This proves that Andreas has LISTENED to a lot of music and PRACTISED for many years. He is a genius when it comes to playing the guitar. For various reasons, I still listen to Wes when I like to know why Jazz is what it is.
Yes , sir. Good move. Reason number 1. Wes is the source. The water is pure. The flavor is exquisite. The mineral content is what your body of music needs to grow strong. All the rest, all the best, Benson, Metheney, et al went there to drink. Start with Wes, and you can't go wrong. Reason number 2. Wes' playing is accessible to the common civilian, and interesting to the seasoned aficionado and player. (As are Metheney's and Benson's musics. Hmm. Is there a pattern here for a career that is rewarding both artistically and monetarily?)
Exactly the way I like it! Traditional harmony and lines and none of those wacky reharmonisations and weird sounds. And above all played with super intention and precision. My man!
Andreas is a remarkably fluid, inventive guitarist who appears comfortable in a variety of styles and excels at playing rapid and coherent phrases with incredible technical dexterity that remain musically coherent and expressive. I'm very impressed. Scatting is an ability to play the notes that you are singing spontaneously. While Andreas certainly could play preconceived lines at times, mostly this skill is about improvising and developing the ability to play what you hear. Excellent.
Eccezionale! Questo chitarrista coniuga tecnica folgorante, bel suono, ottimo tocco, gusto nel fraseggio...e la chitarra Benedetto modello Manhattan è sfruttata al massimo! One of the best jazz guitarists in the world!
I don't care how many people say they've heard this a thousand times - I really like it and that's what counts. Great swing and great playing - makes me want to pick up my guitar and learn some of those lines. Can't say Adam Rogers has that effect on me, however "modern" he may be. I'm not knocking him or Rosenwinkel - I just personally prefer this. And Andreas gets 5 extra stars from me for the cowboy boots and outrageous rhinestone strap on that beautiful Benedetto :-) Great stuff - thanks!!
That's right, versatility. The Greats always show tribute to the rest of the greats through themselves. All you're seeing here is a man showing his musical influences, and I would guarantee that he would say (Obviously, George Benson) and Lenny Breau.
@gigwalnutz1 its called scat, and although I'm not the biggest fan of it, it shows how one you are at your instrument, how you well you connect your the music in your head and heart with your fingers. Its actually quite incredible.
@awesomewelles90 Well if you read what HendrixcommaMartin actually says "Shows that he's playing what he hears" What you hear in your head doesn't mean spontaneously composed but some melody you've heard before and revisited or personified
I didn't necessarily say that it fit. I was responding to an earlier comment that said that what Andreas was playing was something he'd "heard a million times," and that because it had artificial harmonics in the intro that it wasn't a blues which someone would have heard before.
Terrific technique + good singing feeling. Love this vid' Great! Remind me of another great scatting vid': the "take five" duet with Al Jarreau and Kurt Elling Should go and have a look at it ;-)
Exactly. And the reality is that Andreas can play typically "moder" sounding lines as well. It just so happens that in this particular performance he's chosen a more traditional approach, and is there anything wrong with that? That alone shows versatility.
you're not getting the reference. There's a series of videos titled something like.. "drummer at the wrong gig", I believe. Watch one of those videos and you'll understand.
For all those who are arguing about the harmonics he uses at the start: The harmonics are comparable to the intro Joey Defrancesco plays on his tune Blues for Bobby C. What Andreas is doing here has been done before and it's recogised as a standard technique. If you don't like the sound of it then say that but don't argue that it's musically out of place.
