Robben Ford @ Visioninmusica 2016

[@jamiehuan7725]

In a music industry dying of algorithms, this legendary guitarist is still proving that he has something to offer.

[@jboughtin7522]

The king of note choice and phrasing.

[@interstellarwarpdrive9600]

Jeremy Boughtin agree✌🏾️

[@VisionaryCompanion]

He has a lot in common with John Scofield, in that regard.

[@UmbertoRonco]

And Larry Carlton

[@KingTabor]

Indeed!

[@spencermisfeldt1866]

I believe that title go to BB King

[@metallica3604]

The things which makes Robben Ford such a distinguished blues player is his time feel. Most blues player are all over the place in terms of timing. Robben is a master of time feel.

[@sclutovic]

absolutely -- 100% -- incredible, impeccable time - he can weave phrases that seamlessly spawn a myriad of new phrases flying over the bar line, and/or the meter with virtuousic abandon -- plays as deep in the pocket as one can imagine.... a true master

[@BlueVooch]

Least we forget the drummer in the pocket and that solid groove bass player

[@babyfacedre2778]

I could listen to Robben Ford play 24-7 365 and never get bored.

[@agtronic]

Jesus Christ, the solo at 14:08 just blew my mind. This is true mastery. He says so much with so little. Incredible.

[@gangnamstylegrandpa6352]

Perfect as always . Robben Ford is an American icon ! And thanks to those amazing Italian musicians that accompanied him . They are world Class Musicians !

[@tyr678]

Totally agree

[@themelnibonean7017]

Dude is just so good, so tasty, so melodic all the time. I saw him and Larry Carlton some years ago and my head is still spinning from all the tastiness.

[@ChrisMurrinGuitar]

Those subtle touches of fusion are so tasteful and not self indulgent in anyway. I love that!

[@quickstep2408]

"jazz tradition is a combination of soul music and technique." that just summed it up perfectly. blew my mind

[@luigimangili7719]

Mr Ford, lei è un grande insegnante pari alla sua grandezza come musicista ! Grazie 🙏🏻

[@sgringo]

It's not just a pleasure to listen to Robben play, it's also a pleasure to listen to him speak. He comes across as a thoughtful, intelligent guy; I wish I could know him personally.

[@claytonphelps9911]

I've been obsessing on Robben lately, so unique of a mix of timing and scales , jazz-blues and then some

[@benmtz]

Top note choice ! He’s so inspiring, you can tell Miles had an immense influence on how he plays

[@BrazenNL]

I really love how Robben supports, well, himself in this video. For me, he's one of the few guitarists that excel at it. That's what I aspire to be able to do but it's so much harder for me than crank out an acceptable solo. Fool's Paradise is just heavenly.

[@deanallen927]

Damn - he sounds just as good on a rented Les Paul and Fender amp as he does on his own vintage guitars and Dumble amp. That's a REAL guitar player.

[@gordoncrew8020]

Instablaster...

[@MrRobert676]

Pretty sure that's his own personally designed LesPaul, talks about it here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYSTqJman5h3n7M

[@TheEddiez06]

Great to see Robben with a Les Paul, also to share his gift to others.

[@IvorThomas]

Is that an R8? I wonder what is regular rig is these days?

[@fredbloggs2206]

eddie fuentes better with a Tele! 😉

[@YaoEspirito]

I liked him on his Esprit signature.

[@voltagevillain7342]

I'm in awe of Robben Ford. He doesn't come across as a star; just comes across as a nice, down to earth guy. Might sound corny but you hear it through the music. I don't think pickups, strings or picks matter with him. He just has that something. I could literally listen to him for days. Please, please come to the UK soon.

[@JoshuaSmith-kw3yh]

How the F have I only just heard of this guy. I seriously need to evaluate my life right now. Absolute Inspiration.

[@johndavison5383]

Joshua Smith b

[@robinreidmusic]

Very cool! I always knew he had blues roots but this is so great. Knowing he admired and played with horn players and chose to phrase like them as well as vocalist really makes his style unique and I love this performance. I am glad I came across this video. Thanks for posting it Visioninmusica.

[@franzmarcvanderheusen2610]

Ein Genialer Gitarrist mit einem großen Spektrum an Songs,finde den Spitze auch die Soloparts sind Perfekt !

[@kevincoates4584]

I think this is the most laid back version I have heard,Very cool Robben

[@altonwilliams7117]

Jazzy, Bluesy, totally cool. 🎶 I have always enjoyed his playing. 👍

[@mikeymojo8299]

some say 'Clapton never hits a bad note' maybe true, but Robben hits every right note king of phrasing and taste 🎸

[@sclutovic]

Totally agree.

[@motherlessblues1565]

Clapton makes a bad note sound right,, and he has incredible note choice & phrasing / timing ,,,, I do like robben but his note choices are more jazz inclined which sounds a bit thin in a blues context,,,

[@metallica3604]

​@@motherlessblues1565 I just think it's an odd comparison to make. Both completely different players of different eras who are looking to achieve different things with very different backgrounds and contexts.

[@joemitchell9981]

Awesome. And that guitar is beautiful!

[@garganocarlo6555]

Bravo. È così bravo che inutile fare qualsiasi commento.

[@charlesmartins218]

Concordo.

[@Barchenhund]

What a great guitarist!!! Blues and jazz love it. A humble man. My God he’s even playing one of those crappy Les Pauls with its magical tone that so many hate. If you didn’t get it, the Les Paul comment is satire.

[@fuckoffcomunismbolsominion829]

amazing!!!!! Love your song, your playing style! God bless you, Mr Ford!

[@chrisw1953]

Great Cannonball version and great everything..good to see him play a Les Paul..just wonderful ability and knowledge of the instrument.

[@sclutovic]

absolutely brilliant playing by one of the true masters

[@guitarman6742]

A great combination of style, taste and chops. Add to that musicianship and tone.

[@FrettieFingers]

Followed Robben since Charles Ford Band days. Class of his own.

[@stefanhortell4046]

So great and wonderfulll!

[@discotex2236]

Absolutely stellar, American treasure!

[@MrRockinson]

What an awesome way to share the music

[@alans1313]

nothing else to add about robben that everyone has said already ,just sublime, but kudos to the drummer,,great touch and timing,,so tight and in the groove,,,bass player is nt to shabby too,,,lol ..,, cheers all

[@amstorch]

In the blues world its difficult to be different.Mr. Ford gets ten out of ten there.Good voice too.

[@victorvalverde9478]

Most wonderful guitar player. Nothing new... but you're a total inspiration!! Thanks VVV

[@giuliusspiridion]

Wonderful. Congrats RF and Italians. Great Job!!

[@marcelojimenez9518]

Muy buenos videos del Maestro Roben Ford Alto guitarrista! !!!!!

[@stratoholic706]

Amazing guitar playing as usual. Very tasteful and melodic.

[@christiancatedral1141]

@2:38 sick diminished lick! Still one my favorite Guitarist when it comes to phrasing.

[@DENIEL381]

ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS AND NICE GUY CHEERS.

[@desmo999]

Wonderfull, faaaantastic! He is a so sympathic typ of famous Musician! What kind of a lesson, how to go on with my instrument and play with my fingers in a clean tone! Thank you!

[@sclutovic]

The most brilliant blues player in history.

[@wilsonluisdecarvalho2924]

Great!!!! Great master!!!!!

[@ZalMoxis]

Gorgeous guitar there Robben......

[@johnbuffaloe9160]

I love how he always says he's just a pentatonic player and then you run across something like this. I also has the good fortune of being able to attend two of his Master Classes in Ojai a few years back. You don't come out of it playing like him, but you do get your head out of the box.

[@18echosf]

John Buffaloe were you in the class that was held in Robben and Anne's living room in 2006? I happened to be in that class!

[@tnvalleyyoga7122]

Ford is great and a great instructor

[@guglielmobazzarri5222]

Mamma mia come viaggia Visioninmusica! Che onore essere compaesani, I veri eredi di UmbriaJazz?

[@sgoldman9732]

Fantastic!!

[@rawdonwaller]

Tiger Walk. One of favourite albums of RF.

[@micheleguitar]

AWESOME, I was there!!!

[@joseivanburgos3259]

estamos.ante. uno. de. los. megores. gitarrista. del. mundo. del. universo te. felicito. mi. ermanito

[@seabud6408]

Wonderful to hear for the first time.

[@davidtexter913]

Sooooooo Goooooooood!

[@mauricerogerson5825]

This is a great guitar master, yet a really humble, sweet dude. Always gives the credit for his abilities to someone else. I wish he'd just take the credit and praise sometime.

[@gwgwgwgw1854]

Wonderful!

[@alanedward9582]

Miles Davis Montreux festival 1986 with Robben Ford MAGIC !

[@johnnylance]

The tone he gets with the Les Paul is surprisingly close to the tone he used to get in the old days with his Signature Fender. Pretty cool...

[@robertosozio3425]

One Big Mister Ford umil man one great by modern Blues jazz one great experienc ,

[@miloscoopy2469]

Speechless....

[@jdl2180]

I like his instrumental music!

[@danielmedina8819]

Top note choice ! He’s so inspiring, you can tell Miles had an immense influence on how he plays

[@cirimaxg651]

The best of the best.

[@jeffbruce6369]

major blessings on Robin for his offering!! AND, if i could council the foundation here, i would suggest to play just a "hair" behind the tempo~~a true blue "shuffle" is correctly played a "blond one" behind in order to hold the horses head in check~~if you'll note, this shuffle is rushed a bit and therefore looses its' groove~~in this vid, Robin is trying to hold the speed back, BUT, that's the role of the foundation~~to FEEL/create the pocket/grove~~spoken by a natural bassist and only for enlightenment for solid foundations

[@rabukan5842]

A living treasure.

[@wilsonluisdecarvalho2924]

GREAT!!!!

[@mistertelecaster]

a beautiful player/musician...and I should know 'cos this is what I do!!

[@tamilinobrien7]

Luv you Robin🙌🏼

[@heavenlyguitar5913]

Excellent!

[@glenbason1892]

Amazing!

[@kevincoates4584]

Gee I love the sound of that Gibson

[@karlstromvall4319]

blues with a bit of spice i haven't learned yet kinda like a new , new experience....but you will go back 'cause it's good

[@garganocarlo6555]

Bravissimissimo

[@brucioloM]

Great!!!! :)

[@sonybravia1416]

!!! Amazing! )

[@billsedge7360]

Magic,,!

[@vinciroberto9533]

Bravo !!!

[@andrewclemons8619]

I feel like robben is the best noodler I've ever heard

[@howardcoleman4748]

thats an instrumental that first jazz song and its a good warm up player for robin he works very hard easy and he makes it look easy but its been worked out he is a producer and he expects that the best standard like a great musicain dose with pride and praticability i call it maybe different spelling he can teach you how to play this and its like he is a sencay of music in martial arts terms

[@tamilinobrien7]

Rose of Sharon🙏🏼💓

[@jerky2112]

Second song, guitar sounds like a horn in places. Very cool!

[@giannidifrischia3374]

Robben È la chitarra!!

[@debruddavombabba]

Fantastic as usual. Does anybody know the name of that opening jam?

[@visioninmusica]

Oasis

[@debruddavombabba]

Thanks very much!

[@matt89102]

"Tigerwalk" is a great cd.

[@isaiah30v8]

I love the older stuff. Just raw blues. Check out "The Charles Ford Band" where he plays with his father and brothers. It's the best blues you can get!

[@denembro]

On a blog somewhere on this, they say Robben is playing a Bassman, but it looks more like both amps are a 4/10 Fender Deville.

[@CaberraTV]

You could transcribe every 3 seconds of this solo and you would get a new sophisticated Jazz Blues lick. wait.... I´m back in 2 days

[@dananthony6258]

That lp is so sweet . I wonder what year it is and if it’s a standard. Probably some kind of custom job.

[@moshotoku]

robben are the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mchristr]

Listening to Robben play is like being in a pie eating contest. Just plunge in there and get some goodness.

[@PeterKertesz2013]

The future owner of that Les Paul will be a VIP either way. Robben Ford is G

[@erickchang8151]

What a beautiful signature style, how can someone go about creating a great presonal style of playing, let alone a personal style?

[@IsraelSilvestre]

The best+

[@johnsmith-dg8hv]

Anyone know for sure exactly what amps Mr Ford is using for this session? (Can’t really see the exact models )are they standard version amps by Fender or like a special edition Handwired version? (I’ll have to get out the magnifying Glass until then. Cheers and thanks!

[@Chilinoploppy]

the one is a hot rod deville. prob a 2 12. prob standard issue. And the other one may be a blues deville. not 100% sure on that one though. He may have requested them or that's what they had available.

[@davidsyrotiak8758]

Not sure. Definitely a hotrod deville on the right. Usually he requests a fender twin if he's traveling without his Dumple.

[@gordonbrace2173]

Enjoyable

[@julienpregent4397]

His neck pickup sounds perfect, my R0's neck pu is muddier i think. But then again the player makes for it.

[@justinmartindale6855]

His picking hand is the best one in the world. You can watch move closer and further from the bridge to change the tonality of each note.

[@guitarman6742]

You could't carry his case.

[@julienpregent4397]

Guitar Man what?

[@jamesabel6355]

I believe Robben has Seymour Duncan Eclairs in his Les Paul!

[@robertmatteson1492]

FANTASTIC JAZZ

[@jurazhukov3596]

I trudge from Robben, especially from his blues compositions.

[@BlueSkies32]

Like this side of RF.

[@rolandfaucon1560]

trés cool mec bien intelligent.

[@glen7695]

As cool as it gets.

[@minoz55]

11:50 Fool‘s paradise