Posted by Benz on Sep 9, 2010
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jazz guitar musicians for jazz guitar beginner?
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I just started gettin into some jazz guitar and i absolutely do not know what to start with. What should I learn first and later on?
Also, can you recommend me of a good jazz guitar musician that a beginner should listen to? Thanks you.
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Check out these albums/artists…
Kenny Burrell/Midnight Blue
Wes Montgomery/Movin’ Wes
Wes Montgomery/Bumpin’
Grant Green/Idle Moments
Grant Green/Live At The Lighthouse
George Benson/Breezin’
George Benson/In Flight
Also go to allmusic.com to look up top rated albums by
Eric Gale
Steve Khan
Lee Ritenour
Larry Carlton
Al di Meola
Gabor Szabo
Earl Klugh
Try learning some 7th chords. Maj7, Min7, Dom7, Halfdiminished7, and diminished7 (9ths and 13ths help too). Watch a lot of videos of solo jazz guitar, “good music is borrowed, great music is stolen.” Getting ideas and tips from experienced players is a great way to learn. Just start listening to some jazz maybe pick up some charts and try to work through them.
wes montgomery
Joe Pass, Barney Kessel, Django Rheinhardt, Pat Metheny are absolute musts!