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| George Benson: The Art of Jazz Guitar | 
 enlarge | Actor: George Benson
Studio: Hot Licks / Music Sales Corp.
Category: DVD
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (13 reviews)
Sales Rank: 46555
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 65 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Special Features: Eight-time Grammy-winner George Benson covers chord substitutions, turnarounds, the Wes Montgomery style, and more. He demonstrates his signature scat-style singing on the groundbreaking This Masquerade and soloing over the famous On Broadway vamp. Also included are several virtuoso solo jazz and blues guitar performances by Benson himselffurther proof, if it were needed, of his total mastery of jazz guitar.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: HOT100
UPC: 752187437840
EAN: 0752187437840
ASIN: B000E6FVWW
Release Date: January 31, 2006
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 One of the best DVD! November 20, 2006
Fantastic! Beautiful! Amazing! Unfortunately I don't know many words in English but I want just to say that when I watch George in this new DVD, his wonderful playing and his warm and friendly approach just make me feel GOOD! Everybody knows George's great chops and technical ability........but it's very important, in my opinion, to notice the GREAT BIG HEART of this guy: he loves the guitar, he loves music and I'm sure that he loves people too!
Of course if you are a very young beginner, the songs in this DVD are a little difficult......but if you want to learn the correct jazz-blues articulation and the "real essence" of jazz guitar this DVD is a must.
I love the music, I love the Man......a warm thank-you to George from Italy.
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 Thanks for the warning... teaching is a separate skill.. October 5, 2006
2 out of 20 found this review helpful
Thanks for the warning about the George Benson DVD. This one sounds like another "If I sh** on a DVD, people will buy it because I'm a star." Sorry George, being a star doesn't absolve you from the responsibilty work that is required to present an organized, logical presentation for STUDENTS. Too many of you guys who are "Stars" think that just showing up to a video taping, and jamming a little constitues an instructional video. What it does constitute is abuse of your position. Put the work in to create a genuine educational tool, and all will repect it. Remember teaching is a separate skill from playing. As in the engineeing and math worlds, great engineers and mathematicians frequently make lousy teachers. Teaching is a separate skill.
 good to see george again. August 27, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
first of all i'm a big fan of benson. he's one of the greatest guitar players/musicians of our time. it's always good to hear benson talk about music and listen to him play, and that's exactly what you'll get from this video. the video is done in his house and he's very relaxed. this will offer you something different from his other live performance videos. i have to emphasize that it's NOT an instructional video although he touches on a few harmony ideas very quick.
now, i need to make some complaints about the production of this video. benson is a master musician, not an instructor or video producer. it was hot licks' job to first set the purpose of this video, carefully plan and execute it. although it is always good to see benson, i really didn't get much out of this video either in instructional or general info category. also, the overall sound/mixing of this video is marginal. for example, the guitar sounds thin and is not loud enough--they could've done better job mic'ing/mixing his guitar.
if you're a casual fan of benson, or a guitar student wanting to get some practical advice or guitar instruction, you can safely avoid this one.
Benson is better than ever August 23, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This DVD was recorded 2005 at Bensons home in a very relaxed atmosphere..and I agree with the othere reviewers..it is not a pure instructional DVD. Benson plays whatever comes up in his mind there is no real " agenda" that he follows....but it does not matter at all....to me it is x mas time just sitting watching this legend play..he can do anything on the guitar.
I know that there is some guys out there that are on equal level to Benson technically,,but I doubt that there is anyone that can play the guitar at this level with that GROOVE he has..it is just stunning.
As I am jazzguitarist myself my first thought was to just hang up the guitar and stop playing....but best thing is of course to let Benson inspire you .... anyway,,it will take some time before another player of Benson caliber will appear again
LONG DELAY IN DELIVERY July 3, 2006
1 out of 16 found this review helpful
I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THIS PRODUCT. PLSE INVESTIGATE AND REVERT. I WILL BE OUT OF DUBAI FROM JUL 10TH TO JUL 23RD INCLUSIVE SO IF IT IS DELIVERED THEN I WILL BE AWAY.
KEN WILSON
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