George Benson The Art of Jazz Guitar
Eight-time Grammy-winner George Benson covers chord substitutions, turnarounds, the Wes Montgomery style, and more. He demonstrates his signature scat-style singing on the groundbreaking This Masquerade and soloing over the famous On Broadway vamp. Also included are several virtuoso solo jazz and blues guitar performances by Benson himselffurther proof, if it were needed, of his total mastery of jazz guitar.
User Reviews
5 Stars One of the best DVD!
Fantastic! Beautiful! Amazing! Unfortunately I don’t know many words in English but I want just to say that when I watch George in this new DVD, his wonderful playing and his warm and friendly approach just make me feel GOOD! Everybody knows George’s great chops and technical ability……..but it’s very important, in my opinion, to notice the GREAT BIG HEART of this guy: he loves the guitar, he loves music and I’m sure that he loves people too!
Of course if you are a very young beginner, the songs in this DVD are a little difficult……but if you want to learn the correct jazz-blues articulation and the “real essence” of jazz guitar this DVD is a must.
I love the music, I love the Man……a warm thank-you to George from Italy.
ettore
5 Stars INSPIRATION & INSTRUCTION FROM “THE GREATEST”
I am very excited to let all of my fellow musicians know that this product is simply awesome! Before making my purchase, I read some of the reviews. Many were suprisingly very harsh, disrespecting, and critical of George and his aproach to his presentation. This is not guitar and theory 101, but George is getting some very valauble information to players who want to continue to grow and achieve. This DVD also has a slow-mo feature so that you can see in more detail some of Benson’s unique techniques. My DVD player has a loop feature that combines into a very powerful learning tool that I would recomend to any accomplished player who is working to improve skills in jazz guitar.
5 Stars Bring Your Ears and Eyes
This is a great video from a great musician. Too often, music is over analyzed. This is not the case with this video. All one need do is bring ears and eyes for one of the best ways to learn jazz guitar.
5 Stars SPECTACULAR DVD!
This is an awesome DVD that depicts George Benson in an informal environment. He’s an absolute master on the guitar. HE IS THE GUITAR VERSION OF NAT KING COLE. I enjoyed listening, watching, and learning what he had to offer. I was even able to articulate his exercises (using the slow speed DVD feature) and they have helped me to become a better musician. If you love George Benson and want to incorporate his playing into yours, buy this DVD! If you can’t pick up the exercises, then just watch it. You will definitely be entertained.
Mike
5 Stars Good enought, but it cames in a pretty big case (it didn’t fir at my mailbox and the postman return it to the box office).
The DVD cames in a pretty big case and it didn’t fir at my mailbox. So, the postman return it to the post office and I’d to go to the post office and loose my time… One of the reasons that I choose Amazon is cause you don’t have to move to shop something. I’m always busy and I hate drive to the post office and loose my precious time…
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