the guitar solo. I literally thought it was 2 guitars playing. I was wrong obviously. I tried to learn it and FAILED miserably. To this day I just can't wrap my freakin fingers and my brain around this solo. I just can't play it and stopped trying. LOL. It is truly one of the greatest solo's ever. I wasn't into Jazz during my teen years, but "Feels So Good" was so damn good and alluring that it sucked you in to loving it. I'm a fan of Jazz now, for a long time, because of Feels so Good and Geissman's excellent and creative solo guitar playing on it. Thank you sir!

[@tipplers3417]

Yeah! Grant Geissman!

[@lastofmykind2020]

We are mere mortals.... Wow, one of my favorite solos of all time from one of the best players of all time! Absolutely awesome!

[@OneMondBand]

I'm telling you...I can barely breathe whenever that solo comes up on the studio version. Made my kids listen to it so they can start getting an appreciation for this. Mind-blowing solo.

[@garythain76]

Just met Grant a couple of minutes ago at ktep el paso . Super friendly!

[@marcusdolby1]

Stunning, in my top 3 best ever guitar solos !!

[@guitartec]

Boy, that was fun. Never liked chuck that much but that solo was why I listened to the song back then. That was cool.

[@emmanueleliacasioevangelis6835]

Gonna be 2024 in a few. Still the best solo ever! Grant! Ok Terrific! Tyvm, Norm 🤩

[@livealoha50f]

That's a crazy famous solo ! Like a classic book - one of the historical greats!

[@joechapman3331]

An American Icon right there. Thanks for sharing this. Grant's song "Choices" off his "Take Another Look" album is just one of my favorites of all. Some great guitar, piano and sax in that song. Everybody gets a turn at the melody. Check it out!

[@clydebermingham121]

I grew up learning that Grant solo over & over 🤗🙏🏽.. FEEL SO GOOD

[@dh4767]

Absolute fucking legend and what an absolute class act to share his knowledge

[@Sean-fp6ve]

OMG!! Finally I found his play! RESPECT

[@brianleonard9872]

Such a brilliant solo. Love the little chromatic run that starts at 2:52. Amazing lick right there!

[@RodneyJonesTeachings]

Yes I remember I had to play this solo in jazz band in the 1980's

[@Cre8tvMG]

2:43 - just a stroke of musical genius there Grant to toss in the parallel slides. I always felt the solo led up to that moment, the whole song really, hinges at that highpoint. Thanks for some great music.

[@MMMarvelous]

30 years later, he plays it note for note. Incredible.

[@DanteWilliams728]

So this is the guy behind one of my favorite 🎸 solos.

[@leesoo1999]

I love this solo!!!!!

[@kohjunseok]

I still listen feel so good every day from LP They are great musicians

[@rafamcm]

Wooow! Mr. Grant Geissman! This guitar solo is AMAZING!!! God bless you.

[@icu64x]

Awesome. Lot of respect for him. One of of my favs.

[@alexhall6375]

One of my favourite guitar solos .. bravo!

[@levisellmanful]

Man I always get goose bumps when I hear that solo don't care how many times I hear it classic

[@melilano5599]

love the solo from chase the clouds away, awesome! more power! thank you for the great music sir! GOD bless!

[@floydpattersonii4996]

His "Feels So Good" solo should be entered into the Smithsonian and preserved forever. What an amazing solo. It always lifts me up to a higher consciousness every time I hear it.

[@rodrigomartinezmx]

Oh Man, that solo is history... MASTER

[@rishih126]

The musicianship of this guy along with all of the other musicians who worked with Chuck mangione (including chuck of course) is on another level 👏👏👏

[@WinkSmileWave]

I picked up a flamenco-esque CD he composed. Phenomenal. This dude is the bee's knees.

[@TC-Guitar]

I play guitar for a living and this solo is large and in charge, like cold fruit on a hot day :)

[@Wise2you]

How he came out with that masterful solo just blows me away. I wonder how many takes it took him. I would never even have attempted to learn it back then, but now, you got youtube and his very own website to guide you. Still not easy to master it, but helpful to see the original. Phenomenal.

[@Wise2you]

In fact the answer to my question is on his website. I just checked it out.

[@bpabustan]

I used to play it by ear and trying to fish the notes. Now we got the internet, the standard notation and tablature and I still cannot play it correctly. It is VERY DIFFICULT to copy!!!

[@ernieball20]

General Grant!!

[@YudisDwikoMusic]

Great solo coming from very down to earth guy. Thank you mr. G. Geissman

[@XLBiker13]

That solo is what made me love Chuck Mangione - a horn player simply carried the melody and made the big highlight of his single a killer guitar solo. And its a BIG SOLO. Chuck made Grant's guitar solo the centerpiece of a horn player's song. Smart. It helped make the song a huge hit.

[@RecordingArtistSeanDamon]

GG is definitely one of the greats and this is definitely one of the greatest solos recorded! As a little kid up until now, I always have to crank it up when I hear it. Thanks to Grant, he got me interested in Jazz and definitely an influence as a guitar player. The tone, technique and the way it's executed is nothing less than brilliant. Whoever the 6 morons are that gave this a thumbs down are either jealous or have ZERO taste in music and should be douched with Drano. Grant seems like a really cool guy too and I hope I get the opportunity to meet him someday.

[@jbrooks1348]

You think you're a halfway decent player until you see an artist like Grant effortlessly command the fretboard. And he's humble to boot.

[@jazzcat8786]

Thanks to the great Grant for showing us how to play this solo correct. The live versions I've seen are freekin amazing!

[@KhalDrogo76]

Legend, one of my all time favorite guitar players ever ...his work with Chuck on Feels So Good album and Fun and Games are some of the greatest guitar tracks ever recorded IMO

[@kendesjarlais7577]

well thought through solo, by grant , that has stood the test of time, a litmus test even by todays standards- i was there in the day heard that solo and went wow! iconic

[@oriculomaximocalderon3378]

I've been listening chuck mangione in the 80's and l have long playings of him because o feel so good . Now utube presented the man on the guitar performed how did he played it. Pure and no edits. I love children of sanches and the rest in their album too.

[@gregaltenhofel7326]

I watched the Beatles get off the plane the 1st time (TV) as a little boy. Huge Zeppelin fan. I loved Jimi Hendrix & like Jimi Terry Kath was one of my guitar idols. This guitar solo stands out among any list you can combine. One of the greatest guitar solos ever.

[@larryshackley8074]

The lick at 2:43 knocks me out every time. A perfect way to come out of that flurry of notes right before it. I wonder if he worked this out on his own before the session, or just winged it while the tape rolled.

[@clydebermingham121]

Man …. I learned that solo note for note … and used to play it after wedding reflection gigs … with when I was younger After learning that solo it opened up a bunch of other ideas for me …

[@Javamancometh]

Grant was playing at that level nearly 40 plus years ago.from the way he plays ...it's easy to see that he is truly talented.

[@KenwoodAnderson]

Thank you for posting this!! Mr. Geissman is one of my favorites, and I don't even play guitar!

[@mayaadobe]

Fantastic. Beautiful . Thank you !

[@marbomitofsky3182]

I love that guitar solo

[@shanlon8861]

SOOooooooo cool. Love the licks in that solo. They go so well over the music.

[@colinfarel]

Loved Grant's work on David Benoit's 1987 album "Every Step of the Way". Check out the album!

[@detodounpokoOficial]

Uno de los mejores solos de toda la historia :)

[@dougshankle7946]

That solo is SICK!!!!!

[@OrisLover]

Heavy of heavies!

[@jeffmazza6813]

Yep. This is epic. If you play guitar you should know this solo as it rivals all others! The melody itself is amazing. The sax solo is also epic. This group of artists is biblically perfect.. The stars aligned for these musicians. This is perfection!

[@mrstrat222]

It is time to sell all of my equipment! Grant is the man!

[@DevineEstatesHOABoard]

A true living legend.

[@thomascrain9885]

What an amazing solo!

[@jammusique]

Awesome! What a treat !!!

[@MrMjp58]

That solo on FSG was one of the greatest on a pop record.

[@armandovico5140]

l totally agree with stateofcrazy and l would add this is one of the best most musical jazz-funky solos ever performed...l wouldn't dare to say written since for what I got it seems that Mr. Geissman came up with it right off the cuff...hats off to Mr Geissman and the Chuck Mangione band for such a magnificent piece of art.... Mariano Vico Guitarist and English teacher from Havana.

[@geneobrien8907]

Grant Geissman has a very "blue collar" approach to guitar playing, there's no easy, he's there to work and like a master tradesman, each solo goes beyond what you'd get from a journeyman.

[@OrisLover]

Damn! So smokin! I love this man's playing. Thanks for posting!

[@johnwilson2456]

Gold right here boys & girls!! Still remember where I was the time I first heard Feels So Good.

[@dh4767]

Where were you?

[@johnwilson2456]

@@dh4767 our high school marching band flew to Disney World in FL. While we were there is when we heard Feels so Good come on a radio station in Orlando.