Jay Graydon, on Solos and Beyond

[@kingvii7250]

I really don't know anyone else, then Jay that is so easy to recognize in recordings. Because they are unique, beautiful and so outstanding. Don't get me wrong. I love Luke, Larry, Landar and a few more, but Jay... well, it's something unique.

[@matth.1370]

Jay has amazing technical ability. He's incredibly self aware of his process - almost describing his technique like an observer ("I don't even know what I played"). To have such a command of an instrument is rare. To deconstruct exactly how he does it from another prospective is mastery.

[@rillloudmother]

graydon is a monster musician and guitarist. his mastery comes from knowing bebop.

[@davidbrucemusicvideo]

I can’t take this! I can’t take this! This guy is so fucking good, it’s melting my brain! He sounded like Steve Lukather before Steve Lukather sounded like Steve Lukather! 🕺🏻

[@enricomarconi8358]

he's a true master and wait for his writing and producing knowledge! The guy is a true MASTER

[@Bbendfender]

So, it's been Jay Graydon playing on all those great leads. He is a master for sure.

[@Johnsormani]

That solo in Roxann is the ultimate solo. Just brilliant

[@fiddlefolk]

You sure can hear his influence on Lukather! Awesome!

[@sbrave]

Same 80's chorus sound for sure

[@MrJackrockerman]

I thought the same.. Almost same vibrato..picking technique..

[@alanludlow7995]

i was thinking that...just now!!...and what an amazing sound too!!

[@humanactivated1017]

As if , lulather picks most notes Grayson is playing more a legato style .... totally different styles

[@top-voice1674]

Surely!

[@catboyzee]

Tone, touch, musicality is just incredible.

[@dexblue]

I love that Jay's playing is so original (and yes, melodic) ... he seems to have come from another guitar galaxy ... go Jay! Plus he wrote some of the most beautiful ballads of all time ... wow ... if you told me he discovered a new law of physics, I'd believe it ...

[@JB19504]

Look, anyone who could play the "Hawaiian" solo on Peg has my vote on anything he plays. Jay, Dean Parks, Larry, these guys are the best.

[@roboticrealm]

Such well thought out fantastic solos!! Really love the way he chooses what notes to play!

[@davidnorman4923]

Beautiful solos! Jay and Luke are cut from the same cloth!

[@alanabrahams2232]

Had the pleasure of working with Jay on two albums for The Memphis Horns on RCA................EVERYTHING HE DID WAS AN INSTANT CLASSIC.........and such a lovely unpretentious bloke.....

[@rg2027x]

"you need to be what you are"... right on, Jay 👍

[@tombennett6939]

He just seems like a great dude… You can see how he would look out for Luke in the early days… He has that self aware, confident, unselfish master vibe…

[@IronMan-tk8uc]

Tedesco, Carlton, Parks, Graydon, Ritenour, Lukather, Landau, Huff...the top L.A. guitar cats, one passing the bastion to the other, right in that order.

[@davidnorman4923]

Jay' s solos are so melodic! Really beautiful tone!

[@guitarlohk]

I loved Jay's big fat tone and his phrasings. He sounds like good mix of Carlton and Ritenour!

[@snoolee7950]

In some ways he is better. He's like Mick Taylor, very low on the radar but a better player than his peers.

[@lukebonner4231]

I agree for sure

[@adburger]

He came before both of them.

[@ralex3697]

Peg solo, genius piece of work

[@316word]

Wow these solo's are just epic, incredible movement

[@fredelin2580]

An intelligent player who is so conscious of what he does !

[@AllenPinchloaf]

Studio sausage Mr Graydon...one of the very finest ever.legendary guitar player

[@snoolee7950]

Agree

[@ChadRosas]

A truly gifted Musician 🙏🏼🤘🏻👍🏻

[@bob5951]

This guy's cool - I like the way he teaches.

[@ziggymarr844]

His solos w gino vannelli are awesome...what a great versatile composer, earth wind n fire,george benson,al jareau,david foster,mahanttan transfer,to name a few

[@oholm09]

Debates too

[@DavidB-rx3km]

Didn’t know he played with Gino, which albums?

[@Ojb_1959]

Thanks for his contribution to Gino’s masterpieces.

[@benzuckerman]

Great tone - and great hair!

[@danvelgtr]

Jay seems a really nice guy . Such a good guitar player and singer also.

[@smoovegittar]

A great guy and a pro's pro. Big respect.

[@golds04]

Man is brilliant. Just happens to show it on the guitar. Thanks Jay.

[@Syncrosound8000]

I love to listen to Jay Graydon

[@allancrow134]

The man can sing almost as well as he plays, he could give us all singing lessons.

[@enricomarconi8358]

I'm so glad I'm not a guitar player!! I love his playing!! great Jay!!

[@davidnorman4923]

Music today is unrecognisable! This guy comes from a time when you had to be talented period!!

[@humanactivated1017]

Its so good things are about music now and not just how fast you can play. Artists like Justin Beiber have really left all these fossils in the ground.

[@HaHaHaHope]

@@humanactivated1017 you’re funny. You have no clue how good these session players were. Justin Beiber couldn’t get his coffee.

[@humanactivated1017]

@@HaHaHaHope well These guys couldnt afford To pay Beiber enough.to get their coffee , Beiber has sold way more and made way more money Ten times over . These fossils couldnt even get 1/10000 th the likes Beiber gets on his instagram

[@HaHaHaHope]

@@humanactivated1017 beiber is a joke. And so are you. You have no clue about music, audio, and songwriting. You are in nursery school. When you grow up maybe you will have learned something. Until then go crawl back in your mommy’s basement.

[@alejandrosaninmolina9208]

💥You are a great and awesome singer.🎵 Greeting from Canada🍁

[@donaldpruitt6787]

Jays a great guitarist ... I remover his work with Gibno Vanelli , so many great songs and classic albums by the greats ... what a player at that time I was listening to him , Carlton , al dimeola. , benson , metheny , larry coryal Some many great musicians , and just hearing the electromagnets a three piece from Tx. Featuring a young Eric Johnson they used to come to Dallas a couple times a year All these greats ... what a blessing to the ears and soul

[@miyavizim]

Amazing, after almost 10 years of playing and thinking "how bad is this technique that I have?!", Jay sheds light that bending the string such that my finger goes under the string above is perfectly fine as a way to avoid unnecessary noises. If Larry Carlton does it, it's cool with me!

[@jayboy6895]

Incredible. I pretty much agree with Everyone. Sure hear Luke’s inspiration. 🙏 thank you for this

[@christantonugrohosir802]

Very musical..just love it

[@edoardozampetti4601]

the King of west coast music..

[@FrankSpeer66]

It would have been nice to post somewhere what year this was.

[@incompressible01]

Epic soloing and hair - still !

[@alanludlow7995]

i LOVE his solos on the Christopher Cross albums!!

[@danvelgtr]

One solo only from Jay on that album .

[@uptownphotography]

Cool video for sure....

[@TheAcarch2]

LOL! You can really feel his frustration of playing slooow. XD Love this guy.

[@Clown90125]

Great guitarist.

[@snoolee7950]

If you want to hear him in the wild, check out the gtr solo on the Manhattan Transfer song "Twilight Zone." It is a mind blowing gtr solo.

[@bearwilliams9226]

"I don't even know what I played"... 🤣 I love his honesty!!!

[@bluesman7703]

PEG !!!👍

[@DavidB-rx3km]

I bought an EVH Music man guitar because this guy uses one, I love his solos and compositions. I am however still crap. I learnt about shapes years ago, and glad he uses the same methods, it’s a good way of remembering and developing a style without having to learn every scale. Allan Holdsworth used shapes also.

[@nicksharp9122]

A true guitar genius.

[@dougpeters1625]

if he did nothing else in his entire career other than the solo on peg I would still be in awe.

[@bathstreetblues2588]

So this is where luke got his licks! His phrasing is virtually identical in places.

[@jfmax2000]

Jay is The Man Handsdown !!! :) (y)

[@dennisjohndreher7258]

Love the buzzsaw tone he got throughout his career. I could always tell when it was Jay Graydon on a record.

[@BITESIZEJONES]

This is cool I wonder if he still owns that guitar. A Telecaster with a Floyd Rose interesting

[@andyheater]

looks like a valley arts telecaster. must be an early VA because of the headstock

[@pangoroo]

You can see bits and pieces of the Peg solo throughout. Great player, or whatever ;)

[@truthiz7873]

His set at Holiday inn during happy hour is good too. He seems down to earth and drinks are half price.

[@CarloGuitardello]

He reminds me of marty friedman for the way he talks and says "don't copy me"

[@liamerick7262]

could you post the whole thing?

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

G flat 9 or whatever!!! Ha! The guys on fire and he’s doesn’t care!!!!

[@benzuckerman]

Nice Rivera amp sitting there....

[@liontone]

This is the influencer KZbin needs….

[@alejandroblanco2071]

Luke sounds so much like him...

[@adburger]

He was one of Luke's biggest influences.

[@privatename3621]

Any idea when this DVD was recorded or released? They always seem to leave that info out, but its always helpful to know, even if just for curiosity.

[@Choochlyman]

Looks like December 15th 2009 was the release date for the DVD, "Airplay for the Planet - The video."

[@privatename3621]

@@Choochlyman I would have thought it much earlier, as Graydon looks quite young in this video. Might have been a re-release too. Anyway, thanks for the info.

[@Choochlyman]

@@privatename3621 yeah, I would assume the video itself was taken much earlier and not released until 2009.

[@esther-sb9dp]

Who knows Jay is My kind people

[@Pimp-Master]

I only heard the shape of the shapes at one medium speed where it sounded like a gallop to me. At super fast or super slow speed, forget it. Just sounds like a blur to me

[@tomw6308]

Here after hearing Luks interview w Beato

[@ThatOtherRaccoon]

My ears are so wet right now.

[@lukebonner4231]

you're my favorite guitar player (Oscar age 9)

[@paulsteezo1772]

THINK....BLUES!!!

[@nobutake9860]

10:07

[@jemine5396]

Now I see where Matt Berry got inspired

[@montysloungetv]

'I'm a camera'

[@christianmani1730]

Before Pro Tools there were Pros. And this guy was one of them. Awesome musician.

[@Pimp-Master]

Grayson and said that he wanted toreleas the 90s video explanation of his peg solo. I wonder if anyone knows where that is?

[@ralex3697]

Tim Pierce covers it

[@meowtrox1234]

i wish they have twilight zone here

Does anybody know what efects is his using in order to sound like that? Does that distortion have Chorus?

[@jamesprice6381]

WADA TELE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@djizzah]

jay graydon, kevin dukes, neal schon, very similair.

[@adburger]

He was there before them.

[@MRSAGFLY54]

you know jay steve lukather could've also done this one. i really never knew you even though we're about the same age. i also played bass with alot of groups./people . i can tell that since you and steve [whom i love] are from the same state you're friends.i will listen more to your stuff as i know you're very good and a decent guy. we all know as it was over 20 . you signature solo was on what yes you got it right peg.,BUT I KNOW YOU'RE WAY MUCH HIPPER THAN THAT.ANYWAY I CAN SIT HERE ALL; DAY AND TALK. IF YOU EVER SEE THIS IN BETWEEN DATES AS YOU HAVE TONED THAT DOWN A BIT DO YOU LIKE MIKE STERN AFTER HE CLEANED UP.

[@davegibson4157]

I know where Steve L. Got his cool stuff.

[@zach4216]

'God is typing...'

[@philippedubois6202]

E.W.F ...

[@sm26801]

Terrible left hand technique, lifting the fingers so High, but the best musicians are often like that, check out Michael Brecker, the coolest saxophonist since Coltrane, awesome technical player but dreadful technique!

[@dexblue]

Stefan; I understand your critique ... from classical POV and all ... but I don't think it applies to Jay; when he does a scale, he lays down his four fingers correctly; execution, time, timbre are all exquisite. The guitar is interesting like that ... if you can cut your own pathway in, and make it sound musical, well, it will let you; don't know if other instrument are beneficent in this way. Have you observed Eric Johnson's left hand fingering by any chance? Cheers - DQ

[@HaHaHaHope]

You’re an idiot. Technique’s only purpose is to have ability to execute what you wish to play. Fingers high means nothing. By the way Brecker had amazing technique.

[@chrischoir3594]

telecaster is probably the worst sounding guitar in history

[@Phoebedumplings]

Why would you say that? It’s not true

[@HaHaHaHope]

@@Phoebedumplings be says that because like so many trolls he can’t play but hides behind a keyboard and is jealous so all he has on life is to knock others because he can’t do what they do.

[@jacobtomasovic9694]

The best telecaster tone is the middle position when played clean. It sounds amazing with chorus.

[@Bigfish105]

I used to take his guitar charts home from the Don Ellis Orchestra gig in hopes of replacing him when he quit. One chart had a chord that no matter what I did I could not reach! I asked him how he played that chord and he laughed!! "Don isn't a guitar player and he writes stuff that NOBODY can play!" I just play what I think would sound great in those spots and never say anything about it and DON never complains..."

[@timjohnson8820]

this guy is so arrogant for a guy who is not known and never really got any real fame for his work

[@richardhansen1590]

I'm kind of curious, why do you consider him arrogant? He is a top-notch guitar player, correct?

[@stephenlyons6526]

thats not arogance.It just he doesn't indulge in false modesty-especially being such a goodplayer...and he IS know for his work.Very much so..

[@Bigfish105]

First heard jay sing Seems Like Purple Rain at Disneyland in 1970 with the Don Ellis Orchestra! My hot sister got us invited to an after hour party with Jay, Lee Sklar, and some top la studio players... I got the roadie job for the band shortly after and did that for a year and a half... Those guys could READ!!!!! AND OBVIOUSLY PLAY! My reading was not up to par and I never did get it up to where these cats were... Monsters