@miklos379 I think his ex-wife was from Switzerland, professorship in Berlin, better school system healthcare in Europe among other things (from what Ive read in interviews). Best, Sandemose.
@Sandemose dude I shat on you.now you trying to shit on me? no way man! I shat and shat on you so many times these last years,now you smell funny.all you gotta do is wipe yourself clean...and come back for more!
saw this guy at Ronnie Scotts, London on 18/4/11. When he started playing his music I paid close attention to his picking technique and fretboard work, it wasn't too long before I was swept away with the gloriousness of what came out of the house PA system. Technique is irrelevant, music is what counts.
@stefanod2402 Yeah, but most Jazz and Classical guitarists will not do that. Some even consider that sloppy technique. Some guitarists get a pass on the "proper technique card" for being extraordinary players, though. Most guitar teachers tell you to keep your thumb behind the neck.
@spongey222 I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that. It doesn't make you a good player or a bad one. Most guitarists do it for the wide vibrato, especially blues players.
The thumb behind the neck technique is mostly to get you to use your pinky. It's violin technique applied to the guitar. Look at Allan Holdsworth, he does the behind the neck technique.
Paul Gilbert also perfers his thumb over the neck, yet he is one of the greatest contemporary rock guitarists. So, no harm done.
@BigTymerPimp Oh yeah, I wasn't taking a dig at you. I just think that there's technique and there's technique. The type that stuck up guitar geeks will tell you to use cause its the "proper" way to do it and then there is the way that works for you
At 230 Kurt plays the whole A section to Darn that Dream in G (the chords only) I wonder what other standards lurk in there
He says that a lot of his improvisations come form changes that he steal from standards. He weaves them together in chains or takes every other bar of a standar--but in this case he just plays straight through the a section.
In fact he may play the b section after--I didn't take the time to transcribe it yet..but listen for Eb key cetenter
At 230 Kurt plays the whole A section to Darn that Dream in G (the chords only) I wonder what other standards lurk in their...
He says that a lot of his improvisations come form changes that he steal from standards. He weaves them together in chains or takes every other bar of a standar--but in this case he just plays straight through the a section.
In fact he may play the b section after--I didn't take the time to transcribe it yet..but listen for Eb key cetenter
@lionsome That seems like apples and oranges to me. Mclaughlin can play changes and has tremendous right hand facility. Kurt is a straight ahead player and John isn't. I also have never seen John display any kind of harmonic facility like kurt does here. John's good at other things and respect to him, but I don't think it's very tasteful to compare these two players. Matter of fact, I don't think it's tasteful to compare any two players of that caliber
@lionsome saying anyone makes a guitarist of rosenwinkel's calibre look like a beginner is just an ignorant thing to say. McLaughlin is one of the greats and is no doubt amazing. But surely someone "with good taste who knows not to overrate guitarists" is smart enough to know there is no way you can compare those two guitarists. At least not in the way you have.
@lionsome your comments are so stupid its awesome. You say Lage (Lund?) blows Kurt away. I would guess Lage listened alot to Kurt and that Lage has much to thank Kurt for when it comes to his own sound. Why do you bring in skin colour (white) and class (midle) into the discussion if it was "dancing" was the problem? Your comments stands out as some of the most stupid piece of crap Ive read. Even for youtube comments, which say quite alot.
@Sandemose because you idiot still don't get what I mean by improvising,dance,jazz,feeling,heart,etc. all you're fucking hooked on is kurt,kurt kurt! haha you fucking zombie,there's more to art than some 'modern guitar licks'.I'll bet you've never dreamt of a song in your life
@lionsome megalomani is what you suffer from. You think you know things about people you never met. You think you know whats best for me to do, that your definitions for what art is, is definite and should be valid for other people. You call me (or fans of Kurt?) idiots. For me, music make me a better person, it enriches my life and give it the most profound mening. My life, is per definition, and endless song containing all possible melodies. Sometimes, I wake up. Good night sir.
All music including repetitive pop musics, rock, ballad, and jazz are all sounds and noises that can make us feel amazed and chilled. Just because repetitive music are popular nowadays, there's no reason for you to say that certain musics are better or superior to others. All music are good, but one of the reasons why jazz is so good is definitely because of its diversity in melodies and chords that allows more freedom in expression.
i dunno 'bout you guys but for me..he's the kinda guy that you wanna punch in the face cos he's so talented that it makes you feel like a stool sample in some laboratory. :D
Generally, today's mainstream music is the repetitive screams of superficial people in your face. Jazz is the whispers of philosophers hinting at the secrets they've learned. If you're so lucky to decide to take the effort to make out what they're saying, you'll be amazed by the subtle wonders they're uttering under the screams of popular music.
Extremely well said! Reading YouTube comments usually just makes me sad and even angry, but usually on jazz videos there's some great people commenting and I actually enjoy the comments. If I'm watching a famous rock/blues guitarists video there's always arguments about who's best and who's better and if I watch classical music there's always some people fighting over how the piece should be played and who does it better etc... you get the idea
Kurt is amazing and so advanced harmonically ,I wish that young jazz guitar players would not copy his style so much..too many cats try to sound like him these days..
@ranshinahr yeah, you´re so right about that. His biggest contribution is that one realize that you CAN develop such a strong and distinguished voice. He makes me wanna check out what I sound like on my own..
@minor7b5SM Sorta, I agree that pop today is very repetitive, but in many ways jazz is dead. I wouldn't want to hear Dr. Dre or J Dilla or Red One try and write a jazz fusion tune and I also wouldn't want to hear Rosenwinkel, Krantz, or chris potter write a hip-hop beat. Any musician who is at the top of a genre is incredibly talented. And though their are many "superficial" performers within pop don't forget about the very talented engineers and producers who really make this music happen.
@GabeSlice yeah but kurt didn't write the beatz, he just played, not to mention this style of hip hop has nothing in common with the producers I mentioned who are involved with well crafted pop music. ( besides dilla) (not saying that the other stuff isn't well crafted, just sayin it isn't as polished)
@minor7b5SM I have to say that some "mainstream" music is good... but, in fact, it depends on how you define what is "mainstream music".
In fact, I think all musical genres are good... but it's music! And music is not a product - you can't buy music, can't sell music. You can buy a CD, yes, I agree...
I think some people just mistake "money" and "soul". No?
@minor7b5SM I heartly accept your view on Jazz, and its innate beauty as an intellectual phenomenon. The issue is you unconditionally generalized and entire era of musical prosperity, and claimed that they were the ones who ever superficial. Yet with such an attack you infact are a hypocrtite, and your indisputeable conviction makes you best fitted for your own attack.
yeah, i mean i know he sings along with most of what he plays. obviously he cant sing along with ALL of it, be it something really fast, or really high in pitch. And im sure sometimes hes off or a given line wasn't as clear with him before hand as another, but he definitely did not overdub anything, i've heard him sing along with the stuff he plays at live shows. it sounds sick!
i'll be honest, i don't know if kurt was REALLY hearing was he was playing on this take. i caught his trio back in 2003 at the pork'n'beans cafe, and i'm pretty sure he asked his bass player to write out the changes to invitation for him 'for the set started. kurt should at least be negotiating standard rep. I mean, if you're asking your band member to bail you out on an easy bud powell tune, where do you get off working on ya own book?
Are you kidding? have you heard his records? Half the time you can hear him SING what he's improvising. I'm pretty fucking sure this man can hear what he plays before he plays it. In fact I think he's among a small number of musicians who are capable of improvising with such originality and musical quality.
I heard (from a reliable source) that the singing is overdubbed. He plays the solos (maybe they're composed before the hit, maybe not) THEN transcribes them and tries to sing with them. I heard he had to do 12 takes on Dr. Jivago just to hit some of those pitches. I think we can all agree the only way to determine true (not bush league) originality is by grunting and moaning, not singing. Listen to Keith Jarrett. You're almost there royalsewage, thanks for your concern.
nah man, i saw him live in chicago last winter. i sat 5 feet away from him for 2 sets. he sings what he plays WHILE he plays it. there is no arguing that, you don't know what you're talking about.
when i was at berklee there was a video in the library of him doing a seminar there a while back and he was saying how he'd print of fretboard diagrams and draw like lightning bolt shapes on them all up the neck in major scales and learn them - you can see him using this kinda stuff alot too - he's a crazy guy!
like, you know those fretboard diagrams you can print off
that are like just an aerial view of the fretboard and you put dots on the frets to like make scale digrams/chords and such, well kurt said he would print them out and like draw out c major scale from one end of the neck to the other and it would look like a lightning bolt, what he really means though is that he does 4 note per string and he'll go from the lowest note to the highest and back again,
ok there guy. I'll chill. I'm sorry I exploded over that, my mistake. I'll learn to keep my mouth shut next time. They're great, both of em' are great, no denying it. They're styles compliment each other so well, I hope they make an album together. They could call it, "I Can See Your Douche-Bag From Here."
ehh...Andreas Oberg isn't nearly as classy as Kurt. He's good, don't get me wrong but I'd listen to Kurt in a millisecond over that Swedish dude. The guy is fast but and can keep up with the changes but how deep are his improvisations and melodic lyricism? Pretty shallow if you ask me
He tends sometimes to be a tad bland for my taste, but here is a musician of great intelligence, culture and talent. For sure one of the very best guitar players heard in the last ten years - if not the best.
Andreas definitely doesn't have the imagination that Kurt does. His style is ... I want to say dated, but it's very traditional. Not in the way that it is influenced by traditional music, but in the way that it sounds like it's all been done before. Nothing sticks out at me as innovative, which is something I need as a musician and a listener to stay interested. He's technically a good guitarist, but there is a difference between being a good guitarist and being a good musician.
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It's unfortunate that you peg somebody as not being a good musician because they don't always play what you like to hear. Oberg can play ANYTHING Kurt can, with the same finesse. On the other hand, we can't say the same thing for Kurt. Pretty simple minded of you, you must admit.
title it Cum Cabbage Stroke IV
GohModley 1 day ago
@kumanalex Exactly. No need for further discussion.
bstudermusic 2 days ago
anybody notice what amp he's using?
tubaeli93 4 months ago
@tubaeli93 I think ... Fender twin reverb ...
satanycan9 3 months ago
@tubaeli93 it is not cause of the amp , man, believe me
kumanalex 1 month ago 2
I personnally hate the comments saying bad things about those who disliked the video. They're stupid and they're on every video.
gentilguy 4 months ago 6
The voice leading is sooooo good, the melody is so strong and clear!
MattHurleyHimself 4 months ago 7
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MattHurleyHimself 4 months ago
not hate but mucho skepticism---he left the states,why?
miklos379 6 months ago
I hope its improv
MMorrow43 5 months ago
@miklos379 I think his ex-wife was from Switzerland, professorship in Berlin, better school system healthcare in Europe among other things (from what Ive read in interviews). Best, Sandemose.
Sandemose 4 months ago
I guess sandemose is frantically searching all rosenwinkel videos to check what surprises I've laid for him,like landmines,boobytraps...
lionsome 6 months ago
so much better than sandemose
lionsome 6 months ago 3
@lionsome so much smarter than lionsome.
Sandemose 6 months ago
@Sandemose dude I shat on you.now you trying to shit on me? no way man! I shat and shat on you so many times these last years,now you smell funny.all you gotta do is wipe yourself clean...and come back for more!
lionsome 6 months ago
@lionsome hahaha, just ran out of medication dude?
Sandemose 6 months ago
@Sandemose dude you are my medicine! reading your comments on rosenwinkel just turn my stomach...you know the results! hahahahahahahaha!!!
lionsome 6 months ago
he should do some solo guitar shows, all improvised keith jarrett-style.
unclejunglebass 7 months ago
6 people suck at life.
evanmontgomerymusic 8 months ago
@evanmontgomerymusic that's kind of an ironic comment..
psychopathtoine 8 months ago
WARMTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Like a sublime sculpture composed of hardened caramel
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saw this guy at Ronnie Scotts, London on 18/4/11. When he started playing his music I paid close attention to his picking technique and fretboard work, it wasn't too long before I was swept away with the gloriousness of what came out of the house PA system. Technique is irrelevant, music is what counts.
mertles02 9 months ago
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mertles02 9 months ago
lenny kravitz disliked this for sure
7Insomnia7 10 months ago
It doesn't matter if you use your thumb on the neck or not, if it sounds good do it!
dougsusername 11 months ago 2
@dougsusername django used it! :)
SamiKun 11 months ago
please check out my videos. Young jazz guitarist playing all or nothing at all off of east coast love affair.
maximillianayer 1 year ago
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maximillianayer 1 year ago
When he plays, so many colors. Rosenwinkle, the painter of sound.
DylanGalvinMusic 1 year ago 3
those chord you unseemingly improvised ,could become like great song ever?
y34r 1 year ago
0:54 - 0:59 Jazz Rulez
MelodiousThunk93 1 year ago 2
Great Chord melody!!!! First time i heard it I knew that it was my next transcription.
Now its almost done but still, i'm not tired to hear it! Thank you Kurt for inspiration
nothingbutmuzik 1 year ago
wowee!
greenespltd 1 year ago
You are so damn good !
Do you hear all your voicings or have you done a great deal of precomposition as a base.
It seems as though you are composing all voices on the go.
If thats it
Its freeking amazing. It must be really instense for you.
vhollund 1 year ago
he uses his thumb! just like hendrix
shizot 1 year ago
@shizot just like millions of guitarists. lol
stefanod2402 1 year ago
@stefanod2402 Yeah, but most Jazz and Classical guitarists will not do that. Some even consider that sloppy technique. Some guitarists get a pass on the "proper technique card" for being extraordinary players, though. Most guitar teachers tell you to keep your thumb behind the neck.
BigTymerPimp 1 year ago
@BigTymerPimp Yet people like Hendrix, Metheny and Rosenwinkel all do it. Lol What does that tell you?
spongey222 1 year ago
@spongey222 I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that. It doesn't make you a good player or a bad one. Most guitarists do it for the wide vibrato, especially blues players.
The thumb behind the neck technique is mostly to get you to use your pinky. It's violin technique applied to the guitar. Look at Allan Holdsworth, he does the behind the neck technique.
Paul Gilbert also perfers his thumb over the neck, yet he is one of the greatest contemporary rock guitarists. So, no harm done.
BigTymerPimp 1 year ago
@BigTymerPimp Oh yeah, I wasn't taking a dig at you. I just think that there's technique and there's technique. The type that stuck up guitar geeks will tell you to use cause its the "proper" way to do it and then there is the way that works for you
spongey222 1 year ago
Donno why but 1:01 - 1:30 really reminds me some kind of a christmas carol.. just sounds christmasy
Fsdrak 1 year ago
@Fsdrak I know what you mean. Similar melody to the lead in 'Christmas Time is Here' by Vince Guaraldi: watch?v=PMZZ6FxgnIo Both are lovely
kuganv89 1 year ago
@kuganv89 u got it man :) !
Fsdrak 1 year ago
At 230 Kurt plays the whole A section to Darn that Dream in G (the chords only) I wonder what other standards lurk in there
He says that a lot of his improvisations come form changes that he steal from standards. He weaves them together in chains or takes every other bar of a standar--but in this case he just plays straight through the a section.
In fact he may play the b section after--I didn't take the time to transcribe it yet..but listen for Eb key cetenter
Maybe imrov is a mispost?
jamesharperwillis 1 year ago
At 230 Kurt plays the whole A section to Darn that Dream in G (the chords only) I wonder what other standards lurk in their...
He says that a lot of his improvisations come form changes that he steal from standards. He weaves them together in chains or takes every other bar of a standar--but in this case he just plays straight through the a section.
In fact he may play the b section after--I didn't take the time to transcribe it yet..but listen for Eb key cetenter
Maybe imrov is a mispost?
jamesharperwillis 1 year ago
I'd say that was killin', but it's so beautiful and life-affirming, "killin'" isn't the right word ;-)
JazzyJonas 1 year ago
That was killer!
ogulkoker 1 year ago
check out the new album with OJM; the new takes on Zhivago especially are ridiculous.
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lionsome wrote on a Jonathan Kreisberg video (the best thing for you is me):
"@Sandemose I prefer rosenwinkel.he's better"
Man...dude IS confused...
Sandemose 1 year ago
...silence...
Sandemose 1 year ago
winner=sandemose
Bhab667 1 year ago 9
Feel good music!
No comparisons, just listening.
Wellonium 1 year ago
thank you kurt for your music, you always make me feel fine.
jezzerie 1 year ago
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The best way I can describe this, is that it's like listening to Bill Evans on guitar... beautiful.
chefsize 1 year ago
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chefsize 1 year ago
beautiful music ..rhsc nyc
redhairedstepchild 1 year ago
kurt has a great guitar sound. very clean and warm. like it.
majorshakeofficial 1 year ago
so beautiful and soulful. so melodically engaging
sheskimusic 1 year ago
This is such absolute beautiful playing. Its Jazz but when I listen to it I feel blues. Inspirational guy.
fender1325 1 year ago
Kurt is a poet.
simguit 1 year ago 2
God level status attained.
pdenavagattora 1 year ago
I suspect somebody else plays the right hand....this guy has something to hide...... Victor van Kampen doesn't do crap like that....!
alzhammer1 1 year ago
Man, I guess no matter how good you get, you always have haters!
Vinny1130 1 year ago 27
EW. NO ONE SHOULD GET THIS GOOD.
BillyC15 1 year ago
Thank You
eliasDK 1 year ago
gorgeous chordings and skilled playing
tosin told me about this guy, hes AWESOME
TruNikkaz 1 year ago 2
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I saw a video of john mclaughlin soloing over changes.man he makes rosenwinkel look like a beginner!
lionsome 1 year ago
@lionsome so whats that make you look like?
thejazzman8 1 year ago
@thejazzman8 a man of good taste who knows not to overrate guitarists!
lionsome 1 year ago
@lionsome That seems like apples and oranges to me. Mclaughlin can play changes and has tremendous right hand facility. Kurt is a straight ahead player and John isn't. I also have never seen John display any kind of harmonic facility like kurt does here. John's good at other things and respect to him, but I don't think it's very tasteful to compare these two players. Matter of fact, I don't think it's tasteful to compare any two players of that caliber
jazzis779 1 year ago
haha, yeah, cant compare legends to those who are well schooled, rosenwinkle just aint on the god level yet.
thejazzman8 1 year ago
@lionsome saying anyone makes a guitarist of rosenwinkel's calibre look like a beginner is just an ignorant thing to say. McLaughlin is one of the greats and is no doubt amazing. But surely someone "with good taste who knows not to overrate guitarists" is smart enough to know there is no way you can compare those two guitarists. At least not in the way you have.
gretsch19 1 year ago 4
@lionsome you should be named "tiresome" not lionsome...
Best, Sandemose
Sandemose 1 year ago
@Sandemose you know who blows rosenwinkel away? Lage
lionsome 1 year ago
@Sandemose I'm almost sure that all you rosenwinkel worshippers are white middle class wanna be jazz guitarists who can't dance!
lionsome 1 year ago
@lionsome Im a white middle class guitarist who loves jazz and hates dancing. Your point?
best, Sandemose
Sandemose 1 year ago
@Sandemose learn to dance,then relate it to jazz...then you'll know what I mean.for now you're in the dark bro
lionsome 1 year ago
@lionsome this is awesome...
Sandemose 1 year ago
@Sandemose er...ok
lionsome 1 year ago
@lionsome your comments are so stupid its awesome. You say Lage (Lund?) blows Kurt away. I would guess Lage listened alot to Kurt and that Lage has much to thank Kurt for when it comes to his own sound. Why do you bring in skin colour (white) and class (midle) into the discussion if it was "dancing" was the problem? Your comments stands out as some of the most stupid piece of crap Ive read. Even for youtube comments, which say quite alot.
Best, Sandemose
Sandemose 1 year ago
@Sandemose because you idiot still don't get what I mean by improvising,dance,jazz,feeling,heart,etc. all you're fucking hooked on is kurt,kurt kurt! haha you fucking zombie,there's more to art than some 'modern guitar licks'.I'll bet you've never dreamt of a song in your life
lionsome 1 year ago
@lionsome megalomani is what you suffer from. You think you know things about people you never met. You think you know whats best for me to do, that your definitions for what art is, is definite and should be valid for other people. You call me (or fans of Kurt?) idiots. For me, music make me a better person, it enriches my life and give it the most profound mening. My life, is per definition, and endless song containing all possible melodies. Sometimes, I wake up. Good night sir.
Sandemose
Sandemose 1 year ago
@lionsome hahahahaha!! lol, lionsome!! your comments are the worst shit i've ever read here on youtube.. Sandemose owned you in that discussion ..
Lassesteff 1 year ago
@lionsome Your comments prove you are about as mature as a child. Sandemose shot down your comments as fast as a Kuklinski victim.
Tacoguitar 1 year ago
@Tacoguitar now, THATs hard...
Sandemose 1 year ago
this dude has such a great sound. Another great jazz guitarist from Philadelphia
jazzpman 1 year ago
u are a genius
juaco39 1 year ago
Kurt is the man!
GreyJazz90 1 year ago
I love this video
MrKoRn3 1 year ago
wow this guy is on a whole different level!
chasebjazzguitar 1 year ago
god. I loved Joe Pass. Now he has been, not replaced, but Kurt brings artistry to an entirely new level.
vanderbiltsax 1 year ago 3
All music including repetitive pop musics, rock, ballad, and jazz are all sounds and noises that can make us feel amazed and chilled. Just because repetitive music are popular nowadays, there's no reason for you to say that certain musics are better or superior to others. All music are good, but one of the reasons why jazz is so good is definitely because of its diversity in melodies and chords that allows more freedom in expression.
maydie777 1 year ago 3
Kurt is just too damn good for his own good. Makes me want to run out & buy a Sadowsky.
doughboy777 1 year ago
does he use old twins or new ones?
anandaemail 1 year ago
i dunno 'bout you guys but for me..he's the kinda guy that you wanna punch in the face cos he's so talented that it makes you feel like a stool sample in some laboratory. :D
JoMenz329 1 year ago 2
I usually watch him playing every month during Siena Jazz materclasses .... he's sooooo amazing but humble anyway
universalmind3000 1 year ago
You're right he's a very humble man, and he has much to be humble about.
awesomewelles90 1 year ago
this is simply incredible...
SpeedPickers 1 year ago
God, what goes through his head?
HendrixcommaMartin 2 years ago 2
Generally, today's mainstream music is the repetitive screams of superficial people in your face. Jazz is the whispers of philosophers hinting at the secrets they've learned. If you're so lucky to decide to take the effort to make out what they're saying, you'll be amazed by the subtle wonders they're uttering under the screams of popular music.
minor7b5SM 2 years ago 85
yeeeeeesss! :)
bosserbee 2 years ago
Extremely well said! Reading YouTube comments usually just makes me sad and even angry, but usually on jazz videos there's some great people commenting and I actually enjoy the comments. If I'm watching a famous rock/blues guitarists video there's always arguments about who's best and who's better and if I watch classical music there's always some people fighting over how the piece should be played and who does it better etc... you get the idea
junka22 1 year ago
@minor7b5SM Wow, well said!
bracer84 1 year ago
@minor7b5SM thats beautiful man
jazzis779 1 year ago
@minor7b5SM Oh man,that's -indeed- a phrase that describes the idiom of jazz!1
xatzidakis 1 year ago
Kurt is amazing and so advanced harmonically ,I wish that young jazz guitar players would not copy his style so much..too many cats try to sound like him these days..
ranshinahr 1 year ago
@ranshinahr yeah, you´re so right about that. His biggest contribution is that one realize that you CAN develop such a strong and distinguished voice. He makes me wanna check out what I sound like on my own..
best, Sandemose
Sandemose 1 year ago
@minor7b5SM That could not have been said better. people these days just don't understand what music is really about anymore.
MikeMtheMusicMan 1 year ago
@minor7b5SM Sorta, I agree that pop today is very repetitive, but in many ways jazz is dead. I wouldn't want to hear Dr. Dre or J Dilla or Red One try and write a jazz fusion tune and I also wouldn't want to hear Rosenwinkel, Krantz, or chris potter write a hip-hop beat. Any musician who is at the top of a genre is incredibly talented. And though their are many "superficial" performers within pop don't forget about the very talented engineers and producers who really make this music happen.
ryanlk 1 year ago
@ryanlk actually, kurt has an album with q tip that has some cool beats on it
GabeSlice 1 year ago
@GabeSlice yeah but kurt didn't write the beatz, he just played, not to mention this style of hip hop has nothing in common with the producers I mentioned who are involved with well crafted pop music. ( besides dilla) (not saying that the other stuff isn't well crafted, just sayin it isn't as polished)
ryanlk 1 year ago
@ryanlk I'm pretty sure Rosenwinkel, Wayne Krantz or Chris Potter would be incredible on a hip-hop beat.
You can see it the way you want, when you can play jazz, you can do anything with music.
azzy123 1 year ago 2
@minor7b5SM Omg best comment on this subject... bless you!
jazzcat5 1 year ago
@minor7b5SM I have to say that some "mainstream" music is good... but, in fact, it depends on how you define what is "mainstream music".
In fact, I think all musical genres are good... but it's music! And music is not a product - you can't buy music, can't sell music. You can buy a CD, yes, I agree...
I think some people just mistake "money" and "soul". No?
2c26 11 months ago
@minor7b5SM sweet screenname haha. I'm considering changing mine to DannyWrigley7+5(b9)
also, well said
DannyWrigley 10 months ago
@minor7b5SM I heartly accept your view on Jazz, and its innate beauty as an intellectual phenomenon. The issue is you unconditionally generalized and entire era of musical prosperity, and claimed that they were the ones who ever superficial. Yet with such an attack you infact are a hypocrtite, and your indisputeable conviction makes you best fitted for your own attack.
Eva413 7 months ago
I can see why Tosin Abasi is influenced by this guy, this is fantastic
quarentine99 2 years ago
yeah, i mean i know he sings along with most of what he plays. obviously he cant sing along with ALL of it, be it something really fast, or really high in pitch. And im sure sometimes hes off or a given line wasn't as clear with him before hand as another, but he definitely did not overdub anything, i've heard him sing along with the stuff he plays at live shows. it sounds sick!
djcuvcuv 2 years ago
the best!
ZAGOR392 2 years ago
yeah, you don't play like that and NOT hear what your going to play...It would be impossible.
shrd11 2 years ago 2
I''ve watched it five times straight and not showing any signs of stopping. Stuff is fantastic.
veeshead 2 years ago
"Invitation" is a Bronislau Kaper tune NOT Bud Powell...
zabingham 2 years ago 2
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i'll be honest, i don't know if kurt was REALLY hearing was he was playing on this take. i caught his trio back in 2003 at the pork'n'beans cafe, and i'm pretty sure he asked his bass player to write out the changes to invitation for him 'for the set started. kurt should at least be negotiating standard rep. I mean, if you're asking your band member to bail you out on an easy bud powell tune, where do you get off working on ya own book?
bozunimsa 2 years ago
maybe the bass player wanted to play it and kurt didn't know it.
Doowok 2 years ago 4
Are you kidding? have you heard his records? Half the time you can hear him SING what he's improvising. I'm pretty fucking sure this man can hear what he plays before he plays it. In fact I think he's among a small number of musicians who are capable of improvising with such originality and musical quality.
royalsewage 2 years ago 29
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I heard (from a reliable source) that the singing is overdubbed. He plays the solos (maybe they're composed before the hit, maybe not) THEN transcribes them and tries to sing with them. I heard he had to do 12 takes on Dr. Jivago just to hit some of those pitches. I think we can all agree the only way to determine true (not bush league) originality is by grunting and moaning, not singing. Listen to Keith Jarrett. You're almost there royalsewage, thanks for your concern.
bozunimsa 2 years ago
but he sings along perfectly on many live recordings as well...? i think you are trying to talk with your tits
bburnbro 2 years ago 4
nah man, i saw him live in chicago last winter. i sat 5 feet away from him for 2 sets. he sings what he plays WHILE he plays it. there is no arguing that, you don't know what you're talking about.
mwljazzguitar 2 years ago
You are a tool
cybertooth49 1 year ago
Who's saying kurt doesnt hear what he is playing? Can you improvise like this??????????
trauma15 2 years ago
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great sound, staney jordan vibe
scaryvisionary1 2 years ago
This is just rediculously beautiful! Kurt is just great!
Mrzzajjazz 2 years ago 2
he had to have been quoting if not just playing through darn that dream during the middle of it
cechmangoal 2 years ago 2
Very nice!
andreaswindfeld 2 years ago
awesome!!!
potterman83 2 years ago
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wow, what a great sense of harmony!
dankgeetar 2 years ago
i hear darn that dream in there...
yababy50 2 years ago
Highly creative and very beautiful. He has a deep understanding of music and the instrument.
1969GibsonL5 2 years ago 3
i wish i could do that :)
jabf123 2 years ago
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the chord he lands on after that descent gives me goosebumps
GuitAri13 2 years ago
He is a Master Musician!
shama2 2 years ago
how are those sadowsky guitars...sounds really good....?
trauma15 2 years ago
when i was at berklee there was a video in the library of him doing a seminar there a while back and he was saying how he'd print of fretboard diagrams and draw like lightning bolt shapes on them all up the neck in major scales and learn them - you can see him using this kinda stuff alot too - he's a crazy guy!
saln 2 years ago
What do you mean lightning bolts in major scales?
bluesguy33 2 years ago
like, you know those fretboard diagrams you can print off
that are like just an aerial view of the fretboard and you put dots on the frets to like make scale digrams/chords and such, well kurt said he would print them out and like draw out c major scale from one end of the neck to the other and it would look like a lightning bolt, what he really means though is that he does 4 note per string and he'll go from the lowest note to the highest and back again,
saln 2 years ago
Now that you say that I've heard him talk about that excersize before.
bluesguy33 2 years ago
would love to have him doing an album of him improvising by himself.
Abaddon2005 2 years ago 7
Kurt is a monster! Listen to my There Will Never Be Another you vid and give me some tips on how to sound like him!
MattHeister 2 years ago
Beautiful sounds, well minded after listening,..
Wellonium 2 years ago
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Kurt is absolutely awesome !!!
realrickmirror 2 years ago
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realrickmirror 2 years ago
I hear some of Darn that Dream in this version around 2:30. Great harmonic sensitivity!
jazz1bro 2 years ago 2
yeah I noticed that too
leomcculloch 2 years ago
Mamaw!
wowgie 2 years ago
Great tone, great playing! :)
Kapteinar 2 years ago
man kurt rules. something about the way his fingers look during fast runs reminds me of 'frogger'.
belectronix 2 years ago 3
Again i must say.... This is AMAZING! It's incredible... everything so clear in your mind/hears. GREAT!
ziggynice 2 years ago
thanks. this is incredible
plasticseven 2 years ago
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ok there guy. I'll chill. I'm sorry I exploded over that, my mistake. I'll learn to keep my mouth shut next time. They're great, both of em' are great, no denying it. They're styles compliment each other so well, I hope they make an album together. They could call it, "I Can See Your Douche-Bag From Here."
flyjoseph 2 years ago
ehh...Andreas Oberg isn't nearly as classy as Kurt. He's good, don't get me wrong but I'd listen to Kurt in a millisecond over that Swedish dude. The guy is fast but and can keep up with the changes but how deep are his improvisations and melodic lyricism? Pretty shallow if you ask me
flyjoseph 2 years ago 2
bro, both andreas and kurt have a better understanding of the guitar than we ever will, so just chill and enjoy the music
MaximusDowns 2 years ago 4
what a crazy good musician.
Ferankrum 2 years ago 6
man has incredible chord knowledge. thanks for posting this wbgoblog.
bedacoals 2 years ago
4 me the most interesting guitar player at the moment and 1 of the most interesting musicians just because he does 4 the music 2 evolution
davidsixstrings 2 years ago
this is much better than his last albuns
bahbuhbih 2 years ago
Oh-h-h-h man It's killing me...for sure the best jazz guitar and composer for the last decade....I'm sure he haven't say everything yet
Janguiryan 2 years ago 2
Sounds like Darn That Dream....
steveey251 3 years ago
Man, that was really sweet! Lot's of influences. From Joe Pass to Pat Metheney. Great melody and chord skill.
Just beautiful!
intervalkid 3 years ago
want your mind blown, Check out Ted Green on here. Whew.... this dude is ridiculous with the harmonic development
durtmagert 3 years ago
Why am I almost sure ,that Ted Greene would have disagreed with you... ummm?
zynnetrix 3 years ago
He tends sometimes to be a tad bland for my taste, but here is a musician of great intelligence, culture and talent. For sure one of the very best guitar players heard in the last ten years - if not the best.
vitesenzafine 3 years ago
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he doesn't hold a candle to andreas oberg.
fastfingersfunk 2 years ago
Andreas is extremely boring to listen to. He's a jazz Michael Angel Batio.
MUSICALCHIMP 2 years ago 4
You're out of your mind.
fastfingersfunk 2 years ago
Andreas definitely doesn't have the imagination that Kurt does. His style is ... I want to say dated, but it's very traditional. Not in the way that it is influenced by traditional music, but in the way that it sounds like it's all been done before. Nothing sticks out at me as innovative, which is something I need as a musician and a listener to stay interested. He's technically a good guitarist, but there is a difference between being a good guitarist and being a good musician.
Saxyman14 2 years ago 6
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It's unfortunate that you peg somebody as not being a good musician because they don't always play what you like to hear. Oberg can play ANYTHING Kurt can, with the same finesse. On the other hand, we can't say the same thing for Kurt. Pretty simple minded of you, you must admit.
fastfingersfunk 2 years ago
Did you read what I said at all? I said he was good, technically. He's fast, but that isn't everything.
Saxyman14 2 years ago
Did you read what I said, just because he can play fast doesn't mean he's not a good musician. He can play slow chord melodies too, look it up.