Remembering the genius of Kenny Poole

[shahienmusic]

geloof je of niet , als ik op je naam klik, komt nogsteeds het boodschapje : kanaal niet beschikbaar.

[ignace52jx]

@shahienmusic

Je moet rechts op beantwoorden klikken bij een stukje dat ik geschreven heb, dan komt ie naar mijn mailbox.

[shahienmusic]

@ignace52jx ok nu begrijp ik het hoe het werkt.

[ignace52jx]

@shahienmusic

dat profielbekijken werkt alleen als de naam onderaan de tekst staat, niet met @ boven de tekst.

[shahienmusic]

Hi.. fijn om weer wat van je te horen. gelukkig nieuw jaar

[kamlapati]

Wow, I din't know of Kenny 'till now. Beautiful. I will keep practicing, and listening.

[jhartmusiq]

In the pocket the whole time. To play like this is my life goal as far as solo guitar goes.

[shahienmusic]

i enjoy it more and more everytime i watch

[shahienmusic]

hahaha leuke reactie, echt. ok, speel je ook gitaar? ik speel zelf nm. ,vroeger in een bend.nu niet meer.

[shahienmusic]

waar woon je eigenlijk? ben je een man of een vrouw?

[shahienmusic]

@ignace52jx ja dank je wel.met jou ook?oefen je ieder dag?of net als ik eens in jaar?!

[ignace52jx]

@shahienmusic

Ja, zoiets.

[ignace52jx]

@shahienmusic

ik heb een tijdje niet kunnen reageren op you tube, een tijdje onder een andere naam (18 ipv 52)en nou is deze weer terug

[shahienmusic]

ja dat bedoel ik. ik ben ook niet zo handig met het i.n. . type even larry coryell paco de lucia voor een heel mooie duo

[shahienmusic]

ik heb het gezien.ook goede gitarist

je kanaal is niet meer beschikbaar?

[shahienmusic]

ik heb het gezien.ook goede gitarist

[gannonb4u]

How can there be 6 dislikes of Kenny's playing? The best part it the Humbleness that Kenny shows at the round of applause at the end of the piece.

[shahienmusic]

also 6:05 t 6:17 very difficult for 4e finger

[shahienmusic]

ik heb hem gevonden , heel erg bedankt

[shahienmusic]

van 2:24 tot 2:37erg moeilijk voor 4e finger

[shahienmusic]

heel erg bedankt. ik zal blijven zoeken

[shahienmusic]

i could not find hem. tnx anyway. i keep searching

[shahienmusic]

Please someone tel me what is the name of this song?

[eastman805]

@shahienmusic .....Brazil

[shahienmusic]

does anyone know the name of this music? please tel me.

[seirvedsirob]

Well, that's why I wrote "may be able to obtain..". I'd be persistent and try again. It worked out for me.

[cliffworks4321]

can anyone help me find and buy any CD's of Kenny's, please? thanks

[seirvedsirob]

@cliffworks4321 Check eBay. : "For George - Tribute to a Master" is available as of today. Also look out for "East meets Midwest" where he plays with Gene Bertoncini. Lastly, you may want to go to the web page of the "Ohio Fingerstyle Club" where you may be able to obtain a DVD copy of the concert whee this video here is from. Good Luck!

[cliffworks4321]

@seirvedsirob OFC never replied! we need more Kenny

[20wtube]

Man this performance!? I'll tell you I just like many others when browsing stuff on youtube have a short attention span a lot of the times. But every time I watch this and I come back to it every so often, I'm completely glued to the screen with both my eyes and ears because there is some musical magic happening here. Genius is the right way to describe him.

[SponsorLyrics]

I listen to A7X and Slayer and music like that, but I like him. People say "The Rev is in hell paying for his sins." and stuff like that; But I bet you that The Rev and Kenny are in heaven with other dead musicians having a good time and rocking, or "jazzing", out right now. :)

R.I.P. The Rev and Kenny Poole

[minnesotabongo]

a very nice arrangement of brazil. I wish it was available.He had the long,slender fingers that guitarists and pianists wished for.

[musiccalgary]

RIP brother. Thanks for the beautiful sounds.

[gannonb4u]

This is what guitar playing is all about!! I could listen to Kenny play this for the rest of my life! He touches me deep down in my soul where very few people/things have. It crys out to say How good is life that we can create and share this. Thank you and God Bless Kenny

[MrDarinWarren]

6 dislikes? They must think it's not great guitar playing if there's not distortion and pinch harmonics. Morons.

[patmyer]

@MrDarinWarren I know :( It's such a sad state of current affairs that this kind of composition goes completely unnoticed today for the most part.

[bimwopbarn]

does he have a bass string? his low notes are definitely lower normal E tuning allows

[AlbertGBaierII]

@bimwopbarn Kenny tuned his guitar down 2 steps, 6th string is C.

[jawdim29tu]

A true master of fingerstyle guitar playing! Most incredible! Thank you for sharing this. I noted that he passed away on my birthday.

[litrub3015]

I didn't know this person but i love his music on guitar. His fingers are like an octopus just playing around the fret of the guitar. I wish i could do some of his magic. I luv this guy

[SIRONEDRAGON]

beautiful arrangement of Brazil : )

[tequilla22zz44]

Life really is amazing. Here I am, on a quiet Saturday, trying to wrap my mind around another surgery for cancer this coming week. Listening to Tommy Emmanuel with Frank Vignola, which led me to a T.E. seminar where he makes reference to Ted Greene, which eventually led me here. It's a pretty good day after all.

[orlandoCF1]

@tequilla22zz44 I wish you well and you have my prayers. All is well. 

[anitadavideduo]

Beautiful!!!

RIP

[cessna03]

very relaxing, this is music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[IamtheActionman]

Beautiful!

[SALMONKO]

Damn, what a talent... RIP Mr. Poole Sir!

[Modes9]

I've been studying a long time and I can play very good single note solos and comp well. That being said, guys like this who do it all by themselves completely knock me out. It's sad that this kind of playing is a dying art. This is the way a guitar is meant to be played.

[thuhuyen86]

Very calming tune which was nicely played : )

I love the fingerstyle he used. Thanks for posting : )

And may he RIP...

[Tavernman06]

this is mind ripping...my face is melted!!!!!!

[Benj888]

How does he last for over NINE MINUTES!?!?! This man is nuts! But my new God...

[Dvareckas]

GENIUS?????????????

[Darkmaster16]

@Dvareckas Yes, genius.

[taildragger53]

This is just beyond beautiful!  This is REAL guitar playing. So terribly sorry to hear about his death even though 4 yrs have nearly passed. Thank you for this video.

[wandersonfcastro]

genius is an understatement for kenny poole, amazing video

[dwebster50]

This is one of most favourite you tube videos. I just love the journey Kenny Poole takes us. A great master & bless him

Dave

Calgary

[camelspottergr]

@dwebster50 I too come back to this video so often. He is truly a genius! The Finger style is amazing! it has such a warm sound!

[Tototwice]

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[Nathan1840]

da vontade de dormir

[diz52nd]

va pro inferno

[crescentridge]

He's tuned LOW....gorgeous

[martinaxman]

Sweet.

[Bob6stringer]

The Hofner does him justice. RIP, Kenny.

[miriyaa]

with that guitar we all are genius........ good musicians make music even with a stick...

[conradpaul]

youre an idiot.

[jreichbart]

Amazing!!!

[edhaus]

I never tire of this wonderful playing.

[hififlipper]

great dude

[houseofcharm]

The music lived in him and now he lives on through his music.

[hangtough65]

Very interesting player. Rest in God's peace and play heavenly.

BJett

[KrustytheKiller]

every time i see this im blown away.

[thrip]

me too.

[MrJulianwill]

Master player !

[GXGmaster]

Wow! Great player!

[swingmanic]

Beautiful style and technique!...Looked like a nice guy too!....I'll be adding him to my music collection and be playing him on my radio prog....Many thanx JH13 for sharing!!

[LudwigAtHome]

I didn't know Sean Connery could play that well !!

[hypershadow647]

those reaches at 2:25 are insane, great stuff

[BenjaminWest7]

You are missed, sir.

[Prattinator999]

what a fantastic player, and what a beautiful sound. RIP, I will be sure to delve into his material in the future.

[vicvod]

It is three years today since Kenny died. For those of you who didn't know him, at the time of this recording, he was ate up with Cancer. For those of you who did know him, I'm sure you miss him too. Great player and a great guy as well. RIP Kenny.

[Korsaro1]

bravo, bel ritmo e fraseggio.

[jasoncasper16]

This is amazing. Just perfectly played in every way. Wow!

[lugaray2]

My warmest regards to this version of brazilian tune "Aquarela do brasil" by composer Ary Barroso. So beautiful and very legit brazilian feel.

[Kal99]

Very nice!

[BoojWaZEE]

absolute jazz guitar mastery

[orlandoCF1]

What a sweet sound, I never knew about Kenny Poole until seeing this video. I'm so sorry I've been missing him. RIP

[tequilla22zz44]

@orlandoCF1 Think I accidentally clicked a thumbs down button by mistake!!! Don't know to undo that. How could anyone dislike anything on this page. Sorry.

[centrifical007]

Brilliant...

[vicvod]

I miss both the laughter and the playing. RIP.

[Gminor7]

Every time I watch this it brings tears. Kenny had a couple of CDs which may still be in print as far as I know:

one is a tribute to George VanEps, the other one he recorded with Gene Bertoncini, called East Meets West, or something like that. Just Google Kenny Poole. RIP . . .

[Dvareckas]

Atrodo tai kaip kalinys,bet groja tai super!

[muzzajg]

Reminds me of my Uncle......the Australian Big Bopa !! Beautiful !1

[jujusunrise]

Waaaaaaa... caviar for my ears...

[DeeperGroove]

Anybody thinking of transcribing this ?

[stringdamper]

Chet Atkins + George Van Eps + Andres Segovia + Joao Gilberto + Joe Pass + unending depth and soul = Kenny Poole's right hand (and left hand too!)

[jevoshawke13]

I keep coming back to this video, I never heard of Kenny until about a year after this video was put up, just amazing. Learning these chord substitutions would keep anyone busy for a while. My view is that this man had an exceptional ear to quality and taste. Anyone have tips on his technique? I'd love to learn more about this guy's right hand.

[pvail06]

What a fabulous guitar player. Such a pleasure to listen to .5*****

[davidneverwas]

What a humbling introduction. I'm in Cincy, sorry I missed him. Sounds like a Hammond B3?!

[ohiofingerstyle]

As I was showing Kenny this clip for the first and only time just two weeks before he passed away he smiled and remarked, For the longest time I had NO IDEA what I was going to play - I was just wandering around hoping to land on something And, land on something he did! But, to the rest of us mere mortals it was a brilliant and humbling intro. (Thanks so much for that comment, David.)

Palmer Moore Organizer

Ohio Fingerstyle Guitar Club

[earsoup]

thanks, amazing playing.

[nattynancy]

I remember the apartment in Mt Adams and the candles we lit...

[songokuforever]

che bravo accidenti!

[gontamen]

the better 10 min of the day

thanks

[santanahollow]

Nice playing of Aquarela do BRazil...

Would like to see you playing Lamentos...

Congrats.....you sound really great!!

MS

[androidguitar]

Bold, brilliant, amazing! Fat tone, too, tuned so low. Any biographic info. you'd like to share? Thank you for this.

[TechChick493]

this is fucking unreal. first time ive heard of him. thank you!

[yngvaigilbsteen]

Yeah, I knew this guy. Amazing. His arrangements were different every time. He would play tunes in different keys, (on the spot), chord subs on the fly, different arrangement just to keep himself entertained. What you're seeing here was probably the first time he ever played this particular arrangement.  Fearless. Too bad he had to go. : (

[oOoACFREEMANoOo]

amazing playing.

period!

ps send me ur size we need to get u a suit.

[westone79]

GENIO!!!

[moncmon]

truly a genius indeed.

[stringdamper]

two whole steps...

[scarred123]

is he down tuned 1/2 step?

[scarred123]

"H" isn't a letter of the musical alphabet

[Torfinnmadssen]

Actually, it is in Norway... For some reason we say H instead of B. Up here, B is the note between H and A.

[scarred123]

Interesting, i didnt know that. I just did some reading on it.

[stardust19000]

Not only in Norway, but most countries in Europe use H and B , and the western countries use B and Bb.

[groovemastery]

H used to be a note in baroque music. What we call Bb today was their B and H is what they called our B. Bach used it to write his "signature" musically (i.e. B-A-C-H)

[guitaralbert0]

like the bach motif!!!! Bb - A - C - B

[stringdamper]

I miss you Kenny.

[camelspottergr]

this is sooo fantastic!!! he is a genius!!!

[glynjazz99]

what a genius, any info on the DVD that this came from? I must have it,fantastic.

[dwebster50]

Been around awhile ...I am a quiet player, have not played in years and I am coming back ..Speaking of coming back...I always come back to this video of brilliance of a man that is the tower of creativity , a man with huge integrady ....I love walking quietly with a big stick . Bless you Kenny ..and thankyou for your guitar !

[biscutsdad]

may 25th....almost two years.....

[scarred123]

amazing, i love this song and vid

[02x9]

Nice Contrapuntal guitar work

[Rotitomato]

Do us a favor, give us more of him!

[sjahien]

realy fantastic

[PsychoKNTX]

He knows how to play some jazz, is all I can say.

[imitare]

Fantastic !

[nouvelobservateur74]

Yo tengo ese modelo de guitarra Höfner. Me queda mucho por aprender hasta hacerla sonar así!

[cronopios81]

cuold you post more?

[rupayatt]

we love the genius of kenny poole!!

[mufasamusic]

This is Brazil! I love this tune.... great, great flic as well.....

[55barfly]

Beautiful. This is the Man with the Blue Guitar, right?

[mufasamusic]

Hah! I think you're right. I have that picasso above my guitars right now...

[muzzajg]

WOW!! I'm n instant fan of Kenny Poole right here and now .

[paulrichardschuster]

You said it! I'm completly sold on this guy.

[Chordwayze]

Pure joy to listen to. I shouldn't envy, but I do. I wish I could have mastered fingerstyle! I never could. Delightful and a fitting tribute to Kenny. And a great guitar too. Well played Sir. Thanks for this one.

John

[catscratchass]

a joy to hear... this is teh best gidfft anyone can leave behind for others.

[waittoworry]

Watched you tonight.Miss you old friend.

[stringdamper]

His whole guitar is tuned down two whole steps...

[jorgebarnet]

Amazing arrangement or improvisation of Aquarela do Brazil with the sixth string tune to D God bless his soul Thanks for posting this beautiful video

[dwebster50]

This is an amazing video, I am sure glad you have posted this. I have great deal of respect for a man that I have only heard and now seen only once , dur to this video.

A very creative, gentleman that the wolrd needs more of him. Bless you Mr Kenny Poole ....you are sadly missed.

[philh37]

In 1982 I saw Kenny Poole sitting in with Tal Farlow at the original Blue Wisp Jazz Club in Cincinnati. I sat less than 10 feet away from those guys, they played together for 3 hours.

[samuelmaddever]

Beautiful. Thank you for posting this. I had never heard of him until 10 minutes ago.

[AWilhelmJens]

amazing

[sbrooks11]

He sure felt his music and it shows in the sound. Great loss.

[slicer2]

Lovely.

[LucasYahn]

playing the "Aquarela do Brasil" by Ari barroso ;)

[2515129]

I have never even heard of Kenny Poole before today. Holy WOW!  What a great guitar player! Where can I get more?

[markymarcus1]

i love his tone!

[guitar1amore]

beautiful

[Tanamoao]

Eze mode,

[witclown]

well, he's a good guitarrist, that's right, but this song is a popular brazilian song, we love it here. He's not the composer and i play it since i'm 15. Sorry ppl!

[bigdood]

Nowhere did I see anyone claim he is the composer... did I miss something? :-/

[Rotitomato]

Genius is right!

[oldgreentop]

I just love this. Man this guy is musical!!!!

[stringdamper]

One day Kenny will be recognized for what he is: the greatest solo jazz guitar player of all time!

[10aaa]

9 minutes & 18 seconds of heaven!!! It doesn't get much better than this. Kenny really swings latin rhythms. We all should try to emulate his smoothness.

[kapuma]

Most beautiful version of Aquarela do Brasil that I've heard so far!

Cheers from Brazil ;}