Benson covers chord substitutions, turnarounds, the Wes Montgomery style and more. He demonstrates his signature scat-style singing on "This Masquerade", and soloing over the famous "On Broadway" vamp. Also included are several virtuoso solo jazz and blues guitar performances, with portions of them transcribed in the included booklet.
Don't expect actual instruction in the art of jazz guitar -- Benson is a player rather than a teacher. However, watching one of the greatest jazz guitarists in the world play is an opportunity to learn the way guitarists have traditionally done it -- using eyes and ears --, and there are slow-motion segments with standard pitch sound so you can cop some pretty serious licks! All right and left-hand techniques are shown in close-up and with helpful split-screen effects to make learning easy.
63 minutes. In English, with Sub-titles in French, German, Spanish or Italian.