Why did guitarist Grant Green record an album for Blue Note in March 1965 entitled I Want to Hold Your Hand? At first blush, it would seem that Alfred Lion was hoping to cash in on Beatlemania. And he certainly was. But there's more to the story. If you listen carefully to the album, which was released in May 1966, you'll notice that many of the songs w…
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