George Van Eps and Howard Alden - Night and Day

the seven string guitar master and Howard Alden playing the Cole Porter classic in Schorndorf, Germany October 1993.

[@halden7]

The 7th string is a low A(octave below the 5th string), a tuning that George started using in the late 1930's. The last 20 years or so of his life, George tuned his entire guitar down a whole step, making it a low G

[@konidolfine]

Oh!George Van Eps !! He is alltime great.Thanks for your nice clip.

[@edavidsalways]

So, so sweet. Howard, thank you for allowing us to see/hear GVE. Monumental.....

[@RonaldCid]

Wow! Nice to see George Van Eps (one of my Guitar heroes) and Howard Alden. The playing is just superb! Thanks for posting RC

[@AndyBrownJazzGuitar]

Two great masters playing beautifully together. Thanks for sharing this with us Howard!!

[@deangelico]

Thank you so much Howard for these wonderful clips. truly stunning

[@toneroable]

A guitarrists dream. Song sounds just perfect...cant be better than this. Thnks

[@adolpholiverbush2]

George was 80 or so here in this video. And lord, did he light it up, or what?

[@archtopist]

Howard is one of my inspirations. I never tire of his work. One of the most lyrical/harmonic players ever.

[@TheErod1944Channel]

George Van Eps authored several really fine (and comprehensive) books that center on triads, music theory and chordal playing. My favorite is "George Van Eps Guitar Method" which is a 40 page paperback.

[@mcuggy8558]

I liked the 3 volumes of ‘Harmonic Mechanisms’ genius stuff.

[@fingerstyleguitas9046]

@@mcuggy8558 I heart that meterial i nthese books is hellishly hard to get down. I read this on some jazz forum years back. Considering volume of this work. It has enought material for years of learning.

[@VirtualWoodshed]

Howard, thanks so much for posting that. Formidable!

[@JoshuaTJessen]

Just beautiful, thank you for sharing.

[@BillLarkinmusic]

WOW wow i just discovered this guy ! Wow wow wow wow that is lush !!

[@halden7]

It's the Gretsch George Van Eps 7 string model, made from 1968 through the mid-'70s

[@jlucguitar]

LA CLASSE LA GRANDE CLASSE .......!!!

[@antonsavin72]

Beautiful, like heaven!

[@marknarayan1558]

Thanks for posting this!...Keep it up!

[@HarmonieguitareBlogspotFrjltei]

That s GREAT GREAT GREAT music!!!MASTERS here!!!Respect.JL

[@tuxguys]

Two Virtuosi, playing one of my favorite Cole Porter tunes. Alden is just a (thoughtful, intelligent) chops-monster, and Van Eps... Van Eps is Supernatural.

[@gabri3l367]

Belle frasi e belle sonorita' ......bravissimi!

[@jlucguitar]

après plusieurs écoute un duo explosif dans la musicalité et la sobriété avec le contenu musical impressionnant ..........!!

[@chipstern]

Elegant. Classy. Thanks, Howard.

[@soyghost1]

that old geezer can pick like no one's business-- how cool is that

[@Korsaro1]

Magnific duetto

[@fredericmurdin6592]

bravo à l'ancien George Van Eps, posé tranquillos avec sa technique impeccable et à Howard Alden

[@fredericmurdin6592]

qui ne privéligie pas la vitesse d'éxécution mais l'harmonie

[@christopherhanna5754]

That's it I'm going to have to be listening to nothing but George Van EPs and Howard Alden for a week or so just blown away by this performance....

[@DancingBop]

Amazing !

[@benthemiester]

Goerge Van Epps master of the 7 string guitar/lap piano the guys my personnel hero. Even Lenny Breau used to have to burn the midnight oil to get this shit down. Any one who thinks its easy to play like George is in for a rude awakening.

[@donottawaguitar]

love it

[@Fender9808]

Howard is amazing!

[@cerval41]

A great master on the guitar George van Eps

[@BIgRon2176]

...or the six strings from the smallest e on the bottom of the neck are exactly like standard tuning of a six string guitar. The 7th string, (the largest one) is tuned to A. That A is an octave below the 5th A string. Big Ron

[@fuckamerica109]

this guy is really cool. I found him on wikipedia, apparently he was like The first jazz guitarist to ever use a seven string

[@aprovita5164]

Kin A 👏 👏 👏

[@Tototwice]

Hi Howard, How are U? I saw U playin with Jack at Route 7 Music a couple of weeks ago.( Dallas friend of Carl Barry) I was blown away on how you guys just could play anything I called out ;without any practice on those tunes in prep. Great job ........ BTW the Eb (It could happen to you)worked out great! LOL ......KEEPON STRUMMIN........DALLAS

[@edwardescobar500]

Whose that funny looking little old guy? Guitar master George Van Eps that's who - the coolest guy in the room.

[@BIgRon2176]

yep!

[@claymationwaves]

howard pushing the boundaries from a solid rock foundation

[@amsedelm]

WHat's that guitar Howard is playing? It sounds sweet!

[@steinberger95]

great !!!!!

[@tbonewalkerleefrom]

eres el mejor guitarrista del mundo

[@GaryMcNeill]

@halden7 7 strings are now BEADGBe standard

[@fiddlercrab3]

Can anybody tell me what those guys tune their extra strings to? A low B for both, a low A, or one apiece? I'm curious. And blown away.

[@jlucguitar]

un magicien des 6 cordes quelle belle musique !!!!!!!!

[@greghamilton4187]

+jlucguitar Ils jouent les guitares de sept cordes.

[@jean-lucbersou758]

et dans la famille des grands guitaristes de jazz utilisant une guitare à 7 cordes ne pas oublier les Pizzarelli avec John qui a sans doute concrétisé tous les rêves de son père Bucky et bien au delà sans doute à commencer par les siens .

[@alansouzacruz970]

Gênio das sete cordas

[@dingoswamphead]

14 wands, two magicians.

[@normasengele9391]

cole porter new how to talk to you from the heart with night and day its like being in love all over again

[@antonsavin72]

norma sengele Yea!

[@DrJonesJazzMore]

1:04

[@jlucguitar]

genial !

[@bjurcak2]

Right frame of mind?

[@paulplaystheguitar]

What kind of 7 string is George playing?

[@BradEnquist]

Have you ever seen any of that old guys' books on technique? They are a real bitch to get through.

[@tuxguys]

During my entire association with him, both as a student and as faculty at Berklee, I can attest to the fact that the only books Bill Leavitt ever taught out of that he hadn't written himself were by Van Eps.

[@Korsaro1]

Basta with strings, 6 or seven. Listen to and join it

[@auroradarienzo]

[@TheBillStickers]

Andyrehfledt needs to turn a George Van Eps video into a "Nu Metal version" lol xP KoRn!

[@dimeballsydagger6319]

7 strings are already such a boomer

[@eljans]

Awesome ! (genau :-) )

[@fattymcfatterson3651]

Did George have two wives?

[@adticoalu]

Fatty McFatterson No. His wife passed away so he decided to wear her wedding ring on his little finger.

[@BernieHollandMusic]

@@adticoalu That is so sweet - thats so touching - what a lovely couple they must have been - bless them both

[@bjurcak2]

never shook his hand...

[@ArkRed1]

Look at how these cats play and are dressed. They are pros to the core. No sloppy shirts, torn jeans, schrapnel hanging from their bodies and worthless tattoos all over them. These guys have class. All you budding guitar wannabees watch and learn. This is what you have to play and look like to be a real pro.

[@PTTMarietta]

I'll go tell Jaco.

[@jabru4641]

pathunderfoot Don't me messin' wuth Arkansas Red, he be a real mean coyote.

[@tryptamineodyssey]

There’s nothing wrong with having tattoos

[@PeterEdwardCaceci]

You’re right! I really like gg Allins tats/ that’s a real musical talent and a class act to aspire to.

[@matthewe.johnson1760]

😂