Barney Kessel Progressive Concepts: Lesson 1 - Chord Formations

[@robertgreen3702]

He was an amazing player and also such a great teacher. His accompaniment to "Cry me a river" to Julie London's beautiful voice will never be equalled or surpassed.

[@acwatercolors]

Maybe the best Vocal/Guitar tune ever

[@Jamestele1]

Even his supposed "easy to follow" instructional jamming sounds amazing and authentic. Barney was a lot of younger bebop and jazz musicians' favorite.

[@BuddycatAFK]

It's so refreshing to see the greats teach. It's just so much more musical. Modern intellectual methods are great but it's more like an archeologist analyzing something from the past which, won't put you in the mindset of how these guys originally did it.

[@rogierasselt4972]

barney is one of the greats. My first guitar teacher worshiped him and was sporting a "barney"beard. I love his early work ( before the excessive sweeping) , great teacher too..Thanks for uploading!

[@timothydaniels504]

Nice to hear he fabulous Dave Young playing with Barney.

[@rumarkvideo]

Indeed! We were lucky to have Dave available to join Barney.

[@timothydaniels504]

@@rumarkvideo I heard Dave backing Gene Bertonncini in a small club in Toronto about ten years ago. Guitar and bass in a small room is perfect. Unfortunately, I wasn’t clued in to jazz guitar when Barney played Toronto, I’m sure he played here. Great video, many thanks for sharing.

[@violinoscar]

Many years ago my music teacher gave me an assortment of cassettes taken from a clinic on creativity by Barney Kessel. At one point Mr. Kessel talks for a while on visualising a cup of coffee. I was too young to understand the object of the exercise, too impatient to just get down and play, to benefit much from the talk, but I wish I still had those tapes. Because today I realize that creativity and having the chops to express that creation, as being the most important aspect of any musical endeavour.

[@vincentchen5341]

BK never dies because of these treasures

[@JoeB16v]

Thanks for making this available - Barney's playing is inspirational.

[@hideakim]

His voice and guitar sound so good for me😊

[@tony11950000]

Only great masters can introduce great stuff simple and clear.

[@acwatercolors]

This is gold ! Thank you so much for sharing

[@georgemixis2172]

"Barney Kessel is definitely the best guitar player in this world, or any other world." George Harrison "Barney Kessel is incredible. He's just amazing . . . . Nobody can play guitar like that." John Lennon

[@tripp8833]

- michael scott

[@MrJairCarvalho]

sure...i grew up listening to him...and learned a lot till i listen George Benson...lol

[@cliffworks748]

loved studying with BK in the 70's i remember dave young from his work with lenny breau

[@orion-quest]

thank you so much, barney! 🙏

[@jwguitar]

If you can get ahold of any of the "poll winners" albums with Barney Kessel playing along side Shelly Mann and Ray Brown do yourself a favor and do so. Highly recommended listening!

[@thekingofelfland3294]

Thanks for the tip. I got it on Spotify

[@jwguitar]

You’re welcome!

[@xRENEGADE156]

It's crazy how he scats everything he plays. Very cool. You'll find alot of the greats have quirks like that

[@ELBassodegrande]

Singing or humming exactly what you are playing is the absolute best way to learn to play the best jazz solos.

[@gavinreid8351]

Play what you hear.

[@sydrose13]

Most jazz players do this (the ones who don't have a horn in their face anyway)... Actually them too. They really could have turned his mic off though lmao. You could hear herb Ellis on his things too

[@musicproductioncentral4540]

yeah, but its disturbing that his pitch is totally off from what he's playing.

[@jroc2201]

That's for sure

[@TheJumpingjim]

A great improvisation lesson! Almost no theory..just practical hands on method.

[@wadesharp11]

Thank you for upload from nz

[@jacquesancillon6635]

Glen Gould made a great big noise vocal when he played Bach and others ... Mr Keyssel like Mr Gould is free !!!! I like it ... Kindly from

[@bestfouronsix]

Very clear concept, great lesson

[@arentakaishi710]

Isnt this just arpeggio-broken arpeggio of some sort? Not to be ambiguous, but i really like the way he puts those simple way of teaching into a very insightful lesson rather than just complicate things.

[@fastestindian5848]

one of the best EVER....

[@jaytea42]

i had never seen this video of BK, been a fan of his for decades, thanks for posting!

[@rumarkvideo]

It's our pleasure. Enjoy the lessons!

[@carldubcats3385]

Really enjoying this, could listen to these 2 jamming all night.

[@rumarkvideo]

Use the practice tracks and jam along with Barney and Dave too!

[@youtoobfarmer]

Great stuff, love BK. Beyond his incredible playing, I find his right hand mesmerizing...it's almost all downpicks!!

[@AJGreen-cn8kk]

I find many jazz players use all downstrokes. Check out Frank Vignola, Vinny Raniolo, and Bucky Pizzarelli. I was taught alternate picking but I'm exploring this style now.

[@JSDJerry]

What a cool idea and approach, and so well presented. Thank you for putting this on youtube. Barney is a great teacher and so clear. I'll be doing all the lessons.

[@TheMegansdad]

Love how he slips in a pure knowledge gem regarding subs (and by association all the possible added pathways for improvisation) at about 11:29. So smooth. Great video of a master.

[@ernststavroblofeld2109]

So cool to hear Barney mention Django.

[@travelingman9763]

Thank you for sharing Batneys concepts and those he learned from others They are invaluable insights that shed light into the vocabulary used then but was considered modern then. Awareness is often better not copying to make money.

[@Bomberomusician]

OUTSTANDING LESSON!

[@rumarkvideo]

We're happy you liked it. Hope you enjoy them all!

[@andymassingham]

Interesting. I have almost all of Barney’s excellent Contemporary LPs but I have never heard him scat in solos before.

[@christiangasior4244]

Honestly didn’t think he was into scat and I’m kinda grossed out too

[@bri2233]

Excellent... one of the best ever

[@franciscolerche5113]

fee fe fe fii fi fi fu fu fu fa fa fa fu fo fi fi fi fu fu fuuuuuuuuuuu

[@hunterandrus3320]

That’s all is hear 😫

[@get_downed_boi6270]

I love the amazing artist who still have trouble with thing like teaching on the spot etc.

[@philippeclement1570]

That was the most swingin intro I have ever seen

[@shon_e]

I just found out how new this video was published! Thanks for the content!! Hopefully there will be the pamphlets soon!!

[@rumarkvideo]

Currently there are none available for purchase. The good news is that everything was made to be watched and read in the video. The booklets (although they sometimes contain additional info) are really there for offline practice. We will update when we have them available.

[@shon_e]

Rumark Video Thank you!!

[@hideakim]

Great cooool lovely art

[@StringTechWorkstations]

Wow ! Such a different approach. Love it ! The book ? ... Where do we find it ? Is it still published ?

[@UploaderJ]

Still missing the booklet... Is there anyway we can buy it?

[@edh1293]

Does anyone have the pamphlets the Barney talks about? Thank you for the videos. I, and I'm sure others, greatly appreciate your generosity and work that you put into making these videos available to us.

[@rumarkvideo]

You're welcome! We're happy that so many musicians are enjoying seeing them! The booklets do exist and we will look into how we might be able to provide them as well. Stay tuned for that and more.

[@jamessunburst9185]

Thanks for sharing these videos. If you do find a way of sharing the booklets, that would be amazing too! :)

[@rumarkvideo]

You're welcome. Enjoy the videos and we'll post when we have the booklets available.

[@bilrux]

Post them to Scribd.com?

[@EliZevin]

Any update on the booklets?

[@MrJulius1958]

GREAT MASTER - THANK YOU !

[@robertosozio3425]

Nice lession great jazz Man,RIP

[@UploaderJ]

Its' really helpful !THANKS for sharing this!!!

[@rumarkvideo]

Thanks so much, we're glad you enjoyed it. More to come!

[@UploaderJ]

Really looking forward to see your new videos And the booklet that Barney mentioned on the video is very fascinating too!! But it seems like not easy finding it..

[@rumarkvideo]

Check out the first series "Jazz Guitar Improvisation" and soon to come, "Chord-Melody Style". We are also looking at how to bring the booklet online. Stay tuned.

[@skillisme]

Has anyone got the lyrics?

[@barcia475]

thanks for sharing this!

[@rumarkvideo]

You are most welcome. Check back each Sunday as we are uploading the entire series!

[@jamesmagana315]

That's just sick

[@EVEROSFP1]

Barney has very unusual right hand technique.

[@UploaderJ]

looking forward to the booklet...

[@JohnDoe-gk7ok]

Lyrics to his music: Bah boo boo voo vavavavooo vuh boo boo bah bee boo boo

[@georgeavilapinto.1760]

Muito bom .aula show

[@ramonvirgiliocandelariovas8202]

where can I find the book

[@navazguitar1079]

Dave Young is great too. He played with Lenny Breau for a few years too.

[@dry509]

How do I get the booklet he mentions? Thanks.

[@andersingram]

anyone know where you can get the accompanying text/book/pdf?

[@harryballs7029]

hes' dead but maybe an email ?

[@Maclaren415]

Any update on the pamphlets? I have been struggling for years trying to learn...suddenly "oh! so this is how you do it!". Thanks for posting this.

[@rumarkvideo]

Glad you're enjoying learning. The booklets will come sometime in the future. Rest assured that we produced the videos with everything you need to learn on-screen. The booklets are nice to have for off-line practice and yes, there is some extra information, however, there is lots to practice with the 3 complete series posted until then. We'll post when they are available.

[@Maclaren415]

Thank you for your efforts!

[@mattparksmusic]

Does anybody know the name of the book he referenced?

[@wolfgangvonbockenheim8971]

The „booklet“. It‘s called the „booklet“. The „accompanying booklet“.

[@rumarkvideo]

There was a booklet that accompanied each video. We are looking to try and make that happen here too.

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

Omg the singing! I never heard him do that before... thankfully

[@tripp8833]

What is the bass player doing? Just a progression in the key of g minor? Anyone know what one?

[@dry509]

Are these booklets available?

[@rumarkvideo]

Not yet, but hopefully sometime soon.

[@bennryan2]

brilliant!

[@ELBassodegrande]

bennryan2 -To those seeking videos or printed materials. Make sure Barney Kessell or whomever is playing the music receives the majority of the wampum or $. Not just the publisher. Hello Barney, played with you in FL!

[@MusicisPartofMe5]

so good

[@AJGreen-cn8kk]

He never says it but notice how he sings every line softly to himself as he plays it. George Benson does this too. Great habit to get into.

[@AJGreen-cn8kk]

@Some Phaggot Frank vignola says to sing the melody when you're learning the changes. It really does help.

[@AJGreen-cn8kk]

@Some Phaggot yeah, you got that right. My ears don't hear fast enough to get anything like that. If you can transcribe even the first few bars of the eternal triangle you get my respect!

[@brotendo]

Genius

[@joaoveloso6684]

And the Booklet? where can we buy it? Thanks in advance

[@dirt420]

this video looks like it was on vhs

[@philsironi]

What is the book he's referring to?

[@a.jogonz]

I know it´s a lot to ask, but you don´t have the booklet? or where i can get the book?

[@hanspekelharing8376]

Super Lesson. Where do I get the mentioned booklets. Can I order them or download ? Thnx Hans, the Netherlands

[@eburgdivad]

Ooo, the bend at 11:10. (approximately)

[@Mr.Bassman]

3:54

[@jamesnorton7601]

If I counted right. His right hand was 90 percent downstrokes. Pretty wild

[@wighatsuperreggie]

Hey Rumark... could we purchase the booklet? Do you, like need some help with that or something?

[@mosrite60]

Circa 70s Barney advertised this method (Course) on Down Beat magazine. Seems it was $70 ! Imagine. I thought it was too much. Crazy thinking back then.

[@luvpants2012]

mosrite60 $70 back then was like 300 now. Today its free, kids today are in the free information age. There's no more excuses to be a bad player lol.

[@mosrite60]

@@luvpants2012 Agreed so much FREE lessons on KZbin. Just have to apply themselves. Circa 70s, no such freedom. Today many lessons from great players. FREE. And can replay many times.

[@luvpants2012]

mosrite60 when I was in my late teens in the late 80's everything was Hot Licks videos lol. We rented them from the local music store. But the people that get really good on guitar seem to have the ability to go beyond what they're taught. They work things out and say "hmm if I can do this, I can also do this and this and this." I'd be like ok I learned this, show me something else lol. I only ever got half as good as my teacher. I'm 50 now and still learning. But these kid prodigies today are nuts. But anyway, I always had the ear to make music enjoyable. It was never drudgery.

[@mosrite60]

@@luvpants2012 Yes, all good players have the natural talent with them. I know guys who attended GIT in LA and studied with the best, but somehow weren't better than the farm boys who had talent. For sure the present instructors teach how to sight read better. I read about one dude from UK who attended GIT for 2 years. But sadly on return he found that he couldn't play with other good jazz guys because many played by ear only. He was lost as needed the sheet music. ! But things much different now. Young kids 14 years can listen to James Burton licks and pickup quickly. Different world out there. Certainly. Thx.

[@IDIGMUZAK]

Whats the reason for hiding the Gibson logo?

[@timpenfield5]

his is a complement , BK could teach some one jazz guitar, that can't learn jazz

[@christiangasior4244]

Anybody know any other players who improvise in chords mainly and not just notes?

[@JackTheSkunk]

You might enjoy Howard Alden.

[@tripp8833]

7:15 but so those notes are not in the form but also part of the chord? Wtf. Those are all in notes in the same major scale you mean?

[@MrJonahWhaler]

He says quite clearly that they are not the chord form tones but within chord form range (between the lowest and the highest notes of the form - including chromatics).

[@lazur1]

I never got the book!

[@ДвитрийЕмельянов]

старый добрый минимум понтов максимум доброжелательной и полезной информации в наши гнусные времена бесстыжих бесполезных и зловредных дешевок воспринимается как откровение и священный завет

[@mindisaction]

Whio can put a thumb down the great great maestro

[@BernieHolland-w4l]

I agree - I just cannot understand the minds of some people !

[@afterrockradio1328]

booklets???

[@cmfaot]

if aliens are watching youtube videos it's probably this one

[@jaytea42]

waaay hep intro tune!

[@BeyondtheRecord]

nobody: not a single soul: Barney: vvu vuu vvuuvvvvu vuvuvv vvuuuu vvu vvuuu

[@jamesmagana315]

I wanna quit every other kind of music and just study Jazz

[@lunaticjazz323]

James Magana don't do it!

[@tonekilltech]

Just don't quit your day job too.

[@brothercaleb]

That’s just what I did about 3 yrs ago. Decided to look into bebop piano.... haven’t looked back!

[@abacusdabacus4590]

@@brothercaleb I did the same thing with guiitar some years back after hearing Wes Montgomery with master Jazz pianist Tommy Flannigan. Check out Tommy Flannigan! Especially the tracks with Wes - especially Airgein, Polka Dots & Moonbeams, Mr. Walker

[@tripp8833]

Once i started listening to jazz and classical everything else started to sound like crap-

[@RaffaeleAntonioStanghi]

Why do I feel like I'm in Ron Burgundy mode😅

[@BrianKlobyGuitar]

:)

[@brianwarner308]

i thought that was my ice cream man for a second

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

You ice cream man’s a good guitarist is he?

[@warrenginmartini]

Only David Lee Roth plays Ice Cream Man the right way!

[@blaze12day]

Where's the booklet lol

[@rumarkvideo]

We're working on it ;)

[@ELBassodegrande]

No paper booklet needed. Just retain what your ear likes. Your brain will contain everything you need. Jazzers refer to this as “chops”

[@profd65]

Get off of Welfare and buy it.

[@sebb440]

come on guys this is useless without the booklet, so just scan it and give it away.

[@elvenpath7]

Bullshit. You can't make music with these concepts. Why the heck need to limit yourself with a chord form and then make further rationalizations for playing from there ? It is better to learn arpeggios all the neck.

[@rogerlegends166]

Yeah this Barney Kessel guy must be some kind of amateur, I don't suppose he played with anyone notable or made any records .

[@liamsandal6360]

Rationalizations? Someone doesn't know or appreciate theory.