George Benson - The Art of Jazz Guitar (Hot Licks)

In this remastered and enhanced Hot Licks video series, eight-time Grammy-winner George Benson covers chord substitutions, turnarounds, the Wes Montgomery style, and more. He also demonstrates his signature scat-style singing on the groundbreaking “This Masquerade” and soloing over the famous “On Broadway” vamp.

Videos

• Intro (04:43) - In this first video, George Benson welcomes you to the course.

• Danny Boy (07:12) - George discusses the song "Danny Boy" before showing how he plays it.

• The Blues (08:40) - Watch as George demonstrates some playing of the blues.

• Chromatics (08:11) - In this video, George discusses playing chromatics.

• Scat Singing (06:05) - George talks about and demonstrates scat singing along with the guitar.

• Wes Montgomery (05:07) - Watch as George shows some Wes Montgomery style playing.

• "Piano Rattling" Technique (02:48) - In this video, George discusses and demonstrates the "piano rattling" technique.

• "On Broadway" Changes (08:47) - George tells the story of the changes he made to the song "On Broadway".

• Rock and Roll Influences (03:40) - George talks his rock & roll influences.

• Turnarounds (05:21) - George discusses playing turnarounds.

• Influences (02:39) - Watch as George talks about what guitar players have influenced his playing.

• Bonus Video Content: Outro Song (02:16) - George ends the course with one last song.