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I'm very happy that James Chirillo is getting the admiration that he so sorely deserves, but you really should name him in this video. "This guitarist" has a name and you owe him that much.
That video is part of a 20+ part series where Wynton Marsalis and group go thru the elements of American music. It's very interesting and pretty entertaining esp. if you are a big Marsalis fan. I've also watched Chirillo's instructional videos, and everything about that guy is awesome.
I’d love to see you and James Chirillo in a jam session. I went through some of his videos. I could listen to him play all day. Ooh! Even better you two jamming on a street corner! Dude, I thoroughly enjoyed this video! I love my Rock, but I can definitely shift gears in to some jazz. I do a lot of audio production at work. Some days I’ll get over saturated by noise, ( when I can hear every conversation at once, on top of every song playing in the building) I’ll put some Miles Davis or Dave Brubeck in my headphones. (…and now I’ll add James Chirillo to this list) Something about Jazz helps me refocus and dial it back in. Great video!
You need a pair of Fishman gristle tones perfect for that unique guitar tone, and Greg Koch's brainchild can't go wrong. The voicings are significant to you can edit between a few with a bit of solder
Nice video. He's actually doing that 'play on the beat' thing that was really made popular by Freddie Green. In that style, the piano player is going to comp a lot and if the guitarist does too, it just becomes mush. The really interesting thing is how he moves around the color tones in the inner voice and sometimes, as you mentioned, will throw in a substitution to add even more color.
Dude, I want you as a music teacher for my son(he’s 7). If u wanna make money, message me, he has a guitar and keyboard, but your pov is exactly perfect.
James Chirillo is a master guitarist; a great musician. He's playing here with Wynton Marsalis and some of the Jazz at Lincoln Center musicians. The style he's exhibiting here is commonly called "Freddie Green style", named after the stellar guitarist who powered Count Basie's rhythm section for many years. It may seem to be a simple way to play at first listen, but once you delve into it you begin to realize how subtly complex it is. It involves quite a bit of string muting - the chords are sometime reduced to three notes, two notes, or even one note. Freddie Green had great time, as does Mr. Chirillo. Those quarter notes drive the rhythm section in perfect synchronization with the bass and drums. If anyone is interested in this style of playing, listen to the Count Basie Band; there are some RU-vid videos of Mr Green playing with Basie, and plenty of tracks from old LPs . Another great proponent of this style was the late, great Wayne Wright, a left handed guitarist. There are some incredible RU-vid videos of Wayne playing with the legendary George Barnes (guitar) and Ruby Braff (trumpet/cornet). One thing I found through meeting and getting to know some great "Freddie Green" players was this - they loved playing this style. They found great joy in providing a strong, swinging pulse for whatever ensemble they played with. And, BTW, Mr. Chirillo can play many styles with great skill, musicality and virtuosity.
@@HazHarpo Jazz is so insular that you really have to make an effort to hear about it. Jazz cats don't really spill out into the broader music scene. Same goes for classical music.
Ok, but literally at 0:40 of THIS VIDEO Wynton says “James Chirillo on the guitar” and this dude continues to refer to him as “this guitar player” for the rest of the video.
OK finally I can share my James Chirillo thoughts and one big question. 1. He's all about staying out of the way of the other musicians. A true team player. He has his own videos in which he explains in great detail the the guitar player's job in a big band is to augment what others are doing. 2. This is very inspirational to big ego rock guitarists. Or should be. 3. If that's not a rug, why does he work so hard to make it look like one?
I totally agree with this. I've played in 8-9 piece bands down to 4 and you learn so much when you can become a foundation player and know when to rip and when to hold back. It's about the music, not the player. Unless your Vai when the band is behind you but even then he has control and know when to shred and when to not.
The amazing gentleman in the video, James Chirillo, came to my school Millikin University a few weeks back and delivered an amazing performance. It was a trio of him, an upright bass player, and a drummer and they just played some jazz standards. It was one of the most surreal jazz experiences I've ever had. The way Mr. Chirillo plays is just spectacular and when he plays his improvised solos, he played purely by feel just like he does in this video!! Just awesome to see a master at work and getting to meet him. It's a shame there were only less than 25 people that showed up that night for his performance.
Having played in a big band for 20 years I can safely say JC is an expert in the Freddie Green style. The only really important notes to play in this setting are found on the 3rd and 4th string of the guitar but to do so well requires an in-depth knowldge of all chords (including alterations) and their inversions and knowing when and when not to play some of the inversions and alterations. This style works not only in a big band setting but is really fantastic when accompaning a singer in a duo setting because it gives the singer a lot of room. While it may look easy, doing it well requires in-depth knowledge of chord structures and a metronone-like ability in the right hand. This style highlights the "less is more" comcepts of not just swing guitar but music in general.
These definitely aren't the chord shapes he's using... Anybody interested in playing old school swing like this please check out james chirillo's own content on here. Tyler as per usual misses the mark.
James Chrillo is a great guitarist and this an excellent example of this style of playing. It's not as easy or basic as it seems. It's all improvised and a real fine art knowing how much to play and when, so that you dont get in the way of the other instruments! Basically: if the audience can obviously notice you playing guitar, you've failed.
I met James Chirillo in NY through my dad (we're from the UK but my dad loves to network in the jazz world!). Lovely guy, unbelievable player. Saw him in a tiny bar somewhere in Brooklyn and he blew my mind with his phrasing.
You ain't listening dude. The rhythm guitar only plays on the down beat. He gently accents the 2 and 4. He is muting by lifting his left hand. Only down strokes. Yes there are a couple of flourishes in there here and there but basically that cat is simply swingin
Was thinking the same exact thing... is that "stray cat strut" I hear.. yup I wouldn't be surprised if Brian has also used that pre-phase chord progression
this isn’t the correct way to play the style of James (and Freddie Green for that matter). You’re supposed to play small chords on the D and G strings, not on the full guitar. Learn jazz make music.
You embarrass and discredit yourself with this video. You think you have found a joke when you, in fact, made yourself into one. I advise you to stick to talking about gear and your own experiences.
Alright, Wynton Marsalis is one of the greatest Jazz musicians to live. This video is a clip from his lecture of Jazz as Democratic Discourse at Harvard, if you have even the slightest interest in music you need to watch the lecture.
In your preparation of this guitar part, you're playing too many "junk notes" that are unaccounted for and it presents a problem. The most glaring example is your F-minor7 bar chord. Thinking in chord scale theory, we assume all chords are 4-note chords consisting of 1, 3, 5, and 7. Since the 1 and the 5 are bass player territory, we should not worry about them and leave them out. We don't want to trespass on bass land. In order to successfully paint any chord in any given song, we require the 3 (to denote major vs minor characteristic) and 7 (to paint the relevant "spice" or "flavor"; note that the 7 can be exchanged for a 6 too!), plus any extensions we wish to employ, but those are generally piano territory. We don't want to trespass on piano land. We want to sit right there in the middle, in guitar land, which is generally the 3 and 7 of a chord. So now that we know what notes to play (3 and 7 of each chord, generally), think about how to "voice lead". That means generally playing the notes with the least amount of "jumps" in-between individual notes. For this we use inversions and sometimes play a note an octave higher and lower. Generally you want to try and play the center 4 strings: A string, D string, G string, B string for this. Stay way from the top and bottom E strings, just dampen them.
I’ve taken lessons with James. Primarily on how to play rhythm guitar, the way Freddie Green did it. He’s a true carrier of the tradition, a dying art. You can count how many true jazz rhythm guitar players are still alive on one hand. He’s playing more of a tenor line to harmonize with the base…more so than full chords. He’s also one of the greatest soloists out there. You sound good but don’t disparage James. He’s a true master of the craft
I really think you should interview this guy, he is one of the best acoustic rhythm jazz players on the planet. You should also check out his RU-vid page.
This was the best "lesson in disguise" I have ever seen. I truly didn't think I would learn anything from this other than pure entertainment, but you truly surprised me. Thank you. I honestly learned from you today, in a way that I can not only hear and see demonstrated, but I can apply it to my regiment.
Not only did he wrongly transcribe the song being played in the video, and not use anything close to the voicings the guitar player in question uses, he literally doesn't even play a C or F minor Triad correctly. If you'd watch content that James, the guy from the band, creates himself, you'll realise that it's about the least 'spicy' jazz guitar there exists, and that's the point. Guitar in big band in supposed to be stripped down and exclusively chord tones. That's all he's playing and he'll tell you that himself. It's what's historically accurate. Whatever you learned from this joke of a video you're better off learning elsewhere. This guy is such a hack it pisses me off.
@@MusicisWin Oh, come on. You present one of the truly legendary players repeatedly as "that guitar player" and then you miss the whole point that Chirillo is a humble and supportive "musician" first and a "guitarist" second and plays completely without ego, and then you diss and pull your RU-vid rank on Mr. Kuipers for pointing out that you made a couple of mistakes. And yes... you might just learn something from him as well as Chirillo, Freddy Green and Bill Frisell regarding humility. Music is Win... Guitarist is Arrogant.
I really couldn't hear the guitarist you were talking about for playing over him and in comparison, you were in different positions. great video otherwise.
James might get a chuckle out of your video. You know, he used to rock out on a Gibson SG before he got the jazz bug. He's a nice guy and a hell of a musician. Has to be to play with who he's played with. Worth searching up He's a great teacher as well. Musicianship--singing--is everything ;)
JC has that vampiric trance that lures unsuspecting guitar aficionado's into his death gaze. I looked up other video's on this cat and when they made him they most certainly broke the mold. Be careful, listen but do not gaze upon the creature of the night.
Watching that whole show was simply amazing! They’re brilliant bloody musicians. Dan Nimmer on piano has some spicy riffs! Love they’re energy to music. So refreshing!
Delicious.. so very Steely Dan of you. On that note (pardon the pun), would love to see you do something around the Mu Chord. The mystical and mysterious Mu Chord. 👌
Yes I have seen this video, it's awesome, and also James Chirillo is one of the best rhythm guitar players alive. He did a SUPER cool masterclass on rhythm guitar playing and how to set up this thing for maximum volume. Oh also good luck ever getting a good rhythm guitar sound out of a solid body, archtops are the only guitar that'll work in the end
Man honestly, the quarter note is actually one of the hardest things to do lol.. Making it swing is a real delight if you're a jazz nerd like me haha.. I don't think James here thinks it's too easy at all, he's honestly enjoying every quarter note IMO.
I love this guy , he has lots of YT video's . The most important thing he say's is to not be to loud , and to blend in on the backround .. He goes into great detail about setup
“…This guitar player….” “This guitarist,” would be Mr. James Chirillo to you. You should listen to the Wynton Marsalis & JALC concert when they allowed your beloved Clapton to sit in; you’ve never seen him sweat so much. (Other than when the names Hendrix and Prince have been mentioned.)
Its funny that you find this video funny. But James Chirillo is playing 1 note and 2 note chords. He does not play root notes, or 5ths in the chords, those are dedicated to the bass player. He is focusing on creating a tenor line for the bass players bass line. I'm directly quoting him from one of his other videos where he describes how to play like Freddy Greene. But when you try to play what you think he is playing and literally going to a barre chord it really makes me sigh, you need to get some preface and understand who Freddy Green was, and why he played the acoustic archtop the way he did. It was because he was blending with horn players! He played the notes that would make the most sense in that moment. You really should break out an acoustic guitar to follow along with James, He is an absolute national treasure. When I first learned about this style, it was absolutley difficult to play a G chord without playing the root or the 5th, but making it still sound like a G chord. Try it!
Can you do a top 10 most expensive guitars in music videos and also top 10 most wanted guitars in music videos also? Not guitars caught on video, which could be a video also but you see where I'm going with this. The special guitars few would risk taking on the road with..
Any person that can play a d'angelico usually knows how to use the instrument! It also reminds me of something that Django Reinhardt would do a little bit of gypsy jazz.
