My Top Three are Barry Greene (for concept), Tim Lerch (for tone) and Jonathan Stout (for originality). I watched this video twice and I must say that all of the performers are world class. I did not want to watch it a third time because I would probably have to change my mind... Thanks for making this possible, Chase Maddox! 👏
Thank you so much Chase it was a real pleasure to watch this vid and enjoy and be inspired by all of these fine players. I’m honored and more than a bit humbled to have been part of the gang. Tim
I’ve got a bunch of your truefire courses and doing the 7 day trial of solo sensai all day. Thank you so much for helping me to make more beautiful music. I love your lessons cause of your calming presence then I learned you were a zen monk and I thought “that tracks”.
I loved Tim Lerch’s performance. I guess it was the most comprehensible for me, very melodic. And also liked the more vintage “Charlie Christian” style a lot by Jonathan Stout ❤.
Tim Lerch, focus, complexity, tones, sounds, cleanliness, timing, oh and an impressive telecaster, and Jonathan Stout, so classic, with the sound and the effortless playing.
Tim Lerch…. The tone! He easily brought new unique beauty to this already beautiful song! All the subtly gorgeous dynamic manipulation he is able to apply to coax this magic from his instrument is so remarkable. Deep, Pure, musical, expressive beauty! Sorry for gushing!
I didn't watch the whole video yet, but Tim Lerch made it for me, not only a master in technique, but also extremely pleasing and full of feeling. Loved it as a guitarist but mostly as a human
Tims playing is so subtle and and mellow and that is the general goal that I think we should have on a guitar very relaxing not too much tension solo but just beautiful because it fits with the song
Around 2011 I attended a Tommy Emmanuel concert at the Florida Theater in Jacksonville. Barry Greene was the guest guitarist. OMG, Barry Greene’s playing is just incredible. He played a few Django pieces with Tommy which were surreal. If you have the chance to hear Barry go do it, he’s a phenomenal musician.
They all are mind blowing! Personal favorites are Stout because he swings so hard, and Stryker because he plays the tune and delivers it with a good feel, nice sound, and a thoughtful but appropriate arrangement. Again, everyone’s performance is fantastic making this video a treasure trove of guitar knowledge. Many thanks to everyone who made this!
thanks to the players for taking "the challenge" and thank you chase putting this together. what a great concept. all the guitarists bring something to the party - some of whom i wasn't familiar with. this is an absolute treasure trove - almost encyclopedic. so much to digest here. will be coming back again and again.
Ive never heard of Dan Wilson but his performance blew me away. Loved the Monk bass fills he did and he has amazing chops that fit right into the song. Discovering Dan was alone worth the watching of this video. Max and Cecil were were my 2 other favorites. Great job everyone!
This is one of the best formats on UA-cam. Many UA-cam channels do a horrible thing called pattern interrupts where they do annoying things throughout the video and make cheesy distracting jokes to increase viewer confusion and thus retention. Conversely this was a normal straightforward way to organize a video and I appreciate that.
Great to see this concept brought into the jazz space. I really dig Jonathan Stout’s playing; he’s a modern master of a somewhat lost style. Tim Lerch makes everything sound like warm honey. Just great all around.
I prefer players that don't go too far out and instead keep in mind what song they're playing. The mood the song has is a very important thing to me. Therefore, Cecil's playing really made me smile! Beautiful single-note runs, smart chord choices and just the right amount of trickery! I could listen to that for hours! ❤
@@ChaseMaddox Oh and one more thing... Bends. Way too many people think bending strings is forbidden in jazz. If that were the case, Gábor Szabó would never have made a single record. 😄
I agree with you 100%. I think that is the mark of great musicianship. It’s ok to play outside. But you need to keep the listener knowing where they are in the song.
I never EVER supposed at this time of my life I'd learn SO MUCH using one of the most underrated tunes on the American-Jazz Songbook (well, at least here among Brazilian supposed-to-be jazz players). I'm still shocked with the first performance!! Thank you so much for sharing!
I could listen to all these guys solo works forever. There is a certain genius in their play and approach to the music. It's always wonderful to hear and wonder how they do it. For me, Tim Lerch is one of my favs so I loved his approach- very Ted Green. Your list of players turned me on to some guys I was not familiar with. Can't wait to dig into their stuff. Thanks for that. Loved this!
Took me a couple sittings to absorb all this. All the renditions were great and the players were very generous to share their thoughts. From rubato versions to swing to hard rhythmic bopping. Excellent.
Graham Dechter, Barry Greene and Max Light were particularly inspiring for me here. However, these are all amazing guitarists and each take is special.
awesome video. I am always searching for pros playing standards that I can learn from. these are all amazing and eclectic examples of virtuosic playing but with elements that any of us can use to approach these tunes with. amazing stuff! what a wonderful display of the diversity of jazz guitar!
This is an incredible concept!! Would love more of this so much. Instead of then just saying what they did, it would be cool to interview them about it. Tim was great. He kept tempo well and wasn’t rushing or show-offy, just making great music.
Great video Chace. I think what this video reveals is the essential appeal of (jazz) music; it’s the unique voice of each musician. Music isn’t a competition, each performance is fascinating and beautiful.
Really cool concept, Chase! Didn't see any mention of Graham Dechter's playing. His time feel and groove can provide a treasure trove of study alone--and his sound REALLY fills the room, in person or on video. Check out his playing on The Lineage Trio--classic, bright, and swinging. Great teacher as well--helped me develop my sound! It'd be awesome to do this again. What about Peter Bernstein, Andy Brown, Bobby Broom, Bruce Foreman, Ed Cherry, Julian Lage, Mark Whitfield, Russell Malone...? The list goes on. Impressive work with getting all these great musicians to play on one tune. Please, please, please, keep the ball rolling!
They were ALL amazing and it's hard to remember back to which was the most interesting/appealing. But I do remember feeling particularly energized by Max Light, Tim Lerch, and Graham Dechter. I fee like those three guys took a tune everyone knows, and did something really unique. Also Raul Midon's version was really joyous, which I loved, but, as I said, they were all wonderful.
Before listening to everyone else (and I know it's gonna be great), I'm pausing after Barry Greene's performance to say how much I loved it! I've purchased many lessons over some years from Barry and they are phenomenal. OK, back to the play button ...
just getting started to watch and so far. 1. Barry's tone is pure jazz guitar. sweet 2. going to thouroughky enjoy not only all the music Im about to hear but the instrument eye candy
Great players here, no question. Mr. Stout is the standout for me. He really illustrated the importance of playing over something more than "just what you're hearing in your head".
That's a good way to put it and I agree. I'm a guitarist but I'm not so immersed in jazz that I can hold on to some of the wilder rides (especially with no backing track). Tim still went on a journey but I never felt lost. Also as soon as I saw and heard his tele I knew he was a bit different and wasn't disappointed.
@@silphv yeah, I play too but am also not into the 'wilder rides' of jazz as you put it so Tim's version was perfect for me. The fact that Autumn Leaves is my all time fav song also helped :)
oh my...there are still real musicians out there...sad to say they do not get deserved attention... Thanks for promoting real art, melody, harmonies, creativity, etc.
I liked Tim Lerch. He had the warmest tone and the most musical arrangement. It was the most listenable. I also like Jonathan Stout. His arrangement was fun. I love that style of guitar playing.
Lots of cool ideas from everyone here. My man Jonathan Stout brings in the swing though, making it the most listenable to me and the one I would keep going back to.
Really great video - every player gave a different but valid and beautiful interpretation on this classic standard. Going to have to listen through a few more times to each one.
Great performances and all wonderful players, some that I hadn't heard before! I hate to pick one because I don't like approaching music like an Olympic sport, but I have to say that Barry Greene is a tough act to follow for any world-class player. So much interesting stuff in there and so well executed, a piece of art!
Cool video, great idea. All were terrific. I liked the Tele-jazzers, just goes to show, it's a versatile instrument. I've always loved Jonathan Stout's swinging groove, he gets that acoustic to really project! (And of course, the Charlie Christian vibe!) Tim Lerch's tones and harmonic ear are wonderful. And Dave Stryker really had that groove going as well - I want to learn some of those bits! Makes me want to play!
Wow, I didn't know any of these players. All were great but the two JS's -- John Storie and Jonathan Stout -- were the ones I most wanted to listen to over and over. I'm checking out everybody's stuff online.
I absolutely loved something different about every one of them. Cecil has a great feel. Graham is off the charts. Stryker's groove is amazing. Stout is doing his thing, Lerch has that tone. Dan is amazing. Stunned by all of these. Gotta go practice, but no idea where to start
Thanks for making this incredible lesson/performance - one of the best things ever for jazz guitar!! Super cool!. Many many revelations , each player brought something compelling to the the table - Max light was wild, loved Cecil’s simple tasteful melody statement , could go on and on Lots of material here to keep listening to and learn from Thanks !!!!!
Hate to tell ya Chase, but I loved them all...each and every one, but for different reasons. Each was unique. However I'll give a special shout out to Tim Lerch for tone, John Storie for reminding me of Joe Pass late in his career, and Cecil Alexander for purity of phrasing. Thanks for posting this.
Since I discovered Tim Learch he has been a favorite. I like that he doesn't overplay and try to impress with super fast runs. Nice easy tempo....a couple of the other fellas got a better jazz tone on this particular video.
This vid is a phenomenal teaching tool. Listening is the only activity in music and in life, more important than playing. Thank you for the contribution.
Max Light's chord sequence at 41:47 to 41:50 is the most beautiful portion of all players. Graham Dechter was a wild and fun ride! However, I think I appreciated the flow and tone of Tim Lerch the most. That being said, all were enjoyable and represent the best of jazz! Thank you for sharing this with us, Chase!
Thanks Chase for posting this. All really great players (and at least one I know of is also a KILLER singer). Sincerely appreciated Mr. Stout bringing the old school playing as well as all of the other diverse of playing styles (and yea KILLER chops too ).
I loved the performances. I have a good friend/musician/teacher friend of mine. I sent him this video: He replied Cannonball Adderley version of Autumn Leaves called “Somethin ELSE”. While I am familiar with Cannonball I had never heard this version. Now, Cannonball is a saxophonist but well take a listen and you will see why Roger Boykin recommended I listen to Cannon. As a musician we are all inspired by others. When I listened to Cannonball, It really is something”Somethin ELSE”.
I love that Cannonball version! I meant guitar versions of “Autumn Leaves”. Hank Garland has a version, which has cool elements, but stays very close to the way most people play it.
Wow I completely enjoyed this compilation of talent and ideas for interpretation! I wish more would have been said about the rigs and how the various tones were achieved; Tim Lerch get my vote for most gorgeous clean tone, and Cecil Alexander for best use of overdrive, his tone harkened back to Wes M. Thanks all!
What a great video! They were all amazing, and you've introduced a bunch of fantastic new-to-me musicians. So much to learn from the depth and variety of approaches and concepts, but if i had to call out anything in particular, it would be the musicality of Cecil Alexander's phrasing - so tasty! ❤
..hey Chase!..i’ve been watching your videos from the background for awhile now man, did a few years at Berklee many moons ago, a lot of rock and blues playing since and doing a lot of self learning for the last five years or so using all the resources that were not available to folks in the 1970s and 80s.. This idea of a bunch of super players doing their thing on a given song is one of the best I’ve seen on YT yet and I’m fairly familiar with all the other people sharing strong content like Jens, Nathan Borton, guys teaching Barry Harris concepts etc.. ..last thought..the sound of Tim Lerch is incredible with those Charlie Christian pickups..Fender! Thanks for doing this..i hope you continue this type of viewpoint in the future..Victor in NY
Which performance was your favorite? All these guys are from another more advanced musical planet, but the last dude was unbelievable. Cecil Alexander. The first thing was that he started with a guitar trio setting with a deep groove. I was sold at that point. Really laying back with tasteful statements interposed with great runs. Subtle references to Miles Davis. Then some kind of Motown soulful licks a little tweaked to fit nicely in the standard. That was more than enough! But then he kept getting more complex, but all in the groove. I've never heard anything like it. It's actually kind of exciting and scary that somebody can do this seemingly so effortlessly. (I think I now have enough evidence to stop playing myself.)
John Storie, a little shout out for your Fender D'Aquisto Elite! I purchased one (Antique Burst?) in the mid 1980's. (~$700) Great sounding guitar acoustically and through any amp. Also nice to play bigger chord stretches with the shorter scale. Eventually passed it along to my son. Jazz On!
Yeah man! It's been a fun guitar to have in the stable. It was a gift from another guitarist, and it certainly has a retro vibe to it! Thanks for checking out the video - honored to be on here with so many great guitarists
@@getalifeloser-y4s Yes, he is playing a Fender D'Aquisto. You can search - 1986 Fender Guitar Print Ads Robben Ford Tommy Tedesco Master Series if you want more information from "back in the day".
First let me say thank you chase for put this together I’m a new student of jazz and have been exploring different versions Joe pass, Barney kessel, hank garland,Jim hall, Wynton Marsalis, but to listen to these guys talk about their thoughts or motives is like a class and for that I am very appreciative. Dan Wilson is one of my favorites caught a show in Cleveland ohio of him doing some miles Davis stuff it was amazing
I watched Paul's video and thought wouldn't it be great to see Jazz guitarist do something similar. Well, prayers have been answered. Thank you so much for this. So many guitarists could have been chosen for this. Couple of new findings for me here so really greatful for this. It was outstanding 👏🏾 I be watching this a few times for sure! 🇬🇧
This is a fantastic idea !.Sad to say a few of these guys I wasn't familiar with at all. All of them such masters. I dig Stryker the most can't say why- beautifully developed little solo. The guy taking through all the keys was just a freak of nature (in a good way). Keep it up Chase!
Excellent video. I really enjoyed this, not only was the playing and improvising great, the philosophies that all these players have about music, was valuable, and insightful for me, and the differences in sound, approach, etc, gave me a well rounded listen. I'm gonna look for more of these on your channel, so thx again. All of these were great, I watched ALL twice, Graham Decthers version blows me away.
Thank you! I’ve got 3 more of these videos types on my channel. One with a group of guitarists playing a blues and my most recent with guitarists playing over a ballad 🤘
@@jonathanstout6618..hey Jon!..thanks for sharing your background information on the great pre bebop guitarists..my teacher Jack Hotop was a gentleman of that generation and emphasized listening to Charlie Christian as a prerequisite to all that came after..love your playing here..thanks for be a part of Chase’s presentation here
Another swingin cat with tons of fresh ideas is Jon Hunt (clarinet)! Would love to see these two Jons play together but Jon Hunt is in Australia. youtube.com/@jonhuntmusic
Which performance was your favorite? What concept/approach did you find most appealing? Let me know! 🤘
My Top Three are Barry Greene (for concept), Tim Lerch (for tone) and Jonathan Stout (for originality). I watched this video twice and I must say that all of the performers are world class. I did not want to watch it a third time because I would probably have to change my mind...
Thanks for making this possible, Chase Maddox! 👏
Mr. Tim Lerch- but love them all.
Cecil Alexander, Barry Greene, Graham Dechter - especially liked these
cecil reminded me of barney kessell occasionally there, wowzers. He rips but also has sick feel.
Tim Lerch….soo good!
Thank you so much Chase it was a real pleasure to watch this vid and enjoy and be inspired by all of these fine players. I’m honored and more than a bit humbled to have been part of the gang. Tim
Appreciate your work and playing on this!
Tone, taste and telecasters… so true
Your take on this was phenomenal. Thanks so much - inspiring.
I’ve got a bunch of your truefire courses and doing the 7 day trial of solo sensai all day. Thank you so much for helping me to make more beautiful music. I love your lessons cause of your calming presence then I learned you were a zen monk and I thought “that tracks”.
You're lucky to have had such a great player for a teacher.
Definitely!
I loved Tim Lerch’s performance. I guess it was the most comprehensible for me, very melodic. And also liked the more vintage “Charlie Christian” style a lot by Jonathan Stout ❤.
Tim Lerch, focus, complexity, tones, sounds, cleanliness, timing, oh and an impressive telecaster, and Jonathan Stout, so classic, with the sound and the effortless playing.
Thanks for watching!
I agree. The fist thing that hit me was the tone. Perfect execution.
Musicality and originality and genius also come to mind
That was dope af and I subbed.
My 2 favorite from the video!
Liked them all, but Barry Greene’s chord choices/ arrangement made him my favorite.
Thanks for watching!
With Barry you gave us The Dessert Before The Main Course, Love him and our RIP Friend Pat Martino ❤
Haha that’s one way to put it! 🙌
Holy cow, Max Light was incredible. I loved that so much
Glad to hear it!
Tim Lerch…. The tone! He easily brought new unique beauty to this already beautiful song! All the subtly gorgeous dynamic manipulation he is able to apply to coax this magic from his instrument is so remarkable. Deep, Pure, musical, expressive beauty! Sorry for gushing!
Gush away! 🤘
Graham Dechter is so incredible and this clip is no exception. Thank you!
He really went in on this one! 🤘
I loved Dan Wilson’s version, so creative and technically dazzling, but he always keeps the melody close by.
Thanks for listening! 🤘
I didn't watch the whole video yet, but Tim Lerch made it for me, not only a master in technique, but also extremely pleasing and full of feeling. Loved it as a guitarist but mostly as a human
Thanks for watching Alessandro! 🤘
Tim Learch is bringing back the one and only great Ed Bickert. Wonderful.
Cecil Alexander, for his melodic soulful solo, Stout's mastery of chordal swing, and all the others for being so damn good.
Thanks for checking it out!
Thanks so much, cheers!
Jonathan strout did some sick things, loved his swing. Very very cool
Thanks, even with an extra "r" added. Ha!
I thought he’d add some interesting contrast to the other guys. Glad you enjoyed!
Jonathan had just fantastic tones from his guitars.
Tims playing is so subtle and and mellow and that is the general goal that I think we should have on a guitar very relaxing not too much tension solo but just beautiful because it fits with the song
Thanks for watching and for your thoughts! 🙏
Around 2011 I attended a Tommy Emmanuel concert at the Florida Theater in Jacksonville. Barry Greene was the guest guitarist. OMG, Barry Greene’s playing is just incredible. He played a few Django pieces with Tommy which were surreal. If you have the chance to hear Barry go do it, he’s a phenomenal musician.
Absolutely! 🤘
They all are mind blowing! Personal favorites are Stout because he swings so hard, and Stryker because he plays the tune and delivers it with a good feel, nice sound, and a thoughtful but appropriate arrangement. Again, everyone’s performance is fantastic making this video a treasure trove of guitar knowledge. Many thanks to everyone who made this!
Thanks for checking it out! 🤘
Wow, thanks!
Mind blowing… my thoughts, exactly.
thanks to the players for taking "the challenge" and thank you chase putting this together. what a great concept. all the guitarists bring something to the party - some of whom i wasn't familiar with. this is an absolute treasure trove - almost encyclopedic. so much to digest here. will be coming back again and again.
My pleasure! That’s the idea! I wanted this to be super valuable and something people would want to come back to again and again.
All really good and very stimulating ideas from all Barry Green was my favourite great inspirational video thank ypu
Thanks David! 🤘
Finally able to finish vid. Cecil's version blew my mind.
Ive never heard of Dan Wilson but his performance blew me away. Loved the Monk bass fills he did and he has amazing chops that fit right into the song. Discovering Dan was alone worth the watching of this video. Max and Cecil were were my 2 other favorites. Great job everyone!
Glad to have introduced you to Dan’s playing! 🤘
Check his work with the late Joey DeFrancesco, e.g. "100 Ways". Amazing player.
Raul Middow, great guitarist that I did not know. Wonder how many more like him that are out there ?
This is one of the best formats on UA-cam. Many UA-cam channels do a horrible thing called pattern interrupts where they do annoying things throughout the video and make cheesy distracting jokes to increase viewer confusion and thus retention. Conversely this was a normal straightforward way to organize a video and I appreciate that.
I try to make videos that I want to watch. Glad you enjoyed 🤘
Great to see this concept brought into the jazz space. I really dig Jonathan Stout’s playing; he’s a modern master of a somewhat lost style. Tim Lerch makes everything sound like warm honey. Just great all around.
Thanks for watching! 🙏
Thanks so much!
@@campusfive I second this, they're all great players but that one really stood out to me for sure
Max Light, Tim Lerch and John Storie stood out for me. Especially Max Light was interesting and most out of the box.
Thanks for your thoughts! 🙏
Thanks man, honored to be on the clip with so many outstanding guitarists
Everyone's performance was amazing; I particularly enjoyed those of Barry Greene and Tim Lerch.
Awesome, thanks Diego! 🤘
Tim all the way.
I prefer players that don't go too far out and instead keep in mind what song they're playing. The mood the song has is a very important thing to me. Therefore, Cecil's playing really made me smile! Beautiful single-note runs, smart chord choices and just the right amount of trickery! I could listen to that for hours! ❤
Thanks for listening! 🙌
I loved them ALL, very technical stuff, but yes, Cecil Alexander brought it home 👏🏿👏🏿
@@ChaseMaddox Oh and one more thing... Bends. Way too many people think bending strings is forbidden in jazz. If that were the case, Gábor Szabó would never have made a single record. 😄
I agree with you 100%. I think that is the mark of great musicianship. It’s ok to play outside. But you need to keep the listener knowing where they are in the song.
Tim had me swinging. The development of his ideas unfolded beautifully too. Terrific
Glad you enjoyed!
I never EVER supposed at this time of my life I'd learn SO MUCH using one of the most underrated tunes on the American-Jazz Songbook (well, at least here among Brazilian supposed-to-be jazz players). I'm still shocked with the first performance!! Thank you so much for sharing!
That was the goal! Glad you got so much out of it 🤘
Dan Wilson plays so beautifully, such a class act, using Monk basslines, that's original and Dan is a true original, ca.t imagine that being bested.
Appreciate your thoughts! 🙏
I could listen to all these guys solo works forever. There is a certain genius in their play and approach to the music. It's always wonderful to hear and wonder how they do it. For me, Tim Lerch is one of my favs so I loved his approach- very Ted Green. Your list of players turned me on to some guys I was not familiar with. Can't wait to dig into their stuff. Thanks for that. Loved this!
Took me a couple sittings to absorb all this. All the renditions were great and the players were very generous to share their thoughts. From rubato versions to swing to hard rhythmic bopping. Excellent.
That was the goal! And all I asked them was to play the tune in their style. No requests for how to play it, what tempo, etc.
Graham Dechter, Barry Greene and Max Light were particularly inspiring for me here. However, these are all amazing guitarists and each take is special.
Well said! 🤘
Enjoyed all the playing and particularly how different everyones approach was. Thanks for doing this.
Glad you enjoyed it! 🤘
awesome video. I am always searching for pros playing standards that I can learn from. these are all amazing and eclectic examples of virtuosic playing but with elements that any of us can use to approach these tunes with. amazing stuff! what a wonderful display of the diversity of jazz guitar!
Glad you like them! 🙌
Max Light. So beautiful and original. And Graham Dechter - amazing.
I can't even imagine how effort you put it. I really enjoyed entire video. My pick is Tim Lerch :)
Thank you! 🙏🙏
Dan Wilson is the craziest man in today's jazz scene😂😂😂
Man is on fire! 🔥
This is an incredible concept!! Would love more of this so much. Instead of then just saying what they did, it would be cool to interview them about it. Tim was great. He kept tempo well and wasn’t rushing or show-offy, just making great music.
Thanks for watching!
Great video Chace. I think what this video reveals is the essential appeal of (jazz) music; it’s the unique voice of each musician. Music isn’t a competition, each performance is fascinating and beautiful.
Chase, not “Chace”. Sorry.
Well said! 😎
This is a great idea. Thank you for doing this
Glad you liked it! 🤘
Really cool concept, Chase! Didn't see any mention of Graham Dechter's playing. His time feel and groove can provide a treasure trove of study alone--and his sound REALLY fills the room, in person or on video. Check out his playing on The Lineage Trio--classic, bright, and swinging. Great teacher as well--helped me develop my sound!
It'd be awesome to do this again. What about Peter Bernstein, Andy Brown, Bobby Broom, Bruce Foreman, Ed Cherry, Julian Lage, Mark Whitfield, Russell Malone...? The list goes on. Impressive work with getting all these great musicians to play on one tune. Please, please, please, keep the ball rolling!
I was also blown away by Graham’s playing as you might be able to tell from my reactions. All the guys killed it! Great suggestions 👌
They were ALL amazing and it's hard to remember back to which was the most interesting/appealing. But I do remember feeling particularly energized by Max Light, Tim Lerch, and Graham Dechter. I fee like those three guys took a tune everyone knows, and did something really unique. Also Raul Midon's version was really joyous, which I loved, but, as I said, they were all wonderful.
Thanks for watching! 🤘
Those split second decisions I see Barry do, amazing. I'll quickly go see the rest. Thanks Maddox
Thanks for watching!
Tim Lerch´s playing is on another level. All of these ara amazing guitar players. Excelent video man!!
Yes they are!
Wonderful all around. Thanks for doing this, Chase, and thanks to all of this world-class musicians for playing so great!
Hey Adam! Thanks for checking it out, and glad you appreciate it. I'm a fan of your channel as well 🙏
Love that tele & the tones it produces. Great player pulling the trigger on it.
Thanks for watching! 🤘
I really enjoyed Barry Greene and Max light..and of course Cecil too
Thanks for watching!
Before listening to everyone else (and I know it's gonna be great), I'm pausing after Barry Greene's performance to say how much I loved it! I've purchased many lessons over some years from Barry and they are phenomenal. OK, back to the play button ...
I purchased a whole 4 years from Barry 😁Glad you’re digging it, enjoy! 🤘
Tim, as always, 👍!
All were awesome performances - everyone owned it big time. Loved the old time from J Stout - that was a treat.
Glad you thought so!
Cheers and thanks!
My fav was Graham Dechter hands down loved where he took this piece.
My vote goes to Tim Lerch. It was a nice mix of tasteful arranging and improvisation which gave it a more complete listening experience.
Thanks for watching!
just getting started to watch and so far. 1. Barry's tone is pure jazz guitar. sweet 2. going to thouroughky enjoy not only all the music Im about to hear but the instrument eye candy
Ohhh you’re in for a treat! 🤘
My favourite was Barry Greene, perfection.
Awesome video brother! Glad to see so many great musicians all play this tune 🙌
More to come! 🤘
Nice assist!
Great players here, no question.
Mr. Stout is the standout for me. He really illustrated the importance of playing over something more than "just what you're hearing in your head".
Thanks for watching 👍
Been playing over 60 years.
This is great to use this approach as it gives us new ideas on great old standards and others. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed the video! 🤘
Tim Lerch, as he goes on the journey of the song he takes you with him, never feel like I'm
being left behind and enjoyed every note along the way.
Thanks for watching!
That's a good way to put it and I agree. I'm a guitarist but I'm not so immersed in jazz that I can hold on to some of the wilder rides (especially with no backing track). Tim still went on a journey but I never felt lost. Also as soon as I saw and heard his tele I knew he was a bit different and wasn't disappointed.
@@silphv yeah, I play too but am also not into the 'wilder rides' of jazz as you put it so Tim's
version was perfect for me. The fact that Autumn Leaves is my all time fav song also helped :)
oh my...there are still real musicians out there...sad to say they do not get deserved attention... Thanks for promoting real art, melody, harmonies, creativity, etc.
Thanks for watching! 🙏
I liked Tim Lerch. He had the warmest tone and the most musical arrangement. It was the most listenable. I also like Jonathan Stout. His arrangement was fun. I love that style of guitar playing.
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it! 🤘
Lots of cool ideas from everyone here. My man Jonathan Stout brings in the swing though, making it the most listenable to me and the one I would keep going back to.
Good point!
Really great video - every player gave a different but valid and beautiful interpretation on this classic standard. Going to have to listen through a few more times to each one.
Glad you enjoyed it! 🤘
Cecil Alexander's George Bensonnesque version was amazing.
Great performances and all wonderful players, some that I hadn't heard before! I hate to pick one because I don't like approaching music like an Olympic sport, but I have to say that Barry Greene is a tough act to follow for any world-class player. So much interesting stuff in there and so well executed, a piece of art!
I’m glad you were introduced to some new guitarists! 🤘
Definitely checking these guys out, subscribing to some of their channels already!
Dude this max light guy is amazing
Tim Lerch, man…every single time 🔥
Cool video, great idea. All were terrific. I liked the Tele-jazzers, just goes to show, it's a versatile instrument. I've always loved Jonathan Stout's swinging groove, he gets that acoustic to really project! (And of course, the Charlie Christian vibe!) Tim Lerch's tones and harmonic ear are wonderful. And Dave Stryker really had that groove going as well - I want to learn some of those bits! Makes me want to play!
Appreciate you checking it out!
Wow, I didn't know any of these players. All were great but the two JS's -- John Storie and Jonathan Stout -- were the ones I most wanted to listen to over and over. I'm checking out everybody's stuff online.
Oh man I’m honored to have introduced you to all these great players! 🙏
Wow, thanks!
Thanks man! Stout is a beast too!
I absolutely loved something different about every one of them. Cecil has a great feel. Graham is off the charts. Stryker's groove is amazing. Stout is doing his thing, Lerch has that tone. Dan is amazing. Stunned by all of these. Gotta go practice, but no idea where to start
Start here: skool.com/cga 🤘
Thanks for making this incredible lesson/performance - one of the best things ever for jazz guitar!!
Super cool!. Many many revelations , each player brought something compelling to the the table - Max light was wild, loved Cecil’s simple tasteful melody statement , could go on and on
Lots of material here to keep listening to and learn from
Thanks !!!!!
Thanks for checking it out, and feel free to keep coming back! 🤘
Hate to tell ya Chase, but I loved them all...each and every one, but for different reasons. Each was unique. However I'll give a special shout out to Tim Lerch for tone, John Storie for reminding me of Joe Pass late in his career, and Cecil Alexander for purity of phrasing. Thanks for posting this.
Lol I’m devastated that you enjoyed them all! 😄
Since I discovered Tim Learch he has been a favorite. I like that he doesn't overplay and try to impress with super fast runs. Nice easy tempo....a couple of the other fellas got a better jazz tone on this particular video.
Thanks for watching!
Thanx for the video ! For me Max Light was the most interesting ! Big up for Tim as well.
Glad you enjoyed it! 👍
Love this! All outstanding approaches. Max Light, man- every note so round and chewy :)
i loved Tims fingerstyle on telecaster. Also John its clear melodi the hole way !
Appreciate you listening! 🙏
This is a fantastic video. Thanks for organising this. The song is so melodic. Wonderful sounding guitars. Finger style is the best.
Thanks Colton! 🤘
This vid is a phenomenal teaching tool. Listening is the only activity in music and in life, more important than playing. Thank you for the contribution.
Glad you enjoyed it, Dudley! More on the way!
I can read the notes and rhythm in your eyes Glad you were Barry's student! Otherwise genius instant response,Thank you and God Bless❤
Thanks for listening! 🤘
Max Light's chord sequence at 41:47 to 41:50 is the most beautiful portion of all players. Graham Dechter was a wild and fun ride! However, I think I appreciated the flow and tone of Tim Lerch the most. That being said, all were enjoyable and represent the best of jazz! Thank you for sharing this with us, Chase!
Glad you enjoy it! 👍
Also, very cool for you to ask your old professor. Well played 👏
Haha I would’ve asked Barry even if he wasn’t my professor. Thanks for watching 🙏
Thanks Chase for posting this. All really great players (and at least one I know of is also a KILLER singer). Sincerely appreciated Mr. Stout bringing the old school playing as well as all of the other diverse of playing styles (and yea KILLER chops too ).
Thanks for watching, Kevin! 🙌
I loved the performances. I have a good friend/musician/teacher friend of mine. I sent him this video: He replied Cannonball Adderley version of Autumn Leaves called “Somethin ELSE”. While I am familiar with Cannonball I had never heard this version. Now, Cannonball is a saxophonist but well take a listen and you will see why Roger Boykin recommended I listen to Cannon. As a musician we are all inspired by others. When I listened to Cannonball, It really is something”Somethin ELSE”.
I love that Cannonball version! I meant guitar versions of “Autumn Leaves”. Hank Garland has a version, which has cool elements, but stays very close to the way most people play it.
Wow I completely enjoyed this compilation of talent and ideas for interpretation! I wish more would have been said about the rigs and how the various tones were achieved; Tim Lerch get my vote for most gorgeous clean tone, and Cecil Alexander for best use of overdrive, his tone harkened back to Wes M. Thanks all!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love Jon Stouts playing!!
Cheers and thanks!
He’s great!
Love this way more than the standard UA-cam “solo over this, folks” kinda videos
Thank you! 🤘
What a great video! They were all amazing, and you've introduced a bunch of fantastic new-to-me musicians. So much to learn from the depth and variety of approaches and concepts, but if i had to call out anything in particular, it would be the musicality of Cecil Alexander's phrasing - so tasty! ❤
Glad you enjoyed it! 👌👌
..hey Chase!..i’ve been watching your videos from the background for awhile now man, did a few years at Berklee many moons ago, a lot of rock and blues playing since and doing a lot of self learning for the last five years or so using all the resources that were not available to folks in the 1970s and 80s..
This idea of a bunch of super players doing their thing on a given song is one of the best I’ve seen on YT yet and I’m fairly familiar with all the other people sharing strong content like Jens, Nathan Borton, guys teaching Barry Harris concepts etc..
..last thought..the sound of Tim Lerch is incredible with those Charlie Christian pickups..Fender!
Thanks for doing this..i hope you continue this type of viewpoint in the future..Victor in NY
Hey thanks for your comment! I’m glad you dig it and thought it was presented well 👌
Jonathan Stout is such a beast.. real "Pioneer of Jazz guitar" type of player
Absolutely 🤘
Thank you Chase, what a great idea! Hopefully more to come.
You bet! 🤘
Which performance was your favorite?
All these guys are from another more advanced musical planet, but the last dude was unbelievable. Cecil Alexander. The first thing was that he started with a guitar trio setting with a deep groove. I was sold at that point. Really laying back with tasteful statements interposed with great runs. Subtle references to Miles Davis. Then some kind of Motown soulful licks a little tweaked to fit nicely in the standard. That was more than enough! But then he kept getting more complex, but all in the groove. I've never heard anything like it. It's actually kind of exciting and scary that somebody can do this seemingly so effortlessly. (I think I now have enough evidence to stop playing myself.)
I like different elements of all of these guys. That’s why I asked them to do the video 😁
Can you meet and interview the jazz guitar legend whos still alive today?
Kenny Burrell & John Pisano
Its will be a exited content!
Coolest jazz video of 2023 so far!!
Thanks Tiago! That’s high praise! 🙌
Mr.Stout #6 (Guy in the suit) Has it! First time I've had a chance to hear him. Nerd blows me away... Excellent interpretation Mr. Stout.
John Storie, a little shout out for your Fender D'Aquisto Elite! I purchased one (Antique Burst?) in the mid 1980's. (~$700) Great sounding guitar acoustically and through any amp. Also nice to play bigger chord stretches with the shorter scale. Eventually passed it along to my son. Jazz On!
Yeah man! It's been a fun guitar to have in the stable. It was a gift from another guitarist, and it certainly has a retro vibe to it! Thanks for checking out the video - honored to be on here with so many great guitarists
This is the comment I was looking for. Does that say Fender?
@@getalifeloser-y4s Yes, he is playing a Fender D'Aquisto. You can search - 1986 Fender Guitar Print Ads Robben Ford Tommy Tedesco Master Series if you want more information from "back in the day".
First let me say thank you chase for put this together I’m a new student of jazz and have been exploring different versions Joe pass, Barney kessel, hank garland,Jim hall, Wynton Marsalis, but to listen to these guys talk about their thoughts or motives is like a class and for that I am very appreciative. Dan Wilson is one of my favorites caught a show in Cleveland ohio of him doing some miles Davis stuff it was amazing
My pleasure, Joe! Glad you got value out of this video, and be sure to check out the other videos and lessons I have on this channel 🤘
I watched Paul's video and thought wouldn't it be great to see Jazz guitarist do something similar. Well, prayers have been answered. Thank you so much for this. So many guitarists could have been chosen for this. Couple of new findings for me here so really greatful for this. It was outstanding 👏🏾
I be watching this a few times for sure! 🇬🇧
Thank you! Glad you gave it a shot 🙏
This is a fantastic idea !.Sad to say a few of these guys I wasn't familiar with at all. All of them such masters. I dig Stryker the most can't say why- beautifully developed little solo. The guy taking through all the keys was just a freak of nature (in a good way). Keep it up Chase!
Thanks Robert! 🤘
Excellent video. I really enjoyed this, not only was the playing and improvising great, the philosophies that all these players have about music, was valuable, and insightful for me, and the differences in sound, approach, etc, gave me a well rounded listen. I'm gonna look for more of these on your channel, so thx again. All of these were great, I watched ALL twice, Graham Decthers version blows me away.
Thank you! I’ve got 3 more of these videos types on my channel. One with a group of guitarists playing a blues and my most recent with guitarists playing over a ballad 🤘
Jon Stout for sure. I'm biased towards swing but he had lots of fresh ideas. Wish it was longer.
Thanks so much! It's funny that sometimes "old school" can be "fresh"!
@@jonathanstout6618..hey Jon!..thanks for sharing your background information on the great pre bebop guitarists..my teacher Jack Hotop was a gentleman of that generation and emphasized listening to Charlie Christian as a prerequisite to all that came after..love your playing here..thanks for be a part of Chase’s presentation here
Check out his Instagram and site for more! 👌
Another swingin cat with tons of fresh ideas is Jon Hunt (clarinet)! Would love to see these two Jons play together but Jon Hunt is in Australia.
youtube.com/@jonhuntmusic