It would take one year for Montgomery’s main competitor to appear as leader on his debut LP, and that would be Grant Green, who in rapid fire fire succession would produce “Grant’s First Stand” and “Green Street” from January and April 1961 respectively, and on the latter, the track “Green with Envy” openly threw down the gauntlet for speed and dexterity - Wes would reply in August 1961 with the album “So Much Guitar!” by which time it was clear who was champ, but only at least for a few months!
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