This is the definition of a masterpiece, you play it in your house, your neighbor complain that it's too loud and call the police 🚨, police came and arrest your neighbor
As a young kid. I meet him and his band in Virginia Beach 1976 breezin tour. He was the most warm humble jazz man I've ever met. He made arrangements for me to sit up front center stage. ..that is my highlight of my musical concert experience..
My brother met him swimming in the hotel pool with his kids. He invited my brother backstage after the show he was giving that night. Both of the same faith like myself . Wish I was there !
Legend!!!! I remember when I worked for a string company he called to get free strings and he said "This is George Benson" I said "THE George Benson" and he said "YES THE George Benson!" Lol..cool guy and amazing player!!!!
Jesus Christ. Regardless of how hard he was shredding - George never left the pocket. His timing was unbelievable. Always on top of the beat, never behind.
I’ve been a big fan of GB for 40 years or so. George is a triple threat no doubt. Handsome as hell, sings like a bird and plays guitar like NO ONE can. One of the best jazz guitarists of all time. ❤
@@ramonmoreno8014 You possibly mean ‘envious’? I think you got this slightly wrong. I also think Benson is a highly competent musician and artist, who’s international success is well deserved and the result of both talent and hard work. Nothing wrong with that. My point was that people who comment ‘one of the best jazz guitarist of all time’ only shows that the HikeColorado is a big fan and is very enthusiastic about ‘George’. There are so many incredibly talented jazz guitarist in the world, and the comment shows very limited understanding of jazz guitarists, and little about his/her critical ability.
This is an example of someone becoming one with their guitar as they improvise. The lines are just brilliant. From a technical standpoint, it’s up there with any shredder you could name.
Tom that was one of his signature Ibanez guitars, he did a version called a GB10 and that had mini Humbuckers and a few versions Of one that had Full size humbuckers like this one now called a GB300, it is a copy of a Gibson though
Any guitar player watching this knows , Benson is just gifted . I spent Months studying this piece ,played it note for 🎵 note and still couldn't get the feel . This is beyond scales , pentatonic forms ,triads etc and he's playing it with his eyes closed 😳
@@zizoumonk10 well said and true . It's more about feeling and flow . I became very technical in my play even practiced scales with a metronome . ide play with others who didn't have my technical skill ,but man they could make that guitar sing 😃 great point !
@@zizoumonk10 i think every human being can enter your so called "highest level of musicianship" and let it flow through, but not every human being can do it like benson did this night. It came all together his talent, hard practice and the "highest level of musicianship" which let magic happen.
I knew George for his amazing pop songs, never realised until tonight (drunk, alone on my 33rd Birthday isolating whilst I await a fucking Covid test) that George was a God tier guitarist. Absolutely incredible.
He was first known for his great jazz guitar playing. All of his early albums featured him on guitar. It wasn't until the mid 1970s that he became known for his pop songs.
You can hear his influence and some his style in many of today's guitarists such as Norman Brown and Chuck Loeb. GB is legend in my books. Fortunate to have seen him in concert at the Hollywood Bowl before this whole shut crap. I miss live music. Thank God for these videos. Something to look forward to I guess. Best solo for me is Prince at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame performance of While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Orgasmic level! ruclips.net/video/6SFNW5F8K9Y/видео.html
Oh George. How I have loved your playing for nearly 50 years. As someone else pointed out, no matter how fast and complex he plays, he stays in the pocket and has amazing phrasing,
Man, George was really in the zone that night. The look he gives the audience when he & it both come up for air after his first solo (around @4:38) says it all. "You all can breathe now but did you *hear* that thing I just played?" The great Sadao Watanabe is also excellent here in a supporting role, and the band is absolutely killing. What a night that must have been!
First time I got hip to George Benson was right when the Breezin' album came out....... I worked for a chair/tent rental company....... we were setting up Howard University's graduation venue in Washington, D.C. There were vendors on the sidewalks selling incense, paraphernalia, African art, and LP's. I bought "Breezin', surely putting wear on my phonograph needle I loved it so much...... evidently so did my girlfriend; she bought the Ibanez George Benson signature guitar, which is what he's playing here :) It's not so widely known that George Benson was a prolific jazz guitarist in the 60's....... in 1964 he collaborated with organ master Jack McDuff for the LP "The New Boss Guitar of George Benson"...... very different to this era's material.
Benson was all of a sudden sitting on a wooden chair in front of me. With his guitar smiling . I had my chair facing out from my wooden table to front row the low stage. We just sat smiling. Then benson played a song right there. My face hurt from smiling. I love him. Jane
It's good to watch these clips... it reminds you that it's not only the metal dudes (with their gallons of overdrive and distortion) who can rip up the fingerboard... if you appreciate guitar (and not necessarily the genre) then this clip should fill you with admirartion and respect. Hats off to Mr Benson.
There are so many classifications of music. This Kat slides over, under, around and through sound. Call it want you want Funk, Jazz, Funky Jazz, Rock, Countryn Classical, Groovin, as infinitum. If it makes a sound and the sound syncopates George can play it and with it even on Rollerskates!
Simply divine playing. George is really in 'the zone' - George makes the music come alive - the man is a damn genuis with his playing. Have asked a couple of guitarists and they said its not possible to play what George does as you need 11 fingers lol
You know, there are guitar players whose guitar is part of their arms. George's guitar is way more than this, is a natural extension of his soul. That's why he can express himself this way. Love you GB!
Two of the happiest musicians ever........ George Benson and former Santana/Tower of Power keyboardist/Hammond organ guru Chester Thompson :) This version of Take Five and George's playing are nothing short of FURIOUS :) Thanks.... I'd no idea this even existed.
My absolute favorite guitarist. As a teen I bought every one of his albums. As an adult I bought an Ibanez GB40th, 40th Anniversary guitar. Only 40 of those were made and it's the best 6 string electric guitar in my collection.
I’m 60 now and seeing this brings tears to my eyes. So much artistic beauty and loving, caring, kindness we had back then. It seemed music was what most common people cared about and what defined them. Now there’s just ugliness with trump, Q’anon, social media and all that horrible hatred. Really sad
@Nada Nada If after what we’ve lived through the last 4 years under the trump presidency, culminating in the contemptible insurrection we witnessed on the 6th, isn’t enough to open your eyes to the fact that the Republican Party of today is nothing but a sycophantic, morally bankrupt, unscrupulous band of authoritarian, scoundrels who care absolutely about nothing other than power and control, nothing I can say will ever change your mind. The average citizen who supports trump has become a brainwashed cultist. The progressive democrats want nothing more than to create a more egalitarian society with more fairness and equity for all. Contrary to the BS the right spouts, this is not a “handout”, it’s not “free stuff”. It’s about leveling the playing field so everyone gets a fair shot at the “American dream”. Of course this type of society is anathema to the super-rich ultra-conservative power brokers because the common people would gain power. They wouldn’t be so worried about quitting a job with oppressive working conditions for fear of loosing their Heath insurance or their home. The rich can’t have that of course because then they’d lose power over the commoner. So they buy Republican politicians, finance rightwing think-tanks and sponsor propaganda news media to figure out ways to manipulate and fire up the conservative base to make them hate the very people who want to help them. It’s a massive mind fuck, and it’s sad and pathetic that the very people who are being used (useful idiots) are so blinded by hate and/or supremacy and/or conspiratorial thinking they can’t see what the SOB super rich are doing to them.
How can it be that I am 50 years old and have never heard George Benson's name mentioned among the greatest guitarists of our time? I heard the name, but am just discovering his musical genius.
I knew of him from the '70's On Broadway and Masquerade but just last year discovered what an amazing guitarist he really is. I'm getting a collection together. His talent is mind blowing.
I love George singing in his later career he was brilliant but first and foremost he is a jazz guitarist and if you listen to this one of the best and underrated guitarists of all time truely magnificent go George luv yer ❤
Le Maître ! La version album est sympa. Celle-ci, en live....depasse l’entendement. Un des seuls artistes sur cette planète qui explose sa version studio par 10 en concert. Personne n’a ce mélange de technique, de connaissance, de la mélodie. Georges. NR 1 Le plus rigolo c’est qu’il est plus connu pour : nothing s gonna change my love for you; give me the night, etc, que pour sa virtuosité à la guitare. Et contrairement à un Pat Metheny, qui lui a beaucoup pris, il grimace pas comme si il récupèrait d’une cuite sur le trône. ;) Il finit avec le sourire:)
Man George Benson is one of my greatest guitar heroes. Can't put it into words. He does the same smooth shredding without a pick too-- the companion vid to Absolute Benson blows my mind still.
The smiles at the end of his unbelievable solo are from pure joy! Never heard GB play like that on a studio recording so this really solidified his mastery of the instrument for me. WOW.
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8 May 2024 and this dude still blows me away
This is the definition of a masterpiece, you play it in your house, your neighbor complain that it's too loud and call the police 🚨, police came and arrest your neighbor
Kkkkkkk
😂
😂😅
so hilarious 😂
if you knew how funny this is have had cops called on me 3 times for loud music.
There must be a special place in hell for people who put an ad in the middle of this masterpiece
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lol...😂😂
I been blocking ads on youtube for over a decade... yall need to elevate your YT viewing game,.
First jazz tune to hit a million copies....5...4 beat...long live dave brubeck...
Actually, Paul Desmond, the sax player wrote Take Five!
Notvyo takeaway from Brubeck. He was a master!
I was fortunate enough to meet Benson in an intimate jazz club in Detroit around '74-'75. Very gracious and approachable.
Sadao Watanabe still plays music today at 86 years old. George Benson is now 80 yrs old. This was a good play
This gem of a song should have more views!! It's an old jazz tune which I believe George did such an excellent performance!! Bravo!!❤🎶
A master. He attracted millions of people to smooth jazz.
That big smile on his face after the ovation. “Yes, I’m that good.”
After his solo he just grins ear to ear because he knows he was in the zone. That's why he's called Bad George!
As a young kid. I meet him and his band in Virginia Beach 1976 breezin tour. He was the most warm humble jazz man I've ever met. He made arrangements for me to sit up front center stage. ..that is my highlight of my musical concert experience..
A great dude from Pittsburgh
Been a fan myself since that time. He and I have the same birthday!! I bet it was something to meet him, how cool😎❤🎶
My brother met him swimming in the hotel pool with his kids. He invited my brother backstage after the show he was giving that night. Both of the same faith like myself . Wish I was there !
I wish I could have been there too?
One of the greatest recorded guitars solos ever
Of course ! Without hesitation
Originally a horn song with drums. Great cut George. Take Five!
GuitaR
Fun fact: after that concert, the guitar was seen sitting on a bed smoking a cigarette.
@@fep_ptcp883 😂
Legend!!!! I remember when I worked for a string company he called to get free strings and he said "This is George Benson" I said "THE George Benson" and he said "YES THE George Benson!" Lol..cool guy and amazing player!!!!
Jesus Christ. Regardless of how hard he was shredding - George never left the pocket. His timing was unbelievable. Always on top of the beat, never behind.
That's what. Makes George Benson, Benson
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Actually the beat is him
Agree A. Siphrodias, George B...has always been Wes Montgomery ver 2.0 :)
Incredible...
From a genius who taught himself on a home made guitar.
Unbelievable
not really, he taught himself how to play like wes montgomerey but his voice made him, so silky
@@djizzah what you said is irrelevant lol
One of the under rated music genius on planet earth today. ❤ you George forever.
Many fellow jazz guitarists consider Benson the greatest influence.
He's a master. Bravissimo...
Yeah
Man, this is entertainment!♥
Life isn't fair. One of the greatest guitarists ever, and sings as great as he plays. Humbling...
Don't forget devilishly handsome!!!
@@marilynstevenson865 don’t forget the money he made
Most Deff, he looked just like Dick Cavett...
I’ve been a big fan of GB for 40 years or so. George is a triple threat no doubt. Handsome as hell, sings like a bird and plays guitar like NO ONE can. One of the best jazz guitarists of all time. ❤
You need to drink less caffeine.
@@Mr.Monta77 you need to stay jealous
@@ramonmoreno8014 You possibly mean ‘envious’? I think you got this slightly wrong. I also think Benson is a highly competent musician and artist, who’s international success is well deserved and the result of both talent and hard work. Nothing wrong with that.
My point was that people who comment ‘one of the best jazz guitarist of all time’ only shows that the HikeColorado is a big fan and is very enthusiastic about ‘George’. There are so many incredibly talented jazz guitarist in the world, and the comment shows very limited understanding of jazz guitarists, and little about his/her critical ability.
I never heard Take 5 Performed like this Before….. I’m Blown Away!
one of the best guitar solos I ever heard...
Yeah man fo sho
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@Dragomir Ronilac Shut up
I’ve been watching this video for 13 years now. Never gets old. George Benson the GOAT!
I’m with you man. 7 years deep and I keep coming back for more
This is an example of someone becoming one with their guitar as they improvise. The lines are just brilliant. From a technical standpoint, it’s up there with any shredder you could name.
Creo sin ofender George benson es después de chet askints el segundo mejor guitarrista de América y del mundo un genio de la música
Bro imagine this guy rocking a superstrat. That would be scary
@@BrunoGarciaMusic the dude is playing 14s. If he went over to a superstrat, there would be a power outage, and then the neck would break 😂
@@unclejoeoakland xdddddddddddddddddd
You do realize that this level of jazz improvisation is beyond the skill, technique, knowledge capacity of 99.9% rock & metal shredders, right?
deserves to be in the top guitarists of all time category no questions asked.
I'm so in love with his style and technique
George could play more than one instrument.
Absolutely!
he is........
@@jpathak6227 and he know to sing as well !!!!
He was that good, every time he played. Giant.
Holy smokes!!! Mr Benson has me speechless ❤
Christian, Django, Wes, Pass, Jimi, Santana, Mclauglin, Holdsworth, BENSON, Ray Vaughn, Van Halen, all set the pace!
The stars were aligned that night. Other worldly.
He has this incredible roll in his riffs...just incredible and such soul, wow.
He simply is incredible, this music should be enjoyed till the end of time..
Guitar straight into the amp...no pedals...a master of the guitar!
Is that a gibson
Tom that was one of his signature
Ibanez guitars, he did a version called a GB10 and that had mini
Humbuckers and a few versions
Of one that had Full size humbuckers like this one now called a GB300, it is a copy of a Gibson though
This one which is Copy of
A blond Gibson
Any guitar player watching this knows , Benson is just gifted . I spent Months studying this piece ,played it note for 🎵 note and still couldn't get the feel . This is beyond scales , pentatonic forms ,triads etc and he's playing it with his eyes closed 😳
that highest level of musicianship where the cosmic stuff just flows through you and out the instrument
@@zizoumonk10 well said and true . It's more about feeling and flow . I became very technical in my play even practiced scales with a metronome . ide play with others who didn't have my technical skill ,but man they could make that guitar sing 😃 great point !
@@josephclark4153 He's just a prodigy - does things that can't be taught.
@@jrockon7150 that makes all the sense in the world . Benson is simply gifted far beyond most guitar players .
@@zizoumonk10 i think every human being can enter your so called "highest level of musicianship" and let it flow through, but not every human being can do it like benson did this night. It came all together his talent, hard practice and the "highest level of musicianship" which let magic happen.
This will be recorded in history as one of the greatest exploits ever on the instrument.
I knew George for his amazing pop songs, never realised until tonight (drunk, alone on my 33rd Birthday isolating whilst I await a fucking Covid test) that George was a God tier guitarist.
Absolutely incredible.
Welcome to the club Jimmy. GB is the #1 - no doubt as far as I'm concerned. I love Wes and many others but George (especially live) is pure fire.
He was first known for his great jazz guitar playing. All of his early albums featured him on guitar. It wasn't until the mid 1970s that he became known for his pop songs.
amen, hope you're okay, brother.
You can hear his influence and some his style in many of today's guitarists such as Norman Brown and Chuck Loeb. GB is legend in my books. Fortunate to have seen him in concert at the Hollywood Bowl before this whole shut crap. I miss live music. Thank God for these videos. Something to look forward to I guess. Best solo for me is Prince at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame performance of While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Orgasmic level!
ruclips.net/video/6SFNW5F8K9Y/видео.html
How did ya test go?
Saw him twice in concert, Chicagoland area. 1981 and 82 !
We all know George is amazing but the horn solo was incredible as too!
Oh George. How I have loved your playing for nearly 50 years. As someone else pointed out, no matter how fast and complex he plays, he stays in the pocket and has amazing phrasing,
Let's watch it sitting down. 1:23
Completely relaxed. 4:56
"Take Ten." 7:30
In addition to GB’s masterful playing he also allows other to shine. Total sign of a great player and musician. I love that about great players
Man, George was really in the zone that night. The look he gives the audience when he & it both come up for air after his first solo (around @4:38) says it all. "You all can breathe now but did you *hear* that thing I just played?" The great Sadao Watanabe is also excellent here in a supporting role, and the band is absolutely killing. What a night that must have been!
YUP!
Sadao killed it too!
Greatest George Benson with Sadao Watanabe. Best ever live performance duo!
Wow !
My fingers would have cramped and locked up after just 30 seconds of what Benson did.. amazing !
First time I got hip to George Benson was right when the Breezin' album came out....... I worked for a chair/tent rental company....... we were setting up Howard University's graduation venue in Washington, D.C. There were vendors on the sidewalks selling incense, paraphernalia, African art, and LP's. I bought "Breezin', surely putting wear on my phonograph needle I loved it so much...... evidently so did my girlfriend; she bought the Ibanez George Benson signature guitar, which is what he's playing here :)
It's not so widely known that George Benson was a prolific jazz guitarist in the 60's....... in 1964 he collaborated with organ master Jack McDuff for the LP "The New Boss Guitar of George Benson"...... very different to this era's material.
George goes into a trance and and boy one of the hottest leads ever in Jazz..........
In the zone, its all over
George Benson runs are ridiculous.Benson and Pat Martino my favorite jazz guitarist
When they say music lasts forever, this is it.
Wow. Just wow. How can someone watch this video and dislike it!?! So much technique, but so still so much soul! George is da man!
Michael Gaskins . There is an easy answer , to your question Michael . Whoever gave this a thumbs down is almost certainly an f’n cretinous wretch .
half of it sounds like elevator music and half of it is amazing
I didn't "dislike" but I'd appreciate it more if it was slower. Even the Brubeck Quartet played it too fast most of the time.
Da man an mo.
God this man is brilliant what a master guitarist wow 😍🥰❤️
Who listen that in 2020 ?
Me ..... and you !
Samia Yahia Cherif yes indeed , We stand on the shoulders of giants 😎
this will be always listened
Now ! Sao Paulo, Brazil
.....and me! But of course, the man is a master musician!
Absolutely Magic
Benson was all of a sudden sitting on a wooden chair in front of me. With his guitar smiling . I had my chair facing out from my wooden table to front row the low stage. We just sat smiling. Then benson played a song right there. My face hurt from smiling. I love him. Jane
Some people were born to do certain thing. Wow. George owns guitar.
OMG : Benson and the time of his life. I was 16 at that time. And Montreux not far away........
George Benson will be live for ever
Because he is a great guitar player
I follow him from 1976 and remember me my best times. Thanks George Benson.
Marco Eudave: Respecto!
It's good to watch these clips... it reminds you that it's not only the metal dudes (with their gallons of overdrive and distortion) who can rip up the fingerboard... if you appreciate guitar (and not necessarily the genre) then this clip should fill you with admirartion and respect. Hats off to Mr Benson.
There are so many classifications of music. This Kat slides over, under, around and through sound. Call it want you want Funk, Jazz, Funky Jazz, Rock, Countryn Classical, Groovin, as infinitum. If it makes a sound and the sound syncopates George can play it and with it even on Rollerskates!
,PHENOMENAL!!!!!❤ ONLY GEORGE AND SADEO COULD MAKE THIS CLASSIC REVERBERATE IN SUCH A MAGICAL WAY
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Man... a little higher gain and the metal world would look a lot different today... amazing
Amazing very very nice 👌👌❤️❤️
The best Take Five music played on a guitar,ever!
one of those videos you have to watch every so often to keep you sane
I truly Agree
Gloria Clayton :
First time seeing this. Speechless
Wow, I always loved GB, but never knew he this great as a guitarist.
Back for more...cant get enough...
Simply divine playing. George is really in 'the zone' - George makes the music come alive - the man is a damn genuis with his playing. Have asked a couple of guitarists and they said its not possible to play what George does as you need 11 fingers lol
This was George at the height of his skill and genius! Amazing!!
George has always sounded so groovy and his playing is out of this world. What an amazing guy.
Listening to Mr. Benson play just makes me smile !
I keep coming back to this video year after year, and it never ceases to blow me away
I am 57 I am blessed I grew up listening to George Benson St Louis in the house
Brother Benson - Prince's inspiration. Nuff said!
A fine rendition of my favorite jazz tune of all time. George, you would make Dave Brubeck very proud!
Joe Brethel 😍😍😍
Makes you damn glad you've got ear's that are like a sponge, these are two Master's at what they do !
You know, there are guitar players whose guitar is part of their arms. George's guitar is way more than this, is a natural extension of his soul. That's why he can express himself this way. Love you GB!
GEORGE BENSON can play anything n put that pretty SMILE. Too OMG ..He is just AWESOME💞🎶🎶💞🎶🎶💞🎶🎶
Probabilmente il più grande pezzo funky jazz di tutti i tempi.
Esecuzioni monstre, Benson da paura come tutti gli altri.
Two of the happiest musicians ever........ George Benson and former Santana/Tower of Power keyboardist/Hammond organ guru Chester Thompson :)
This version of Take Five and George's playing are nothing short of FURIOUS :) Thanks.... I'd no idea this even existed.
Add Sadao to the mix
These chromatic riff...the sound of the guitar and the feel...I'm 61 and still cannot blow a pentatonic like he did....amazing
I met one day me and my love was riding in the wilshire distrct in holly wood ran across him one day it was a pleasure to meet and shake hands.
My absolute favorite guitarist. As a teen I bought every one of his albums. As an adult I bought an Ibanez GB40th, 40th Anniversary guitar. Only 40 of those were made and it's the best 6 string electric guitar in my collection.
I’m 60 now and seeing this brings tears to my eyes. So much artistic beauty and loving, caring, kindness we had back then. It seemed music was what most common people cared about and what defined them. Now there’s just ugliness with trump, Q’anon, social media and all that horrible hatred. Really sad
@Nada Nada If after what we’ve lived through the last 4 years under the trump presidency, culminating in the contemptible insurrection we witnessed on the 6th, isn’t enough to open your eyes to the fact that the Republican Party of today is nothing but a sycophantic, morally bankrupt, unscrupulous band of authoritarian, scoundrels who care absolutely about nothing other than power and control, nothing I can say will ever change your mind.
The average citizen who supports trump has become a brainwashed cultist.
The progressive democrats want nothing more than to create a more egalitarian society with more fairness and equity for all. Contrary to the BS the right spouts, this is not a “handout”, it’s not “free stuff”. It’s about leveling the playing field so everyone gets a fair shot at the “American dream”.
Of course this type of society is anathema to the super-rich ultra-conservative power brokers because the common people would gain power. They wouldn’t be so worried about quitting a job with oppressive working conditions for fear of loosing their Heath insurance or their home. The rich can’t have that of course because then they’d lose power over the commoner. So they buy Republican politicians, finance rightwing think-tanks and sponsor propaganda news media to figure out ways to manipulate and fire up the conservative base to make them hate the very people who want to help them. It’s a massive mind fuck, and it’s sad and pathetic that the very people who are being used (useful idiots) are so blinded by hate and/or supremacy and/or conspiratorial thinking they can’t see what the SOB super rich are doing to them.
I just found out about this today. Very impressed. I didn't think it was possible to hear an electric guitar play a wonderful classic. I love it
You should try Wes Montgomery and Pat Metheny then 😉
17 years and nothing has changed, this is still the best thing
How can it be that I am 50 years old and have never heard George Benson's name mentioned among the greatest guitarists of our time? I heard the name, but am just discovering his musical genius.
I just discovered him 6 years after delving into the world of jazz/funk fusion. I've been missing out!!
Take a wild guess..
I knew of him from the '70's On Broadway and Masquerade but just last year discovered what an amazing guitarist he really is. I'm getting a collection together. His talent is mind blowing.
Yes, it's a travesty.
Get the Album Bodytalk!
I love George singing in his later career he was brilliant but first and foremost he is a jazz guitarist and if you listen to this one of the best and underrated guitarists of all time truely magnificent go George luv yer ❤
Incredible guitar player...he can chord faster than most people can pick...
George Bad Benson.... The absolute man
Le Maître !
La version album est sympa.
Celle-ci, en live....depasse l’entendement.
Un des seuls artistes sur cette planète qui explose sa version studio par 10 en concert.
Personne n’a ce mélange de technique, de connaissance, de la mélodie.
Georges. NR 1
Le plus rigolo c’est qu’il est plus connu pour : nothing s gonna change my love for you; give me the night, etc, que pour sa virtuosité à la guitare.
Et contrairement à un Pat Metheny, qui lui a beaucoup pris, il grimace pas comme si il récupèrait d’une cuite sur le trône. ;)
Il finit avec le sourire:)
One of my all time favorite versions of "Take Five". AMAZING!!!
Amazing. Sat. Dec 4,2021 memories god bless ☺️
I saw George Benson at Red Rocks in Colorado in 1980..
I love the look he gives at 4:39
It’s like he’s laughing and saying “did I just play that? Oh yes I did. Yes I did.”
Man George Benson is one of my greatest guitar heroes. Can't put it into words. He does the same smooth shredding without a pick too-- the companion vid to Absolute Benson blows my mind still.
I have been a neoclassical/hardrock/metal guitarist for 28 years and i LOVE to listen to BENSON!!! plus Wes, Kenny, Grant, and jimmy smith!
Jimmy Smith is rubbish guitarist imo....
@@nigelstansfield1644 LOL jimmy smith was an organist
Probably "Johnny Smith,"-
Good company
The smiles at the end of his unbelievable solo are from pure joy! Never heard GB play like that on a studio recording so this really solidified his mastery of the instrument for me. WOW.
I've always loved this album his playing and the whole band are masterful. Incredible talent.
What is the album?
@@nighteyes8830 I think his recorded version of this song is on the album Bad Benson. I prefer this live version for the solo!
@@PeterBurton1991 thanks for the reply! I'll check it out!
Didnt know he recorded this classic. I forgot how beautiful his playing always was. 😃❤️🌸
George Benson is just incredible,thats all I can say.
And that's all you know. Wrong in every way. Saluting your king of muzak.
Γινόμαστε νεότεροι ακούγοντας αυτό το ζωντανό κομμάτι, από απερίγραπτους μουσικούς.
Damn this brother is soooooooooo brilliant.
I was not prepared for that! Wow, total fire!