George Benson plays the blues over rhythm changes

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@pat557 10 жыл бұрын

"If George Benson put out a new trio album once a year the world would be a much better place "---Pat Metheny

@GIANT299 10 жыл бұрын

u 2 pat...lol

@billbinnings4347 5 жыл бұрын

Amen, my friend.....how 'bout one with YOU and GB ????

@tomwashingtonjr848 5 жыл бұрын

Pat...u too ...:-))

@holysmokes4493 4 жыл бұрын

#BringBackthePMG

@roberthorton6619 4 жыл бұрын

Yes greatest love of all listen to the lyrics of that.song George benson

@thouston0 12 жыл бұрын

Outstanding! I took lessons from George in the late '70s, and have never forgotten what he taught me about being a musician.

@MrJdsenior 4 жыл бұрын

Not sure why I'm the first to up-vote this in SEVEN years. Pretty darned cool.

@richardvaladez4796 3 жыл бұрын

Anything to share?

@RiXFortuna 3 жыл бұрын

And what was that? Thanks

@thouston0 3 жыл бұрын

@@RiXFortuna The main thing I learned..was how to be a musician. He is a musical genus and at the time I took lessons from him, I had only been playing a few years. There was a lot of theory that I didn't understand. I came to met and take lessons because back in the late '70s, there was a jazz/blues club here in Dayton OH, Gilly's, and most jazz bands were booked for five nights. To supplement gig money, some would give lessons in their hotel room. George was charging $20/hr, which at the time was equal to $90..but what I did was buy two chickens ($0.26/lb), had my grandmother fry them, and he accepted that as payment because the musicians had to buy their own meals. I think the bass player had a hotplate in his room was eating canned soup and beans.

@markwood3389 3 жыл бұрын

Did he explain anything then?? cos in this little video he doesn't explain jack shit.

@GravitySucks32 5 жыл бұрын

George Benson, one of the greatest guitars players ever, when asked about a concept he starts giving credit to someone else: that is greatness !

@jackbotkins3587 9 жыл бұрын

Time to go practice

@christianc9409 7 жыл бұрын

Jack Botkins id rather watch gear demos

@seags937 7 жыл бұрын

dude literally me

@derred723 7 жыл бұрын

lol, yeah. What i catch myself getting out my guitar and then my phone to play back song part i'm practicing and before i know it 30 minutes have gone buy and i've spent it watching instagram videos of other peope playing guitar.

@StormKingPNW 3 жыл бұрын

I mean, I would have paid good money to just sit and listen to this whole conversation in person. Benson is the fucking man.

@alexanderwes5204 2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say he is fucking here...

@shaney4149 5 жыл бұрын

Doesn't it just tear you up when someone makes it look easier than a walk in the park? Man he's GOOD!

@howardemerson457 6 жыл бұрын

Let's forget how good of a singer George Benson is. The thing they don't mention is that all those lines he's playing, he's singing, whether he's moving his lips or not. He just happens to know where all those vocal notes are at any given moment. Totally inspiring.

@WellnessRosterHQ Жыл бұрын

The key is he is playing what he is singing and not the other way around.

@Odin029 9 жыл бұрын

There was a time when I was new to blues and a complete novice at listening to jazz when I couldn't hear the blues in George Benson's playing at all. I'm living proof that you can actually train your ears

@saxforth976 9 жыл бұрын

Well said. I always ask students what they listen to; surprisingly, many young people who want to play jazz don't listen to it. It's like language. We learn first by copying, learning how it goes together, then we can express ourselves-hopefully! Ears, regardless of how good they are naturally, have to be trained. Great point you make-thank you!

@tedster405 11 жыл бұрын

George Benson plays like Wes Montgomery - with his thumb. Amazing.

@thomasowens5824 3 жыл бұрын

George is a true genius. He is also very funny and kind and a true gentleman.

@michaelisraelian 9 жыл бұрын

I liked his singing most of all, accompanying himself

@agtronic 7 жыл бұрын

Ебанутый Веган Not only is he a guitar genius, he also has that smokey buttery voice. Incredible.

@ovyone5474 4 жыл бұрын

When I heard George sing live I was stunned! His voice is just incredible!

@shawnmcvey7789 3 жыл бұрын

His Here Comes The Sun has *fantastic* vocals.

@MattCollisMusic 9 жыл бұрын

it 's interesting to see what complete mastery looks like up close.....

@dekipopica 9 жыл бұрын

Colly Flour Yeah just watching it and i am like practising like crazy 6 years of all kinds of music on guitar and life is too short i guess to learn all i want to :D This is beautiful !

@shawnmcvey7789 3 жыл бұрын

Like someone effortlessly playing crazy licks with just their thumb? 🤣

@andreniki8864 3 жыл бұрын

@@dekipopica learn what you need, not what you want

@ironscalp2241 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing like being in the presence of a Master. I sat in Ronnie Jordan's living room once and listened to him play the guitar.. brought me to tears.

@DTM1864 10 жыл бұрын

George Benson is such a natural he doesn't even know how to explain what he does. He just does what he does. Jazz guitarists have broken down and dissected his technique for years but they become technical at it. Just like Eddie Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix were naturals, anyone who copies them become technical. I hope that makes sense to somebody.

@fraaul7712 9 жыл бұрын

Yes, of course he can't teach how to be a genius.

@jazz1bro 9 жыл бұрын

Of course..Or just copyists without their own sounds. Many are natural thieves and proud of it!

@e.d.1642 5 жыл бұрын

No . Hendrix and Van Halen worked their asses off. Let's stop with myth of the "genius who just does what he does". Of course people have predispositions and some people take their discipline way ahead, but distinguishing between a "natural" and a "technical" makes no sense. Furthermore they copied the ones who came before them. In music you get better by copying the musicians you love, then naturally you create your own playing through that mixing of influence. But it takes WORK and PRACTICE for EVERYBODY.

@MarcosGarcia-yd9yu 5 жыл бұрын

Totalmente de acuerdo contigo,,,,saludos

@DonPasquale_ 5 жыл бұрын

Jimi, Eddie and George all "copied" several other guitarists themselves. Listening to other guitarists (or other musical artists in general) and learning from their music only enhances your playing. Likewise, learning to understand at least a bit of music theory only enhances your playing. Not being able to explain what you're doing isn't exactly a good thing. While it proves you are likely a natural, even then it also shows you don't have a deep enough understanding of the material to properly convey it to others. You can still be a natural and go back and figure out why you do the things you do and how that can be explained properly.

@stephenplante2273 2 жыл бұрын

I love listening to him talk! I could listen to him teach all day.

@jocapamusician 5 жыл бұрын

Yes,thank you very much for these free music classes you gave on this program mr George Benson !

@7775Kevin 4 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite players ever. I love listening to anything he does.

@christiangarcia9245 4 жыл бұрын

Always come back to this video! And always learn something from transcribing parts of this. George is the man!

@gitanoespana7694 4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou Mr George Benson for sharing your music and teaching us more about the joy of music.

@guitartribe 8 жыл бұрын

OMG Oh My God this is the great Master! thank you Jody Fisher!!!

@bradleybaker8649 10 жыл бұрын

He just has an incredible sense and conception of music and how to bring that out through his instrument. it's really incredible.

@6stringslayer 7 жыл бұрын

George is such an awesome musician. It's great to hear him discuss how he's doing what he does and to hear him speak on what's going on in his mind as he's doing it. The Host did a great job in bringing that out of him!

@paulabaker8403 3 жыл бұрын

Those two are having so much fun. Both excellent musicians. Love it. Love it. The skat singing. Always have loved George Bensen.❤

@gtrmain 6 жыл бұрын

George Benson, you are a national musical treasure. One of the all-time best, guitarist/singer/musician.

@jobckts682 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! It's like he has every song, in his head, ready to feed a lick or chord, to the PRFCT spot. The Best.

@JamesHurt369 10 жыл бұрын

Such happy and soulful sound all in one instance. GB truly loves to live the life that he sings about in his song (BB King's Lyric). Live the music! Thanks.

@tuxguys 7 жыл бұрын

"George Benson plays the blues over rhythm changes..." This may be the single most provocative title I have ever seen on KZfaq: The most important set of chord changes in the Jazz Idiom are "Blues Changes;" the second most important set of changes are the changes to Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm," which is why they are referred to as "Rhythm Changes." What Benson is demonstrating here is that when this music is played knowledgeably, the tradition requires of you that you not only play what you know "music theory" demands (or in Benson's case, "ears" demand), but that you also embrace, as a resource, the roots of this music, the Blues. The most intellectual Jazz phrase ever played is only enhanced with a Blues punctuation. (Getting to see Benson channel his "inner-Wes," up close, is such a treat!)

@adewilliams8 4 жыл бұрын

Good analysis

@rhard007 8 жыл бұрын

George Benson is a national treasure!

@patbrennan6572 3 жыл бұрын

A true master of the guitar, George is never too busy to show how it's done.

@LucianoMagno 8 жыл бұрын

The personification of the music! God bless Mr. Benson!

@TheTmat007 6 жыл бұрын

Luciano Magno Keep God out of it! Things get all messed up when God praised as though he made it all possible

@SekkMuddle 11 жыл бұрын

Ive seriously learned so much from this video.... this is my favorite guitar lesson video ever... George Benson is truly a genius and a master.

@nickvareymusic 10 жыл бұрын

Every time George plays and sings it makes me so god damn happy

@tonygairomusic911 3 жыл бұрын

There is an entire semester's worth of information in this mere 4 minutes. George Benson, as a jazz academic, is vastly UNDERrated! Pure genius.

@benjaminmiller5649 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@andrewclark6203 6 жыл бұрын

George Benson is really a fountain of jazz ideas. A stellar musician plays with joy like that.

@jocapamusician 5 жыл бұрын

Wow,i will never be tired to see and listen to Mr George Benson music ...

@mthomas4139 8 жыл бұрын

2:13 What a lick. I will be lifting that one for sure.

@PNgaia33859 3 жыл бұрын

apperently in a music store, a kid walked in, asked to try a gat.. he played that the staff went , whoa, this kid can play, became , THE Master. Lesson to all music store owners.. we don't all pick up a guitar and ..smoke onthewater.. orstairway to hev...Real .aveagoodaymate. Try Tommy Emannuel..ave a look, trust me. Pete.

@leegenix 8 жыл бұрын

A friend of mine, Leon Richardson, taught me that kind of playing. Leon played with the Sons Of The Pioneers. He played the same Fender Jaguar and Jazz Master guitars since he bought them in the 50's. Rest In Peace. Leon...

@TheBraunzone 3 жыл бұрын

Thank both of you so much ! I believe that this video is the single greatest guitar tutorial ever. It was explicit. It was in open view to all of us . We are out here . I'm going to make so much use out of this video . I am a vocalist. But I wanted to adopt guitar to my performance. Throughout my development I hadn't been able to flow through the changes on guitar like I can vocalize. This video bridged that gap. It removes the veil. Thanks

@user-ep6kh5iy7w 3 жыл бұрын

George Benson is instant music generator! All those spontaneous phrases contain so much music and melody.

@MrTPF1 3 жыл бұрын

Man, that dude is an absolute LEGEND!!

@michaelsneedleman7592 3 жыл бұрын

I had the privilege of being taken, by my dad, to see George at Ronnie Scott's in the mid 70s supported by the great Irish guitarist Louis Stewart. The set was entirely instrumental and utterly brilliant. I still beam at the memories.

@ronpaulrevered 5 жыл бұрын

I love both of these guys. It's cool to see them play together.

@MrSDFD18 3 ай бұрын

George Benson- fantastic guitar player, ultimate gentleman.

@phil2208 9 жыл бұрын

i just have to throw my guitars away and cry after watchiing this

@mf8236 9 жыл бұрын

Phil Maison Yeah... I always end up like that when I watch George Benson's lessons.

@nickfanzo 8 жыл бұрын

hes a genius. dont worry

@antibalas79 8 жыл бұрын

+Phil Maison yep i feel your pain ha

@nickfanzo 8 жыл бұрын

Use it as a positive and try to become better. Do not self defeat yourself.

@antibalas79 8 жыл бұрын

do you ever feel you get stuck in the same kind of chordal inversion pattern?

@joelsmith552 3 жыл бұрын

Every guitarist who watches this hits the woodshed immediately after.

@dantana5774 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking, "shit, that's not fair- playing the guitar is not easy"

@jsivanandham 10 жыл бұрын

wow..absolutely a clean demo on the subject rythm on blues with scatting as well(..unique with ease of George..as always..) both up tempo and slow as asked by Jody..very valuable besides the pleasure of watching ( especially his thumb plucking all thru..) and listening to this rare legend, we are very fortunate in this generation..God bless him as always..warm cheers..thanks for this little but lovable upload..siva..India..

@rogerdodger8415 7 жыл бұрын

I first discovered George Benson as a young man, and over the years have treasured his music more and more.

@bobbysbackingtracks 8 жыл бұрын

"Can you slow it down">> "Can you slow it down a little bit more"?>>>>"Can you slow it down even more"?>>>Me>>>STILL LOST

@daveedaudel313 8 жыл бұрын

+bobbysbackingtracks loooololololol

@ronnieanand 7 жыл бұрын

Lolll.. Dude...

@derred723 7 жыл бұрын

yep.

@tonyjones1560 7 жыл бұрын

No shame in it. Mr. Benson is a grand master of jazz guitar. If you're "Lost," you're still miles ahead of me...

@TomGoldsmithguitar 6 жыл бұрын

bobbysbackingtracks good idea!! 😯

@Fitzliputzli23 10 жыл бұрын

When you ask them how they do it, jazz guitarists divide into two groups, the academics and the geniuses. The academics explain their playing with higher mathmatics whereas the geniuses go: "deepndoobedoobedap, dapn dap boodeeboodee da da dapn doo doodam..."

@stevevai1690 10 жыл бұрын

Ahah you're kinda right man Jazz nerds are boring

@Fitzliputzli23 10 жыл бұрын

Ah, hi Steve! Nice hearing from you again! Back from Japan?

@ShredST 10 жыл бұрын

Or maybe some jazz guys play by ear, whereas others don't.

@BarriosGroupie 10 жыл бұрын

Calling them Jazz guitarists "geniuses" is like calling a Taxi driver a genius. They're good at doing a menial task that most could learn. It doesn't take a great mind.

@Fitzliputzli23 10 жыл бұрын

I am only calling a small group among the Jazz guitarists geniuses.

@DogCatchersBand 12 жыл бұрын

His voice is pure gold as his flawless guitar playing.

@jocapamusician 6 жыл бұрын

Wow,i have been learning all the George Benson' s technics.He is fantastic wonderful guitar player i admire since my childhood !

@UltimateForceMarketing 11 жыл бұрын

Wow!!Bro.George is sooo in a class all by itself & since i met him with my awesome brother Stanley Banks back in 1998 at the GrandHyatt Singapore..this Cat has this extreme Intensity & Explosive approach to whatever Music he attempts!!!We got to sing "Moody's Mood" together in that Lobby w/nice reverb too, i must add, it was sheer magic to share that same Vibe & Space with him!!OD bless you Bro.George & hope to meet up with you again before TIME slips away from us!!TakeCare & PEACE be with too!

@travelingman9763 3 жыл бұрын

Was Odonel Levy still in Singapore then?

@shucksful 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, George....We’re out here, and we’re listening!

@maxcyclone5416 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that was amazing! Thanks for reminding me of George Benson.

@markanderson4761 6 жыл бұрын

George, I've been mesmerized with your playing for over 40 years and the trip goes on :)

@mqblues 7 жыл бұрын

Love the harmonized triads and blues based double- stops George uses. Sounds so in-the-pocket and simple -- it's not.

@Eisenwort 12 жыл бұрын

Benson = the master of all masters legendary playing even today! :-)

@randyrudd5485 7 жыл бұрын

Totally humble genius - willing to demonstrate. God bless GB.

@violinoscar 7 жыл бұрын

Sings like an angel, plays guitar awesomely . . . George Benson Live at Carnegie Hall was the first jazz guitar record I ever bought. I still listen to it today, 40 years later.

@xavierg5523 3 жыл бұрын

He's playing all the notes with his thumb and barley his other fingers. That's how legendary this man is

@matthewstephens6848 3 жыл бұрын

Seeing this made me think maybe I don't need to drill the life out of trying to pick fast. I'm 20 years a guitarist and I still can't pick particularly quickly. This style would suit me much more.

@justicerie 3 жыл бұрын

When I was doing that, my guitar teacher didn't call me legendary...

@SamSveistrup 3 жыл бұрын

it also always goes do re mi fa so la ti do or at least in my head it does

@duckbillduck 3 жыл бұрын

He puts barley on his fingers? That must be the secret...

@andreniki8864 3 жыл бұрын

to be fair he wouldnt be able to play certain stuff with that techniche, 5 fingers will be allways faster than 1

@sizwendlanzi8181 8 жыл бұрын

Everytime I listen to this guy, then practice some licks; I feel like I haven't done shit to my guitars, but HE IS MY FAVOURITE OF ALL TIME!!

@TimNelson 7 жыл бұрын

Sizwe Ndlanzi: I feel the same way. He too is my favorite guitarist of all time. Thankfully, I've been listening very closely to him for 40 years now. He is a grandmaster of the guitar, and really can play any style.

@UltimateForceMarketing 7 жыл бұрын

..would you believe he's just a tad intimidated when in Brazil and being around all the Bossa Cats that can turn chords inside out and super slippery rhtyms to boot!

@RJRonquillo 6 жыл бұрын

So much soul behind what he plays!

@DanielCardin_ATX 7 жыл бұрын

I just stumbled across this and WOW!!! I guess I'm a George Benson fan now. Never heard of the dude before today, but thanks to the internet, I should be able to catch up quick. Gotta LOVE the internet!!!

@JamesHurt369 10 жыл бұрын

2:06 through 2:12. The greatest example of hybrid country blues with double stops. reminds one of Charlie Christian, Chet Atkins, Rosetta Tharpe, and brothers Phineas and Calvin Newborn. Blues tells a deep story. Write yours.

@foxybrown2 9 жыл бұрын

I'm shocked you said it Rosetta Tharpe I just found out about her because i had to back this singer up on one of her songs man most people don't know who she is.

@travelingman9763 4 жыл бұрын

Clones have none! Intellectual dishonesty!

@FL-BEACH-MAN 3 жыл бұрын

George was such a great influence in my becoming a musician , I named my last son after him.

@eoghan375 3 жыл бұрын

That's nice, what's he called?

@kewlfonz 8 жыл бұрын

Love those little two note voicings he puts into his line. Like a pianist or jazz Chuck Berry licks - really fills out the sound nicely...

@MrAdamJoel 4 жыл бұрын

Man is pure melodic soul. Had the pleasure of seeing him in the round in the early 90’s.

@HighStakesDanny 5 жыл бұрын

Over my head. Benson is just a master.

@AakwardAardvark 9 жыл бұрын

In my opinion is not surprising that blues goes so well over these jazz progressions, as blues was an extremely important evolutionary aspect of jazz, and its so important to understand and feel before you move into jazz.

@samme79 7 жыл бұрын

Paul Gilbert has said in the past that blues is really an extension of jazz

@mikelunz 7 жыл бұрын

"Blues is an extension of jazz" - totally dig that

@asdfghjkldfghjhgcgyuigfyui9792 7 жыл бұрын

Both Blues and jazz have similar chord progressions the 251

@basstuff 6 жыл бұрын

Jazz is an evolution of blues as blues came first i think.

@Jamesisnotdead 6 жыл бұрын

"Jazz" in the broad definition really is the convergence of blues and the spirituals as they meet the pop songs of the day after the explosion of New Orleans trad jazz (written by Gershwin and co.). Despite how "shoulders-up" today's jazz musicians attempt to be, the forerunners of the genre from Lester Young to Charlie Christian to Charlie Parker to Wes Montgomery to Benson have all utilised the blues to link arpeggio-laden phrases and really follow the changes whilst incorporating the flattened fifth and other outside notes. As a consequence of the modern masturbatory sound and definition, these players would always fit more into a bluesy category than a jazz one.

@PearlGirl2011 11 жыл бұрын

Yes,I'm out here,George! The way you pull it all together is Fantastic,no body does it better!!!

@33und45 3 жыл бұрын

omg... pure genius! saw him live in Berlin 2 years ago, one of my best concerts ever!

@phrygiandominant6989 7 жыл бұрын

I love how awesome guitarists such as Benson and Knopfler play 'everything' with their fingers. Extremely impressive and it sounds perfect. This vid has inspired me to start playing with fingers only.

@JackBlackTutorialesJAGH 7 жыл бұрын

Barrie McAllister George Benson is better than Knofler.

@phrygiandominant6989 7 жыл бұрын

JackBlackTGHD That's a matter of personal opinion. However, I'd agree wholeheartedly -- by a long shot.

@dannygoode2255 7 жыл бұрын

All guitarists have there own style and sound. no guitarist is better than the other.

@Octavian7771 7 жыл бұрын

I initially played mostly with a pic for my first 20 years, sometimes fingerpicking acoustically. Then, inspired by Chet Atkins and Jeff Beck, I dedicated myself to just fingerpicking. I prefer using my thumb and first three fingers, as I feel a more 'direct' connection to the guitar (I use my pinky to rest on the pick guard, and nowadays, after some 16 years of fingerpicking, it comes naturally to me, and I never use a pick.

@YaoEspirito 7 жыл бұрын

Take a look at Albert Collins playing someday. Amazing sounds he gets from a finger or two.

@MerrittJeff1970 4 жыл бұрын

George is a modern day Mozart with out any doubt. Thx Gorgeous George it's all in the swing and ya got that in spades. Im in love for ever more. Come on baby!!!!!

@fninguitar 6 жыл бұрын

Master! master senior! boss master senior, oh my.... it is so good to listen. How amazing to see how tradition flows through his fingers. All jazz gods are there, just on his shoulders.

@richg1221 8 жыл бұрын

I can only dream of this. George is so good. sounds so good

@jr002q2044 8 жыл бұрын

its more like jazz than blues, but still, its my ambition as a musician to beable to navigate the fret board as freely as this guy!

@gavincurleycork 7 жыл бұрын

me too mate, me too 😂 don't worry you'd get there if you want it bad enough

@aomai3016 5 жыл бұрын

You can do it bro!

@skineyemin4276 5 жыл бұрын

But, jazz music was heavily derived and created from the Blues.

@CribNotes 3 жыл бұрын

Traditional jazz is merely an advanced form of blues....often very advanced.

@kennybluet5527 3 жыл бұрын

It's mind boggling to me how he was able to articulate each note with such speed using only his thumb.

@artestra 3 жыл бұрын

every single note pops. i'm dumbfounded by this.

@Lowellrefugee 8 жыл бұрын

Good stuff! This is one of those things that made me pay close attention to the bass line for the rhythm changes. ILOVEIT!

@danielrickel8807 4 жыл бұрын

George is amazing I love his guitar style!

@davidr3789 3 жыл бұрын

Embarrassed to say this but I never knew he was such a brilliant guitarist. I only really knew the name. I'm going to really start listening to his stuff.

@BigEightiesNewWave 3 жыл бұрын

He is one of first Jazz-oriented music I bought back in 1976. Weekend in LA (live) is a classic.

@willkoestner4159 3 жыл бұрын

It happens like that sometimes. Can't get it all at once right?

@davidr3789 3 жыл бұрын

@@BigEightiesNewWave 👍

@davidr3789 3 жыл бұрын

@@willkoestner4159 👍

@lkb3rd 3 жыл бұрын

He is more widely known as a singer, but he is one of the great jazz guitarists when he wants to be.

@lughar 3 жыл бұрын

This is what i aim in life

@oldschoolfunkster1 3 жыл бұрын

I just l listened to licks I've NEVER heard before! I'll be slowing down these leads and using them. WOW!!!

@ALiBi212x 5 жыл бұрын

This video never gets old!

@spacinjangler 12 жыл бұрын

That man accomplished more with his right thumb in four minutes than I have at work so far this quarter...

@CurtisGabrielMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Some say the fastest animal on the planet is the cheetah, it's actually George Benson's thumb.

@Riddlemewalker 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this. George is such a master. I love how he harkens back to Charlie Christian.

@JSanduBrus 4 жыл бұрын

fabulous duo on the highest level !

@fredeb67 4 жыл бұрын

You never hear his fingers slide against the strings. Soooooo clean.

@johnlenz420 4 жыл бұрын

hes got those flatwounds

@CharlesK441 10 жыл бұрын

Master!!

@oaxaca393 10 жыл бұрын

One of the best guitar player since early 80's his song & voice is magic too me I remenber in 1882 at LES ARCS 1800 in France making Ski with is song in my ears thousand of time I see him in Santa Cruz de TENERIFE in 2003 was great moment ! His song never put me down his a GREAT GUY :)

@PatrickCawley 9 жыл бұрын

In a word - Inspirational !! GB is a true master on the box

@KevinToine 8 жыл бұрын

damn.. and he only used his thumb yet it sounded great

@Ely-qh8iv 7 жыл бұрын

Alot of people work on their speed. speed is but a tool that can improve your playing, but a true mastery of the instrument doesn't come from that. Musicians like George Benson and Wes Montgomery achieved such amazing musicianship, despite their lack of technique.

@troysanders7775 7 жыл бұрын

" lack of technique". Both George and Wes have/had extra-ordinary technique.

@Ely-qh8iv 7 жыл бұрын

Troy Sanders Yet non traditional.

@troysanders7775 7 жыл бұрын

@102045235217591344252 Changing the issue won't work. You said they both lacked technique which is 100% false. Now rather than admit that you were wrong you now add "traditional". That may apply to Wes but please explain to me how George lacks "traditional" technique. You can start by defining that term with supporting links.

@juhopitkaranta6883 7 жыл бұрын

Troy Sanders Yeah, with a pick George is able to improvise faster lines than anyone I've seen. I mean anyone can practice to play a thing fast, but to improvise it like Benson...

@contactkeithstack 8 жыл бұрын

too much talent in one man

@shashimenon1000 3 жыл бұрын

Sheer genious. Every note is music and music is all notes. Wow.

@tiffanywaddle6733 4 жыл бұрын

Not everyday that you see jody fisher and George benson together this is great stuff

@Skorupq 4 жыл бұрын

Ok, so I just came back to this lesson after about a year and I undestood just a little bit more from it. See you soon!

@christiangarcia9245 4 жыл бұрын

Maciek Skorupa Same here!😂 I transcribed some of it and I just when u think it can’t get any more bluesy... George Benson teaches us that there is blues for days