He slides from complex chord to chord anywhere on the finger board with perfect smoothness and the same dexterity as most of us move from D to G to C triads in first position
Wow...what a fine musician we have here. Chord changes and bass playing all over the neck...come on... the subtle movements here and there...and the searching of what to play next..he has it all and takes me as a listener into his story...he plays like he's riding a bike on a very nice day , no care in the world..and the God of music sitting at the back...saying "we ve got you covered son"...magic!!!
at the end of this beautiful impro i would stand up and cry. Then i would start asking "how can u do that?!?!? how can it be so smooth? how can you make the bass, the chord, the melody flowing that way? Thank you for existing."
Nice! Ted, and Lenny Breau and a few other great ones really show a beautiful humility and lack of pretension when they do these master classes. That is as awesome as the way they play solo guitar, and impresses me tremendously.
I thank God for allowing certain "Geniuses" to be born and to share with us their greatness!!! Their Blessings and their rich contribution to the music world!!! Ted Greene, you have touched us all.💎
Well, taildragger, I love Ted Greene *and* Elton John for different reasons. TG is one of the greatest masters of what I try to do. EJ writes beautiful songs. I like EJ's songs because they always go somewhere and take their time getting there. He's always got something to say, and so does TG. They just speak different languages.
Yes, if you read his books, especially Chord Chemistry, he talks a lot about George Van Epps in the same breath as he discusses the classical master Chopin, and analyses his voicings extensively as probably the departure point for his own concepts of harmony.
Check out Barney Kessel, another of my favorites who was equally masterful in linear and chordal playing. To me it seems that Van Eps centered his playing around chords more than Pass. Django played a lot of linear passages but in a unique Gypsy style different from Pass. When I say linear I mean concentrating on single note scalar lines more than chords. Regardless they are all great guitarists and that's all that really matters.
Somebody Transcribe this please...Looks like I am going have to do it. Deep warm singing feel, relaxed swinging groove . Somehow Ted does not hurt my brain like Joe Pass does. I think it because I enjoy it singing / dancing along. Ted's jam feels like a celebration of good time together as oppose to a problematic chess game approach. Love the man and his lessons.
Ted was great, he obviously studied the late George Van Eps thoroughly as did Joe Pass. their playing has so many elements of George's punch the name George Van Eps into CZcams and check him out. all of this harmonically advanced fingerstyle jazz playing goes back to Van Eps
@ tbcass Firstly kudos to Ted for a lovely blues. RIP a true genius. Just my two cents on the joe pass charlie christian django discussion.(many years later i see now) I dont hear much charlie christian in joes lines nor django. Its possible that while they were influences pass didnt actually borrow from them. Of course he made albums dedicated to django and charlie parker but with regards to horn like lines, they said this of charlie christian, i hear many phrasing similarities between charlie and lester young, both favouring more lyrical lines rather than virtousity.
Joe (rest his soul) will keep me scratching my head for many a year but i feel his genius lies mostly in his chordal playing. Tbf the man was an absolute genius and i think harmonically was creating so much tension (in his lines) that were only resolved when he came back to his melodic chordal style. I suppose i have heard him also being very lyrical too though.
Deparko I just left a message for your other Ted Video (Autumn Leaves). Thanks for posting this gem. Please if you were able to get the Joey B. wedding dvd (I did not) could you please upload the tunes from that DVD. Thanks in advance... RC
Actually, he used to open for Joe in the 70s and ted took lessons from Joe...i think at some point, Joe starting turning around and listening to Ted :)
Its funny That you guys say Pass is from the Charlie Christian school but I understand why you guys say that but I have seen interviews with Joe and he said he was influenced by Django and never really listend to Charlie at all.
great feel..great tone ! :-) hey jazz-guitarists - ..have something 4 u .. wonna see/hear how to improvise bach music ? :-) ..look for vid : "bach sarabande jazz guitar" maybe u ll like it ..regards
seems some people just don't know how to be polite and end their chatter. their confusing a musical event with a coffee house a background guitar player noodling some tune and don't see anything wrong blabbing on with their stupid arse talking. maybe if Ted had been less of a gentleman about those rude chatterbox's spoiling his introduction. he should maybe have waited for them to finish and thanked them for their entertaining chat. that would have done the trick.
tone vicar shut up and listen and jean luc barson if you was up here playing i might listen to you but you are not ,nor or are you tone vicar so go on face book or twitter and spout your words some of us have ears beyond words and music critics always criticize others work so what
He slides from complex chord to chord anywhere on the finger board with perfect smoothness and the same dexterity as most of us move from D to G to C triads in first position
No niinpä. Helppoa, kun sen osaa...
Wow...what a fine musician we have here. Chord changes and bass playing all over the neck...come on... the subtle movements here and there...and the searching of what to play next..he has it all and takes me as a listener into his story...he plays like he's riding a bike on a very nice day , no care in the world..and the God of music sitting at the back...saying "we ve got you covered son"...magic!!!
Ted was a player sent to us by God to provide inspiration to the rest of us.
He's so far ahead of anyone else I've observed, it is ridiculous.
Best blues guitar playing I've heard. True blues feel with a jazzman's ear for subtlety.
The way the tunes just roll off his finger tips is amazing.
He was so great,
I will always remember him,
He inspired me...
at the end of this beautiful impro i would stand up and cry. Then i would start asking "how can u do that?!?!? how can it be so smooth? how can you make the bass, the chord, the melody flowing that way? Thank you for existing."
Always felt that Guild Tailpiece was the coolest design! TED -the chord chemistry professor 🇺🇸
Nice! Ted, and Lenny Breau and a few other great ones really show a beautiful humility and lack of pretension when they do these master classes. That is as awesome as the way they play solo guitar, and impresses me tremendously.
I thank God for allowing certain "Geniuses" to be born and to share with us their greatness!!! Their Blessings and their rich contribution to the music world!!! Ted Greene, you have touched us all.💎
Wonderful notes, sound, improv and humble, ironic and great man RIP
In D , In F ,In Db, plays all the good changes, may the good blues unite us all.
And he goes from one key to the other in such a smooth way that sometimes you can't even tell if the key changed or not.
His use of the 12 bar is amazing
Oh My Lord , what fabulous knowledge he had !!!
Truly a genius
Well, taildragger, I love Ted Greene *and* Elton John for different reasons. TG is one of the greatest masters of what I try to do. EJ writes beautiful songs. I like EJ's songs because they always go somewhere and take their time getting there. He's always got something to say, and so does TG. They just speak different languages.
Yes, if you read his books, especially Chord Chemistry, he talks a lot about George Van Epps in the same breath as he discusses the classical master Chopin, and analyses his voicings extensively as probably the departure point for his own concepts of harmony.
beautiful
Ted was just absolutely brilliant, the harmonic understanding he displays is almost scary :)
Ted was a conduit of musical physics of the angelic order.
Su toque con la diestra es muy clásico, se ve que hay una formación académica anterior muy presente.
Check out Barney Kessel, another of my favorites who was equally masterful in linear and chordal playing.
To me it seems that Van Eps centered his playing around chords more than Pass.
Django played a lot of linear passages but in a unique Gypsy style different from Pass.
When I say linear I mean concentrating on single note scalar lines more than chords.
Regardless they are all great guitarists and that's all that really matters.
Ted was Even More Advanced than Barney
Great posting, thanks. Head, hands and ears eh!
Must be the most savvy piece of blues I've ever heard
angelic...
Most underrated and unknown.Simply Perfection!
Somebody Transcribe this please...Looks like I am going have to do it. Deep warm singing feel, relaxed swinging groove . Somehow Ted does not hurt my brain like Joe Pass does. I think it because I enjoy it singing / dancing along. Ted's jam feels like a celebration of good time together as oppose to a problematic chess game approach. Love the man and his lessons.
GENUIS
Incredible
pra mim o maior sentiment da guitar jaaz!! vivia a musica !!
Other listening suggestions would be Lenny Breau: The Velvet Touch Live and anything with Ed Bickert 🐕🎸
this video is the best
Sound-check, schmound-check. He dials in his tone on the fly, and keeps it musical.
In Canada we have Lorne Lofsky. Check out his masterclass videos 🐕🎸
Ted was great, he obviously studied the late George Van Eps thoroughly as did Joe Pass. their playing has so many elements of George's
punch the name George Van Eps into CZcams and check him out.
all of this harmonically advanced fingerstyle jazz playing goes back to Van Eps
Well said regarding Barney Kessel. One of my favorites of all time, such a versatile player
Amazing Ted!!
amazing
Thank you for posting this :-)
@ tbcass Firstly kudos to Ted for a lovely blues. RIP a true genius. Just my two cents on the joe pass charlie christian django discussion.(many years later i see now) I dont hear much charlie christian in joes lines nor django. Its possible that while they were influences pass didnt actually borrow from them. Of course he made albums dedicated to django and charlie parker but with regards to horn like lines, they said this of charlie christian, i hear many phrasing similarities between charlie and lester young, both favouring more lyrical lines rather than virtousity.
Joe (rest his soul) will keep me scratching my head for many a year but i feel his genius lies mostly in his chordal playing. Tbf the man was an absolute genius and i think harmonically was creating so much tension (in his lines) that were only resolved when he came back to his melodic chordal style. I suppose i have heard him also being very lyrical too though.
Every time I watch Ted Greene or Lenny Breau, I just want to pick up a music theory book and teach myself some chords on the guitar.
Genius!
Looks like it is at Mccabes music store in Santa Monica
I wish he played "louder". He plays so delicately, which I suppose is to be admired. Who am I to judge though? I guess I'm just used to Pass =P
SHUT UP Lady! You are in the presence of GREATNESS!
beach shirt FTW!
@MrNadeeo Joe Pass's "Virtuoso" recordings are all chord melody renditions of jazz standards.
Sah-weet...
@robertsonthebruce
What a witty remark, well, always look on the bright side, don't we?
Kind regards
Lenny Breau, Ted, and Larry Coryell were the best from the 70's...and none of them ever really got the credit they deserved.
@abedesuka most likely most boxes he played were guilds im pretty sure
3:00 monologue is priceless
All I need to do is buy that guitar then I can play like that right?
No.
@RaymondFRevalee Please post some of your playing. That way, we can all hear what a genius you are on the guitar!
What sort of tuning did he use?
strangely enough i havent listened to van eps
The people talking at first shut up quick once he got moving .. I don’t think any of them realized what they were seeing … then the magic happened 😁
Deparko
I just left a message for your other Ted Video (Autumn Leaves). Thanks for posting this gem. Please if you were able to get the Joey B. wedding dvd (I did not) could you please upload the tunes from that DVD. Thanks in advance... RC
And he has the audacity to talk and crack jokes while dominating the guitar with elegant brilliance
wonderful chord sequences,very much Milt Jackson would like to use.
3:38 silence
Maybe I'm wrong but I think Pass was more a product of the Charlie Christian school.
Actually, he used to open for Joe in the 70s and ted took lessons from Joe...i think at some point, Joe starting turning around and listening to Ted :)
Heart attack 2005
Pass's playing was nothing like Django's but instead more like Christian's linear horn like lines.
Practicando mucho.
does anyone know how Ted died?
damn what a shame, i seriously wanna learn to play the blues like this
why would you say that?Joe and him are quite different.Dan
Its funny That you guys say Pass is from the Charlie Christian school but I understand why you guys say that but I have seen interviews with Joe and he said he was influenced by Django and never really listend to Charlie at all.
Ted studied under Ace Frehley
That explains why the first time I saw Ted play, he shocked me and made me feel better!!
great feel..great tone !
:-)
hey jazz-guitarists - ..have something 4 u ..
wonna see/hear how to improvise bach music ?
:-)
..look for vid :
"bach sarabande jazz guitar"
maybe u ll like it ..regards
Renato Rozic couldn’t find it... post a link!
Heart attack at his home in 2005.
drop d?
眠くなるわ！
That's not the blues. That's a happy contented blues.
He's got huge hands but in " Chord Chemistry " he tells us to stretch. Yeah right Ted. With your hands I'll strecth no problem.
seems some people just don't know how to be polite and end their chatter.
their confusing a musical event with a coffee house
a background guitar player noodling some tune
and don't see anything wrong blabbing on with their stupid arse talking.
maybe if Ted had been less of a gentleman about those rude chatterbox's spoiling his introduction.
he should maybe have waited for them to finish
and thanked them for their entertaining chat. that would have done the trick.
Simmer the fuck down. It would have helped if he had turned his amp up a little, or maybe played with a pick. He was playing absurdly quiet.
tone vicar shut up and listen and jean luc barson if you was up here playing i might listen to you but you are not ,nor or are you tone vicar so go on face book or twitter and spout your words some of us have ears beyond words and music critics always criticize others work so what
Yes, there's Delta Blues and Chicago Blues, but who knew? As it turns out there's also Gay Blues too.
you guys don’t have a fucking clue what you’re talking about
There are retarded people on CZcams, and there are teenagers on CZcams. But who knew there are also retarded teenagers on CZcams?
There is your mum blues too, the one that everyone has been playing with dirty fingers since before your birth.