Victor plays" Satin Doll"(D,Ellington,B.Strayhorn)

[Jazzguts]

@novedin You're Welcome, well i have to surprise myself too else I'll get bored,LOL,greetings Vic.

[rayjohnsonQ]

Wonderful rendition! oh well...time to return to the wood shed lol

[Jazzguts]

@rayjohnsonQ Wood shedding does miracles I've done it for years, LOL,greets Vic.

[shecky308]

Victor,do you have a model number for that seymour duncan that is on your gb-20,thanks. I am wanting to acquire similar model for one of my other boxes.!

[Jazzguts]

@shecky308 Hi it's the Seymour Duncan Seth Lover Model 1101-20. SH-55n (Neck)

[shecky308]

Hey ,what is that model no.for the current pickup on your gb-20,thanks.!!!

[Jazzguts]

@shecky308 It's a seymour duncan humbucker,the original soapbar has been replaced,Vic.

[carlos13190]

wonderfull, i love this jazz standard, i hope that i can show you ( a future day ) my work on it

[sunaJH]

Man,

is that some cool tone on this guitar or what,

Anyone  know the guitar setup?

[Dvareckas]

Victor plays" Satin Doll"(D,Ellington,B.Strayhorn)­

[francescbass]

thancks for lessons victor good job,desde España un abrazo y gracias

[Jazzguts]

@francescbass Gracias Amigo, I stopped yesterday making scores for YT,no body is willing to pay a fee anyway and now they can do it the old fashion way by ear,nothing wrong with that, Saludos Amigo,Vic.

[curlyasian]

I'm playing this at school for jazz band u gave me so much solutions thank u

You Are so inspirational :]

[Jazzguts]

@curlyasian Glad I have been of help giving you some useful Ideas, keep on playing,Vic.

[shecky308]

Victor,you and I are on the same page,this is great. !

[Jazzguts]

Good for us both Amigo,greetings Vic.

[carvetop01]

Wow. What a cool vib! Very smooth. Very sophisticated improv.. The line that starts at 1:38 is stuck in my head. You have so many good things to say in this improv.

Heel goed gedaan Maestro.

allen

[Jazzguts]

Thanks Allen,dank je wel, I see you know some Dutch too,very good. I've always liked compositions from D.Ellington, their mostly simple form is logical yet always with a nice twist here and there, that melodic fragment you referred to has altered notes over the C7 chord. Greetings till soon,Vic.

[Tototwice]

Hey Vic , How goes it! Great stuff. I just did my first attempt at a chord melody. I don't know all the chord inversions so I used what I could. Check it out please. Tototwice Satin Doll. I'm doing the Jimmy Bruno on line lessons...............KEEPON STRUMMIN.........DALLAS

[Jazzguts]

I'll check it out and comment, this is always good Stuff to work on, greets Vic.

[baldheadedjohn]

what kind of neck pick up is that?

[Jazzguts]

A seymour Duncan humbucker,greets Vic.

[JudyFourEyes]

I went searching for "Satin Doll", hoping that you had a recording! You exceeded my expectations ... you are (and remain) my FAVORITE jazz guitarist!

[Jazzguts]

Thanks Judy,nice to hear that from you,it's great hearing people enjoy my music so much,greets Vic.

[2261053]

Great job of playing one of my favorite tunes!! I would love to hear your version of "Danny Boy" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"...You have outstanding technique on so many different styles..

[Jazzguts]

Thanks 2261053, I'll think about your suggestions,they're fine tunes you mention, great hearing from you, and check out my other recordings there are many on my channel,greets Vic.

[Jazzguts]

Thanks Daryl,I love those old standards,always a decent chord progression and well composed,thanks for dropping in,Vic.

[xmaxxunlimitedx]

I'm a 15 year old guitarist, and I just love your videos; this one especially. Great improv and tone!

[Jazzguts]

Thanks xmax.... glad you're enjoying these Standards,great stuff to study,success with playing and study hard,greets Vic.

[edlaksmi]

great chops!

[Jazzguts]

See you're a Jazz lover ediaksmi. Thanks for your visit,greets vic.

[UltimateMeddows]

Wonderful. I've been playing blues and rock guitar for years, and I begin to (try to) play Jazz. You're an inspiration, thank you !

[Jazzguts]

Thanks Ultimate,nothing wrong with Blues and Rock,love it but this is definitely another tradition,something you can chew on the coming years, greets Vic.

[motown121]

wow, fantastic!!!!!!!!

precision..

I like it

[Jazzguts]

Hi Motown121, It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that Precision,greets Vic.

[SUNNYD3322]

Like the feeling you impose on the piece Vic. You give me the impression that you are more confortable with Jazz compared to other styles. Is it like a love affair between you & Jazz?

[Jazzguts]

Well Sunny,as I make a living from Music(playing and giving lessons) I must be able to play different styles,but you have a fine ear discovering that my first love is Jazz and Blues,I just love swing, I like doing finger style because of the possibility to play melody and chords simultaneously ,greets Vic.

[boneyroney]

WELL...You did it again !!! I'm fast becoming a fan...Loved your version of Satin Doll..Hoping to hear you live one day, but it's a long way to Vidalia, Ga..

Paul  (((((((@))============%%%

[Jazzguts]

Thanks Paul,that's great man cause if you like finger style Jazz and Blues you're my man and certainly you'll enjoy my channel, greets Vic.

[TonyLaspina]

Hi Victor , from Colombia I like your plastic style in your guitar,can we have some other video with other songs in order to play?

example wave,or some music of joe Pass or Pizzarelli?

regards

Tony

[Jazzguts]

Hi Tony don't exactly understand what you mean by "plastic Style" . I play my own style and improvisations on standards and if you want to hear those other guys you mentioned,go ahead they're all on the Tube,I'm certainly not going to imitate them,greets Vic.

[Chordwayze]

I never heard a bad Ellington tune Victor. I sure heard some that are difficult to play. You make it sound too easy man. Love this.

Keep 'em coming... John *****!

[Jazzguts]

Thanks John, nice hearing from you, you're right the Duke was a great composer,arranger, I love his tunes. I think you can nail this one John, greetings Vic.

[phish2160]

hey is this song just different variations of a 2-5 progression?

[Jazzguts]

Hi phish well this is much more than that,check out the chord sequence(fake book) it still goes through several different keys, greets Vic.

[XTINASCORKROOM]

oh my,,, one of my all time favorites X

[Jazzguts]

hi Xtina,and did you enjoy it? Vic.

[muktismom]

my fav and you do it sooo well! so smooth. great listening.

thanks so much!

[Jazzguts]

Thank you,I never heard a bad Duke Ellington Tune.Glad you enjoyed. greets Vic.

[rpspgh]

Amazing sound, tone and tempo. I can't wait to watch some of your other videos. Keep them coming!!

[Jazzguts]

Thanks, you asked for tabs but I mostly work by ear and make my arrangements as I play and practice,I have nothing tabbed out, 90% is improvisation by the way,enjoy my other Stuff,if you have theory questions,mail me,greets Vic.

[gigijazzygirl]

you sound great victor. keep up the good playing, and have a merry christmas. =D

[Jazzguts]

The same to you,thanks for your nice comments, greets Victor.

[gigijazzygirl]

merry christmas and i cant wait for all the other good music that you will put up next year

[Jazzguts]

I certainly won't let you down,greets Vic.

[FRENZYPOWDER]

amazing tone

[FRENZYPOWDER]

i own a semi-hollow jazz guitar. its an ibanez nothing much

but i was wondering if i could get the tone quality to sound anything like yours

the sound of your guitar is killer

[Jazzguts]

Hi, don't underestimate those Ibanez guitars they're good craftmanship,this is also Ibanez I'm playing on a GB-20 (George Benson-concept) I changed the original pick-up(soap-bar) for a Seymour-Duncan humbucker whitch I think has a fatter tone,also experiment with tone setting on your Amp,don't use too much high and accentuate the bass a little,all the best Victor.

[Fishkc10boom]

We played this a lot (many years ago) in high school jazz band. I love it. I can close my eyes and all I can see is your fingers slow dancing up and down the fret board. What model guitar is that?

[Jazzguts]

Yeah,once a good composition always a good one and Duke made quite a few.This is an Ibanez GB-20(George Benson) this one is taken out of production some years ago.The smaller Model the GB-10 you still can buy. Greets Victor.

[ThrashMetal]

Hey Vic. As long as we are talking about Ibanez hollowbodies I was wondering what you thought of the Ibanez Artcore series. I recently recieved a large sum of money (well, large for me, a 16 year old) from a long deceased relative (long story). But some how the money made its way to me. I am considering buying an Ibanex Artcore AG75 or a Fender Standard Strat. But I am unsure on the quality of the Ibanez. This would be my first hollowbody.

[Jazzguts]

Hi Thrashmetal, good for you with that Money, I don't know that Ibanez type(Artcore AG 75) but I know that Ibanez doesn't make crap, once I played a Lee Ritenouer and Joe Pass models and all where fine instruments, so I would say,go for it,if it feels good it IS good, hope to welcome a young Jazz guitarist here on the Tube soon so we can pass on this wonderful tradition,greets Vic.

[PansatHD]

Wooooooohoooooooooooooo!! Awesome, Victor!

Keep'em comin'. *****

PansatHD

[Jazzguts]

You're welcome,glad you enjoyed,Victor.

[NAUDOPRD]

very nice this job Victor, I send you my improvisation about it

[Jazzguts]

Allright amigo that would be nice, tell me what you think about my "Secret Love" I posted it yesterday. I'll be lookin out for your Improvisation,Greets Victor.

[HecChavez]

muy bien maestro excelente

[Jazzguts]

Gracias Hector, disfruta de las otras piecas como "Riders on the Storm" es muy "Bluesy" con cuerdas lindas, gracia por tu commentario Amigo,hasta luego Victor.

[Baquebogogo]

Perfect! Theme section impecable, awesome solo, a pleasure to listen to! 5*! Greetings,

Carlos

[Jazzguts]

Thanks for the great support Carlos,I really appreciate the fact that you're taking your time to listen like a musician,greetings Vic.

[WwwLickonizerDe]

Excuse me Victor it's me again.

I've clicked this video and every second the data stream breaks.

We've talked about this problem a few times,

but I think, the data stream is to much!

Click this video via internet and check if it's OK.

[Jazzguts]

If you have this with other Vids as well than something might be wrong with your PC because the Vid functions very well on mine,and I'm not getting any complaints from other people about this, I hope you can somehow solve this problem,greets Vic.

[johnvankampen]

Hi brother, beautiful song from Ellington and well played of course, nice chord changes and improvised solo seems so easy. Your Website is coming along great viewers will enjoy the more you will have to offer them soon, keep you posted, greets, John (5*:-)

[Jazzguts]

Thanks,brother you're makin me curious man,I know you're doing a darn good job. Today I ordered the guitar-pro program,that I was talkin about,greets Home Vic.

[classican]

One of my favourite Ellington tunes played by the master.

[ReneeThomasMusic]

Loved it, 5 stars Victor!! And you make it look so effortless!! :)

[Jazzguts]

Thanks Renee,glad you enjoyed,Jazz is serious fun(a contradiction I know but anyway...) Greetings to my wonderfull singer,Vic.

[renoldg]

Great performance.

Nice tune, beautiful chords and solo.

Watching you playing seems so easy, but after

that I realise how difficult it is to get so far.

[Jazzguts]

Thanks Renold, you're right I learned to play guitar in a time with few distractions and especially when I got in the conservatory bag ,I began to realize what a ritch heritage the American Songbook- Culture had left us to explore, there's so much there,it would take a lifetime,greetings Victor.

[sunriverperson]

Such smooth playing, Victor! I am always impressed with your tone. I am new to this so I am taking your playing as a great inspiration to me. I will now try to replicate your tone with my Epi Emperor Regent. Thanks

Rich

[Jazzguts]

Thank you Rich, what you see and hear is the outcome of years of devoted Jazz and Music studying and in this Stage I'm very glad I can pass something on. Succes with your tone,your ears will tell you when it's right,greetings Vic.

[Vreci]

It is not allowed to make guitarrists like me appetite for Jazz-music !!

You play it too good Victor !!!!

What should I do? Buying an Archtop ?

best greetings from a desperate wolfgang !!

LOL

[Jazzguts]

Hope I've inspired you Wolfgang, there's a saying that describes Jazz. "Jazz is serious Fun". Definately a serious side that most people don't realize,after that the pure joy of improvising,your own melody lines. Greets Vic.

[daviemcf]

Great stuff Victor,5*!

[captaindomingo]

Very nice Victor ! I like so much this tune ,you know I play this for solo guitar,it is always a pleasure listening a new good version.5*****

Ciao Captdomingo

[Jazzguts]

I captain, it's a nice theme to solo over as well,it's always a pleasure doing Duke's music,great Stuff to practice and play,greets Vic.

[llanbradach]

Slowly victor you are turning me into a jazz fan, very nice playing with a good jazzy feel.

[slowmoejazz]

Hey Victor. Beautiful playing man. Always an insperation. Thanks man. Russ

[cartoonage]

wished you could have heard me doing some "doobadidibabaah in the background as I wanted

to see,if it sounded like fun; it wasn´t bad at all, Vic, you´d have smiled ....

congrats to this acoustic beauty , have a nice day :-)

[Jazzguts]

Thanks Elie,yeah I know that feelin of scatting in the background while listening to a recording,I do it often, they call that instant improvisation,greets Vic.

[xvicx007]

Excelente! ! ! !

[freddym223]

okay thats it!ive listened to this so many times ill be hearing it in my dreams tonite,vunderbar Vic

[Jazzguts]

Thanks Fred, take a rest now else your ears will start steamin',

Danke schon,Victor

[LegacyRiff]

One word.... very smooth! OK OK that was two words... so sue me! Hehehe

Simply superb Victor, lovely tone! and silky playing, loved every second of it. Bravo!

[zneella]

very very sweet tone Victor. really enjoyed that. big 5*****

[Jazzguts]

Thanks Gavin, always a pleasure to play for all my friends on the Tube,Vic.

[guitaress1]

Me Gusta!

[Jazzguts]

Encantado mi Amiga, siempre estas bienvenido. Hasta luego Victor.

[Stevepat1]

Hi Victor, that was a perfect performance. I have been strugling for years to improvise and after hearing you I'm back to the grind stone trying to make scales sound like music. You videos help a lot. Thanks

Steve

[Jazzguts]

Hi Steve, everyone goes through that stage,I think it's important you have a person(teacher) that can teach you the trade and addaption of the tools and ofcourse everyone's got to put in his(her) hours of daily work turning theory into practice,thanks for commenting.Victor.

[Jazzguts]

Thanks, you know these days I'm stearing my car and I'm hearing these melodies I want to play, then I get kinda frustrated that I have to drive,glad you enjoyed. greets Vic.

[freddym223]

hah,thats funny,many years ago i used to drive everybody nuts scatting bop lines all the time

[freddym223]

double wow!smooth as silk,and swinging as much as is possible,encore!hey vic i just posted WINE AND ROSES,still cant get your tone though

[Jazzguts]

Thanks Amigo, I'm using 013 gauge strings and a very hard pick and further I think I don't hit the strings very hard,that's about it. But Fred you have your own tone and style and I like it a lot,can't wait to hear your tune I'm hopping over,greets Vic.

[JogiBass]

Hey, Vic! Wonderful chord arrangement, beautiful impro, great cadenza, very, very nice flow, yet intense. Me melting, too! Cheers!!!

[Jazzguts]

Hey Jogi, when are you going to post your first Raga in a strange meter, making me jealous. I love the music from the Duke, small forms with much refinement,glad you enjoyed my friend,greets Vic.

[OldenVictor]

good guitar

[pauldil]

Really nice Victor. You play some wonderful ideas on this.

Paul;

[Jazzguts]

Thanks Paul,I was experimenting with a lot of different pentatonic Ideas(pentatonic in fourth intervals) that really work fine over these changes. If you like we can exchange some concepts,we may learn from eachother.greets Vic.

[pauldil]

Yes, I would absolutely love to see how you approach things harmonically.

Paul

[Jazzguts]

Ok Paul I'll send you a mail soon with certain concepts that I use and from from there on we'll let the ball roll to and fro,greets Vic.

[donPabloArturo]

Victor.Great performance.I thinking for few Years I will play Jazz. But know I studying harmony.Greet.

[Jazzguts]

Thanks Harmony is important but you better start practicing your Jazzchords on the side because there's a lot to learn there,greetings Amigo(I enjoy your nylonstring work).

[olemix]

excelent,as always.

[salvatoredevito]

hey man, you don't sleep?!??:-) I see you have used the colour I sent you:-))

time and time again I melt....I listen...I dream...

great again, victor!! finest!

[Jazzguts]

Thank you sal, I'll sleep forever when I'm in my Coffin till I'm reborn again then I can continue refining my Art. Thanks for your Colours, don't melt man cause you also have alot of work to do,greets Victor.

[DieselBodine]

Very fine performance, Vic. 8-)

[Jazzguts]

Thanks Scott,I thought you'd kinda like it. Is your "time-machine" ready so we can shake hands with these great Musicians? Gr Vic.

[Chordwayze]

Second time around... I hear snatches of 'Would you Rather be a Fish' and 'Louise' in there.. Nice quotes Victor..

[Jazzguts]

Wow John, I just improvised and don't understand that my mind is working on that intuitive level,even still stronger I don't even know those Tunes,LOL Victor.

[Chordwayze]

In that case Victor, when I get this problem sorted, I should record them! Then you will know them. Lol!

John

[Chordwayze]

Ouch Victor! You beat me to it! I am working on this one myself.. Well I was! I'll leave it a while. I shall have to... My mixer is not playing ball again.

Nice relaxed swing with this one Victor. Much to my taste... 5*..

John

[Jazzguts]

Thank you John,those Ellington tunes are great compositions,creative but still very logical composed and great to play over, hope in a while you'll overcome technicall problems and you can concentrate on playing.Greets Victor.