Jazz Chord Solos for Beginners

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If you love old standards like Georgia On My Mind and Ain't Misbehavin' but always thought that only advanced guitarists could play jazz, you'll love Fred's easy-to-play jazz chord solos. In this DVD, you'll learn six timeless tunes from start to finish: how to play backup while you sing them, and how to play a beautiful chord-melody solo/instrumental for each song. The tunes are arranged for beginners. There are no difficult chords, and Fred goes over the tricky spots in each tune before playing it. Then you'll watch him replay the song, slower, on a split screen with close-ups of both hands. Just for fun, Fred includes the rarely heard introductory verses to three of the songs. Best of all, you can read all six arrangements (tablature, music, chord grids, and lyrics) in the booklet that comes with this DVD. Chord soloing (playing the melody and chords at the same time) is a very complete and satisfying guitar style. This lesson will get you started and Fred's relaxed teaching style makes it easy. A detailed tab/music instructional booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD. 110 minutes.

Charlie Christian- The Life & Music of the Legendary Jazz Guitarist

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Charlie Christian- The Life & Music of the Legendary Jazz Guitarist
Starring: Charlie Christian
Manufacturer: Grossman Guitar Workshop
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000JBXH6Y
Release Date: 2007-01-16

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This DVD covers all aspects of Charlie s life and music, featuring interviews with family, friends, fellow Oklahoma jazz musicians and music luminaries like Claude Fiddler Williams, Jerry Jerome and Les Paul. Also included are a large array of musical performances by such guitarists as Herb Ellis, Eldon Shamblin, Zeke Campbell and others.

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Berlin Jazz Piano Workshop 1965
Starring: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Impro-Jazz Spain
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

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Great Concert

Pierre Bensusan in Concert
Starring: Pierre Bensusan
Manufacturer: Grossman's Guitar Workshop
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | New Age | Styles | Music

Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00016XN0C
Release Date: 2004-01-27

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The evocative and exciting music of Pierre Bensusan is presented in its full glory in this 75 minute concert recorded at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, California in 1995. His diverse influences yield a sound and style that confounds classification and has thrilled and captivated audiences around the world. Pierre's name has become synonymous with contemporary acoustic guitar genius. Tunes include: La Femme Cambrée, Wu Wei, Bamboulé, Au Jardin D'Amour, Cordillière, Slow Air, The Last Pint, Awali, Agadiramadan, Four A.M., Montségur and Around The Day In 80 Worlds. DVD BONUS: Pierre talks about his life, music and influences.

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Great Concert.......2007-07-05

This concert video reveals the incredible depth of this master of fingerstyle guitar. The camera work and sound are both execellent and combine to produce one of the best concert videos I own. I have followed Pierre's music for years, yet I have never been able to see him live. This video, I think, is probably better than a live performance because you are right there with him, sitting in front of the guitar. What impressed me most after watching the video was seeing the incredible viruosity with which Pierre performs. The guitar is his tool he uses as as he seems to explode with music. This video is a winner.

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Martin Taylor Jazz Guitarist
Starring: Martin Taylor
Manufacturer: Grossman Guitar Workshop
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0009GV9IM
Release Date: 2005-04-19

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In this unique DVD lesson, Martin Taylor discusses various aspects of his approach to fingerstyle jazz guitar. He presents right-hand techniques, harmonics, walking bass lines, improvisation, playing melodies in and out of tempo, and practice routines. Once you have mastered this material you will be ready to tackle Martin's other lessons. A detailed tab/music instructional booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD.

Barney Kessel Rare Performances 1962-1991

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5 stars for Barney and 3 for the DVD
Great DVD for any Jazz Guitarist!!

Barney Kessel Rare Performances 1962-1991
Starring: Barney Kessel
Manufacturer: Grossman's Guitar Workshop
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Music Video & Concerts | Genres | DVD | Video

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ASIN: B00008R9LN
Release Date: 2005-06-27

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This DVD captures almost 30 years of rare performances from 1962 to 1991. Barney is seen playing in a trio setting, solo and with his friends - jazz guitarists Herb Ellis and Charlie Byrd. These performances capture the unique artistry of this great American musician.

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5 stars for Barney and 3 for the DVD.......2007-07-02

Let's say it right out: Video material with this wonderful musician is scarce, for some strange reason Barney Kessel seem to be a bit underrated, which isn't fair at all to a guitarist who helped shape the jazz-guitar in so many ways.

Kessel belongs to the `old school' coming out of the era with Charlie Christian, and was among the first to acknowledge and play the electric guitar (Christian was the first). But Kessel surely evolved over the years and because of his open mind, he wasn't afraid to involve himself in projects of all kinds (he even plays on Beach Boys renown album - Pet Sounds). And where maybe some people dislike that, I personally find it refreshing. You couldn't call him avant-garde or just simply swing, but maybe some place in between - though more swing.

Barney was not the polished kind of player and he surely wasn't afraid of taking chances, which sometimes makes he's playing a bit on the edge, but that just makes it so more exiting in my opinion. Two of my favourite albums with him are "Poll Winners Three" (1959 - with Ray Brown and Shelly Mann) and Soaring (1977 - concord Records). But I think that most of his albums are more than worth listening to... really this man was always 100% dedicated and he had a very personal style. His imaginative melodic phrases, swinging drive, fabulous chord playing and great sound made him stand out. And I think that maybe he was actually the first guitar player that really used the "sweeping technique".

Well, about this DVD. First and most important: 5 stars for Barney. These recordings are actually all great and so are the quality both of the pictures and sound, which of course change along the way, as we starts out before they invented colours in pictures and into the eighties I think... And here is my complain: there is no information on this DVD. Nothing about who he is playing with, nothing about the year or location - nothing, NOTHING! No narration, no info whatsoever! There is a little interview with Barney in the beginning, which is good, and in the end you see him making a little speech in connection with a prize he receives, but that's it.

BUT taking in consideration how little video there is available with Barney Kessel this DVD is a MUST!!! Because the music speak for itself and there is many wonderful moments in this DVD and to be honest, we are better of with a DVD where the music plays uninterrupted, rather than one with talk all over it, but it would had been so nice with a little information about the background for these recordings, with so many change of personal along the way.

Great DVD for any Jazz Guitarist!!.......2007-02-07

I love Barney Kessel's music and thought he was an amazing player. This DVD showcases some rare clips that show how he earned so much respect from the Jazz community and how he helped push the guitar as a solo instrument.

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Great intro

Playing & Understanding Jazz Guitar
Starring: Fred Sokolow
Manufacturer: Stefan Grossman Guitar Workshop
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Special Interests | Genres | DVD | Video

Instructional | Musicals & Performing Arts | Genres | DVD | Video

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ASIN: B0007LFPW0
Release Date: 2005-01-25

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Jazz is one of the most challenging and satisfying styles of music you can play on the guitar. This video lesson presents a very clear and thorough introduction to jazz guitar. You will study all the licks, chords, scales and theory that you will need to know to get started. In this 75 minute lesson, Fred Sokolow shows you: Chord construction and chord types, including inversions and diminished chords Scalewise progressions and how to use them Circle-of-fifths progressions and how to play and recognize them Chord comping, chord soloing and playing single-note solos to standards like I Got Rhythm, Honeysuckle Rose and Watch What Happens How to improvise solos using scales and chord-based licks How to solo over II-V-I standard changes A detailed tab/music instructional booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD.

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Great intro.......2005-06-05

Great intro to jazz guitar: easy, relaxed instruction, clear explanations of scalewise chord progression, chord construction, and soloing (improvising using either single note or chord based approaches). There are some good tunes to learn and practice with good chord diagrams and tab.

The Montreux Dream - The Story of the Montreux Jazz Festival / B.B. King Montreux Workshop

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The Montreux Dream - The Story of the Montreux Jazz Festival / B.B. King Montreux Workshop
Starring: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Kultur Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000FII270
Release Date: 2006-06-27

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From B.B. King's Blues to the Soul of Beverley Knight, from REM to American college bands, the Montreux Jazz Festival is the most successful and respected European jazz festival in the world. Over the last 30 years it has attracted the finest artists and remains the dream-child of one individual - Claude Nobs. This DVD presentation follows Nobs during the 1999 festival, as he books, entertains and performs with some of the world's greatest musicians.
Contributors and performers include: B.B. King, Buster Williams, George Duke, Beverley Knight, Charles Lloyd, Bette Midler, Peter Buck, Michael Stipe, Ahmet Ertegun and Claude Nobs.
Archive performance footage featured includes REM, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King (including extracts from his 1999 workshop), George Duke, Buster Williams, The Dubliners and much more!

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More than any other popular American music, western swing represents a blend, a combination, a brew of various musical styles and genres. The result is unyieldingly listenable, danceable and unique. Western music, West Texas fiddle tunes, Dixieland and New Orleans jazz, Big Band swing, urban and rural blues, Tin Pan, Alley pop, Spanish music, Jimmie Rodgers songs, polkas and more-these together formed Western Swing.

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historical document

Great Guitars of Jazz
Starring: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Grossman's Guitar Workshop
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00007KK45
Release Date: 2005-12-19

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Herb Ellis, the late Tal Farlow, and Charlie Byrd exemplify the breadth of American jazz. These elder statesmen of the guitar shared well over a century of combined knowledge and experience with styles covering a vast spectrum of the music, from straight-ahead swing and be-bop to bossa nova and beyond. The thread that bound these radically different players was their debt to Charlie Christian, the first electric jazz guitarist and the common inspiration for their lifelong dedication to musical excellence. Billed as the Great Guitars, a performance by this remarkable group offered a crash course in the history of jazz guitar. Selection include: Seven Come Eleven; Angel Eyes; and many more.

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historical document.......2003-07-24

that is a document of three legends of the jazz guitar but this should have been recorded at least 10 years before it was done, while they were still able to play decently.

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