Want to get started with jazz? Then learn this Kenny Burrell classic

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

Kenny Burrell is one of the most "accessible" jazz players ever and it's easy to see why he's so beloved. For anybody that likes him you should also check out Grant Green.

[@ernestochefujara2709]

Allow me to throw Wes Montgomery in the mix for newcomers.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

@@ernestochefujara2709 Oh yeah but just get ready to have your face melted. Lol.

[@pandorski35000]

@@ernestochefujara2709 i love WM too a lot, except there's nothing simple with him, not a single track accessible for beginners

[@daveduffy2823]

@@pandorski35000 try Work Song. It’s pretty easy to pick up.

[@SmithN20]

No doubt, buddy! Grant Green, Joe Pass, Kenny B. These guys are just unbelievable.

[@obliviousdude9437]

Kenny Burrell's "Chitlins con Carne" is a high-potency gateway drug to jazz for rock and blues players. Great choice!

[@READERSENPAII]

So true. I tell anyone who comes from a blues and rock n' roll background that wants to learn Jazz to learn the whole Midnight Blue record.

[@frankfrank7921]

Very good of you to introduce this one to your followers. The band I was in in the 70s played mostly weddings but and we used to sneak this one in usually while people were eating and I would solo mostly Kenny's lines. Our drummer always introduced it as "Chitlins and Chili Beans" even though I told him repeatedly what the correct title was. Sorry for the reminiscing, but that's all we old people have left.

[@dangardiner2011]

Good old man story, i got one too...back in the 80s I was in the basement playing along to this record, and Pops came home from work...he came downstairs and said " Kenny Burrell?"...I asked, " How do you know?" He says, " I went to school with him at Wayne State ( Detroit)...say him play around at local jazz clubs..." Didnt think pops was that cool!

[@mattk9089]

Midnight Blue is my favorite Jazz guitar album. I discovered Burrell through hearing the SRV version of Chitlins which I love, and wanted to find out more about the original artist.

[@bocabenkolstad]

There's a reason I float from teacher to teacher on KZbin but I support only one or two. Your vids are worth the patronage. Reviewing all your jazz lessons this summer; so grateful for your approach to the instrument. Keep up the amazing work!

[@crespo1965]

And here I thought I was the only culprit floating from guitar teacher to teacher on YT. Like you I support 1 on patreon but tend to like and subscribe to others to help them out. This is a nice video. Jack Ruch is a Nashville guitarist and he's the guy i've supported. Very good video and explanation...I am a huge KB fan. Midnight Blue is a great record. cheers

[@abrigospardos]

Holy moly! You've got to be the most versatile KZbin guitar teacher ever! You really run the gamut from the Dead Kennedys to Kenny Burrell, really impressive. And you chose, IMO, the best possible tune you could have chosen as an introduction to jazz guitar. I'm no jazz guitarist myself, but hey, this is a blues after all and--incidentally--it is set to a "clave" beat, so it shouldn't intimidate anyone. Actually, I gave it a try myself some time ago--you can look it up here on YT if you're curious--and it was a lot of fun (except perhaps for those semiquavers or 16th notes near the end). A great tune and a truly classic album, without a doubt!

[@richsigona8430]

Thank you…one on my favorite Jazz albums, another get album of his is “at the five spot cafe” highly recommend that one.

[@BillBrown101]

This is one of the most helpful lessons I’ve seen on KZbin. Cheers

[@jdfkaldajflakdjslfks7102]

i remember looking through your videos a year and a half ago looking for jazz related content. thank you for this

[@XLBiker13]

So glad you did a jazz lesson! Would love to hear more - I love classic jazz chord melodies. The range or music, genres and playing styles you teach is nothing short of exceptional. Always keeps me on my toes and wondering what's next. And, magically, no matter where you land its always interesting, inspiring and insightful. Thanks!

[@blaseuropa]

Man, I swear I was about to search for a guitar lesson on this... and it popped up just when opening KZbin! Thank you Adrian for all this great lessons!

[@rosserclark8156]

"Melody, and groove, and rhythm, and simple ideas played really well" YES, THIS IS EVERYTHING, thanks

[@29kan]

Awesome lesson, fun song to play. Thanks for turning me on to Kenny Burrell and Midnight Blue album. Keep the jazz coming, I love it. Been listening to a lot of Bill Frissell and Marc Ribot lately. Awesome jazz guitarists!

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

If you like this check out Grant Green as well. My favorite jazz album ever is Smokin' at the Half Note from Wes. If you've never heard it I'm on bended knee imploring you to listen to it. LOL!

[@29kan]

@@SimpleManGuitars1973 Hey thanks for the tip. Grant Green WOW Wow Wow, there's a Grant Green Trio (LIVE Video 1969) absolutely amazing to watch him play. and yes, Wes is not to be missed! Thanks again.

[@nickdrey1200]

If you haven't gotten to him yet, John Scofield is my favorite Jazz guitarist....well...my favorite guitarist ever. He plays most styles, really. His album A Go-Go is the best jazz guitar album ever recorded. My top 3 are 1. A Go-Go - Scofield 2.) Midnight Blue -Kenny 3.) Tequila - Wes Montgomery

[@29kan]

@@nickdrey1200 Hey thanks for the recommendation . The name John Scofield rings a bell but Im not so familiar with his music. I just gave the track A Go Go a listen. Great track! Look forward to discovering more from him. I love Midnight Blue as well as Wes Montgomery. Thanks for reminding me of this great Chitlins con carne lesson.

[@runreilly]

I saw jazz and thought "Boring? Complicated?" Nope! This song sounds awesome and fun to play. Another great lesson.

[@acpg]

haha yes, some jazz certainly is complicated and boring, but this is the good stuff

[@mmccartney6579]

Yay!! 200k subscribers, and you deserve every one of those, and millions more, Adrian!! Cheers, mate!! :)

[@dannyhowell3184]

Yes! Yes! Yes! Great choice. I can’t wait to get started with this. Fantastic stuff, Adrian.

[@paulmckeown5672]

A great lesson on using the pentatonics in a simple jazz setting that has a great groove about it. Nice...

[@ellahorses5436]

I’ve loved this tune fo4 years - great lesson

[@5e3er67]

Thank you for the Kenny Burrell. Joe Pass famously played a Jaguar in the '60s. See/hear Frankly Jazz, LA '60s.

[@jerseybrian820]

"I had to look up what chitlins were and sure enough....I won't go into the details now but it doesn't sound particularly appetizing..." Perfectly Stated! And the best breakdown of this excellent and study-worthy song that I've seen. Have my like and subscribe, sir!

[@angrybuzzy]

Great tone from that Jazzmaster!

[@Jonas5163]

That was great! Thanks. I've always loved that record and for some reason never learnt it or played it. Now I can do both. Great, simple, concise lesson.

[@2drsdan]

"doesn't sound particularly appetizing to me" I laughed so hard at that, I had to pause for a chuckle break. Good stuff again thanks.

[@1Keef]

Adrian one of my favorite jazz tunes of all times. Thanks for posting. Cannot wait to start jamming over the weekend. Cheers!!! 👍👍

[@Tericaster]

One of the best lessons I've seen by anyone. It pulls everything together. Well done!!

[@robertfkaz7013]

Great lesson. Good way to get your head around rhythm and lead. Thanks again. Very well explained! Now to practice it a few hundred times!!

[@PaulJonesy]

I always watch to the bitter end Adrian. Another helpful video, thanks!

[@fleadoggreen9062]

Thanks man, I’m gonna mess with this one !

[@greg77hot]

SRV did a great cover of this ... Stevie loved Kenny

[@timmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm]

I knew srv did this cover…but didn’t know he loved Kenny too, curious what makes you say that?

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

@@timmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm In the book Caught In The Crossfire they talk about his love of jazz guitarists and Grant Green is another one that Stevie used to really be into in his early days. You can hear his jazz influences on everything from Stang's Swang to Riviera Paradise.

[@WocPaul1]

Loved this lesson, thanks Adrian. Would love to see more Jazz Q. Why don’t you use your Tele for jazz?

[@timopeedu6077]

Thanks Adrian! Jazz (and blues always most welcome)

[@harigeorgeson5885]

Terrific as usual! The middle part reminded me a lot of SRV’s version of Mary Had A Little Lamb. Love the tone.

[@acpg]

Yes, I can hear that! Funnily enough, I read yesterday that SRV has covered this track though I've not yet listened to his version - must check it out.

[@shanebrbich5698]

@@acpg G’day mate, yeah, it’s great, he uses octaves for the melody i, iv, v.

[@laylaruan]

I can't help wondering if SRV actually modelled that on this song a little bit, consciously or otherwise

[@dahliafiend]

@@acpg it’s really good he rolls the tone knob all the way back and gets a really smoky sound.

[@dahliafiend]

You gotta play with 15 gauge strings on your Strat to really get the tone though, man. 😎

[@Nick-sg8xo]

Adrian, you are the best. Proud to be a Patreon

[@Kendo276]

So true, great observations! Trying different genre's of music definitely helps my playing. Jazz is intimidating and hard at times but I have seen improvement when I focus on trying new music. Thank you for this!!

[@portsideguitar1981]

Nice lesson! Great and fun tune to play.

[@erolgermannemmanuel5637]

Gratifying lesson, thanks very much, cant wait for the next one. Regards from 🇧🇷

[@johnsc14]

Superb. Thanks a bunch!!

[@RyansCustomShopandGearOutlet]

Beautiful Jazzmaster! I recently purchased a Squier Classic Vibe ‘60s Jazzmaster in daphne blue, and it is such a fun guitar to play.

[@nickschuller9861]

Fantastic! Yes more jazz concepts please! Thanks Adrian!

[@baggies59]

Thanks Adrian always a pleasure.

[@antonakis79ohyes]

Amazing! I have always been afraid of giving this a try (much as I love it) - but not anymore! Thank you so,so much!

[@boomerdell]

Adrian, GREAT lesson on a classic song! Superbly done. (Such a great album, too...love it.)

[@boomerdell]

PS -- and Yes, I typically watch your lessons all the way through. Always worth it.

[@sgblues4238]

Thank you for this lesson. I love this song and not many teach it.

[@cadenforbes4672]

Great Lesson of a quintessential Jazz Guitar classic. A lesson on the title track of that album would sublime.

[@davidbullivant2858]

👍, Excellent choice and album .....again !. I believe there was a quote from Hendrix along the lines that he admired Kenny Burrell,s tone.....sounds about right to me

[@nicholasg923]

Yet again I think you have a hotline into my record collection. I will study your playing & have a stab at this. One thing though... I think it needs flatwound strings.

[@billyclub56]

This is going in my practice . Nice & different. Thanks

[@adylp7818]

What a cool tune! Thanks for the lesson 🙏

[@dennismcquoid9751]

Thank you! Just learning to play and this is very helpful.

[@anthonyhudson3136]

got this album, like to jam to sat night blues and wavey gravy

[@annettesomers7463]

Loving this lesson! 😍

[@djmbwheeler]

Another awesome lesson. Yes, more jazz would be great. Maybe one notch up, (but just one!), in complexity from this one.

[@SamuelRivera_DAMN]

Love it! Would love to see some Grant Green.

[@neilcrosswell7113]

Excellent! More jazz please.

[@weldonwenturine3395]

Glad you played some jazz on a jazz master!!

[@mairenared]

Great video Adrian. I play mainly blues with a bit of pop and country but the nearest I've got to jazz is "Stormy Monday" by T-Bone Walker. However, I've just rejoined group classes and one of the tunes our teacher has asked us to learn is "Chitlins Con Carne". Looking through all the tutorials on KZbin, your's is by far the best so congratulations on a job well done. By the way, if you're looking for a reasonably priced jazz box, see if you can pick up an Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor II. Not the new ones as they have Filtertron-style pickups but the older ones have humbuckers and sound much better for jazz. I'm looking out for one secondhand.

[@martynspooner5822]

Really great lesson Thanks

[@davidheuser2119]

jazz curious.. love it

[@texasorange285]

You got a new subscriber.....New to the Guitar....... Keep sharing.....

[@bluetrain69]

This is a fantastic lesson👍🏼Subscribed!

[@danbro1378]

Kenny Burrell was the balls!

[@annettesomers7463]

And yeah I love the jazzmaster. Am saving fir a decent guitar. Narrowed it down to either a Jazzmaster or Gibson sg, Eastman or Fender tele. Decisions decisions....

[@duaneulman9915]

Thank you

[@JoeyRadBones]

Radness. Thanks 🙏

[@conemagnet6461]

Beautiful! Never fretted a single note with the pinky. My kind of style. I hate my pinky.

[@andrewhipsky8915]

you have a nice set

[@johnchristoffel620]

Great, great choice man. I love Kenny. Super underrated, under-appreciated guy. I got to see him in LA in 2003 or 2004. I feel lucky that I got to see him.

[@jamesmunday2708]

again very cool!

[@mygreatbigfoot1679]

Mickey Baker certainly posed for a photo with one.

[@jamesmullen1019]

Heres some incite for the pun. Chilli con carne - spanish dish (latin feel). Chittlins - black food (blues). Chittlins con carne - blues with a latin feel.

[@londoncalling1757]

Always room for a bit of jazz guitar

[@johnmitchelljr]

Thank you.

[@joepalooka2145]

Hey Adrian---- Chitlins: the intestines of a pig, boiled down, fried up, and served up with apple cider vinegar and hot sauce. Mmmm good!

[@maydhsh579]

love your glasses Adrian!

[@teodelfuego]

Funny story. I manage to sit on my glasses breaking them beyond repair. I had to dig out an old pair of glasses I bought in 1990 and stopped wearing shortly thereafter because the fashion was for smaller frames. My new backup pair is exactly what Adrian is wearing now. Of course the prescription barely works now, but it’s better than nothing

[@ecojot]

Great lesson - same chords as Freddie King's San Ho Zay

[@freekvreys792]

Hi Adrian, can you maybe do 'Youth Of America', 'Over The Edge' or 'So Young' by 'Wipers' someday? I think it would fit your channel great!! anyway thx for this one! have a good weekend

[@OIP_1]

hell yes every time i watch this channel i think it would be cool to see some wipers

[@sockenfrank]

Hi Adrian, this lesson is amazing. It's so easy to follow you. May i can get the tab, but not over patreon? Thank you very much.

[@DrunkenRhinoceros]

Try that first riff with octaves ala Stevie Ray and Wes Montgomery.

[@rchukran]

Chitlins (chitterlings spelled out in full) probably ranks up there with ethnic specialties from your part of the world, such as haggis and kidney pie.😋 Seriously, this lesson is a good reminder for me to pick this back up. I was working on this tune 4 years back playing in a guitar duo. Haven't touched it in a while. This will be a good review.

[@ianhollister8581]

Thank you for doing a lesson on this song, perhaps you could check out Johnny A's Sometime Tuesday Morning or Oh Yeah.

[@J0N_]

Random question. You’re glasses are sweet. What brand are they? Also nice playing. I love this song.

[@MegaTubescreamer]

"nice" 😎 also check out the cover stevie ray vaughan has put down ,which truly expands the potential of `feeling` the mood for this excellent subject, thanks for the lesson !

[@kingtubby999]

Classic…on my list

[@jacko717]

Excellent, thank you. How about a breakdown of Wes Montgomery "Bumpin' On Sunset"?

[@Sonnyboyslimm]

Chitlins=southern soul food. Blues =southern soul music Con carne = spicy meat Chitlins con carne=Spicy soul music

[@saxophool]

"I had to look up what chitlins is. We won't go into the details." I'm still laughing at that one! 😎 (Autocorrect changed chitlins to chilling in my original.)

[@newmanana]

Chitlins. Chitlins con carne

[@alanohara3444]

Terrific. Really enjoy learning and playing this one. Any chance you could look at "Isabella" from KB's Soulero record ? Thanks again.

[@jax408]

Love it 🔥❤🔥❤

[@jp2173]

Just came out to my folks as “jazz curious”

[@stephennnnnnnnnnnn]

Nice 😎

[@markrup6369]

So Adrian, not be a stickler here, but the second phrase of the solo -- you played it one way in your demo (added the F# note) but showed something different in the lesson. Listening to the recording, I THINK the way you showed it in the lesson is the way Kenny plays it, correct? (BTW - I think your demo version with the F# sounds better!)

[@EasyBreather000]

Hi! Thank you for the insights here. I am also interested in what amp you're using here - is it the Fender Super Reverb? Thanks again, bests, E.

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

Watch to the end, man. It’s his Champ.

[@jackperri3186]

Adrian awesome choice! I have a recommendation! Big Stars cover of Femme Fatale is an excellent track with Steve cropper playing some cool leads on top! Haven’t seen any Big Star on here in a while! Check it out!!

[@acpg]

Yes, huge Big Star fan so I know that one! May well try and do some more Big Star soon.

[@jackperri3186]

@@acpg can’t wait thanks for the hard work!

[@meadish]

@@acpg Whatever you do is always great, but if you do another Big Star song there's no telling what all the good cosmic vibrations would do.

[@vickymay9222]

Detroit's own Kenny Burrell ****

[@Nik17]

Leo Fender: creates guitar with a specific rhythm circuit for jazz. Rare opportunity occurs. Adrian: nah, screw it, still wont use it. Хипстер

[@acpg]

haha yes, thought about that, tried it, didn't like it. Maybe it's just my particular JM, but the rhythm circuit just seems too dull, even for jazz. Sorry Leo!

[@ManOfArun]

@@acpg Can work as an E-Bow preset if you're inclined to drop the volume and roll off the tone when using one.

[@bradh6185]

Jazz curious. Hehe.

[@akoolstik]

woot! great stuff! how about Marc Ribot Postizo?!?

[@ruudgeldermans]

Nice lesson ! I would suggest to roll off some treble though..

[@MiguelOlivan]

Maybe you can try more jazz stuff with some Grant Green or Sonny Sharrock songs. They have sounds rockhead friendly, I think. I love your musical choices and I love jazz guitar. Killer combo.

[@arthurmee]

The less said about Chitlins or chitterlings the better . . . great song though and thanks for the tutorial.