George Benson The Art Of Jazz Guitar chunk 7

[bobgure]

Thanks so much for posting this series!!!

Heaven.....

[saron380]

I want to hate him for setting the bar SO DAMN high =(

[pabcq]

what name is he saying at 03:22?

i want to check him out!

[JimiChristopher]

@pabcq django reinhardt, charlie christian, tal farlow and joe pass. In that order .. then onto wes montgomery of course. I'm sure he forgot Blind Lemon Jefferson by accident ;p

[guidoman]

Thank You! Great lessons. Do you remember a drummer named "Earl McClain" aka "Shotgun" -----said he played with you and Chuck Jackson way back when!

[panamanian911]

his voice can go so fucking deep. god damn

[donottawaguitar]

nice

[doyle30]

i want to download this whole thing

[MikeTheGuy00]

1:20 - 1:29

He played through those chords so fast, his hands were still. Seriously... what a beast!

[GawdGood]

@MikeTheGuy00 LOL

[tripelb1]

how old was he when he did this?

looks like he's 30, but he has to be 60...

what amazing energy ...the guy is an inspiration in a lot of ways

[EG55555]

which guitar players is he talking about? i heard django, but i can't clearly hear the two other he mentions...

[twangbarfly]

@EG55555 Just after Django he mentions Charlie Christian and Tal Farlow then Joe Pass and Wes Montgomery, Hope that helps.

[pabcq]

@EG55555

one was charlie christian, didnt hear the other one :/

[ihazaburgr]

A minor Bb flat check it out: tap tap tap tap tap tap hahaha What a legend.

[kalpal67]

@ihazaburgr the stuff he said at the end about the key of D natural was also very interesting. i would never have thought that. too bad the interviewer was to busy trying to "out knowledge" george he completely missed it! lol! after a while George was just like whatever man have it your way.

[pissballs]

Wild even some woody woodpecker in there!

[olemunati]

That´s some fast chord changes for ya all!!!

Amazing music too

[1Mellodee]

this is great

[Aleksi32]

3 ppl at least :)

[vinceism1]

i'm willing to bet no more than 2 people can appreciate this post...but for me, jazz is one of the highest forms of, not just music, but of art in general...Benson is a jazz god..I'm lucky he existed in my lifetime...

[JazzyZenBrotha]

@vinceism1 - I completely agree with you. Jazz is one of the highest forms of art. Of course however, because it requires an actual attention span & an understanding & it's very cerbral, it has less people who appreciate it. Anyway, George Benson is one of the finest Jazz guitarists out there. He puts so much color & personality into his solos. Simply put, the mean is a living legend. I got lucky enough to shake his hand after one of his concerts. He's completely a gentleman.

[dumplings5628]

Man o man! When benson plays, his virtuosity, intensity and feel, and inner rhythm is truly the most beautiful creature to behold. Moves me to tears, how he lives music and evokes its spirit via his fingertips, fretboard and strings. A happy Benson is a delarious self!