3 Licks You Should Steal from George Benson

[@donaldday4183]

Hi richie, i hope you are well. George benson is my favorite jazz guitarist. Thsnks again!

[@ervinc.osvart385]

That's awesome Richie. I'm working through the John Scofield intervallic licks, triad pairs in fourths, triad pairs and currently working through Volume II, Module 4b. I marvel at the amount of knowledge you possess and analysis you convey in your programs. A lifetime of commitment. Just amazing!

[@RichieZellon]

Thanks Ervin! Glad to be of help!

[@ervinc.osvart385]

@@RichieZellon When I get through Volume II, I plan to sign up for the Elite Membership. There's so much great material there that I'd like to explore, particularly the more post bop tonality stuff.

[@WALTERTLHB]

Hello Richie my name is Walter. I always enjoy the lessons and the Beautiful way you approach giving fellow musicians these wonderful guidelines to a successful road map of music. To me you are a very warm gentle individual who loves to share his knowledge thank you so much. This segment of George Benson flicks are very very creative and expressive I want to thank you for all of them. I will keep an eye out for other beautiful segments you sent us on KZbin. I want to thank you met you your friends and family all have a prosperous safe and healthy New Year. Sincerely Walter the left-handed bloke

[@RichieZellon]

Thank you kindly Walter, much appreciated!

[@WALTERTLHB]

@@RichieZellon yes thank you I deeply appreciate it I just have to set aside time 2 study some of the beautiful ideas you have to offer. Thank you so much.

[@richardsorice4509]

Thanks for another great lesson, Richie! I often say this is one of the best solos on Stella - ever. It's interesting that he plays it in G, which may be the original key, where most do it in Bb, as in the Real Book. Also great are his solos on Jimmy Smith's recording, I'll Drink To That and Off The Top. George plays the slickest string of descending chromatic triplets on Off The Top, which is totally mind blowing. Thanks, again!

[@stevedouglas7375]

Thank you Richie for this very nice lesson! Hey, just a little side note and a fond memory I have of George Benson. I had the pleasure of hanging out and sharing a table with George many moons ago when we were both out to see Phil Upchurch playing with Jimmy Smith at this small club in Los Angeles, CA. George did not play. We both simply enjoyed the show and talked in between. Great guy!

[@RichieZellon]

Thanks for sharing, yeah George is a nice cat!

[@stevedouglas7375]

@@RichieZellon Cool, thanks Richie and you're right, George is a nice cat.

[@paulsmith6090]

This video truly rocks! George doesn't get enough recognition in this space for all he's done for guitar not to mention the genres he's touched. Is John McLaughlin next? He's another genius who's name I never hear enough. Keep up the good work.

[@RichieZellon]

Thanks Paul! Love McLaughlin's playing and have done some transcriptions but still not sure if I can do them justice. Some of those lightning fast fusion lines are not my forte. Still, I will probably give it a shot sometime.

[@paulsmith6090]

@@RichieZellon that would be cool, no rush! You're great as is 👍

[@大欸-m9z]

Thanks man ,amazing lessons

[@RichieZellon]

Your very welcome!

[@seanconstantine34]

Nice video maestro!!

[@pickinstone]

George Benson has the tastiest eighth note bop on the block. And the groove he plays with those lines, his notes pop like Cannonball Adderley does on his saxophone. But what really interests me is GB's early stuff, like his stuff with Jack McDuff or even his stuff off "Benson Burner". Those double stop bluesy licks that sound like a mix of blues guitar and blues organ all mixed up in one. Always had a hard time getting those on guitar, he plays them real nice. Would it be too basic to do a lesson on Benson double stops?

[@RichieZellon]

Love those double stops! I will definitely try to do a lesson on them, hopefully soon.

[@pickinstone]

@@RichieZellon AWESOME!

[@sydrose13]

The ab major 7 makes sense - both chords are diatonic to f melodic minor and since melodic minor has no avoid notes it works

[@bluevd12]

Nice stuff Richie would be nice if you played an intermediate speed constantly while you’re going through the notes so that the time would be halftime then you can get a feel for the colors

[@RichieZellon]

Thanks! Will consider doing that in the future.

[@docdoscojazz]

Again nice. Really good presentation. 3 bit size chunks at a time. Curious where you got the Jazz City? I have been endorsing Peerless since 2006. The brand changed hands recently but the guitars are killer.

[@RichieZellon]

Thanks! Yes Peerless is great. This is my 2nd Jazz City. I got it from one of my students who in turn got from you! I now recall I tried to get in touch with you in the past through your Facebook page but never got an answer...don't worry, no hard feelings 😊 Are you still a Peerless dealer?

[@docdoscojazz]

@@RichieZellon Oops... Well, we can certainly stay in touch now. I did move from LA to Colorado Springs a few years back and some things got lost in the mix. In addition Peerless sold their brand about that time and the guitars became unavailable. They always had issues marketing in the US, so I guess the new people are staying inside South Korea. I love their guitars though. And what bargain on the used market these days! I am really impressed with your lesson presentations. The '3 licks to steal' is clever. Benson, Martino. I already forwarded the links to several people. I did take a break from playing for a while so in my woodshedding endeavors I scoured around for some material to work with. Your little clips were mana from heaven... Yes, I can use transcribe and do all the time, however your choices of what to present are brilliant. These little bits are now in my bag of vocabulary. Let's do stay in touch. I will recommend you when I can...

[@RichieZellon]

@@docdoscojazz Thanks Doc! Glad you like the lessons! Sorry to hear about Peerless not being available in the US. What about GuitarsNJazz in New Jersey? I have a few students that purchased them there.

[@docdoscojazz]

@@RichieZellon Yes, Lou is still selling Peerless. He had a ton of inventory and now he has no competition for selling new guitars. But once they are gone no more in the stores. Peeress did a dump before they changed hands and many are reasonably priced used on Reverb.

[@horstlippitsch]

Great! Which kind of pick do you use? Dunlop Jazz 3?

[@RichieZellon]

Yes!

[@petersmart894]

Nice lesson.Btw what gauge strings are on the Peerless? Thanks.

[@RichieZellon]

Thx, those are Thomastik Swing 12 (flatwounds).

[@docdoscojazz]

Hey Peter.... did you see this from my Peerless page?

[@docdoscojazz]

This is a year old. Never mind. I posted Richie's link on the peerless page the other day

[@mr_bluesrocker4230]

Do Ronny Jordan please :)

[@rogerweafer2179]

These are some of the hottest licks yet. Flying Fingers of Fire! These will be a joy to work on.Thank You.

[@gitaaa7740]

It sounds just has good at a slower tempo

[@RichieZellon]

Yes, that's the trademark of a good line!

[@BernieHolland-w4l]

You stole these licks from George - did you steal the cap from Jaco ? Nice work there - greetings from London UK

[@gitaaa7740]

Bernie Holland or Joe Zawfinul

[@santoshoze8655]

His picking and timing is terrible

[@codycooper1525]

Too slow