British guitarist analyses George Benson's super smooth technical mastery in 1977!!
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Tonight we're taking a look at George Benson performing 'Breezin'' in 1977!
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Ahhhh! I remember BREEZIN' to George Benson back in 1976. This jam on the 8 track deck and me and my guy, later on ex hubby groovin' while driving in his uncle's 1975, Sultry Black Continental. We were on our way to his senior prom held at the Bonadventure hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, California.
Nice memory. Nothing could be sweeter than prom summer evening and Breezin’.
George Benson and his technical mastery gets an automatic like. I saw him at a jazz festival and he was phenomenal.
I could tell You where into this performance Fil. You had that "I feel it smile" on your face along with your head bobbin. You put on a good show tonight! 👍🤘
I love George Benson. His song "On Broadway" was used in the opening of one of my favorite movies All That Jazz from 1979. Great analysis!
I saw George that year at the Circle Star Theater in Northern California. It had a rotating stage (complete with orchestra pit) in the middle. So I got to see that awesome band from all angles from my seat in the 10th row. I was 16 and was so impressed I was in a trance like state the entire concert. I’ve been to beau coup concerts over the years. This one was very memorable.
Cool !! Lucky you. I have been to concerts in the past that had a rotating stage. Not a bad seat in the house. I can understand how seeing George in that type of venue has stuck with you all these years.😊
I've seen a few people at the Circle Star, such as Gladys Knight and Frank Sinatra. It is a great theatre.
I miss the Circle Star!
@@irhonda31 I miss a lot in San Francisco. Moved to Canada and there just isn't the same chance to hear music here.
I saw Sergio Mendes and Brasil 77 (Sergio invited us back the next day too !!) and Lou Rawls at the Circle Star back around 1974. It's long gone now. Good times
George is a phenomenal guitarist and singer. He is a genuinely nice guy too. I would’ve loved to have seen him play with Al DiMeola or Paco Delucia. Not to see a duel but to see how well they gel together and play together. I’ve seen the videos of George playing with Chet Atkins and Earl Klugh. Beautiful collaborations. I like seeing musicians working together and not competing against each other. George is definitely a true musician and gentlemen. You are too, Fil. You are a great musician and teacher but most importantly you strike me as being a genuinely nice person. God bless you.
Thanks!
I saw George about three years ago. It was a lot of singing and the hits but when he soloed it was just breathtaking and spectacular and I have heard many great players live.
It is great to hear that after all these years he is still amazing.
You're right: Super smooth! I had the great luck of seeing George Benson play at an outdoors concert in Maui in that same time period. I think he lived there then. For three months I was there with my boy friend who was writing songs and practicing guitar 24/7. It was so cool to see George Benson, such a master, on a warm "winter" night outdoors in Maui as we sat on a hillside in the grass. (My current profile photo is from that time...since I'm time traveling with many of these groups you analyze.) Great job, as always, Fil!!! Time here on this site is always time well spent!
I knew your a good person 🥰…😻❤️ cat lady 🤗
George is heaven to listen to.💞
I get goose bumps every time I listen to george Benson. 👌
It's been so long since I've heard this song! Thanks for reawakening me to George's sweet, smooth, cool, seemingly effortless playing. As you pointed out here Fil, there was immense sophistication (bundles of feel did you say?) to his guitar playing. NICE👍
Thanks for sharing this, Fil. Such great memories. I saw him at a beautiful, outdoor pavilion venue on a perfect summer night within a year of this video. Such a wonderful performer!
It was so exciting to see him perform live back in the day. He had that huge smile the whole time - such a happy experience!
George Benson is a smooooth light jazz player. I like how he leaves room around the notes. Very cool. Thanks Fil.
Affirmation was one of my teacher's required lessons. I love George Benson!!!
Wes Montgomery..another genius. Love George Benson, so funky.. Give Me The Night album is absolute gold..🎸😎
Wes Montgomery 💓
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Bumpin on Sunset.. marvellous. 😎
@@markdevlin8471 Ahhhh...🥰
Yay!! George was from my neck of the woods, in Pittsburgh. There was a George Benson album cover where the photograph was only of the bottom of his legs and he had a pair of brown dress shoes on. My brother-in-law had shoes that looked just like that. My nephew used to say "dad has his George Benson shoes on", but seriously, that album was played over and over. Thanks, Fil 😉
Amazing!
George is so cool. Great vocal chops as well. An incredible live version of Here There and Everywhere is available on YT. Ty, Fil.
George is an American music legend. Thank you for taking the time to so carefully analyze this! He’s also a great vocalist! Any part of this would be prime analysis material, especially with Marcus and a collection of jazz all-stars on stage as well! ua-cam.com/video/9W3Uojb_qrQ/v-deo.html
Fil has that look that says, "Man,that is some GREAT guitar, I gotta teach myself how to play like that!"
No apology required for running a little long Fil- didn't notice!😁
George Benson was the first performer I saw that 'played what he sang' and he does it so effortlessly. If what I just stated doesn't make sense,just listen to his 'Masquerade ' then you'll get it!
Enjoyed your analysis as always!
I tuned in late but I'm glad I managed to catch it. I think this will go down as one of my favorite analysis videos from Fil because of the technical sophistication of George's playing that Fil so astutely pointed out. Because the sound is so smooth and melodic it sounds deceptively simple. When I was younger jazz to me was "old" music of the sort that Louis Armstrong would play. But hearing George Benson opened another world of jazz to me that eventually got me interested in other musicians like Pat Metheny and Chick Corea.
Hadn't heard Breezin' in so long I forgot what it sounded like.
Smooth? Absolutely!
G Benson one of the best jazz players out there seen him like three times the last time I seen him Benson and Earl Klugh is a jazz guitarists also very good player I always thought that Benson was like West Montgomery Thanks for your analogy and run down of the how the music is played
'Seeing the notification was like someone saying, "Jeff, Fil's calling"!
The "Moody's Mood For Love", which G.B. sang 'live', is an incredible story or 'happening'.
{ Still re-living the 'SRV' ❤️ vid. I had no words}
Love George's playing. Every time he picks up the guitar it's a treatise on groove and fluidity. He's influenced so many players. For those who may not know, Breezin' was written by Bobby Womack and first recorded by Gábor Szabó on his album "High Contrast" which is worth checking out.
Amazing. I love the explanation you give about the spaces between notes. Janis Ian has said how important they are. Great to hear your explanation about how holding the pick affects the softness of the sound. You make me want to learn to play the guitar. You are an amazing teacher, Fil. Thank you again and again.
A true musician. He is speaking with his instrument. He doesn’t yell or ramble. He is conversing with his band members. Great artist!
Love that heavy phaser effect on the keys... Such a cool 70s sound!
When I was a kid and heard my old man jamming to this I was mesmerised by the sound and feel decades later still love it
Dude. You are the best. I'm from Texas so English ain't my first language lol.. so it's fun to listen to you,as well as educational. Been playing professionally for 44 years...love your playing, too!! Bought Breezin when I was 15 or so when it came out, and it changed my world.
GEORGE BENSON:
a real MASTER ‼️
Great video.
📻🙂
I am so glad you did this, one of my favorites!!
Great video explanation, Fil. These examples all look so familiar! George’s Breezing Lp has been in my collection since 1976 or so, but never realized it was so straight.
great analysis FIL!! rock!
The Legend in this video is the bass / tambourine player! I don’t think I’ve ever seen any one else playing bass & tambourine at the same time like he did with his foot
First time hearing this guy. Yes - tight. Chilled vibe/mood. Great analysis. 👍🤙🏽
Another great analysis Fil, and your guitar has a lovely tone ✌️❤️
Is there anything Fil doesn't cover in the guitaraverse?
I don't think so.
This is excellent music to slow down a bit and smooth out your day.
Excellent as always.
Thanks Fil.
Beautiful clear clean vibe. His guitar has an exquisite tone. No wasted cords or movement in his playing. Haven't heard this song in many many years. Thanks so much for bringing it to us.
Nós aqui de novo! não perdemos nenhuma análise do fil .... : )
very smooth great sound from George good shit Fil thanks 👍👍✌🤘
What a Treat it was my jam too cool and one of my fav songs. Love Love Love it Thank You Fil !!!!!
Wow, llegué tarde al directo!! Me encanta ver cómo disfrutas de la música y tu analisis , saludos desde Mallorca!!
Wonderful analysis!
Thanks, Fil 🖤🤘🏽
Breezin probably created a mini baby boom
The bass seems more prominent here than in the record track. Very funky!
Very, very cool, thank you Fil! 🧝♀️🎸
That was quite insightful. You put into words what I've been feeling for 30 years about George's playing.
Catch up crew checking in from Carson City, Nevada USA. "Liked" it very much. A cool and mellow tune at the end of the day. Thanks, Fil!
I really can't see what George is doing in the smaller box but his music is so smooth that I don't really care. Thanks for the flashback.
Love your love for great music!!!!
Ohhhhh. Yes. Those years. I was 13 and in love with this sweet smooth hip grinding dance music! What a master at his craft! Fil is touched! What a great song!
I still have the vinyl album of Breezin. Haven't played it in years. The music is so clean without distortion. I loved the Wes Montgomery "double octaves" George was so good at playing without the pick and then transitions to melody with the pick.
That George Benson: he's a MONSTER guitarist. His straight-up bebop mastery in his recent records and tutorials makes him a peer of the likes of mighty Joe Pass, Herb Ellis, et al. Check out his complete synthesis of Wes Montgomery, here, with Smokey Robinson's Quiet Storm groove. And you can hear Benson's enduring influence on everybody from Jeff Beck (She's A Woman, Blow by Blow) to Abbey Road-era Beatles (I Want You, She's So Heavy, et al) to Prince's jazz-inflected extrapolations, and Néo-Soul genius Melanie Faye, Earl Klugh, even Chet Atkin's late 1970s, early 80s playing (there was a great jam session between Klugh, Benson, and Atkins broadcast on PBS in the beginning of the 1980s). Gorgeous George: he has been putting genius to record since the 1960s, and yet he PLAYS and looks younger every year. HOW??
Excellent review: insightful, expansive, and a nice addition with the demonstration, something I have not seen in these series of vids.
I love this one and “Gimme The Night” ❤️ smooooth! I convinced my daughter to start learning to play the guitar,. She plays the trombone,piano,keyboard,and ukulele already at 13. She’s no prodigy but the fact she’s interested in learning excites me.
Sorry I couldn't make the live analyses. I saw George in concert back in 1980 at Red Rocks in Colorado. Wonderful performance! Great analysis!
Love this music!
What a treat! I saw George Benson perform in Seattle 1979-80-ish. That pocket you refer to now makes sense to me. Your face lights up with appreciation. I now get why Harry Styles and his performance of Sledgehammer and George's Breezin' have everyone looking at each other and grooving. Jazz and even Led Zeppelin, had that trust of each other and everyone is going on a journey.☮❤
When you played the 12345 notes I was able to pick the run before you mentioned it even that I don't play an instrument. Thanks !
Awesome! Search here for (Rockcandy Live In Toronto 1988). Phil Collen of Def Leppard joins the band on stage for one song! Enjoy the show!!!!
That was beautiful!
I’m moving around the living room by myself lol. Feeling this vibe ,I love it . Yeah..
Benson is so smooth! I have a lot of his music. Another great video!! 🎸
Came out in my senior year of college. I remember his hits, but I believe that the jacket notes said that he was playing "7 Come 11," a jazz standard with Benny Goodman, who gave him the smile-finer pedigree cannot be had.
As someone mentioned earlier I originally heard this song via Gabor Szabo, a vastly underrated and largely forgotten jazz guitarist from Hungary who recorded Breezin' in 1971. There are lots of similarities in the performances but, obviously, each is informed by the individuality of each player. Worth checking out.
Fil, that’s a good idea the pic in pic in the top right corner so now we can what your’e playing.
Suggestion for a future analysis Lonnie Donegan.
Best wishes, Rod.
Love George, you need find performances of him and Al Jarreau.
Written by the legendary Bobby Womack, who was also an incredible guitarist.
Love Benson. His sound is so rich and effortless. His double LP Greatest Hits is a must have.
I remember 1977 that was one hell of a year emotions were up and down and sideways Remember seeing that particular episode of the old grey whistle Test I was 11 Elvis died and the Lynard Skynard plane crash and I remember saying to myself Rock n Roll is changing
From Russia with love! George Benson top!
I’ve been trying to play this smoothly for 45 years!
Love George Benson. Had a cassette of George & Grover Washington Jr., back in the mid to late 70s. I wore it out. Great guitarist, never saw him live.(He didnt play any of the many cities I lived in. & there were a lot, due to my job.) Had a chance to see Ray Charles when I lived in Meridian Mississippi, in 1980, but I had to work. Should've called in sick.😉 Benson is one of the few acts I'd pay to see, now. (Had a chance to see Dylan in 2015, but at $250 USD I Opted not to attend. Wouldn't pay $250 to see Lonnie Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, & Tommy Bolin all rise from the dead to play a concert. Might buy the DVD after it came out, though). Benson is a great guitarist, his phrasing, the emotion he puts into it, he doesn't over play, he plays exactly the right thing at the right time, IMO.
Great analysis, thank you❤️
Can you look at Celine or Meatloaf again in remembrance of Jim? 🕊🦇
Nice.
Subscriber to Guitar Player magazine for years, starting in '73 (usually a Christmas Gift :)\
One issue offered George. "Playing white man's music but playing it black"...huh ? whatever.
'75 i meet a guitar player who was taking lessons. Project of the week, "Sugar" , Stanley Turrentine.
Bought The Baddest ST quick as i could though never 'got' too deep. Did love copping Stanley's sax solo's though.
Round about that time KSAN plays Breezin'. It won a Grammy that year and it was a Christmas gift.
Worked up the title track abit. I should drag it out :)
Love the funky Clavinet!!
Me too!! I wondered if anyone else noticed the clavinet. I heard it before I saw it, wasn't sure until the video panned out and exposed the clavinet player at the left side of stage.👍😊
I first heard Breezin' on a strange album by the Hungarian jazz guitarist Gabor Szabo and the great funk guitarist Bobby Womack (Across 110th Street is a standout song in the movie Jackie Brown). George Benson's version is great, but I expect his work to be excellent. Gabor and Bobby's original was totally unexpected.
Nice video, BUT if you want to look at his guitar style, I think the ultimate Benson is " on Broadway" from the" Weekend in L.A." album, which I also regard as his best guitar album.
Interestingly Merle Haggard loved George Benson. I love that about musicians! You just never know what they might love.
The world wants, nay needs, Fil to play jazz! He already plays through the cords and not just on top :)
I call this "Dinner Muzak". Now, think about the market. There are a lot of restaurants out there that need easy listening music for their customer's enjoyment. The customers want to talk to their girl so you don't need to melt their faces. George Benson is not boring, this is a hard thing to balance.
George is... what smooth is...
6:58 Momento DoReMiFaSolLaSiDo :-D
Heard George play Take Five from Bad Brenson in 1974 when ivwas 14,totally opened me up to the jazz world.George doing Take Five would be an excellent song to analyze or him doing The World is a Ghetto
That is waht l have been waiting for. Thank you very much.🌾🎸🐾Barney Kessel would be great too.
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Just realize that the recent Silk Sonic song (leave the door open) is exactly the same as the intro of Benson's song....
I can’t tell if he has that pick hidden in his palm or not. It almost looks like his hand is empty and then he grabs the pick back from somewhere. Does he stash it quickly in some kind of device or crevasse when he goes to thumb-picking?
I can hear the influence of Wes Montgomery.
I'd like to see you analyze the guitarist from Jinjer playing "Who is going to be the one ".
Fil, I really enjoyed watching your reactions to the playing, which came across to me as immense respect for Benson's skill, maybe a higher level of appreciation even than some other great guitarists. (Btw, what tends to be forgotten is how good a vocalist he is--check out "This Masquerade".) An earlier comment mentions George's similarity of technique with the equally renowned Wes Montgomery, but it goes deeper than that. He was friends with Montgomery, before the latter's death, has one of his guitars, and was to play Wes in a film that never got made (he said there were funding problems, because a biopic of a jazz musician was thought to be a losing proposition> Here are links to Montgomery playing and Benson talking about him:
ua-cam.com/video/dqn3PF_DcSg/v-deo.html&ab_channel=TheAaronSpears
nuvo.newsnirvana.com/music/george-benson-on-wes-montgomery/article_6447d9b2-0124-5ec5-a144-9875383ab704.html
George Benson is a perfect example of less is more when playing the guitar, electric, way better than 1000 notes per minute.
Mind-numbingly good and well performed elevator music.
Rock!
:-)
George Benson could definitely make his guitar “sing” 😊
We lost two great Australian singers this weekend.
Analyse Peter Green, Need your love so bad. Less is more!
Another great one! Fil, I'd love you to analyze Wes Montgomery & his bionic right thumb. The rehearsal with Trio Pim Jacobs is next level ua-cam.com/video/itcuDggJY_Y/v-deo.html
George Benson discovered Stanley Jordan. True story.
Sorry: Give me Chuck Berry’s “in your face” guitar licks anytime..