His point about rhythm is the ultimate truth about music - if you have good rhythm, you realize every instrument is a percussion instrument and you can facilitate on almost all of them. There was a guy I used to be in a band with and he could literally pick up any instrument and sound competent on it because his timing and rhythm were just that damn good. George Benson has great innate rhythm and an even better musical ear!
Yep. I'm learning about scales and music theory in general but still can't improvise to save my life. I'm VERY bad at rhythm, so I'm guessing that's the main culprit... Any tips on how to really develop a sense for rhythm and maybe even understand time signatures on my own?
@@andrejz8954 I wish I were better at it myself. My rhythm isn’t bad, but I have to focus really hard to get the FEEL I want. If you can play with a metronome and make it feel like a part of what you’re playing instead of just a click, then you have the feel, and that’s where it’s at. Some people just have naturally good rhythm and feel though and I chalk it up to they’re just blessed lol! But yeah, a metronome and practice is always a musician’s best friend!
The rhythm is important but you have to play the notes properly too because I've heard people playing perfect rhythmic solos and they're perfectly discombobulated. There was a guy in a local seen in northern New Jersey and he played some kind of horn look like a French horn can you come to the Jamsession and he wouldn't play a lick that was coherent within the change of this song and one time Barry Harris came to symphony hall for a good learning lesson and the guy got up in Barry Harris said something to the fact like you know your rhythm is really good u just have to work on the notes. But that guy never worked on notes all the years that I saw in the jam session he never got better. I think he's deceased now God rest in peace but you know playing jazz is not trivial.
I wonder if the idea of singing what you play and only playing what you sing might help?? You don’t have to be a great singer at all… it’s more that you think of a line in your head and then try to play it… think of it like a comment.. a phrase.. a sentance… then you tend to think rhythmically too?? Worth a try?
If you notice George is playing every note is part of a phrase either it’s bluesy or jazzy but it’s not random like a beginners. It’s amazing that he anticipates every bar and will have some rhythmic melody to fill in that gap. I think a lot of players can learn from that.
Jodie Fisher is a top notch musician and educator. Class guy all around. I had a great conversation with him about guitar at my school. Wish I had lessons with him. My friends that did learned a bunch.
Just a crazy mastery of the guitar. Two little words always come to mind: Wow and how!!! I have days when I'm playing whatever is popping into my head - lines, octaves, and chords. And I'm thinking "hell yeah." I own his top signature model, the Ibanez LGB300 (so impeccable the craftsmanship that it comes only yellow vintage sunburst)! Then I would listen to George . . . then I think "nope!"
Take all the mastery out of it - and he IS the master... It's the relaxed-hand style that just looks so cool. It doesn't matter the genre - from George to Nuno.
@@edcherry9282 you played with the Legendary Dizzy Gillespie and many others. Even George Benson you gave your props! You were on 10!🎸🎼🎵🎶 in Florida 1990?
I 'm enamored with Trumpet 🎺players too. Arturo Sandoval, Orbert Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Miles Davis, and Dizzy Gillespie 🎺 Explosive and Incendiary! 🔥⚡
The best just the best! So many imitators just copy his picking or his lines but they didn’t spend that time on the bandstand with legends that George did. There will never be a substitute for experience on the bandstand. That’s why now we have technical guys who don’t have rhythm sadly. They have their priorities screwed up and lean towards “fusion” which is just far from timeless.
George's Bad Benson album from the early 70's opened me up to a new world of music if you have not heard it do yourself a favor and listen to No Sooner Said Than Done from the album.
God Bless the Great George Benson. The man is wonderful. How that heavyweight, master of music is able to remain so humble is such a tremendous life lesson. I’m so disappointed that pat metheny and John McLaughlin didn’t appear to have the balls to share the stage with him. They can disguise it however they want but their egos are too frail to face king George on the bandstand.
There’s a lot more info on it now. Peter Farrell and Cecil Alexander to name a couple. But in the end it’s rhythm- think of your pick as your hands playing a conga drum. Even learn to play a conga or a djembe with even hands and it will help you. Left hand fingerings helps the right hand. All kinds of guys pick like him and copy his lines but don’t have the impact because they don’t have the decades of playing with jazz greats on the bandstand. None of us ever will and sadly that is how George got so great along with his inherent genius.
@@kbkesq Yes I've seen Peter Farrell and many who pick "like" him but I would like to have heard his explanation. I'm curious as to whether he uses the thumb/first finger union independently of the wrist in playing his lines or whether the wrist is involved. Obviously his chords and rhythm employ wrist. Some of those copying him use an extreme pick slant compared to GB. This softens the attack whereas he achieves a brighter percussive sound ( like when the pick is more parallel to the string). Many good conventional players use the shoulder of the pick rather than the point and get a similar sound.
if you noticed the the tone of George's guitar is really thin and paper like which is what happens when you don't have that guitar plugged into an amp with the volume up. The notes are wonderful of course and he's playing for demonstration purposes not for tone I'm not sure why he chose that guitar design because he invented that GB 10 guitar but my guess is that for the George Benson model 10 he wanted to have a guitar that he could play simultaneous vocals with and also cut through the low in mid tones that are generated on the guitar which can be muddled in a lot of situations like playing with an organist he wanted a guitar I think they could stand up on the road as well because they'll Gibsons would fall apart we're not literally but they would be high maintenance. And I can attest because I have a GB 10 and it is a rocksolid guitar I don't have to adjust the neck that frequently etc. even though now they have become really kind of relatively expensive although they have some Low end models that are great sounding if you want that GB sound you can get it on them
Steve Klein made Mr. Fisher's guitar. They may look a bit odd at first glance to those who are accustomed to more traditional designs, but rest assured, every bit of those designs are about form following function. They are some of the most amazing sounding and best playing instruments I've ever encountered. The neck approaches perfection. I've played several GB Signatures as well, and they're delightful, but they're nothing like a Klein.
the great george of course.. but this reveals nothing about george’s right hand except for what we can see ourselves.. so the title, sadly, is click bait.. ☹️
George Benson, the teacher, so good...
What a beautiful soul… George Benzon
One of the things i like about George is how happy he is with music and playing ...
George is Always so Positive..Great Energy
G.B brought jazz music and guitar to a new level. He's not only a great artist. He's a genius in his kind.
GB is the most natural and organic player to have ever addressed the instrument. What a complete master...wow!
GB is one of the greatest guitar men of all time, but he's such a lovely person that it almost outshines the playing!
His point about rhythm is the ultimate truth about music - if you have good rhythm, you realize every instrument is a percussion instrument and you can facilitate on almost all of them. There was a guy I used to be in a band with and he could literally pick up any instrument and sound competent on it because his timing and rhythm were just that damn good. George Benson has great innate rhythm and an even better musical ear!
facts!
Yep. I'm learning about scales and music theory in general but still can't improvise to save my life. I'm VERY bad at rhythm, so I'm guessing that's the main culprit... Any tips on how to really develop a sense for rhythm and maybe even understand time signatures on my own?
@@andrejz8954 I wish I were better at it myself. My rhythm isn’t bad, but I have to focus really hard to get the FEEL I want. If you can play with a metronome and make it feel like a part of what you’re playing instead of just a click, then you have the feel, and that’s where it’s at.
Some people just have naturally good rhythm and feel though and I chalk it up to they’re just blessed lol! But yeah, a metronome and practice is always a musician’s best friend!
The rhythm is important but you have to play the notes properly too because I've heard people playing perfect rhythmic solos and they're perfectly discombobulated. There was a guy in a local seen in northern New Jersey and he played some kind of horn look like a French horn can you come to the Jamsession and he wouldn't play a lick that was coherent within the change of this song and one time Barry Harris came to symphony hall for a good learning lesson and the guy got up in Barry Harris said something to the fact like you know your rhythm is really good u just have to work on the notes. But that guy never worked on notes all the years that I saw in the jam session he never got better. I think he's deceased now God rest in peace but you know playing jazz is not trivial.
I wonder if the idea of singing what you play and only playing what you sing might help?? You don’t have to be a great singer at all… it’s more that you think of a line in your head and then try to play it… think of it like a comment.. a phrase.. a sentance… then you tend to think rhythmically too?? Worth a try?
Such an affable and engaging man in addition to his musical brilliance. Nobody better than George!
Thank you for posting this. Fantastic! George Benson is a National (and International) Treasure.
If you notice George is playing every note is part of a phrase either it’s bluesy or jazzy but it’s not random like a beginners. It’s amazing that he anticipates every bar and will have some rhythmic melody to fill in that gap. I think a lot of players can learn from that.
I noticed that he plays like he speaks.
Because his's a master.
@@donmilland7606 no because he's Batman.
"I'm a nervous kind of guy, play a lot of notes" - made my day!
My parents used to play his stuff when I was a kid...he's SUCH a beast!
Priceless.
George Benson for President!
Jodie Fisher is a top notch musician and educator. Class guy all around. I had a great conversation with him about guitar at my school. Wish I had lessons with him. My friends that did learned a bunch.
And he has such a gracious manner ... guys like him know how to bring out the best in others
Just a crazy mastery of the guitar. Two little words always come to mind: Wow and how!!! I have days when I'm playing whatever is popping into my head - lines, octaves, and chords. And I'm thinking "hell yeah." I own his top signature model, the Ibanez LGB300 (so impeccable the craftsmanship that it comes only yellow vintage sunburst)! Then I would listen to George . . . then I think "nope!"
GENIUS!!!
Take all the mastery out of it - and he IS the master... It's the relaxed-hand style that just looks so cool. It doesn't matter the genre - from George to Nuno.
George owned a club in Harlem called the breezin lounge in the late 70s...Grant Green played there, lonnie smith played there often..
And what?
@@grantgre and what? I find it a coincidence this interview is called the breezin lounge..George's name of his old club..thats what
@@edcherry9282 he says at the start that he’s in his club
@@edcherry9282 you played with the Legendary Dizzy Gillespie and many others.
Even George Benson you gave your props!
You were on 10!🎸🎼🎵🎶
in Florida 1990?
George is the greatest!
I love George Benson and Earl Klugh Collaboration. There is nothing sweeter than that
Incredible musician, top bloke
The way he talks the rhytmical approach he plays-this short video could make my day. No: night
thanks a lot i was looking for this videos for ages
He already mastered guitar😮
I 'm enamored with Trumpet 🎺players too.
Arturo Sandoval, Orbert Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Miles Davis, and Dizzy Gillespie 🎺
Explosive and Incendiary!
🔥⚡
The best just the best! So many imitators just copy his picking or his lines but they didn’t spend that time on the bandstand with legends that George did. There will never be a substitute for experience on the bandstand. That’s why now we have technical guys who don’t have rhythm sadly. They have their priorities screwed up and lean towards “fusion” which is just far from timeless.
genius!
Awesome!
George's Bad Benson album from the early 70's opened me up to a new world of music if you have not heard it do yourself a favor and listen to No Sooner Said Than Done from the album.
I will check it out!
"Blue Benson" is still one of my favorites on vinyl.
God Bless the Great George Benson. The man is wonderful. How that heavyweight, master of music is able to remain so humble is such a tremendous life lesson. I’m so disappointed that pat metheny and John McLaughlin didn’t appear to have the balls to share the stage with him. They can disguise it however they want but their egos are too frail to face king George on the bandstand.
Or they could have so much respect for him they felt they couldn't match him. Which makes them humble 🤔.
Breezin' was one of the first jazz albums I owned. Great stuff! Anybody that loves Clifford Brown is OK by me.
HEYY MRS BENSON , SEND ME YOUR GOOD GUITAR BEAUTIFUL AND NICE SOUNDS... WIZARD .
More George Benson Videos in the description.
Oh yeah, my childhood teacher, Gary Keller, used to play a beautiful Guild box.
GB is Music.
An explanation of his picking technique would have been nice.
There’s a lot more info on it now. Peter Farrell and Cecil Alexander to name a couple. But in the end it’s rhythm- think of your pick as your hands playing a conga drum. Even learn to play a conga or a djembe with even hands and it will help you. Left hand fingerings helps the right hand. All kinds of guys pick like him and copy his lines but don’t have the impact because they don’t have the decades of playing with jazz greats on the bandstand. None of us ever will and sadly that is how George got so great along with his inherent genius.
@@kbkesq Yes I've seen Peter Farrell and many who pick "like" him but I would like to have heard his explanation. I'm curious as to whether he uses the thumb/first finger union independently of the wrist in playing his lines or whether the wrist is involved. Obviously his chords and rhythm employ wrist. Some of those copying him use an extreme pick slant compared to GB. This softens the attack whereas he achieves a brighter percussive sound ( like when the pick is more parallel to the string). Many good conventional players use the shoulder of the pick rather than the point and get a similar sound.
4:03 pick
So far, his picking secret is still a secret.
if you noticed the the tone of George's guitar is really thin and paper like which is what happens when you don't have that guitar plugged into an amp with the volume up. The notes are wonderful of course and he's playing for demonstration purposes not for tone I'm not sure why he chose that guitar design because he invented that GB 10 guitar but my guess is that for the George Benson model 10 he wanted to have a guitar that he could play simultaneous vocals with and also cut through the low in mid tones that are generated on the guitar which can be muddled in a lot of situations like playing with an organist
he wanted a guitar I think they could stand up on the road as well because they'll Gibsons would fall apart we're not literally but they would be high maintenance. And I can attest because I have a GB 10 and it is a rocksolid guitar I don't have to adjust the neck that frequently etc. even though now they have become really kind of relatively expensive although they have some
Low end models that are great sounding if you want that GB sound you can get it on them
Smooth hop
"George Benson shares his picking secrets" in the NEXT episode, not this one (Where George was just about to...).
*This video and audio deserves better than 240p resolution... Everything is muffled and blurred... :/*
Transcription -> ruclips.net/video/HBr-FjSbx3s/видео.html
what is the name of guitare of george benson
Great stuff. But why is the video quality so poor? 240p? I didn't know there were still cameras capable of that low of a resolution.
Vintage stuff
@@MattBlackParis Oh I see. I didn't know it was recorded long ago. Still.. thanks for posting it.
@@krga94c 2009 i think. Only avaible online.
When does he explain his picking technique?
Not here lol
@@newusernamehere4772 misleading title lol
Yup totally
Where we can find the whole video?
Nowhere.
Imagine dying, then coming back as one of their guitar strings. :o
Is Jody Fisher is playing a Steinberger?
ｉ guess so
It's a Klein.
Steve Klein made Mr. Fisher's guitar. They may look a bit odd at first glance to those who are accustomed to more traditional designs, but rest assured, every bit of those designs are about form following function. They are some of the most amazing sounding and best playing instruments I've ever encountered. The neck approaches perfection. I've played several GB Signatures as well, and they're delightful, but they're nothing like a Klein.
He Can’t read movie, still fantastic
what song was that in the beginning?
Summertime
@@guitarman6742 thank you !
"I'm not a technician on guitar" Well George, I guess nobody is...
yo , where do you find these bro ?
I got it for years
@@MattBlackParis Do you have all of them ?
That was beautiful my new CD is coming out soon Albert J Anderson check out the band on the seed group podcast I wish I played like that
this
He can play just as fast with his thumb.
The only way he could be better is to be Twins!!
He is a natural, not a technician
Sweet guy and monster player for sure. Like so many others, though, he does not directly answer the things the interviewer really wants to hear.
Holy shite who knew Jeff Bezos could play!
the great george of course.. but this reveals nothing about george’s right hand except for what we can see ourselves.. so the title, sadly, is click bait.. ☹️
.....Except that it doesn't share any secrets lol
Most fantastic guitar players like benson are terrible teachers like benson
awesome videos...but the volume could be higher. other than that brilliant