Ted Greene Baroque Improv - Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 1 дек 2009
- Footage of Ted giving a guitar lesson (6/26/96) and the topics cover the Baroque period, Bach and guitar improv.
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Imagine being this good and being largely unknown to the general public
True, it hurts almost.
that’s modern jazz for you
yep, same with danny gatton
@@ziggybongwater7915 Roy Buchanon too, never got the wide recognition they deserved
@@emerica703 do they need it?
Dedicated to all who studied with (or wished they had studied with) Ted.
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Thanks to you I actually do study with him now!
and indirectly to all who studied with bach
Muchas gracias❤
The fact that he can play that all improvised… WHILE having a conversation?!? Mind blowing!!
E.M. he does the same thing, talking that is, whilst he's showing some cat LENNY BREAU'S complicated Bill Evans type voicings on an older blonde Guild axe.... and he's chiming the bass note #$%^&*( Ted was far and away the greatest mind for Harmony I've ever seen and I certainly think on a par with Lenny... just different... I'm still working with his book decades on..... how lucky are we!
Big deal. I can talk while walking.
@@kbkesq Not same.
@@kbkesq wow you have fun with that.
@@kbkesq i can walk and talk and look and breathe and clap at the same time
astounding.
When I see Rick Graham commenting on a video I know I'm onto something good.
I thought the same thing...
You are as well Rick.
I agree, Ted Greene is YOOJ.
I go back to this video series for inspiration when I'm stuck writing new music.
no matter what genre u enjoy to play, hearing ted play inspires u to make music :)
Not surprised to see you here! I used to be a tech death junkie as a kid. So much to learn in every genre.
This is just crazy! To be able to improvise lines like that is astonishing. I don't think I've ever seen such a stunning display of virtuosity on the guitar. Ted Greene is an out and out genius!
look into counter point, that's what he bases all his music on
"To be able to improvise lines like that is astonishing". You forgot, "... while holding a conversation"
How completely beautiful. To have a modern-day musician break down Bach's style. Usually, it's about being able to 'play' Bach, but Ted actually understood where his mind was with the approach and style. This is the space of the master.
Yeah he's speaking about him as a fellow musician
Hi PO G - I've made a playlist of transcribed Baroque Improv Excerpts on my channel. You might enjoy checking it out : ruclips.net/p/PLoLOItWSclTUZ-IkiD3vKWWujieIOfFKY
His classical improvisations are so beautiful. His accuracy and conviction seems highest when playing that style.
So embarrassing for those classical musicians who play the sheet note by note, only to have a jazz guitarist improvise what they practice playing for weeks
he talks like the guitar playing is out of his control... he surrendered himself to the whims of the instrument, its character, and its manifold possibilities. a true genius of music
I was taught in music school that Bach was a master improviser, not unlike Ted...what a genius!!!
Mozart, too.
I tabbed out the progression in 6ths that Ted mentions if anyone's interested - from key of C to Am to F to Dm to Bb to Gm, etc it's IV V I in each key using first inversion (so 3rd in bass for IV and IV to root for I). Minor keys use melodic minor, so IV and V are major chords.
the V isn't dominant? or do you mean its a triad? thanks great work transcribing this btw!
why Bb and why Gm? why the scale changes?
@@Cyprous cycle 6ths is modulating through the cycle of fourth except before you modulate a fourth you modulate to the sixth of the key center.
so instead of going c-f-b flat-e flat you go to the relative minor which is a sixth away, eg g-e minor, then modulate up a 4th to c major- a minor. i'm not expert but i think it works best as ted described, using a iv v i progression.
so, correct me if im wrong the chord progression in full is (from c):
Fmaj-Gmaj-Cmajor>(6th of C is Aminor and there fore follows)Dmaj-Emaj-Amin
then modulate a fourth down to
Bbmaj-Cmaj-Fmaj>(6th of F is dminor)Gmajor-Amajor-Dminor
and so on and so forth until you get to your chosen key.
@@ziggybongwater7915 i understand better now, i really need improve my english to get these musical teory treaseures :(
Hi Will - I've made a playlist of transcribed Baroque Improv Excerpts on my channel. You might enjoy checking it out : ruclips.net/p/PLoLOItWSclTUZ-IkiD3vKWWujieIOfFKY
this is the first time ive seen this guy and ive been playing for 23 years, mind = blown
somehow when i discover a new incredible musician it always comes back to Bach. Bach the master.
recorded june 26,1996 and i happen to find this on 26june2021 so happy this was captured
Ted made Lenny Breau laugh while playing the Baroque stuff.... there's an eight CD set out there of Ted and Lenny hanging out all day, playing for each other, talking and finally playing together... Epic.
Are the cd’s available?
Where? , please
Anyone find this cd set?
This video and the Universal Mind of Bill Evans video, pure youtube gold. I watch once a month religiously.
Never heard someone talk so naturally about music. Pure gold.
In a dream world I'd love to hear Ted and Glen Gould discuss bach.
Imagine Ted and Bach meeting in heaven! Guitar for Ted, Bach with harpsichord. These lines are so hauntingly beautiful The core of the baroque exploration of harmony was really a journey inside the human soul and their relationship with GOD.
Ted is amazing in so many ways. Incredible teacher and musician, and is so humble, warm and willing to share what he knows in an open and non condescending way.
ALL THE MUSICAL IDEAS THAT PASS THROUGH YOU JUST FLY OUT OF TED GREENS MIND AS HE LISTENS TO THE MUSIC / MOVEMENT THAT'S ALL AROUND US... IN FACT WE ARE ALL IN THE MIDDLE OF IT...
one of a kind. i remember when i saw this in like highschool year 10 or sum, still blows my mind years later
You hear him and think he's a master, then you see how he cranks it out off hand and casually while holding a convo. It's maddening, in the best way. Ted is the embodiment of practice makes perfect. Seems like he was such a nice guy too. Thanks for sharing!
Wow, he is so free on his instrument, it’s amazing. Very humbling, very inspirational.
He is giving a Baroque Harmony Lesson. while is answering questions and improvising counter point lines....ALL AT THE SAME TIME...!!!
"Of course, they tell you not to do either of those. Tell that to Bach!" EXACTLY.
He truly was the "Yoda" of guitar.
Wow, I really love Ted Green. Such a bad-ass yet so totally grounded. An excellent player and teacher.
This is simply.....unbelievable. Thank you so much for sharing this precious videos. This is gold.
I've never seen this level of playing, passion and knowledge during a conversation
perhaps I never will see another person like him (hope not though)
perhaps ??? for sure :-)
Just beautiful music. Never heard of him before. Genius
Every note this man played was pure gold!
whenever i watch someone of genius level, at anything, i’m struck by their intensity and how animated they are while doing what they love. listening to this man play is amazing, he achieved freedom totally on the fretboard!
When i'm watching and listening to Ted i get in a state of a light trance. He takes me to a place away from reality. I believe he had a great gift given from heaven where he is right now playing for the angels.
Likewise my friend
In an age before the guitar - this what lutenists did. Check out Silvius Leopold Weiss - Bach admired him enough to travel to hear him perform. Bach never wrote for guitar but wrote 4 stunning lute suites probably thanks to knowing Weiss.
supposedly they would improvise together.
That's more stunning than watching a show of virtuosos. How he explains doing all at the same time with FULL knowledge of what he's talking about. That's absolutely amazing mind, what a talent... Too bad he's gone so early..
As a classical guitarist, all I can say is holy crap, how can anyone IMPROVISE that stuff?
Practice 40 hours a day
Be Ted Greene
It's the Jazz way. By that I mean, to a jazz player, a concept isn't useful if you don't know how to use it for improv. Anything Ted was interested in he would have come at it from an improvisational perspective.
I'm learning 4 part harmony and I've also trying to come at it from the same perspective. How can I extrapolate this information so it's immediately accessible to me? You could work out a counterpoint for the major scale. Once you can play something in a scalar manner you can improvise with it. Over different progressions, in different keys. It's just a mentality you have to adopt if you want to play Jazz.
bro did the best of both worlds
Jazz is posterior to baroque improvisation. So you are wrong about pretty much all the pedant blabbery you said, lol. @@Ayo.Ajisafe
These lessons are historical.
I keep coming back here to learn more.
Thanks so much for sharing this and enlightening the rest of us.
This just puts a huge smile on my face!
Unbelievably good. I wonder why I have never heard about this Ted character before. Amazing.
This really made my day.
That's because he passed away 14 years ago, RIP Ted....😢
..And now I'm back again to marvel at this for maybe the 100th time. This stuff is so great!
MrMacGaunaa whoa you came back after making this comment in 2015!
@@prisonmike1658 I've been back many times! To me, this is one of the best videos on the internet :)
MrMacGaunaa cool man I just got into Ted Greene a few days ago while looking for chord books and I stumbled upon Chord Chemistry and ordered myself a copy and I have been impressed by how talented this man is I really am not to technical with Scales or musical terms so I am amazed but confused as to what’s going on 😂
@MrWallerand that's the beauty of it, you don't think chords. Instead, you hear voice leading of the inner voicings/ notes that you play. It's not vapid chord grippes, but real harmonic movement. This is what Parker heard, those half step guide-tones. This is what Bach heard, Lennie Tristano, so on. When you force yourself to listen to everything that you're doing on the frets you develop a connection with the guitar. This is music.
Kind've reminds me of Bach's 2 or 3 part inventions or
a deconstruct of the "Art of the Fugue".
He got me on this. One of the coolest things I've seen and heard.
Thank you for sharing this. I’ve watched it on and off for many years and it’s amazing to experience this natural genius in his element. Thanks again!
have yet to see anyone with a greatest understanding of the guitar. an amazing inspiration
I would have given anything to have had some lessons from ted ,he was a very special player
I've been coming back to this for over a decade now. What this lesson really did for me was open my ears as far as song writing. Even still, new things click every time I watch.
so cool, I wish I had my lessons I taped on audio when I studied classical guitar, gone forever.
what a treasure these lessons are.
If you look at his facial expressions his mind is working on a whole different level than even most advanced players and composers.
But is not just an intellectual exercise: it's a soul journey, that's the core of baroque counterpoint improvisation. The faces are him enjoying these beautiful sounds progressing.
@@jaconova agreed. He was truly a gifted artist. Not just the intellectual side but he had the soul.
so beautiful improvisation...genius....
the beauty in this instruction will educate for generations to come
This is just amazing !
Ted was a truly genius of
improvisation.
regards from Brasil !
Wow! I love that this stuff is out there.
i love this man for his contribution to music.
Master musician, master guitarist. Ted was truly special. Thanks for sharing this gem of video, this is just invaluable information!
Thank you so much for doing this. This is absolutly fantastic. He is my biggest inspiration when it comes to teaching, his vast knowledge and his will to always learn new things. This channel embodies Teds work as a teacher: We come here to learn and to share. It doesnt get more beautiful than this.
Best and warmest regards to you Barbara,
Sandemose
Thank God these videos exist! This is stunning! His thought process is beyond my words. Not to mention the gorgeous guitar playing!
Apart from the fantastic ideas and great playing, I'm astounded at how he speaks lucidly and easily while plucking those wonderful ideas out of the air. He reminds me of Glenn Gould talking to Bruno Monsaingeon about Bach's forerunners while playing Sweelink on the piano. Amazing! But then again, everything about Ted strikes me as amazing.
This series of videos is a MUST for anyone who studies guitar
Amazing. Beautiful playing and it's improvised.
Ted Greene was a genius.
I'm absolutely blown away by this man's genius. I'm very very late to the Ted Green party but so privileged to be here now.
Thank you so much for getting this stuff online. Holy crap what an amazing musician.
This guy is taking Bach's music apart and dissecting like a mechanic does with components of an engine,and then putting it back together again.
Except, in real time, while playing it. It's like a racecar driver replacing a steering linkage while he drives.
and talking about what he's thinking at the same time. Unbelievable
And listening to and responding to the interviewer. Mr. Steve Herberman I believe, an excellent guitarist in his own right.
@Ken Allday heya. welcome to Ted, the Master's, House.
I really enjoy Ted's playing and teaching. With him theory is never just numbers and intervals...
I love because Ted is so relaxed
Awesome!! This is golden stuff!
How can anyone talk and play that at the same time..... Multitasking at its finest! His Chord Chemistry Book is the only one of its kind I will ever need!
Ted Greene... a great Master. Thank you very much!
Great stuff...thank you very much for sharing it!!!
Just outstanding!!
I could kick myself for not taking lessons with Ted for the 20 or so years I lived in LA, 2-3 towns over from him in the Valley. Dumb.
greatest video in all of youtube
absolute genius
This is just surreal!
beautiful
This is phenomenal.
Here because of Lucas Brar's video. This guy is legend.
Ted is fantastic guitar player, wonderful !!!
simply great!!!
This is amazing.
this is probably the most amazing thing in all my 44 years
So effortless, i know what it took but he's so relaxed and just talking freely. Ted has to be one of the most underated players ever his name should be one of the first any guitar student knows.
An angel of the electric guitar...👼🏻🎸🎶
You are truly amazing
Beautiful clip of Ted ! Many thanks to Steve Herberman for filming this and sharing it so generously. Best Wishes - John
This is Bach level musicianship. Utterly amazing.
As I've listened to this for the past 7 years it seems to me the more I listen, the more I hear. More importantly, I'm starting to understand the theories applied. After watching countless videos of Mr. Greene, I've come to the conclusion that he was clearly misunderstood bu the general public regarding those that are not aware of his music education and theory. Ted will obviously missed but also gladly entertain guitarists who find those who are luckily enough to continue what he has perpetuated.
3:00 sounds like Bach's late period during which he went for more chromaticism.
"Talent does what it can; genius does what it must" Edward Bulwer-Lytton
RIP Ted, you the man
Gosh I never knew guitar could be so rich with harmonic possibilities let alone so beautiful. Never heard him before but this man is beyond somewhere...over the top...
I better start digging this guy.
Maybe he was Bach reincarnated? Incredible stuff.
Those who knew the Czech harpsichordist Zuzana Ruzakova have expressed the belief that she channeled Bach as she performed.
@@deepspacetheater But Ted is creating on the spot! That´s much closer to Bach true spirit.
@@jaconova I don't think this sentiment is correct. Yes bach did improvise, we all know the stories. But his best work was worked out and reworked
@@tcaw8813ll lol you don´t think the sentiment is correct? Get off your high horse: Ted clearly understood Bach and harmony in general and could have created endless pieces in baroque style. What I´m saying is that interpreters have their value (I love Gould for example), but a creator/explorator like Ted is something else. You must be one of those classical purist that are afraid/jealous that a (mainly) jazz player of this caliber was able to create Bach on the spot.
Ted could do that with any style, and for players WITHIN styles. Look at his apartment, the guy lived and breathed music.
So nice!
Wow, what an absolute monster player.
This is what guitar is really about ....appreciation, understanding, and respect & skill, knowledge, and creative expression.
Part of me shouts "shut up" so I can listen to your Bach-style improvisation. The other part of me shouts "stop playing" so I can listen to your high level description of Bach's approach. He's doing both. Simultaneously. At high level. Each one flawlessly, without the occasional error because he's doing two things at the same time. No, he's doing two things at the same time, at high level, both flawlessly. Real musicians everywhere respond the same - with jaws dropped.
Hi Robert - I've made a playlist of transcribed Baroque Improv Excerpts on my channel. You might enjoy checking it out : ruclips.net/p/PLoLOItWSclTUZ-IkiD3vKWWujieIOfFKY
True. I'd die to have an album or even just a couple of pieces with just his baroque improvisation.
Totally, absolutely, magnificently MIND BLOWING 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 THATS PURE, DISTILLED ART, IN A BOTTLE 🍾❤❤❤❤
Ted was a remarkable musician.
A beautiful soul.
He was so brilliant.
Just.....Thank you Ted. Bless.......
One of the Greatest Guitar minds, his knowledge is will centuries to understand by us mortals.
Obrigado por mais essa pérola.
this is essential to the growth of anyone that has a desire to learn and grow as well as the introduction to an interesting soul :)