Fred Sokolow teaches "Summertime"

Fred Sokolow teaches a jazz chord solo version of "Summertime." From the DVD "Jazz Chord Solos For Beginners."
More info at stefan-grossmans-guitar-works...

[@silvioemsp]

Just great! simple and coolest guitar teacher I ever saw!

[@GravityBoy72]

Fred makes good videos, nothing too fancy, no big stretchs, just simple good stuff. Great.

[@GBon21]

His cover is so delightfully eerie. It puts chills down my spine. I LOVE IT!!!

[@winstonsmith60626]

SIR This posting is one of the finest I have ever seen on KZbin. Thank you so very much.

[@LeviSiccard]

Its been a long time but ... I just bought a DVD 🤗 been playing summertime about 10 years now. Learned it from this video and I like to return to it from time to time. Its like personal coaching 😃

[@Stevieboy130664]

Classic Fred Sokolow - simple, even primitive - but nobody does guitar tutoring better or knows how to get the best out of a simple song. Even his rough old voice sounds just right

[@jeferstrings]

beautiful looking and sounding guitar

[@jamespaul5059]

I enjoyed this so much I bought the DVD. Great selection of tunes on it that are fun to play.

[@amymcbride552]

james paul

[@33uptempo]

Sweet......really, really nice, and doing the song justice.

[@surfstomp]

Great lesson! Thank you Fred.

[@anthonyspare]

Awesome cover, great voice.

[@profiei]

That was SMOOOTH!!!

[@borincando]

Fred, you are the best.

[@Rotitomato]

Cool hat, cool playing, cool singing! Let's get that dvd!

[@007380]

Excellent!!! The guitar is classic too.

[@rogerreynolds9885]

lovely rendition!

[@samrotschild]

I'm getting into jazz sound just to play this song, and this is what I need to start. Thanks

[@brettboyd8691]

Thanks! Needed to learn this fast for a gig tonight, and chose your video to use after checking out a few others =)

[@ikoral]

Excellent!!!

[@kevinwebb2480]

A good teacher. (Glad I always started in A minor too!)

[@MagicMephisto]

nice voice man ... love it

[@vincentverhoog8312]

I love it

[@robbisonjustin5701]

Awesomeness.

[@MrNamsat]

Thanks Fred. Took me ages to find a good guitar lesson for summertime.

[@rumarey2]

lovely

[@AlexDD]

Thanks so much!!

[@andersonrolim2979]

Very nice. Tks.

[@thepeoplesuncle]

this gota be the top of any version besides the obviouses and loved it and downloaded .... and in my car! total knocked me out !!

[@JohnnyOScott]

very nice!!

[@SmallDays1]

Lovely - thanks! You inspired us to post a version of ourselves having fun with the same number. We hope that you like it! Best wishes, Dave (Small Days)

[@americansongbooker1]

Cool stuff, Mr Sokolow

[@tapaddtiiiii]

YES. YESSSSS

[@jtandme-ot9cl]

Enjoyed your cover of "Cheek to Cheek" also!

[@Mancheguache]

This demystified a whole lot of jazzy chords. Gonna cover this song next summer if my band mates can play it too. I CAN PLAY D minor 7th flattened FIVE now! and it makes sense. This guy is great! But I still can't get thzt B7 section/bit - but after 12bars you can play any old stuff....thanks for this...may well buy the CD;

[@brckcbrock2]

love it. so i purchased the cd i guess i should have known better i actually wanted a dvd. will try to get the most of it

[@joeheadblues]

@timmay301 so what? the lesson is clear, complete, and full of soul.

[@pinballrobbie]

You should really do radio with that voice of yours, especially your speaking voice. Great lesson thanks.

[@DaveSMathews]

cool voice!

[@user-xs8em2vv4k]

Хорошее исполнение, мне понравилось!

[@TonyDismukes]

Well, you've just made a sale by posting this. I had been considering buying this video, but I wasn't certain. After watching this, I went to Amazon and ordered my own copy.

[@yougooddog]

Thanks Fred. Have some of your Homespun stuff. Real nice and helpful.

[@kriebeltjes]

I want one of those hats!

[@MrNamsat]

and your version is really nice.

[@psy7251]

Very nice! Perfect for a lazy, warm afternoon. Thank for posting. P.S. for the first 10 seconds, I thought I was listening to the music from "Bond, James 007 Bond"

[@jimwalsh2001]

Sweet...

[@19501960]

learn this Fred's way, you'll impress. Thanks Fred, simple and effective

[@benjamincs1]

Cool hat!

[@rjcurphy]

A great version for intermediate players..Not too difficult. Kudos for the performance as well. Lacking in most videos.

[@lorentart]

nice...

[@soporia]

Hi... I have recently discovered the world of jazz guitar and I am loving it... Could any of you guitar aficionados do a tutorial on how to play Casablanca´s "as time goes by" on the guitar so I can sing it to y Girl...

[@DavidLombardo]

Want. That. Guitar.

[@tb0nestk]

You gotta nice voice!

[@josespanishteacher]

Thaaaaaaaanks a loooooot!!! bye josespanishteacher

[@Halunlimited]

Hi Fred. Looks like we have a lot in common. Choice of music to play, hats etc. Regards. Hal

[@auggydog41videolog21]

can you do me a favor and post your version of Leon Redbone's, "Lazy Bones."

[@squirtlewa]

Goldilocks version! Not too much, not too little ^_^

[@wladimirgriva8711]

555 !

[@lordhinsdale]

Secret agent man blues in Amin007, its a top secret one

[@lubvas]

Fred, please what type Gibson fuitar are you playing here?

[@sokolowmus]

1949 Gibson ES 175, I love it dearly!

[@delpuckett]

voice sounds like ColdPlay

[@sokolowmus]

if you buy the DVD you get the tab

[@joeynavis3078]

is that a d7 thrown in toward the end

[@BwanaGM]

Rickyfromphilly, it's not compulsory to make a comment but if you have another way of playing the same, may I suggest that you upload it and then your audience can choose what suits them, whether you wear a hat or not.

[@richyrich5049]

It isn't really the playing that irks me about this video. It is his vocal phrasing and lackluster singing. Most of all, when he sings "and your mommy's good liking". That just sounds creepy. Adults don't usually refer to mothers as mommy. Creepy.

[@seanmulholland9007]

Lacklustre singing hahahhaha what’s that got to with this great man teaching humanity how to play the great guitar? This is an old song and the term mommy is completely innocent 😇 you imbecile lol with a name as pretentious as Richy Rich? BHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@joeynavis3078]

what did gershwin write in porgy and bess/??/ oh yeah,,,, not mommy and daddy,,, it was maternal biological unit and paternal biological unit,,, just doesn't quite roll off the tongue the same though

[@100perdido]

You can't play like Fred without a hat.

[@GargesFriend]

What happens in the Intro? Gershwin meets James Bond? I'd rather suggest Am6 / Bm6

[@aus10harare]

ES 175

[@vocalbruno]

;)

[@mooney1862]

@timmay301 Timmay ?? perhaps your media player is busted ... song was spot on!!

[@empiremonkey]

dang, I get the chord progression on this one mixed up...

[@empiremonkey]

I just returned to this video almost 12 years later and I still haven't learned this version of the song. I'm a loser.

[@therealawakener7]

I thought that the great 'Lee Marvin' was dead!?

[@ashbash986]

ahahaha does a bit!

[@iancurtis123]

schneebly

[@ennuied]

how is this for beginners? his chords are not even like in the books. I understand if you're a pro you can make your own chords but it confuses the heck out me.

[@timmay301]

it sounds pretty bad, i think.. his picking timing is off, it sounds like he hasnt practiced this one for a while.

[@joeynavis3078]

wish i could sound bad like that