Hey, folks, Ritenour and Benson are the best of friends. Rit was all over Benson's "Give Me the Night" and Benson performed two songs on Rit's "6 String Theory" album, In fact, Besnon refers to Rit as "Captain Fingers"
@Humanfactor7: Benson is getting close, but to really do Wes' sound, you have to be able to do not only downstrokes but upstrokes as well, something almost no one can do well because of the thumbnail. Wes had a corn on the end of his thumb, which - according to Benson - allowed him to play upwards without hanging up on his thumbnail. IMHO, no one has ever really and truly mastered Wes's sound, and it isn't only his unique method of striking the strings; the man was a rare musical genius.
It isn't easy to cop Wes' sound - but GB and Lee Ritenour get darned close. Benson has that direct, living link to Wes like Pat Martino, because they were Wes' proteges as young jazz stars. I wish these guys would tour together and play some jazz - it would be smokin' music, I am sure. Catching GB playing jazz these days is like catching lightning in a bottle, though. Nice outros by both players...
George Benson has the ability to be one of the greatest jazz guitarists in history. Unfortunately he sold out & started playing elevator music with the likes of guys like Kenny G.
@HERB4441 what does GB or anyone else for that matter have to do then to be one of the greatest jazz guitarists in history? Cause you make it sound like he isn't to which %100 of jazz guitarists would tell you otherwise.
@HERB4441 if you had the opportunity and ability to sell millions of records worldwide you would "sell out" and play smooth jazz too.. he already owned straight ahead so he moved on with his career
@xXironraiderXx Jazz musicians have to feed their families too. He championed jazz for 20 years before he crossed over. And remember he was a vocalist before he ever was a guitarist. Plus some of his "cross over songs are outstanding music period. Affirmation is just one great example.
@HERB4441: Benson has nothing to prove to anyone concerning his jazz bona fides. Benson is arguably the greatest living jazz guitarist, and a world-class vocalist as well. Do I wish he'd do more straight-ahead music? Yep, but bebop is a recipe for starvation in today's world... not enough people buy it to pay the bills. Benson can still bring it in hard-core jazz when he wants to, trust me...
@GeorgiaBoy1961 Shout out to Lee! He 's the best under-recognized out there. Needs to get his credit due with culturally aware music, more so than George. In fact, I think he has mastered Wes' feel a a lot better in a more pure way. George is just more seen.
@HERB4441: Re: "George Benson has the ability to be one of the greatest jazz guitarists in history." HERB, I count myself as one of those folks who wishes GB would play straight-ahead more often, but he is - without doubt - already one of the greatest guitarists in the history of jazz, solely on what he has accomplished thus far. I know quite a few jazz cats who prefer GB over Wes as the greatest ever. Me? I'd take Wes as the greatest guitarist ever to play jazz, hands down. GB is bad, though.
@joceeco From all the studio work. Nothing makes for accurate fretwork and error-less picking like hearing your sound dry through the studio monitor or earphones while recording, site reading, with the top producers and musicians.
Hey guys! Just letting you know Lee Ritenour has a sweepstakes contest going on right now. You can win a Yamaha Acoustic Electric Guitar, Monster® Turbine Professional In-Ear Speakers, or even 110 Electric Guitar Strings. The contest is in collaboration with their new album, 6 String Theory. Check it out! Concordmusicgroup(DOT)com/FreeDownload/6stringtheory
@snickpickle Wes himself said that Benson replaced him is the future wes.... and guess that's true... not better, but a bit more modern... there is no better or best compared to wes....
@xXironraiderXx George is playing a Gibson L5 with the Florentine cutaway. This was the guitar Wes used for many of his hits. Most of the time George plays on an Ibanez but he probably owns over 70 guitars, including some Morotoros. He also tends to stick with a certain guitar for an entire album (the exception being a D'Angelico, which he uses once in a great while.)
@jimraw1 Sorry, but you are wrong! That is very clearly George's D'Angelico, the headstock and the pickguard are dead giveaways! The gibson L5 never had a notch in the center of the top of the Headstock, only D'Angelico did that, plus the little notch in the bottom edge of the pickguard! Lee is the one playing the L5!
@MrGuy123123: Then don't be mean. Lee Ritenour is very well-respected by many top players - including some in the jazz world. Expecting anyone to sound like Wes isn't realistic; there was only one and we'll never see another. It isn't entirely fair to compare an artist to another artist; you can only be the best version of yourself. Wes would have agreed, by the way, as I am sure GB and Rit do.
@xXironraiderXx: The jazz cats love to try and "cut" one another on the bandstand, but you can bet Rit wasn't intimidated by GB, because his chops are off-the-chart, as GB's are. Rather, he was deferring to Benson, the senior man and also generally acknowledged as the best jazz guitarist alive, or one of a handful in the discussion. Benson also knew Wes, so it is was fitting that he end the tune. Ritenour's playing on this rendition is wonderful. You can tell GB was digging it.
I think its fair to say that George, although clearly a prodigy, started off life as a bit of a Wes Montgomery clone just like Stevie Wonder/Donny Hathaway or Clapton/Albert King but has since expanded into a great artiste in his own right. I think he did it out of love though (not mimickry) and I know he drops licks and nods in today for his heros. I guess we all have to start somewhere and Wes/Grant Green is a pretty good place.
@akindofblue3 : Wes was a mentor to both GB and Pat Martino, as both were seasoned jazz performers by their late teens, and already on the road doing gigs as working guitarists. Both showed some Montgomery influence, but - as either GB or Pat Martino will tell you - accurately copping Wes is very tough, in fact almost impossible. That forced them to develop their own vocabularies and styles. In Benson's case, he was influenced as much by Charlie Christian and Johnny Smith as Wes or Green.
See the last cover Guitar Player magazine - George had more than a nose job. Jeez - I guess vanity strikes all genres of music. He is still THE premier straight ahead guitarist.
Ritenour's next album, Six String Theory, will feature other guitarists, including Mr. Benson, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Robben Ford, Robert Cray, Keb Mo, BB King, Joe Bonamasso, and few others who aren't household names. FYI
You have to be a virtuso player. That doesn't mean you have to read music. Say a famous jazz player and they are a virtuoso. Though plenty of Rock players are not.
I want names.
In guitar you have Reinhart, Christian, Les Paul, Wes Montgomery, Lenny Breau, Jim Hall, Tal Farlow, Al DiMeola, Pat Metheny, Benson, Ritenour, LArry CArlton, etc.... all virtuosos
To be a great jazz player you have to be a virtuoso on your instrument plus have the ability to create (improvise) on the stop. So playing ability of of a classical musician plus the ability to compose on the spot.
lee ritenour sucks my nutsack fucking smooth jazz faggot. george benson rips his fucking face off no doubt. I worked at a ritenour concert at the hollywood bowl and scofield opened and was a million times better than ritenour and to this day i wondered how the fuck they can have scofield open for him.....
was that first song on Peewee's big adventure when he dances in the Bar or whatever...been a long time but that riff reminded me of that movie from when I was a Kid.
I remember sitting with the great Mike Bloomfield, watching Richi Havens play acoustic on a ballad, and Mike just astounded at the skill Richie could incorporate into a rhythm accompaniment, no single notes at all.
The thing about the guitar is that it is a different instrument to every great player. I once saw Les Paul play through an entire set without a break, evolving in style throughout. What you feel when you hear the music is the measure of artistry.
Hum? Formations of the personalities; then music or"vibrations" has an endless array of dimension, style, attack, themes...and so on, coupled to endless personalities..wtf...? then rock, blues. country, jazz, etc... all forms, cant be thought of as good, bad, right or wrong, at what point does black become too dark, or white become too light, they have always been one and the same, and opposites! Charlie C. and Miles D, didnt think of their vibe as "jazz" or whatever, it was life, ....
no right notes , no wrong notes, chaos and perfection, and they could care less what we thought. In the words of Miles Davis; So? So what? So? What! What! What! Satch, Vai, Benson, and everyone else come from the same place. Where? Who fckn cares!! Quit arguing about meaningless shit. Although, I must say,(0tnas01) if you get your Rover up on the hill, I WILL be right behind you in my Lambo' my brotha lol!!! Peace
I wouldnt be so hard on Satriani or Vai....they are superb guitarists for what they do..technically unreal. But Jazz has so many dimensions, styles, attacks, theme, developent on those themes, and variations on the themes. Benson plays a west coast cool bop style even when its melody-chord progression..that style comes through; its him..its what his personality has formed, like the way you walk or a fingerprint. Whereas Benson would sound terrible as Satriani or Vai
Hey dont down talk rock that bad. Although i do have to agree with you about jazz being great. Im sure theres some metal genres that could keep with jazz.
This is a great tribute I have heard alot of talk about satriani and vai on this coment thread I have to say that yu guys should check out danny gatton very versitile in jazz bebop country rock surf rockabilly check him out
One guitarrist is so good when He can play a lot of styles, his own style is so important, but every body like a person and like a guitarrist grows and becomes better, and I'm sure that they know how to play both styles
@otnas01 your right, but ppl will always compare guitarists that sound alike, no ones gonna spend a lot of time comparing a metal guy and a bluegrass guy, just like racecar guys compare racecars and monster truck guys compare monster trucks... cuz theyre similar, but i agree.
@surrealillness sorry not sure if you're trying to be funny or clever; either way I think you are the only person who does not understand my comment. 'where ignorance is bliss....
@otnas01 I forgive you for misunderstanding, i was being serious, you can't compare musical minds to cars, i see what you are trying to say, that basically music is not a competition and maybe even that there is no room for comparison, but there is, the comparison is very deep and complicated and nothing like comparing two automobiles.
How many idiots are hier. What is about competition Benson vs Satriani? Satriani plays Rock, heavy and crash crash. Benson is a master of Guitar, jazz blues an so on.
You miss the point seanseventy. Technicality is only part of the art, satriani is very good ( much better than Vai) but he has a different technique to these guys, so poor second is a poor comment.
SWAG! George's guitar looks strongly like a D'Angelico and Lee's a Gibson Super 400. I've owned an Ibanez GB-10 and now a GB-15 and George isn't playing either of these or a GB-200.
absolutely! georges guitar would fetch easily seventy grand, and lee's playing a custom l-5 that has a floating johnny smith style pickguard at the neck. dynamite performance.
How long does it take to be this good? Hopefully one day ill be able to have 1/10 the talent Benson does...hey i'm only 16 so i have time.
Story you dont care about: sometimes i feel like an outcast because im a teenager that listens to jazz, i have no one to relate to music-wise and on top of that im mexican- american...how many mexicans do you know that listen to jazz?
I am not Mexican American (in fact i am Australian), but I know what you mean. I have always loved jazz, and when I was in school, i felt like the only one. But if your peers have a problem with that, its THEIR problem. Jazz is cool, and you have every right to enjoy it. As for your dream of playing it, never give up! Anything is possible...
I am a Mexican-american that listens to jazz. There's Plenty of us out there, especially ones that listen/play Latin Jazz for example Poncho Sanchez.Check Santana Playing with George Benson Breezin video thats on here
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They both played fast, which is what guitar is all about... but the white guy seemed more nervous about the shoot out. The black guy was just casual. He knew he would win.
Nay, man, George is indeed awesome beyond comprehension, but if you're looking for the archetype of jazz guitarists, you'd rather go a bit further back in time- to Eddie Lang and Django Reinhardt. Eddie was one of the very first jazz lead guitarists, while Django had and has influence on guitar players such as John McLaughlin, Gorge Benson, Jeff Beck, Les Paul or Chet Atkins, just to name some. Even Iron Maiden's Dave Murray digs him! We could also mention Charlie Christian and Lenny Breau.
Sorry for the late answer, unfortunately I have to go to internet cafés in order to surf...
Regarding the lessons, you might check out you r lacal Music shops for VHS\DVDs. Even if you don't buy some of them, you could look up some names to search on the net. Magazines are also very resourceful. Oh yeah, and chenk out wether there are live workshops in the near of you!
Listen to George playing Stella by Starlight (with Mc Tyner and Take five 1976), both here on youtube and then name one other jazz guitarist that can play licks like that. then name a cut were we can hear them doing it.
Hey, folks, Ritenour and Benson are the best of friends. Rit was all over Benson's "Give Me the Night" and Benson performed two songs on Rit's "6 String Theory" album, In fact, Besnon refers to Rit as "Captain Fingers"
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Nice to see Benson playing with the thumb ala Wes. Benson and Ritenour are great. they should do more together.
areyousureish 5 months ago 3
Note: Benson is using the Wes thumb style of playing to achieve Wes' sound.
Humanfactor7 6 months ago 4
@Humanfactor7: Benson is getting close, but to really do Wes' sound, you have to be able to do not only downstrokes but upstrokes as well, something almost no one can do well because of the thumbnail. Wes had a corn on the end of his thumb, which - according to Benson - allowed him to play upwards without hanging up on his thumbnail. IMHO, no one has ever really and truly mastered Wes's sound, and it isn't only his unique method of striking the strings; the man was a rare musical genius.
GeorgiaBoy1961 2 months ago
and the winner is...GEORGE BENSON !!
gittahfiend 6 months ago 2
It isn't easy to cop Wes' sound - but GB and Lee Ritenour get darned close. Benson has that direct, living link to Wes like Pat Martino, because they were Wes' proteges as young jazz stars. I wish these guys would tour together and play some jazz - it would be smokin' music, I am sure. Catching GB playing jazz these days is like catching lightning in a bottle, though. Nice outros by both players...
GeorgiaBoy1961 6 months ago
that's grant greens old guitar benson is playin..pretty cool
Johaneeeek 6 months ago
Demais!!!
vaniasecca 7 months ago
My favorite thing about this is that George borrowed this D'Aquisto to do this. He is unbelievable!
AbeRivera 7 months ago
wonderful
usemyfingers 8 months ago
George and Lee together is just joy! Love the two of them..........
orlandoCF1 9 months ago
when they play together its FIRE!
15Charel 9 months ago
I love that song! The bass parts are so hott! 4 on 6
15Charel 9 months ago
in this vid lee ritenour is killer
HermerTV 9 months ago
That was freaking awesome i love george and lee
GigglingGirI 9 months ago
This is awesome, both of them together performing what a treat!
jce269 11 months ago
Just filthy
kellyput1 1 year ago
George can Be Bop like there's no tomorrow !!!!
SRVMOE 1 year ago
George Benson has the ability to be one of the greatest jazz guitarists in history. Unfortunately he sold out & started playing elevator music with the likes of guys like Kenny G.
HERB4441 1 year ago
@HERB4441: I'd like to hear YOU play any of Mr. Benson's song let alone try playing ANY of his sols.
SimpsonSound 1 year ago
@SimpsonSound heyy buddy.. i have been tryin to play some of dis gr8 guitarists work wid lil luck.. very interesting though
PIYUSH1188 11 months ago
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@HERB4441: I'd like to hear YOU play any of Mr. Benson's song let alone try playing ANY of his solos.
SimpsonSound 1 year ago
@HERB4441 what does GB or anyone else for that matter have to do then to be one of the greatest jazz guitarists in history? Cause you make it sound like he isn't to which %100 of jazz guitarists would tell you otherwise.
chingjoba 9 months ago
@HERB4441 if you had the opportunity and ability to sell millions of records worldwide you would "sell out" and play smooth jazz too.. he already owned straight ahead so he moved on with his career
xXironraiderXx 6 months ago 5
@xXironraiderXx Jazz musicians have to feed their families too. He championed jazz for 20 years before he crossed over. And remember he was a vocalist before he ever was a guitarist. Plus some of his "cross over songs are outstanding music period. Affirmation is just one great example.
davidgoodlettmusic 6 months ago
@HERB4441: Benson has nothing to prove to anyone concerning his jazz bona fides. Benson is arguably the greatest living jazz guitarist, and a world-class vocalist as well. Do I wish he'd do more straight-ahead music? Yep, but bebop is a recipe for starvation in today's world... not enough people buy it to pay the bills. Benson can still bring it in hard-core jazz when he wants to, trust me...
GeorgiaBoy1961 5 months ago
@GeorgiaBoy1961 Shout out to Lee! He 's the best under-recognized out there. Needs to get his credit due with culturally aware music, more so than George. In fact, I think he has mastered Wes' feel a a lot better in a more pure way. George is just more seen.
MrAkilwil 2 months ago
@HERB4441 Wrong!!!
starfly7 2 months ago
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@HERB4441: Re: "George Benson has the ability to be one of the greatest jazz guitarists in history." HERB, I count myself as one of those folks who wishes GB would play straight-ahead more often, but he is - without doubt - already one of the greatest guitarists in the history of jazz, solely on what he has accomplished thus far. I know quite a few jazz cats who prefer GB over Wes as the greatest ever. Me? I'd take Wes as the greatest guitarist ever to play jazz, hands down. GB is bad, though.
GeorgiaBoy1961 2 months ago
Tequilllaaaaaa!!!!!
rhesamulyadi 1 year ago
George is a MAN
isleoforkney 1 year ago
for a moment i thought he was billy cristal, brilliant!!
luchoq77 1 year ago
we just should enjoy guys! great music and great musicians are always great anywhere... ;)
netoriffvai 1 year ago
we just should enjoy guys! great music and great musicians are always great anywhere...
netoriffvai 1 year ago
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Isn't he just fuckin great!!!!!! that amazing sound of Benson.
GulfoPersico 1 year ago
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Isn't he just fuckin great!!!!!! that amazing sound of Benson.
GulfoPersico 1 year ago
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GulfoPersico 1 year ago
good best music smooth jazz
havanastrut 1 year ago
@havanastrut .....this is NOT smooth jazz. It's called bebop.
HERB4441 1 year ago
@HERB4441
(Heck - "Tequila"? It's as much rock n' roll as it is bebop!)
Benson has upped the tempo from Wes' version.
Also like to say - Rit sure knows a thing or two about tone.
A fitting tribute to Mr. Montgomery!
RootsinBrooklyn 1 year ago
hard to say it's awesome
widhisetya 1 year ago
REAL MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2patero 1 year ago
You can never compare two different people...these two are both great at what they do
KnoxTheArtist 1 year ago
Loved this performance since the first time I saw it two years ago.
EpiLPstandard 1 year ago
I came.
gahzeyboe 1 year ago
lee sounds good hear so dont knock the man hes an inovator and a creator George will allways be george
parker1251 1 year ago
Benson burns...
jplent 1 year ago
geroge and lee are brilliant musicians/guitarist, but my preference is lee, because he has a much smoother sound!
joceeco 1 year ago
@joceeco From all the studio work. Nothing makes for accurate fretwork and error-less picking like hearing your sound dry through the studio monitor or earphones while recording, site reading, with the top producers and musicians.
entity3sf 1 year ago
whoa hahaha this is so sick!!!!
Mattius946 1 year ago
is George playin' a D? I was expecting an L5. :) These guys make me respect the guitar again. I think i'm going to go practice.
bluesingroove 1 year ago
i worked tequila out 100% and felt really proud, now i watch george play it and feel like a noob again.
YourMateJosh 1 year ago
Hey guys! Just letting you know Lee Ritenour has a sweepstakes contest going on right now. You can win a Yamaha Acoustic Electric Guitar, Monster® Turbine Professional In-Ear Speakers, or even 110 Electric Guitar Strings. The contest is in collaboration with their new album, 6 String Theory. Check it out! Concordmusicgroup(DOT)com/FreeDownload/6stringtheory
telarc 1 year ago
George keepin' it real with no pick. I dig.
DomFuriani 1 year ago
LEE!!!
TalShiarIncursion 1 year ago
@jimraw1 I'm pretty sure it's a D'aquisto... Look at the headstock
xXironraiderXx 1 year ago
Why is George Benson playing with guitar with Billy Crystal? Billy Crystal is pretty good. And yes morons...I know it's Rit! :))))
tetsujin9 1 year ago
Neither of them are Wes -- but that's also a good thing! Wes was Wes, George is George, and Lee is Lee. Viva la difference!
snickpickle 1 year ago
@snickpickle Wes himself said that Benson replaced him is the future wes.... and guess that's true... not better, but a bit more modern... there is no better or best compared to wes....
SteefStevens 1 year ago
CRAZY!!!!
fermutante 1 year ago
None of them was playing Rock N Roll, they both are two great Jazz Guitarists.
RobertMStFleur 1 year ago
Go George. I love how he didn't use a pick. good man keepin' it real.
DomFuriani 1 year ago
IT'S AMAZING!
marius20691 1 year ago
What guitar is George playing?
xXironraiderXx 1 year ago
@xXironraiderXx George is playing a Gibson L5 with the Florentine cutaway. This was the guitar Wes used for many of his hits. Most of the time George plays on an Ibanez but he probably owns over 70 guitars, including some Morotoros. He also tends to stick with a certain guitar for an entire album (the exception being a D'Angelico, which he uses once in a great while.)
jimraw1 1 year ago
@jimraw1 Sorry, but you are wrong! That is very clearly George's D'Angelico, the headstock and the pickguard are dead giveaways! The gibson L5 never had a notch in the center of the top of the Headstock, only D'Angelico did that, plus the little notch in the bottom edge of the pickguard! Lee is the one playing the L5!
emjee 1 year ago
@emjee GB is playing a D'Aquisto New Yorker Special.
He does also own a D'Angelico New Yorker Special but on this show it is an early D'Aqusito with the gold tailpiece,
russjazz52 1 year ago
@russjazz52 Yes, that D'Aquisto was Grant Green's final guitar.
It was sold awhile ago for charity cause.
wckoek 1 year ago
Uma dose de Tequila pra esquentar a temperatura
getuliosilvapaiva 1 year ago
I wish George couldve turned his sound up just a wee bit but nonetheless an amazing performance !!
Abovedarim214 1 year ago
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MrGuy123123 1 year ago
@MrGuy123123: Then don't be mean. Lee Ritenour is very well-respected by many top players - including some in the jazz world. Expecting anyone to sound like Wes isn't realistic; there was only one and we'll never see another. It isn't entirely fair to compare an artist to another artist; you can only be the best version of yourself. Wes would have agreed, by the way, as I am sure GB and Rit do.
GeorgiaBoy1961 5 months ago
Still cracking up at the dick swinging contest at the end... I'd say George one... Lee zero! Lol
xXironraiderXx 1 year ago
@xXironraiderXx: The jazz cats love to try and "cut" one another on the bandstand, but you can bet Rit wasn't intimidated by GB, because his chops are off-the-chart, as GB's are. Rather, he was deferring to Benson, the senior man and also generally acknowledged as the best jazz guitarist alive, or one of a handful in the discussion. Benson also knew Wes, so it is was fitting that he end the tune. Ritenour's playing on this rendition is wonderful. You can tell GB was digging it.
GeorgiaBoy1961 2 months ago
You can't be wrong when you go with these musicians... Pure excellence... Nothing short of perfection.
I will never play like this, but at least I'm striving in the right direction.
nihilusJ90 1 year ago
WOW! The fast picking /playing of jazz players is still called Shredding? or is there another term? ehe
lyrad111 1 year ago
@lyrad111 Perhaps a better jazz term is "blowing."
dougtube2006 1 year ago
@lyrad111 Yeah, "playing fast".
KABRIS1 11 months ago
Wes...mejor...bueno...
01234567898229 1 year ago
Truly legendary guitarist. I just want an L-5 for myself...
rabmusic 1 year ago
I think its fair to say that George, although clearly a prodigy, started off life as a bit of a Wes Montgomery clone just like Stevie Wonder/Donny Hathaway or Clapton/Albert King but has since expanded into a great artiste in his own right. I think he did it out of love though (not mimickry) and I know he drops licks and nods in today for his heros. I guess we all have to start somewhere and Wes/Grant Green is a pretty good place.
akindofblue3 1 year ago
@akindofblue3 : Wes was a mentor to both GB and Pat Martino, as both were seasoned jazz performers by their late teens, and already on the road doing gigs as working guitarists. Both showed some Montgomery influence, but - as either GB or Pat Martino will tell you - accurately copping Wes is very tough, in fact almost impossible. That forced them to develop their own vocabularies and styles. In Benson's case, he was influenced as much by Charlie Christian and Johnny Smith as Wes or Green.
GeorgiaBoy1961 2 months ago
Lee is playing an old Gibson L5 Wes model
hexaphonic08 1 year ago
Can anyone tell me what guitar Lee is playing in this clip please?
poisson55 1 year ago
Wow lee shred through this wes tune.very nice and george playing that awsome De Aquisto jazz guitar sounds so sweet,wish i had one of those,
HANDBALLDIEHARD 1 year ago
Why compare, just enjoy two of the greatest, can't touch it folks!!
manixman333 1 year ago
Lee supported George's album "Give Me The Night", was appreciated from George and Quincy. See its inner sleeve. From then, they're friends.
catsduke 1 year ago
What a great idea, having Wes' one time protege play in tribute to him. Ritenour and Benson smoke on this tune, which is far from easy to play well.
GeorgiaBoy1961 1 year ago
is the song '' Four on Six " also known as "Stolen" ? in the northseajazz version , it says the song is "Stolen"
ianidinuse 1 year ago
The North Sea Title is wrong.
BadSneakers 1 year ago
like that!
YellowYackets 1 year ago
nose jobb indeed
HackExpress 1 year ago
See the last cover Guitar Player magazine - George had more than a nose job. Jeez - I guess vanity strikes all genres of music. He is still THE premier straight ahead guitarist.
MrBertiep 1 year ago
Four on Six is a way better chart.
KrummyBear 1 year ago
Could never quite figure if George had a nose job or not...
sclogse1 1 year ago
@sclogse1 Just Look The 1976 Breezin Cover, Nose Big, Now European Nose Job.
grooveskin 1 year ago
another very good jazzy guitarplayer is daniel sahuleka
see his video's
sunflightmusic 1 year ago
wow
yourtwistedable 2 years ago
Two Masters! Excellent!
ditirambo1216 2 years ago
the black elvis
youmartissimo 2 years ago
so is lee
stoofbuis 2 years ago
George Benson is a marvel
dreadtodred 2 years ago 2
all thats missing is al jarual 2 do a crazy vocal solo and it would b pwning
zxssded 2 years ago
Ritenour's next album, Six String Theory, will feature other guitarists, including Mr. Benson, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Robben Ford, Robert Cray, Keb Mo, BB King, Joe Bonamasso, and few others who aren't household names. FYI
BadSneakers 2 years ago
the both my favorites guitar players
jdMakubex 2 years ago
You have to be a virtuso player. That doesn't mean you have to read music. Say a famous jazz player and they are a virtuoso. Though plenty of Rock players are not.
I want names.
In guitar you have Reinhart, Christian, Les Paul, Wes Montgomery, Lenny Breau, Jim Hall, Tal Farlow, Al DiMeola, Pat Metheny, Benson, Ritenour, LArry CArlton, etc.... all virtuosos
darkoanton5 2 years ago
To be a great jazz player you have to be a virtuoso on your instrument plus have the ability to create (improvise) on the stop. So playing ability of of a classical musician plus the ability to compose on the spot.
darkoanton5 2 years ago 6
@darkoanton5 Thats not correct, you don't have to be a virtuoso, or even know how to read music as long as you have feel and a good intuition.
OriGorilla 2 years ago
George is the MAN!
balladmanbrooklyn 2 years ago 17
TEQUILAAAAAAAA!
BergamoStreetArmy 2 years ago 3
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lee ritenour sucks my nutsack fucking smooth jazz faggot. george benson rips his fucking face off no doubt. I worked at a ritenour concert at the hollywood bowl and scofield opened and was a million times better than ritenour and to this day i wondered how the fuck they can have scofield open for him.....
emchrist123 2 years ago
was that first song on Peewee's big adventure when he dances in the Bar or whatever...been a long time but that riff reminded me of that movie from when I was a Kid.
highintel 2 years ago
I remember sitting with the great Mike Bloomfield, watching Richi Havens play acoustic on a ballad, and Mike just astounded at the skill Richie could incorporate into a rhythm accompaniment, no single notes at all.
cyrillo9 2 years ago
The thing about the guitar is that it is a different instrument to every great player. I once saw Les Paul play through an entire set without a break, evolving in style throughout. What you feel when you hear the music is the measure of artistry.
cyrillo9 2 years ago
i love George and Lee :X they are the best guitarist singers after Wes ;)) respect from Romania
niahu11 2 years ago
Fine musicians indeed.
HolyFreakinScot 2 years ago 6
素晴らしい！
es125tc 2 years ago
Hum? Formations of the personalities; then music or"vibrations" has an endless array of dimension, style, attack, themes...and so on, coupled to endless personalities..wtf...? then rock, blues. country, jazz, etc... all forms, cant be thought of as good, bad, right or wrong, at what point does black become too dark, or white become too light, they have always been one and the same, and opposites! Charlie C. and Miles D, didnt think of their vibe as "jazz" or whatever, it was life, ....
kexari 2 years ago
no right notes , no wrong notes, chaos and perfection, and they could care less what we thought. In the words of Miles Davis; So? So what? So? What! What! What! Satch, Vai, Benson, and everyone else come from the same place. Where? Who fckn cares!! Quit arguing about meaningless shit. Although, I must say,(0tnas01) if you get your Rover up on the hill, I WILL be right behind you in my Lambo' my brotha lol!!! Peace
kexari 2 years ago
I wouldnt be so hard on Satriani or Vai....they are superb guitarists for what they do..technically unreal. But Jazz has so many dimensions, styles, attacks, theme, developent on those themes, and variations on the themes. Benson plays a west coast cool bop style even when its melody-chord progression..that style comes through; its him..its what his personality has formed, like the way you walk or a fingerprint. Whereas Benson would sound terrible as Satriani or Vai
rooseguitar64 2 years ago 5
absolutely right.
therealrockpresley 2 years ago
Incredible when they both play! That percussionist,she surely holding it down too! Who is she?
RixGuitar 2 years ago
Heloo everyone...
Stop arguing.. hahaha
this is the mainpoint of all of this!!
Jazz is the highest level of music,so if anyone here comparing rock to jazz??? hahaha
what a bullshit idea !!hahah
just imagined how the chords go when you play jazz soo deep men,, soo deep progression and the note soo unique ...hehe
ambotnyoy 2 years ago
Hey dont down talk rock that bad. Although i do have to agree with you about jazz being great. Im sure theres some metal genres that could keep with jazz.
reaperofgenocide 2 years ago
check out Spastic Ink....pretty progressive stuff.
highintel 2 years ago
it can't close my eyes...
thegreatgarry 2 years ago
This is a great tribute I have heard alot of talk about satriani and vai on this coment thread I have to say that yu guys should check out danny gatton very versitile in jazz bebop country rock surf rockabilly check him out
MidasHert3 2 years ago 2
Man I hate when guys compare guitarists who have such different styles!What's better a Lambourgini or a Range Rover...Depends on the road. You dig?
otnas01 2 years ago 68
Noooooooooooooo,
One guitarrist is so good when He can play a lot of styles, his own style is so important, but every body like a person and like a guitarrist grows and becomes better, and I'm sure that they know how to play both styles
Don´t you think so?
torpiche 2 years ago
hahha... yeah
yidzakb88973 2 years ago
@otnas01 man you're right but it's spelled lamborghini..:) i would say that guitarist comparison is generally wrong
AZIARGROUS 1 year ago
@otnas01 i dig it bro!!! i hate comparing music in general. art is art. no bad, no good. just different tastes.
BeatBay 1 year ago
@otnas01 your right, but ppl will always compare guitarists that sound alike, no ones gonna spend a lot of time comparing a metal guy and a bluegrass guy, just like racecar guys compare racecars and monster truck guys compare monster trucks... cuz theyre similar, but i agree.
44eelz 1 year ago
@otnas01 Almost as stupid as comparing music to cars. you dig?
surrealillness 1 year ago
@surrealillness sorry not sure if you're trying to be funny or clever; either way I think you are the only person who does not understand my comment. 'where ignorance is bliss....
otnas01 1 year ago
@otnas01 I forgive you for misunderstanding, i was being serious, you can't compare musical minds to cars, i see what you are trying to say, that basically music is not a competition and maybe even that there is no room for comparison, but there is, the comparison is very deep and complicated and nothing like comparing two automobiles.
surrealillness 1 year ago
@otnas01 I fully agree. People who compares musicians are people who don't understand what music is all about.
watusi1971 1 year ago
@otnas01 It's not only the style you can't compare .. these are two different persons.. giving you two different feelings with their music..
cipo366 1 year ago
@otnas01 Finally. . .a post that makes perfect sense. Most refreshing.
garboesque1 1 year ago
Striani traid to play jazz in Gregg Bissonette's album called Submarine, and the result...Satriani Playin' Jazz = Poor Guy, sound like shit
RaFaGuitarJazz 2 years ago 4
Compare Satriani and Benson! That's shit...Benson is a jazz guitar's master!!!!! Satriani, who's satriani?? Jejeje.
RaFaGuitarJazz 2 years ago 4
Tell it like it is!
MrsSam 2 years ago
How many idiots are hier. What is about competition Benson vs Satriani? Satriani plays Rock, heavy and crash crash. Benson is a master of Guitar, jazz blues an so on.
Korsaro1 2 years ago 2
Why the hell is this a discussion about Joe Satriani on a Benson video?
largemoose 2 years ago 6
that was sweet!!!!
kenouman 2 years ago
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Just an opinion really, for me Satriani has more feel, though I tip my hat to Vai's amazing technique I find it a bit cold and manic.
freddiefats 2 years ago
You miss the point seanseventy. Technicality is only part of the art, satriani is very good ( much better than Vai) but he has a different technique to these guys, so poor second is a poor comment.
freddiefats 2 years ago
satriani is better than vai?.. really?
6stringANDacoke 2 years ago
i like joe satriani but wes is wes!!!!! wes rules
skizzofreud 2 years ago 2
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love these guys but technically they come a poor second to joe satriani
seanseventy 2 years ago
Who is Joe Satriani???
prince4rslan 2 years ago
i loooove this distinctive guitar, .... m.
nuitetjours1 2 years ago
jjjjj
mariel882 2 years ago
what guitars are they playing-anyone know?
rc1109able 2 years ago
SWAG! George's guitar looks strongly like a D'Angelico and Lee's a Gibson Super 400. I've owned an Ibanez GB-10 and now a GB-15 and George isn't playing either of these or a GB-200.
billofjazz 2 years ago
absolutely! georges guitar would fetch easily seventy grand, and lee's playing a custom l-5 that has a floating johnny smith style pickguard at the neck. dynamite performance.
Willa1000 2 years ago
Fantastic !
republika903 2 years ago
Oh gosh. Wow. xD
Stupendous.
LightningStrat 2 years ago
How long does it take to be this good? Hopefully one day ill be able to have 1/10 the talent Benson does...hey i'm only 16 so i have time.
Story you dont care about: sometimes i feel like an outcast because im a teenager that listens to jazz, i have no one to relate to music-wise and on top of that im mexican- american...how many mexicans do you know that listen to jazz?
ivan1111111111111 2 years ago 2
thats cool though because that means youre original and individual, the best thing in a person, i find.
Thers tons of colleges/univs probly that you could go to if youre REALLY into it, i am.
mangablade 2 years ago
dude who cares what everyone else listens too, music connects to the soul, so listen to whatever feels good to your soul man....ha
by the way im 19 and colombian-amierican, and i listen to anything that sounds good to me.
peace
widrec26 2 years ago
Ivan. Follow your calling. Keep playing. Piss on the haters. Keep playing. Check out Carlos Santana's " Bella ". Keep playing.
doozerace 2 years ago
jazz is not an old man's music. Jazz is the music for more 'sophisticated' people
denim98 2 years ago
I am not Mexican American (in fact i am Australian), but I know what you mean. I have always loved jazz, and when I was in school, i felt like the only one. But if your peers have a problem with that, its THEIR problem. Jazz is cool, and you have every right to enjoy it. As for your dream of playing it, never give up! Anything is possible...
kanemochi35 2 years ago
I am a Mexican-american that listens to jazz. There's Plenty of us out there, especially ones that listen/play Latin Jazz for example Poncho Sanchez.Check Santana Playing with George Benson Breezin video thats on here
sgvrepn 2 years ago
''Look what i can do''
weskoki 2 years ago
Rienour is exceptional! Perfect in every way! So pure.
4thesonsofkorah 2 years ago
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They both played fast, which is what guitar is all about... but the white guy seemed more nervous about the shoot out. The black guy was just casual. He knew he would win.
sRyUS76 2 years ago
I don't feel you know what you're talking about. So I'll give your comment one thumb down.
iqeman23 2 years ago 3
"Guitar is about playing fast"?!
MakeTeaNotWar0 2 years ago 2
win eh....
Debsquall 2 years ago
Thanks for sharing! Great stuff!
azexperiment 2 years ago
no jazz guitarist is better than benson...every one knows this...
lee is great...but benson is the prototype for all others...
i think most ppl will agree. color doesn't matter..
great vid
guitareason 2 years ago
Uh...guitareason. Pat Metheny.
BMCCWOLT 2 years ago
Nay, man, George is indeed awesome beyond comprehension, but if you're looking for the archetype of jazz guitarists, you'd rather go a bit further back in time- to Eddie Lang and Django Reinhardt. Eddie was one of the very first jazz lead guitarists, while Django had and has influence on guitar players such as John McLaughlin, Gorge Benson, Jeff Beck, Les Paul or Chet Atkins, just to name some. Even Iron Maiden's Dave Murray digs him! We could also mention Charlie Christian and Lenny Breau.
Whizzblitz 2 years ago 2
thanks for the info whizzblitz..i will look up eddie lang today..one more thing
where can u get lessons fof jazz guitarists
jazz guitar is a beautiful art i really want to study...much love from st maarten (dutch caribbean)
guitareason 2 years ago
No problem, my friend!
Sorry for the late answer, unfortunately I have to go to internet cafés in order to surf...
Regarding the lessons, you might check out you r lacal Music shops for VHS\DVDs. Even if you don't buy some of them, you could look up some names to search on the net. Magazines are also very resourceful. Oh yeah, and chenk out wether there are live workshops in the near of you!
Good luck!
Whizzblitz 2 years ago
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ttsqas 2 years ago
Listen to George playing Stella by Starlight (with Mc Tyner and Take five 1976), both here on youtube and then name one other jazz guitarist that can play licks like that. then name a cut were we can hear them doing it.
ttsqas 2 years ago