Larry Carlton - The B.P. Blues (live from Last Nite album)

[exmusicascientia]

Man, do we miss this sound! It would be something if Larry started using his Valley Arts solid-body guitars more.

[MerrittJeff1970]

what a great talent that has gone to such absolute shit

[tonytuneson]

And he still does it - with even less notes. Search for Dark Blues on his Mr335.tv site.

[lettmusic]

Simply the best: great tone, vibrato and phrasing. Larry at his best!

[pncampbell]

quite possibly the best 12 bar blues solo on earth

[Mithrandilferalis]

@pncampbell Have you heard of Stevie Ray Vaughan? ...

[BondsMusic]

2:49 he's like alright take it "ahdamn"

[anitadavideduo]

Great Larry... great album!

[spirityoda1]

great

[spirityoda1]

beautifully played. loose myself in this. great music. thanks larry.

[toomanygittars]

TONE!!!! :-)

[mad4mtl]

Does anyone know what Larry's set up was on this record? I know thats a Valley Arts Strat, and a volume pedal, but what amps and other effects was he using at that time? Thanks for the vid!

[Renshen1957]

@mad4mtl Larry uses Dumble amps.

[slownoman]

@mad4mtl Yep, this is after the time Larry went by "MR. 335". the Valley Arts guitars, or at least this one, were made by Don Grosh, who now has his own as-good-as-it-gets guitar shop. I own one of his strat style guitars. I do not play like this. In my dreams. I remember hearing this on the radio in LA when I was down there in '92 cutting demos. Knocked me out then. Knocks me out now. What a band. Geez.

[agathasharon]

yeh man real soouuuuuuuuulllllllll

[Goath35]

Larry Carlton has been influenced from B B KING!!

Great BB King, Great Larry!!!

[Nu9v9]

fuck bbking! ejejej

[charvelmod3]

Sweet.........'nuff said!

[catlover28]

Amazing, just amazing

[donottawaguitar]

might be the best riff ive heard

[JazzScene]

OMG. this is a gem! This is THE very performance that appears in the album "Last Nite"!

All these years listening to it, and now I can also see it. Thanks!

[krelbar]

@JazzScene Get his Jazz Licks instructional video...there are like 4 performances from this gig on it.

[jamflu]

When this CD first came out I was selling plastics on the east coast almost living in my car. I played this CD almost exclusively..actually I think it was a tape. I wouldn't go in to see a customer until the track was done. "Don't give it up" is unbelievable

[catlover28]

He's underrated

[JayM0001]

Only by those who don't really know him!

[REDSLANT]

In Martial Arts the big title is "Black Belt". It means your're an expert, youv'e reached the top of your game. The next distinction is "Master". It implies that you have so far excede black belt that you have developed your own style of Karate. Musically Larry is a "Master"

[fralando]

Like it or not, you KNOW who it is (I like it)

[anitadavideduo]

Simply wonderful!

[blume137]

i rather would say he is one of the very few guys that can play sophisticated lines without losing the blues feel.thats his advantage compared to many of the "new" bluesguys

[apkbluesman]

Larry just sounds so stiff every time he plays. Great phrasing, but he is arrogant as hell, and I just don't see that soul like I see in Mayer, Trucks, Haynes, and other real blues guitarist. In the end, I guess this is what you get when a jazz nerd attempts the blues.

[wanker6957]

that's funny cuz i have heard all 3 of those guys refer to LC as a GOD.

who's the nerd now, dorkboy.

[apkbluesman]

dude. i can have my opinions, and I'm sure you have yours. my post was exactly. He's much better than me anyways, and he can do alot of things that I can't. But I'm talking from a listener standpoint, that was all. No need for name calling.

[lindseyblair]

None of the 3 guys you named could play a solo near as good as Larrys on Kid Charlamane. For that matter, neither could anybody else. I think that should earn him some kind of respect.

[kgtele]

sorry man warren haynes is by far one of the best blues players around larry doesn't come close to warren when it comes to blues of course jazz is different.

[bayouhazard]

If you asked Warren his opinion, I'll bet he'd say he doesn't even come close to Larry. I enjoy them both. My teacher, Mike Elliott, who was one of the best guitarists I've ever heard...a super sophisticated jazzer who also could play the hell out of the blues called Carlton his favorite blues player. He loved the sophistication of Larry's bends among other thihgs.

[BadSneakers]

**********blank stare*********

[misanthropist19]

I was hungry before I watched this but all these tasty licks have spoiled my appetite.

[jazzbro]

I didn't even know Steve Carell played guitar.

[apkbluesman]

Srsly. I LOL'ed.

[TonyManns]

Great vid. Without a doubt my favorite guitarist!

[ItalianTali]

Man that guy could sure plays the blues couldn't he ? GREAT JOB!

[rottenotto2003]

Wow....... we are so lucky that someone had the foresight ( probably LC, himself) to film this performance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!