Georges Benson and Count Basie Jam Blues

[Scotty14all]

Can't remember the exact details but for some reason Freddie Green refused to play the gig but nothing to do with George playing guitar, completely different players, Freddie was a rhythm guitarist.. Tony Bennett and Joe Williams also performed.

[HowieP]

Good to finally see the Ibanez GB-20 in action!

[guidoman]

Wow! Kicking ass and taking names ---GB is one of the greatest git men on the planet ----unbelievable talent--he plays so down to earth and bluesy--I just love him and wish I was him!

[ethansimon94]

honestly. this would be better without benson. he's in the way of basie. both great players, but IMO this is a poor matchup

[NicholasFruneaux]

@ethansimon94

You're crazy, Benson is doing great and it fits nicely. Saying that is insulting Basie's taste. If it's good enough for Basie it's good enough for me.

[ethansimon94]

@NicholasFruneaux You would do well to sit down with a couple Basie records to try and truly understand what he was about. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking Benson. But this performance was a Capitally-motivated one, and artistically, the two players don't compliment each other. IMO (In my Opinion). You'd probably also do well not not call a complete stranger crazy...

[shakti9]

insane swinging here

[awfulguitarplucker]

Count is not for Music Cunts...(emo,bieber lovers..and others...)

[TheEnglishRedneck45]

@awfulguitarplucker I beg to differ. Any music is for any person. I personally think Basie would abhor the idea that his music 'is not for' a certain group of people. Hell, if a Bieber fan likes the sound of this music, all strength to them, they have a very broad range of musical taste. I think it's great that people into the more popular musical styles of this day and age can appreciate teh mastery of musicians such as Basie.

[MsNostalgicDi]

Smooooth...

[zarijes]

Beautiful!

[MrFananani]

ma perchè in italia questi concerti non si fanno mai!?!?!?!

[geminivirgo1]

@MrFananani ...perchè in Italia c'e' Jovanotti! :-)

[awfulguitarplucker]

@MrFananani ti sei già risposto....SIAMO IN ITALIA

[tuxguys]

I love Basie, and I like Benson a lot, but I didn't much care for this... and why no Freddy Greene? Basie pre-deceased him, I believe, so where is he?

[RootsinBrooklyn]

@tuxguys

Just in case anyone ever wondered if the monicker "Bad Benson" was well deserved!!! Whoa, talk about swingin' ! What a wonderful combination - Basie and Benson. I was kind of waiting for George to play some single note type lines; but he soloed all the way through - as only he could do - with that unique approach to octaves(+) that is so cool. Loved it.

(Bonus - George with "fro" and flare bottom trousers. Ah, the good ole days!))

[shecky308]

Hey Yall,please contact Ibanez so they can bring back this GB-20 model guitar back in blonde and in sunburst,and thank you george,please help it come back!!

[KhanShin]

Georges Benson at his best!

[knollwood123]

hey there, what do you mean ," stupid fag ever heard of video capture?" ..thks