Charlie Christian, George Benson and Me - Mark Whitfield video free download

megajames3000

the lick at 3:40

Patrick Jones

Just amazing!

César González Plata

4:10 God level lick

simonbild67

benson had his success as a result of his singing give me the night etc and not endless repetitive licks around rythemn changes

simonbild67

it's always gonna be a minority sport cos like all jazz soloists they aim to please themselves and most people don't want to hear people masterbating

sweetsoad

Why does that bass sound terrible?

Ricardo Moraes-Pinto

Chip played with the Elvin Jones band for sometime. Great bass player!

Conor Smith

I didnt see any cats?

Marc Babin

Benson from a different planet Mark's still from earth but why compare

terence channer

Great to see him carrying on the Wes and Benson tradition

IDIGMUZAK

Some other great guitarists in the same vein; Grant Green, Melvin Sparks, Jimmy Ponder, Phil Upchurch, Odonell Levy, Wes Montgomery, Eric Gale to name a few. Guys that sound like they were heavily influenced by funk and Motown.

Bruno Frey Nascimento

Damn! Just got that chop 4:10 ;)

John Caruso

Also, I did explain my comment, apparently not well enough. There are many virtuosos, I just cited( probably incorrectly) George Benson and Stanley Jordan as two prime examples of guitarist who could play any style and really push the limits of guitar and composition.

John Caruso

@jackthehatuk I am not an authority on jazz or guitarist technique. I am merely a fan and an aspiring musician. I have no wisdom to share, seeing as I am unaware of your current knowledge.

jackthehatuk

It is definitely not your fault. It is mine. But like i said i am always open to education. If you exert the necessary effort i will be a wiser man and you will have done a great thing for me. If this was the other way around i would be happy that i had helped someone understand something they didn't get. I at no point mean to offend. I just wanna know more than i know now. :-)

The Bedroom Blues

Could anyone please recommend me some music that is similar to when Mark plays with just the Drums. Anything at all that sounds like that - I'd love to hear more of. Thanks.

John Caruso

I guess what im getting at is.... most jazz/funk guitarists are kinda haunted by the fact that guys like Benson and Stanley Jordan( not the best examples) have done it all( cliche) and they(most guitarists) can only hope to make clever reproductions of things that they( legends like benson) came up with. Its not my fault you dont get it, I guess . Maybe its not a great analogy, thanks for pointing that out. I will delete it, since it takes way too much effort to explain.

jackthehatuk

Call me ignorant, but that is nonsensical. Virtuoso means excellence, skillful etc. Every one of the guys you mention is a virtuoso. I just don't get the monster, beasts, hiding, hack, closet thing. I am always game for education though so if you explain it more clearly i will digress. No offense intended mate.

banditsuz

Awesome.

John Caruso

Did you think I was insulting Joe Pass, I wasn't... Joe Pass is one of my favorite guitarists.

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