Yeah, he is awesome! Give him the cheapest guitar you can find, let him play 1 tone, and you'll recognize him immediately. Those are the great ones ;-)
What's more odd? A blues player that can really play jazz or a jazz player that can really play blues? I'd have to say the former since I'm more of a blues player and even though I can play certain licks from Wes Montgomery I can't really just straight up improv jazz like I can blues.
Blues guitar is always great and maybe that is where Carlton's heart in playing is mostly at, but I have heard many upon many greats do blues & it's repetitive. But I have never heard any other guitarists like Carlton do jamming fusion like he USE TO. I don't know if he just doesn't have the finger speeds for it anymore or what but as a ORIGINAL FAN of his, I seen him play back in the late 70s early 80s at The Baked Potato when he was doing fusion jazz rock music. At some point (especially when he had his Hill Street Blues hit song & became more well known famous) he went mainstream jazz and I find that a shame then to doing blues. He basically gave up his original roots of jamming fusion. Original fan speaking here imho. I wished Larry would have stuck to his original roots or did a combination when he did live gigs, but he gave up doing ANY fusion jazz rock like 20yrs ago sadly. I tired asking him why and he has never replied with an answer to that. Maybe he dislikes his old fusion music? He was the best fusion guitar player ever imo. Scott Henderson second best. Not even his fellow musician & friends nor Greg Mathison knows why Larry doesn't want to play his old fusion jamming tunes anymore like "Point It Up" or "Tight Squeeze".
Holy Blues! The man is as good as good at playing the Blues as anyone who has picked up a six-string.
Blues, Jazz, Fusion, and lots more. That is what Larry can do.
Phenomenal.. please don't stop.. High regards.
Thank you, Joanne!
As always.. exquisite.. thank U 4 your talent.. East coast any time soon.. hopefully?
Beautiful! Larry can really get to you.
incredible one of the immortals
Thanks for this. Nice blues!
You're welcome! And I'm thankful that I could see & hear Larry live, in my country Holland. He's such a gifted guitarist and a kind person!
Sweet music!
Very good!!!!!!! Obviously he listened to BB king quite a lot. Super Larry!
danlovesnan Yes, BB King was one of his main influences. It's a pity BB passed away!
Interesting - I'm hearing more Albert Collins than BB King, but of course they're all influenced by each other too.
Well done!!
love this!!!!!!
What a player!
James Anderson Yeah, fantastic, a Master Of The Blues (and so many other genres)!
Nobody else plays the blues like this. !
I totally agree! 👍👌
Genius.
Good "old" Larry he´s GOOD!
Yeah, he is awesome! Give him the cheapest guitar you can find, let him play 1 tone, and you'll recognize him immediately. Those are the great ones ;-)
4:03 sounds like a Aretha Franklin style. Amazing
GROOVEY
What pedal if any? Anybody know?
GROOVEY.
What's more odd? A blues player that can really play jazz or a jazz player that can really play blues? I'd have to say the former since I'm more of a blues player and even though I can play certain licks from Wes Montgomery I can't really just straight up improv jazz like I can blues.
You're incredible !
Blues guitar is always great and maybe that is where Carlton's heart in playing is mostly at, but I have heard many upon many greats do blues & it's repetitive. But I have never heard any other guitarists like Carlton do jamming fusion like he USE TO. I don't know if he just doesn't have the finger speeds for it anymore or what but as a ORIGINAL FAN of his, I seen him play back in the late 70s early 80s at The Baked Potato when he was doing fusion jazz rock music. At some point (especially when he had his Hill Street Blues hit song & became more well known famous) he went mainstream jazz and I find that a shame then to doing blues. He basically gave up his original roots of jamming fusion. Original fan speaking here imho. I wished Larry would have stuck to his original roots or did a combination when he did live gigs, but he gave up doing ANY fusion jazz rock like 20yrs ago sadly. I tired asking him why and he has never replied with an answer to that. Maybe he dislikes his old fusion music? He was the best fusion guitar player ever imo. Scott Henderson second best. Not even his fellow musician & friends nor Greg Mathison knows why Larry doesn't want to play his old fusion jamming tunes anymore like "Point It Up" or "Tight Squeeze".
Careful he doesn't choke on his pick!