Paco De Lucia Talks About Improvisation.

Excerpt from a television documentary about Paco De Lucia - ' Light And Shade'. The tune being featured on this and which has been often asked about is 'Black Orpheus / Manha De Carnaval', a Luiz Bonfá compostion.

[@ramon2008]

"I don't know how to improvise like other guitarists"... Proceeds to perfectly improvise while shredding everyone's ears off. Lol. What a guy.

[@ramon2008]

@Gennady Golovkin whoa thanks for that!!! Haha he looks totally out of his element. Man paco was so cool even humble to admit he had no idea what was going on. Haha

[@ramon2008]

@Gennady Golovkin Haha nice man. You must have a cool and intelligent dad. I was unfortunate to have had to discover all this on my own. Playing guitar helped me discover a lot of music and even though I got tons of incredible friends they didn't always share my tastes Haha.

[@woomi177]

@@ramon2008 can you name a few?

[@ramon2008]

@@woomi177 a few bands/music ?

[@GothJedi]

So? That sneakily implies that that takes away from his legacy. But how many artists can say they reinvented a genre of music? He basically went from being just another guitarist to being a true artist in every sense of the word. For a player to go back and deconstruct years of rudimentary playing habits and evolve is next level

[@bendickinson6264]

As Paco shows, there is no room for a big ego if you want to be the best!

[@ramimoorea1990]

That only means I have a big ego... OFF to India and Papaji and Sri Ramana Maharishi, you Me!

[@josemendezfr]

Apparently not if you're Buddy Rich or Ginger Baker

[@keithklassen5320]

Lol! Lovely contradiction.

[@terryin20878]

Typically, the best are the ones which don't have an ego. it's the mid-levels who do.

[@terryin20878]

@Wenceslao Futanaki typ·i·cal·ly /ˈtipik(ə)lē/ adverb in most cases; usually. ;)

[@robertodelatorre1464]

the master here was Mclaughlin opening Paco's mind to fly like just a few can and he love it. Pure magic! it's not about technique, it's about expression, the real root of any art in my opinion

[@LBv212]

El maestro siempre fue Paco 😂

[@CalebePriester]

Tip for new guitar players: start improvising with just two chords, something like IV-I or V-I (in the key of C major that would be F-C or G-C), actually you can do any combination you want, like IV-V or II-VI (again in the key of C major that would be F-G or Dm-Am). To begin you can try to focus on the triads of the chord you are playing on, if you play them there's no way you will sound "bad", but if you only play them then you will sound very boring so try other notes besides the triads. For example, if you are improvising in a harmony that goes like Dm-C on the Dm chord you can play the notes D, F, A and C; and on the C chord you can play C, E, G, B. It's not hard, but it's not easy, but it sure is fun!

[@cosmicsprings8690]

Calebe Priester nice insight thank you 🙏

[@thechadshow6830]

D min is D F A C

[@Ubu987]

It is a good idea to be aware of common tones between succeeding chords, for example the note C is shared between the chords C and F. Another thing to look for is differences of a semitone. For example the third of the C chord, E, is a semitone below the root of the F chord.

[@lukagamer9616]

Is very fun

[@bearcb]

For the record, the 1st music they are playing, improvising over is Manhã de Carnaval, by Luis Bonfá.

[@jjrod3630]

bearcb Manha de Carnaval is from Luiz Bonfa, it appeared in a movie “Orfeu Negro” for which Jobim also composed songs

[@bearcb]

JJ Rod you’re right, fixed. Thanks.

[@anneruthbarrett1930]

I fell in love with Manha de Carnaval in about 1964

[@zororosario]

He had a natural talent that was beyond my abilities to keep up even mentally. One of my real Certified Guitar Playing Heros'😉

[@Marcus538]

Hes the guitar hero , barmily good , his bass player carlos benevant is great too

[@gxtmfa]

I mean, if by natural talent you mean that his father made him practice 8-12 hours a day from a very young age, then I guess you’re right. But the way I see it, there’s nothing “natural” about it. He worked ridiculously hard to get that good.

[@michaelalexander9386]

@@gxtmfa So I'm guessing you think that if you would've practice 12 hours a day you would have been as good as him right?

[@penclaw]

@@michaelalexander9386 Johnny Greenwood from Radiohead once said: Anybody can play guitar, but writing songs is a far harder challenge. From my own experience i can say that i totally didn't know what to do when i picked up guitar, the more you practice the better you are, i barely play any covers i learn a riff or half of a song and then get bored, 90% of the time im improvising, pretty much mastered majority of guitar techniques and if you'd see me playing you'd say i have talent but i don't believe in talents :P you can master a skill but without passion there will be just showing off. Personally i think Paco had the passion in his playing btw great musician :)

[@blondeflame3261]

The best guitarist ever stepped on this earth.

[@azopote9253]

La honestidad y la humildad les quedan bien a todos, pero a los grandes mucho mejor

[@geisterfer]

Notice at 7:04 how McLaughlin rips off a callus on one of his fingers and keeps on jamming through the pain. Amazing!

[@epc8181]

The funny thing about all this is that he was an incredible improvisational talent. One of the best. He was like the guy who realizes how good he is at a thing because his friends guilt him into trying it. I'm very glad they did.

[@serroche]

Paco se te echa de menos! Un abrazo desde Graná al cielo!

[@antoniocontrerassuarez8537]

Ole!!!! Paisano

[@carloslancha7075]

Saludos desde malagaaa!!

[@arielanguita9225]

Paco. Mi gran inspiracion. Sin saber improvisar te salian las frases mas bellas que he escuchado. Se te extraña mucho

[@tereabel3479]

La verdad es que si, saludos desde Monterrey N L

[@klaraschumann4164]

This really is an eye opener. Someone who is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time talking how he initially was afraid performing a new style. Think of Paco the next time you hesitate to take the next step.

[@brandonterzic]

"one of" ?? :)

[@matibf2]

Grande Pacoooo sos orgullo de todos los hispaohablantes

[@hectortorres8188]

No creo que él dijera "SOS"

[@matibf2]

@@hectortorres8188 y que tiene que ver?

[@varcopa]

@@hectortorres8188 no seas mamon

[@Eledin91]

@@hectortorres8188 Tendrias que tratar con mas respeto a nuestros hermanos latinoamericanos, en latinoamerica hubo mucho mestizaje (solo hace falta ver quienes fueron las grandes figuras de la independencia latinoamericana y la poblacion en general en comparacion a norteamerica, y aunque mucho se impuso a la fuerza la gran mayoria es el fruto de la fusion de dos culturas). Por sus venas corre nuestra sangre asi como la sangre de gente a la que tratamos injustamente (aunque no todo fuera malo no se puede negar el daño que se hizo), piensa antes de hablar con ego inflado. Edit: Por si acaso, entiendo que latinoamerica engloba varias culturas, que aunque similares en muchos aspectos pueden variar mucho en otros. Aunque no tan a gran escala, en España pasa lo mismo, cada comunidad autonoma tiene caracteristicas culturales propias pero por cercania/osmosis hay una cultura general.

[@eldague]

@@Eledin91 mucha leyenda negra hay en tu texto actualizate

[@Bryan_Herrera]

La tab si quieren tocarla yo la tengo pesa 130Gb. Jajajaja

[@thewhisperer9487]

Jajajaja buenísimo

[@llluuuyyyooo]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@PacoMitos]

JAJAJAJAJAJA ENORME COMENTARIO

[@jacksonscofield7809]

I don't speak Spanish but totally understand 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@etherealfuegooscuro491]

AJAJAJAJAJAJA

[@shiroumxm2052]

I remember Paco once said all that show of playing with these two dudes with fast scales and excesive shredding made him feel like in a circus lol.. at the end he got sick of it

[@CT2507]

yea because of the randomness of it. it has no direction. its just improv for the sake of improv. if they do it for 2 hours or 72 hours, it doesn't make a difference. it's still the same speedy nonsense.

[@shiroumxm2052]

@@CT2507 Exacto!

[@llluuuyyyooo]

😂😂😂😂

[@johnmacqueen3811]

Not saying that didn't occur but that observation seems more than incongruent from his comments in the clip interview -it seems to fly in the face with what he is conveying. You'd think he would be the last to feel that way having just opened his personal door with improvisation on his terms.

[@shiroumxm2052]

​@@johnmacqueen3811 well he also once said did not wanted to play guitar, that playing guitar is to demanding, that he after the shows ended in pain, he also said he played for guitarrists cause only they know what is really going on in his music but if someone else like it is welcome. Paco was very special, he gave everything for his music and that ended up consuming him kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HEl3ZphpuMgNk Translation: -journalist: ¿Have you ever played a 7 string guitar? -Paco: no -journalist : You want to? -Paco: What? if I want to play? I don't want to play any guitar, neither the six one nor the seven-string one, the guitar is very difficult. It is a lot of effort that is done .. when I finish playing it hurts here. The guitar is my passion but at the same time it is the one that kills me. A lot of responsibility, you always have to be brilliant and that is very complicated. Grande Paco!

[@reijavo]

¿A alguien más se le paran los pelos con estas improvisaciones de Paco?

[@Veranek]

Que un GENIO como Paco de Lucía dijera que no sabía improvisar, solo demuestra su grandeza y humildad.

[@MickeyMouse-el5bk]

Bueno, El se referia a la Jam Session der friday night

[@estudiosfolkloreiberoamericano]

Falsa modestia. Paco sabía improvisar en todos los estilos, pero a su manera

[@rtp6170]

Paco, maestro, cuanto se te echa de menos... lo que daría por verte en el escenario... 😭😭😭😭 cada entrevista tuya es un máster... que gusta da escucharte hablar... aunque ya no estés entre nosotros, tus palabras y tu sentimiento es un aprendizaje de la vida... es un verdadero honor ser compatriota tuyo, que orgullo da decir yo soy español, como el maestro Don Paco de Lucía, que maravilla de ser humano... Dios y los ángeles estarán disfrutando de tu música, de tu calidad humana... hay personas que no deberían de faltar nunca... descansa en paz, que Dios te guarda en su gloria ♥️♥️♥️️😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@tarekbonus2005]

انا جزائري وافتخر بلوسيا لانني عازف واحب الفلامنكو منذ طفولتي، لانه فيه نغمة اندلسية.

[@dontysk]

Este es la verdadera marca España y no toda la chusma de políticos, mafias del fútbol y mierdas de esas .

[@user-jh2st9nu1c]

Buena técnica la que usa los músicos que tocan con púas, pero me quedo con los dedos. IRREPETIBLE PACO DE LUCÍA.

[@rorringostar]

Cuando Paco les preguntó como se improvisaba en ese estilo, ellos se reían, y con mucha razón.... Es la misma sensación que hubiera sentido un alumno de básica si un día llegara Albert Einstein a preguntarle como se resuelve esa ecuación que tiene en el cuaderno.

[@ronnie9187]

The greatest persons are often very humble persons.

[@jpao1973]

Paco se los llevaba a todos por delante! El mejor guitarrista en absoluto; en técnica, velocidad y sentido rítmico...y ni hablar de la emoción !

[@encomunismo]

Tienes razón. Podríamos decir que Meola y Maclaughlin montan caballo ensillado y Paco de Lucía a pelo. Esa es la gran diferencia.

[@andalusianguitarist]

@@encomunismo El problema es el siguiente no todo es tecnica y Paco por sus propios labios declaro que el no sabia improvisar. Dimeola y Maclaughlin si sabian improvisar y son maestros de improvisacion y teoria de Jazz. Paco por sus propias palabras declaro que este mundo de Jazz era diferente para el. El no conocia este mundo hasta que comenzo a aprender por medio del intercambio con John Maclaughlin y Dimeola.

[@fiquitoyunque]

Yo creo que Paco, que si notan es por mucho el de técnica más limpia de los tres (esa mano derecha da miedo), quedaba un poco anclado a las progresiones y modos flamencos (ehh... porque tocaba flamenco? 😁), pero entonces se ve obligado a escuchar, e improvisar antes y después de, dos músicos con una paleta un poco más amplia. Creo que lo volvía muy nervioso, sobre todo en el contexto de tocar con McLaughlin, el más jazzero de los tres. Sospecho que Paco hubiera hecho un trabajo excelente mezclando otros modos y progresiones, pero él mismo no se imaginaba haciéndolo sin cierto grado de estudio previo... y acá, no había estudio previo que valiera. Era hacerlo y ya. Pero Paco era, y sigue siendo, un talento de una vez en dos milenios. Hace muchísima falta.

[@andalusianguitarist]

@@fiquitoyunque El asunto de tecnica mas amplia respecto la comparacion de Paco con McLaughlin no creo que aplique por el simple hecho que son dos tecnicas totalmente differente. A Mclaughlin pudieras compararlo con Strunz y Farah. Jorge Strunz para mi tiene una tecnica superior a la de Mclaughlin o Dimeola pero eso es irrelevante por el simple hecho de que este asunto de rapidez es mas como una especia de acrobacia. Pero el conocimiento de McLaughlin y Dimeola respecto el lenguaje de Jazz era mas amplio que el de Paco cuando comparamos a ambos con Paco. Pero Paco logro aprender la improvisacion en poco tiempo y sin estudios universitarios. Esto no le quito nada a Paco por el simple hecho de que el Flamenco era el mundo de Paco no el de Jazz.

[@arielanguita9225]

Creci escuchando a Paco. Esta entrevista me muestra su gran humildad y sensibilidad .tambien su ansia de seguir creciendo. Se lo extraña. Saludos de Neuquen Patagonia Argentina

[@KiraPlaysGuitar]

Oh man. After hearing him solo over Spain like that, I know I'm going to have to watch this full show. Wow.

[@gbarrancos1]

5:15 - John can't hold back his smile on this marvelous streak by Paco

[@mikemcmaster365]

I saw these three at the Front Row Theater Cleveland and Steve Morse warned up for them and then joined them. Great show. Morse had Dimeola shaking his head in amazement. Morse warmed up with Bach and it was good as any one Ive heard.

[@stringrip]

I also saw a concert where they played with Steve Morse . Morse played the intro as a consolation for being invited to join the trio when Al Di Meola decided to quit the tour but then the offer was withdrawn when Di Meola changed his mind. He had 2 Ovation guitars and joined them on the encore number Splendido Sundance and just about brought the house down even though most of the audience had never heard of him before. As they left the stage Paco De Lucia came and put his arm over Steve Morse.

[@atlanticgames3197]

palabras sabias de un maestro , experto es su arte, sin embargo humilde porque reconoce que aunque seas el mejor siempre deberas mejorar y ser mejor te va a costar

[@gxtmfa]

I find it interesting how much Paco respects these other musicians while everyone in these comments seems to be trying to tear these guys a new asshole, as though doing so is showing respect to Paco.

[@ayoubramdoune1659]

Anybody tearing them down got no clue how innovative and creative they are, and probably no clue about improvisation in jazz and jazz fusion

[@riclrk9947]

Lol,3 of the worlds top guitarists,you can compare styles and approach or you may have a personal preference for one but these 3 have achieved a level that mere mortals like me can only dream of despite 45 years of playing and I could not pick the best because there isn't one,they are all great

[@henrikduende]

They don’t know better. Im sure Paco would respect any guitarist at any level. Even god himself was a beginner at one time. Listen to ”Los chiquitos de Algeciras” He sounds like any kid playing guitar. I think he’s 10-12 years old or something. I think it was more like at the age of 16 he had ”lift off” and left us mortals behind😁, even at 19 you can hear him struggle when he plays over his limit. But at 20 he’s complete. Just compare La fabulösa guitarra and Fantasia flamenca. It’s like 2 diffrent pacos.

[@Acekorv]

It’s their reptile brain scream for hierarchy for they cannot bare to live in a world where something just exists without evaluation.

[@parkalexito1]

Para improvisar (al menos con guitarra), tienes que saber como dice Paco el tono en el que estás (do, mi #, fa 7, etc), pero también es importante saberse mínimo las escalas armónicas de los acordes para saber el rango en el que puedes improvisar cada vez que se cambia de tono. Si esta sonando una rumba solo en re y tu tocas por encima punteo, tienes que tocar todo el rato notas de la escala de re para que suene bien. Grande Paco!

[@andrescastillomusic4712]

Que alegría la vida con el maestro Paco! Para el infinito!

[@juanfredrich1546]

paco ..... y la humildad de los grandes!!!...que gran musico,siempre en mi corazon!!!

[@bragaffbraga]

Impressiona sempre a virtude da franqueza em Paco de Lucia quando fala do caminho árduo que é a musicalidade e performance.

[@DizzyKrissi]

For not being able to improvise it felt like he played the best solos. Mclaughlin plays fast for the sake of playing fast, just like Meola but for Paco the sheer speed was just like a tool to express himself.

[@OsvaldoBayerista]

For me that is true more for Di meola, not John.

[@jgrossma]

One of the best things about De Lucia's playing (and I'm not talking about this excursion with DeMeola and McLaughlin) was his taste. He could absolutely shred. . .the guy probably had as much sheer flamenco/nylon chops as anyone whose ever lived. . .yet despite that, he played with great restraint, never "shredding" just for its own sake. I'm quite sure that a big part of this was spending so much time as an accompaniest to the best.

[@lowellcalavera6045]

Dizzy Guitar That's an oversimplification..DiMeola is Mr. Improv, and I think he felt the need to fit in with Paco in some way... And I think John was just on an ego trip. Both of our opinions are pure speculation, of course...

[@GothJedi]

It makes sense because Paco had released his own music before the other two. He was already used to making music

[@rimaskurtinaitis5223]

He didn't know he already knew how to improvize

[@joecooke4131]

Much as I enjoy their collaboration, each has his own sense of time and his own culture. This makes it hard to imagine they could ever get into the same groove.

[@shubhamsengupta6157]

It's more valuable than gold, thanx for sharing with us.

[@AW-kr9fl]

There’s nothing better in music than improvising. As a musician you feel freedom

[@fabiotieri3155]

I'm impressed, never ever I would've thought that a flamenco guitarist (arguable the best ever), a genre whose musicians are know to be highly skilled and talented despite they're lack of a formal musical education, wasn't able to improvise! This is a big new for me! :O

[@OurBrainHurtsALot]

I think in the classical school and flamenco school improvisation is not really a thing.

[@raphaelhartenberg8715]

@@OurBrainHurtsALot That is actually not true. In classical music improvisation used to be common. People have forgotten about this. All the great composers were able to improvise in the same way in which they composed. I personally had the great honor of meeting a master who taught me the basics of classical improvisation. He also told me that people had forgotten about the improvisation. He could even improvise fugues on themes and would just do that for 10 minutes straight. It would sound just like a classical piece but it came straight out of the moment. Amazing.

[@OurBrainHurtsALot]

@@raphaelhartenberg8715 So it used to be a thing but not anymore. I don't know why would they drop it. Thanks for the input.

[@shiroumxm2052]

it´s cause in the flamenco world and classical guitar world improvisation is not used, you create your own falsetas, wich is a kinf of lick, you can play a bit diff those falsetas but not change them. Omprovisation in flmenco? only when you composing, and paco composed incredible stuff

[@JaimeHammett]

the best ever. As a spanish guy, born in south of spain, I've been listen to flamenco and playing all my life and I think I know what Im talking about. Paco was the best, no doubts.

[@philsarkol6443]

Paco as an exceptional guitarist , musician is in a place on his own.

[@jandrix83]

q mas quisiera yo,q no saber improvisar,como el maestro Paco,D.E.P. INMORTAL Paco.fue y sera el mas grande.

[@donbarile8916]

In retrospect, it's only Paco that stands out as the voice. May be rest in peace.

[@benjamincatalan2352]

Simplemente, el más GRANDE, y vivirás siempre en el recuerdo de todos los que hemos escuchado y seguimos escuchando tus maravillosas obras en guitarra flamenca, Paco, tu guitarra será eterna siempre🎼

[@tylerrice8003]

I’m so glad to hear that this guy was able to improvise rather than deal with headaches. Good job!

[@miku1983]

Its good that he started improvise lately. Thoose difficult songs he learned before, made his techniq and fantasie above to thoose who just improvise all day, and playing thoose boring scalrles back and forth :D

[@malaguenasalerosa5567]

Paco de Lucía es la leyenda de tocar la guitarra y nunca más se repetirá. Adiós a la música después de él.🌍

[@dariopuig1999]

When you listen to “Friday Night in San Francisco” you can tell who’s who’s just by hearing it. Di meola with all his palm muting, pacos lighting fast picados and John’s rhythmic picking..

[@yordan.traykov]

Su Majestad Paco de Lucia feat. Advanced Zen-Buddhism in Music, thank you your Majesty and G-d bless your soul in Heavens

[@gregoriofletafelipe5925]

Como Paco no habrá otro igual. Se te he echa de menos.

[@simplestrum]

An incredibly talented musician and guitarist... but still has great respect for his peers and their skills as well. Paco, your humbleness matches your godly talent perfectly.

[@hispanoamericano3015]

Para improvisar como Paco tenés que tener un plus musical 🙌 que genio, que vida tuvo detrás de la guitarra!

[@yoshuarevi8615]

R.I.P VIRTUOSO

[@jaklhdzdailp6164]

Al mostro se le quedo el flamenco pequeño y formó El lío Puso el mundo en pie Un fenómeno

[@mariodvillarreal]

Paco, un monstruo, rodeado de dos monstruos. Me imagino que a pura personalidad pudo superar la frontera del flamenco y expandirse hacia el jazz. Aunque, el término "improvisar" es algo relativo en los tres, porque tienen sus frases, que repiten constantemente. Tienen algunos momentos de novedad, pero, para tocar tierra firme, vuelven a su biblioteca de "frases hechas". Eso, lo notamos, en este mismo video, como viendo varios otros que hay de ellos. No desmerece en nada su talento y virtuosismo.

[@10OzGlove]

Disculpa mi español no es mi lengua materna, sabes si lo que toca a 4:17 es una parte improvisada o si proviene de uno de sus composiciones mas conocidas? Muchas gracias.

[@kornelszubzda6289]

6:37 Paco De Lucia looked into his eyes and gave him the power to play an amazing solo...

[@michelepiteo7179]

It's a fantastic observation that Paco de Lucia was so trained ,he forgot about improvisation. Still think a rigid frame, as flamenco, IS the best frame to improvise upon and it would fly faster ....he's always been free and seen to have been improvising in any case but not in this way from what i can tell

[@lambdaprog]

R.I.P. Paco. We are still learning from you.

[@jesusdelarosa3890]

todos genial... pero Paco era de otra galaxia.... ❤️

[@llluuuyyyooo]

4:22 5:22 5:43 FANTASTIC!!! He was the best there, because he can shred with right hand fingers technique, like Mark Knopfler. Oustanding. R.I.P. Maestro Paco de Lucia.🎸🎵❤

[@psalmblues]

This video explains a lot - when I watched Meeting of the Spirits, Paco played Entre Dos Aguas fantastically of course, and Meeting of the Spirits he treated like a Tarantas and handled magnificently, but he seemed hesitant in improvisation in the other more jazzy songs.

[@CarlosGonzalez-zp3nj]

Yo pensaba que la mayoría de la música flamenca era improvisada, ósea no hay música escrita, por ejemplo la Granadina que toco el de joven se siente improvisada y muy feliz bien tocada! Un gran genio. El iso que la música cantaba con su facilidad de tocar la guitarra.

[@rramos07]

What a fantastic interview and display of genius....I admire his honesty. I come from the opposite perspective which is improvising since childhood so it’s a very enlightening experience to listen to his journey into improv. Bravo!

[@alejandrorodriguez7998]

Maestrazo hasta en la humildad, el mas grande en la guitarra para mi!

[@jorlcandemore]

David Carradine as Paco de Lucia

[@lasahe4440]

Antoni Sos Grosso, hahaha

[@adamworth22]

Or chevy chase

[@Mahavishnu80]

Ironic that classical musicians rarely improvise as Bach, Beethoven, Mozart etc regularly used improv for composition.

[@HA-no3jh]

Mahavishnu80 Just see it logically: Improvisation IS composition. It is the starting point of composition. It is the reflex of creativity I would say. So I believe every composer/creative person improvises a lot, especially the moment you dont think about it.

[@castor5001]

Check Rene izquierdo he Iván Rojos.

[@revivalofthefittestonlythe2757]

Its about getting famous now, and the quickest way to get there.

[@Skipp376]

H A And that’s why nobody has composes music since then.

[@OsvaldoBayerista]

Because they are just players not musicians in all the extension of the word.

[@andreafavelaperez2220]

Un monstruo d3 lq guitarra paco, ferocidad ,velocidad ,sentimiento la escencia del flamenco.

[@brahim119]

You are awfully missed Paco, may your beautiful soul rest in peace

[@marcopelaezfernandez4573]

He was always humble about his talent

[@photopicker]

Paco like the high end Flamenco players is ridiculously fast and precise with such expression with nothing more than the fingers on his hands and a guitar.

[@deadforever8810]

Ahora me doy cuenta de que aparte de ser un excelente, prolijo y talentoso músico, también era un ser humano. La humildad que desplegó al relatar las tensiones de no saber improvisar lo demuestra.

[@flamencoprof]

He's talking about free-form improvisation. Within Flamenco there is the Palo, but within that, there is freedom, and adjustment to the cantaor, which is a form of improvisation. Falsetas can be different every time, and I guess that counts as improvisation too!

[@CT2507]

a falseta is a predetermined lick and not improv. a falseta can be taught to others, whereas an improvised section can not.

[@flamencoprof]

@@CT2507 OK. I'm not going to argue, the "Prof" part of my handle is not related to the "Flamenco" part anyway. They represent an interest, and then a nature as designated by others. I thought I recalled reading tales of 19thC players who the French Classical composers tried to copy, but the players would never play the same thing twice, and that was what I was going by. I had the idea that a falseta was any unaccompanied fill by the accompanist that could be pre-set, or improvised.

[@CT2507]

@@flamencoprof to my knowledge a falseta is pre-set as u say. there maybe some hardcore flamenco players who would say that within a falseta there is some room for improvisations aswell. but u can tell that that is not the norm by this interview, that Paco had to learn improv when he started playing with Mclaughlin and Di Miola. Paco had been playing falsetas all his life but knew nothing of improvisations.

[@flamencoprof]

@@CT2507 I think we are in agreement but perhaps crossing in direction. There are a lot of aspects. Paco was as I understand a highly disciplined and formally trained player, so maybe he didn't feel he was empowered to improvise as much as others. However, I think the struggle he describes here is with working with guitarists outside of the Flamenco tradition and having to abandon the Flamenco structure for more free-form performances. I hope what I write brings us closer, rather than conflicted :-)

[@CT2507]

@@flamencoprof im sorry, i can't agree to that. i have played a bit of flamenco myself and all the falsetas i was taught were quite fixed and rehearsed. Paco like all great players invented his own falsetas, but never on stage. if Paco says he didn't know how to improvise i believe him rather than interpret his words. cheers.

[@nixonkutz3018]

Saw those three guys - Paco, Al DiMeiola and John Maclaughlin - in concert back in the 80s.

[@Carmen-qt7lx]

Hay que ser muy humilde como maestro para querer seguir aprendiendo de los demás. Eso es humildad simple y llanamente. Por eso, su grandeza.

[@DenisDeS-Pb]

la grande reverencia por Usted, Maestro, porque Usted enriqueci el mundo de improvisacao, con su participacion!

[@rjlchristie]

Two of the very best buzzy-bee interpreters/imitators in the world.

[@gregorioductorperez3979]

Esta en otro nivel. He is in other level

[@rohw0016]

7:03 McLaughin bites off a callous on his finger and continues to play. oh man, he iss great!

[@kimherrero]

Seen! Amazing!

[@johnnypetro9314]

I read elsewhere it was a bandage.

[@andreapavese7597]

Gross

[@leslielde6192]

J ai toujours ete en admiration devant paco de son talent et de l homme de son humilite alors que c etait un genie

[@omoteshuto]

It should be stated that a flamenco player is always improvising, just within the boundaries of the particular form

[@jgrossma]

Well, there is plenty of room for improvisation within flamenco, but that doesn't mean its always happening. Any given piece likely contains pre-written parts (eg falsetas) that aren't improvised. Its somewhat like jazz where the head isn't improvised but the choruses are.

[@Guitarramistica]

Mind blowing and wht humbleness of Paco que en paz descance RIP..Wow What a courange to jump into the role of just improvising on the stage with Giants like Mcallughin and Meola...Fuck

[@JuanGomez-vs5yg]

Maestro ères el mejor de Todo lo tiempo !!!!! Sin saber de partitura ni nada 👏👏👏..ères un genio sobre los genio

[@comadrilla]

Hay un documental en el que sale explicando que la velocidad, para él, ya no tiene importancia, que eso es solo practicar. Entonces coge la guitarra, hace seis escalas subiendo y bajando por el mástil en medio segundo e insiste en que eso no es nada, que no tiene importancia, que la velocidad ya no le impresiona y que lo que le flipa a él ya sólo es el silencio. Y yo pensando "Ostras, pues el silencio yo lo bordo, a mi me flipa lo que acabas de hacer tú en un segundo como quien baja a comprar el pan" Este hombre era otro nivel.

[@iamalpharius9483]

Claims that he was very uncomfortable and not good at improvising. . . KILLS IT IMPROVISING!!!! . But, with all due respect, this was my first introduction to these men back as a new guitarist as a first year high schooler. ....its had a huge impact on my life. I went over to Jazz Bass from playing guitar and I STILL think of Paco's 16th note decending scales with in doing it playing jazz on my bass. His style makes up part of my finger style on the bass guitar. RIP Measteo.

[@sumeer5197]

thanks a lot but i want to see this particular full performance, i loved this improvisation particularly please tell me the excat performance detials like entre dos agous 1981 etc or improv with ramon de algreias and paco like that.

[@abdonnp]

¡Grandeza!

[@wonghow]

If see other part of the documentary, Paco did not improvise when he started. He was playing Nino Ricardo's music. When Sabicas heard it and suggest him to improvise his own. Everyone needs learn to improvise. Improvise is very difficult. It is composing in real-time. You need to know different type of compas second nature and need to be around other flamenco players all the time. Flamenco is a culture not just music, as Chinese Opera is. mclaughlin plays acoustic guitar with a pick but may play on a classical guitar too. Of course there are different types of guitar music. Classical and flamenco both very high technical requirement. Certainly flamenco is more difficult.

[@jorpese1]

Sabicas didn't tell him that. He ask him to play his own music, nothing about improvisation.

[@wonghow]

@@jorpese1 in flamenco, own music is improvisation. What's own music? Can't play Riccardo, can't play sabicas etc... Play his own, compose his own.

[@jorpese1]

@@wonghow That makes no sense, sorry

[@wonghow]

@@jorpese1 of course, you didn't learn flamenco. It's gypsy music, improvised.

[@wonghow]

@@jorpese1 oh what is sense? Can't play sabicas, not Riccardo, not improvise, play his own music? What's that? You don't make sense sorry

[@juanarocha8629]

Improv is very difficult in the beginning, but you have to take a leap faith, in order to feel flow with the music and your emotions

[@juanmanumanudice8848]

Lo importante de improvisar es saber cuando te has equivocado.😎 si sabes cuando te has equivocado aprenderas a que te guste improvisar.

[@davidbasso78]

Es increíble escuchar a Paco diciendo esto

[@metallion0738]

Increíble y respetable.

[@arielanguita9225]

La humildad de un grande

[@SOLARIIIIS]

RIP, maestro.

[@pashmpoosh]

The best!

[@uvuvwevwekamehameha4440]

I got finger injury just lookin at this video...theyre truly guitar monsters!!!

[@56ya]

que inmenso artista

[@musashidanmcgrath]

Paco is simply the greatest guitarist who ever lived. The others are great in their own right, but they are one-trick ponies in comparison to the complexity and sheer variety and amount of right-hand techniques that must be mastered in Flamenco. This concert was just a picado-fest for Paco, really.

[@juanpablobottini2372]

Sos y seras el mejor paco querido!!

[@laconja1]

RIP PACO DE LUCIA 💔💔💔 Feb. 25th 2014 💔💔💔 Flamenco & the World Lost A Great Master of the Flamenco Guitar & Great Muscian.

[@MIGUMETANIAC]

El supremo de la guitarra acústica. Q.e.p.d.

[@barnichua]

I think depending on each one's plane and whose opinion it is he may be better or worse than others. But mostly I think competing is a mistake. Who's the best will always be unsolved due to each one's feelings.

[@stringrip]

I think it was Carlos Santana who said - 'music is not a competition'

[@meriounrio1011]

A huevos se puso a improvisar. Un tipo inmenso el Paco.

[@mariagaditana5744]

Paco no toca con pua,los demas si, el todo con sus dedos que es mas dificil,Paco el mejor del mundo🇪🇸

[@luismaikol4562]

Tocar con púa solo ayuda un poco a ser más rápido pero también tiene sus contras ,por ejemplo los arpegios

[@RaymondLohengrin]

Que grande ese Paco de Lucía!

[@anneruthbarrett3224]

Can't get enough

[@Crapweeds]

I think my ears are pregnant...

[@dariopuig1999]

Paco was a flamenco guitar player; turned jazz-infusion to suit the palette of Mclauglin and Di Meola. Of course he can improvise.

[@Kweesh]

infusion hey?

[@dariopuig1999]

“Jazz-fusion”

[@Kweesh]

@@dariopuig1999 Can you link any vids of Paco playing jazz fusion?