Guitar Performances

Andy Laverne and John Abercrombie in Concert HL 00641314

Invite two jazz masters into your living room for a concert you'll enjoy watching again and again! Pianist Andy LaVerne and guitarist John Abercrombie present a superb set of live jazz, recorded at the Kleinert/James Arts Center in Woodstock, New York. Includes insightful backstage interviews & conversations, and the songs: Sweet And Lovely, John's Waltz, How Deep Is The Ocean, The Quality Of Your Silence, I Hear A Rhapsody, I Loves You Porgy, Dream Team, By Name Only. 70 min. VHS video. PERFORMANCE

Awakening - The Corey Christiansen Quartet MB 20821CD

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Corey Christiansens’s first foray as a headlining artist offers many standard as well as original tunes. Including "Beatrice", “"Darn That Dream", "Alone Together", "All the Things You Are", and five others featuring the great talents of Danny Gottlieb (drums), Mark Neuenschandwer (bass), and pianist Per Danielsson. A great jazz album to add to any collection.

Barney Kessel Rare Performances 1962-1991 (DVD) MB 13013

This DVD captures almost 30 years of rare performances from 1962 to 1991. Barney is seen playing in a trio setting, solo and with his friends - jazz guitarists Herb Ellis and Charlie Byrd. These performances capture the unique artistry of this great American musician.

Benedetto Body and Soul MB 20883DVD

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Over 4 hours of content on 2 DVDs featuring:

- A two-hour documentary of Bob Benedetto including a complete biography, interviews with family, friends, players and industry professionals, archtop guitar construction/innovations, and his relationship with Fender Musical Instruments and The Benedetto Players.
- The Making of Anima e Corpo, a one-of-a-kind instrument featuring the signatures of eighty of the world’s most acclaimed jazz guitarists.
-Never-before-seen concert footage from 2000
-Living room “jam sessions” from the early ‘90s featuring Howard Alden, Jack Wilkins, Jimmy Bruno and Bucky and John Pizzarelli
-Photo Galleries. Bloopers
-DVD-ROM files containing a virtual tour of Bob’s Pennsylvania workshop (QuikTime required), price lists and advertising materials from 1975 to the present and Bob’s log book documenting every one of his almost 500 archtop guitars made to date.

Benedetto Players MB 20199DVD

And the Guild Jazz Masters in Concert.

Filmed at the Long Island Guitar Show in May of 2002, this jazz guitar concert features Benedetto and Guild endorsed artists playing their beautiful instruments in a first-class setting. Pairings of different artists including Jimmy Bruno, Jack Wilkins, John and Jean Pisano, Charles Chapman and Randy Johnston made this concert a classic.

Beppe Gambetta and Friends (DVD) MB 21250DVD

Beppe Gambetta

By Beppe Gambetta. Mel Bay Publication.

Live in Genova

Italian flatpicking wizard Beppe Gambetta introduces an international all-star roster of performers recorded live at the Teatro della Corte in Genova, Italy. Along the way, Gambetta takes his viewers on a personalized historic and sightseeing tour of his beloved hometown, providing an insider’s perspective of the city and its singularly gifted inhabitants.

Featured performers include the acoustic guitar super group, Men of Steel consisting of Gambetta, Dan Crary, Tony McManus, and Don Ross plus a seamless blend of Gambetta with multi-instrumentalists/vocalists Gene Parsons, Patty Larkin, and Martino Coppo performing instrumental tunes and vocals in English, French, and Italian.

In addition to 100 minutes of concert footage, special features on this DVD include a video overview of Gambetta’s renowned Traversata Show, a costumed dramatic, musical, and dance review of the cultural elements that traveled to the New World with Italian immigrants in the early to mid-twentieth century. Gambetta also includes a charming animated music video of a favorite flatpicking tune called “On the Road with Mama”.

Bob Brozman In Concert MB 13047DVD

Bob Brozman is one of those rare artists whose exceptional wit, music, energy and depth of knowledge combine powerfully to create an unforgettable, truly live concert. A master of blues, slide, hot jazz, Hawaiian and Caribbean guitar styles, Bob has a fast-paced, wide-ranging show that keeps audiences worldwide on the edge of their seats laughing, marveling and participating in his infectious rhythms. His mainstay is the novel mixing of American and world music styles in completely new ways, as his slide guitar explores the musical frontiers between the first and third worlds. Throughout, Bob maintains a disarming talent for humor, from the zany to the sardonic. This 90 minute DVD concert was recorded at the Freight & Salvage, Berkeley California.

Titles include: Zonky, Highway 49 blues, Down the Road, Phonograph Blues, Hawaiian Medley, La Vie en Rose, Ukulele Spaghetti, Love in Vain, Telegram Blues, Old Dog Blues, Green River Blues, Backwards Blues, Minnie the Moocher, Cinemascope Calypso, Dinah, Meleana E, Come On In My Kitchen, Train Song

Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry MB 13056DVD

Red River Blues 1948-1974

This video career retrospective begins with two pieces filmed for the Library of Congress in 1948, including a rendition of, John Henry, with Woody Guthrie. Pete Seeger appears as appreciative host to the duo for two songs from his, Rainbow Quest. A wonderful medley filmed in 1970 of, Red River Blues/Crow, Jane offers two of the oldest known pieces in the Piedmont blues repertoire. Sonny's signature harmonica showpiece, Whoopin' the Clues, is heard in a 1973 BBC performance, and a tour de force, Rock Island Line, closes this exciting survey of a duo who, more than anyone else, introduced a generation to the power and glory of country blues.

Brownie McGhee Born with the Blues - 1966-1992

Brownie McGhee

Tennessee-born, Carolina-influenced, New York-based (in his “folk boom” glory) and a Californian at the time of his death, Brownie showed a wide stylistic range from turn-of-the-century ragtime (Come on, Keep It Coming) to the lyrical sophistication of such original songs as Conversation With a River. His flair for the dramatic aside and autobiographical insight augment passionate vocals and splendid guitar work in 14 performances provide a moving retrospective of an artist too-long taken for granted. Sonny Terry accompanies Brownie on six songs.

A PDF file for the booklet that accompanies this DVD can be found on the DVD folder. This booklet contains biographical information, photographs and performance notes on the tunes. You can also download the PDF file from www.guitarvideos.com/dvd/pdf.htm

Bucky Pizzarelli Favorite Solos MB 21225DVD

Bucky Pizzarelli

Featuring Frank Vignola

In a relaxed studio setting on an April afternoon in New York City, Bucky Pizzarelli pays fond tribute to 14 favorite tunes from his decades as a celebrated jazz guitarist. Frank Vignola joins Bucky, one of his earliest influences, on affectionate interpretations of Tangerine, Honeysuckle Rose, Moonlight Serenade and other timeless melodies.The spirited interplay between the two musicians is as pleasant to see as it is to hear.

Buscarino Players in Concert MB 20241DVD

Buscarino Players

Buscarino players Gene Bertoncini, Ron Afiff, Barry Greene and Corey Christiansen were filmed at the annual Buscarino Players Concert at the Long Island Guitar Show in May of 2002. Fabulous footage of master musicians doing what they do best make this DVD a real treat. The depth of Gene Bertoncini and the fire of Barry Greene and Ron Afiff made this night one to remember. Captured in an almost informal setting at times, these fine players show off the sounds of their stunning guitars hand-built by John Buscarino.

BUSTER B. JONES IN CONCERT HL 00641399

Buster B. Jones is a hot-rod fingerpicker whose main influences are Merle Travis, Jerry Reed, Chet Atkins and other electric country pickers. Here he shows off his stuff with some wild and wooly guitar instrumentals that will have aspiring pickers shaking their heads in amazement. Songs: Buster B. Boogie · Live at Five · Linus & Lucy · Jus D'Orange · Fingers in Flight · Wild Turkey · Funky Fingers · Wipe Out · and two duets with his mentor and friend, Thom Bresh. 60-MIN. VHS VIDEO · PERFORMANCE

Carlos Santana - Influences

Carlos Santana pays tribute to three guitar players who were major influences on him: Wes Montgomery, Bola Sete, and Gabor Szabo. The video features rare performance footage by each of these great guitarists, along with passionate commentary and inspired playing by Carlos which demonstrate their impact. (60 min.) Available with Spanish subtitles.

Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed MB 13092DVD

In Concert at the Bottom Line June 22, 1992

Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed in concert together. What a treat!! These two masters of the guitar complemented each other so well that it is hard to imagine one without the other! Chet Atkins, the subdued quiet picker, thrilled at performing the fast, frantic instrumental written by his energetic alter ego, Jerry Reed. Their careers intertwined for most of forty years, resulting in a number of award-winning collaborations. Their 1992 Grammy Award winning CD "Sneakin' Around" led to several show dates together, including this performance at the Bottom Line. The instrumentals that were shared by these two guitar giants will be played and studied as long as there are guitarists on this planet. This 84-minute video features 18 selections including Copper Kettle, Waltz for the Lonely, Summertime, and more.

Chet Atkins Rare Performances 1955-1975 MB 95990DVD

Series: Vestapol Video

The much traveled Mr. Guitar is seen playing in this video collection everywhere from Nashville to Norway. His signature Gretsch Tennesseean guitar, on which Chet made it exquisitely effective use of its Bigsby vibrato bar, is heard in all its sweet, reverb-laden glory on many of these clips. But Chet, whose versatility embraces all styles of guitar, is also seen playing a classical guitar and a Martin dreadnaught. No matter what he plays, the produced becomes a distinct auditory fingerprint of the man known in Nashville as C. G. P. (Certified Guitar Player). The relaxed mastery evident in this video explains why Chet, along with such diverse geniuses as Thelonius Monk and Bill Monroe, was honored in 1993 with a Lifetime Achievement Award Grammy "For this peerless fingerstyle guitar technique, his extensive creative legacy documented on more than one hundred albums, and his influential work on both sides of the recording console as a primary architect of the Nashville sound." The booklet for the DVD featuring biographical material, rare photographs and details on the tunes is not included, but can be accessed and downloaded from guitarvideos.com. Running time: 58 minutes.

Dave Stryker Big City CD MB 06562CD

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One of the hippest, hardest swinging guitarists on the jazz scene, Dave Stryker has placed his signature warm-toned, blues-drenched lines (played on his Gibson 347 semi-hollow body guitar) in a wide variety of contexts as a leader on 18 recordings. A prolific composer and potent player with a penchant for bop, ballads and blues, Stryker has incorporated such important (and wildly diverse) six-string influences as Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, Grant Green, Sonny Sharrock and Albert King into a highly personalized guitar vocabulary while also reflecting the inspiration of such immortal composers as Duke Ellington, Ornette Coleman, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter and Thelonious Monk. On Big City, Styker is reunited with the stellar drummer (and fellow Omaha native) Victor Lewis, who appeared on the guitarist’s 1992 release, Guitar On Top. He is also joined by bassist Ed Howard and pianist Dave Kikoski in a program of swinging originals and savvy covers. From the introduction by Bill Milkowski.

Detour Ahead MB 13083DVD

An Afternoon with Herb Ellis

Taking its title from Herb Ellis' most famous composition, Detour Ahead chronicles the life and music of the famed jazz guitarist. From his birth in Farmersville, Texas and his early days playing rhythm in the big bands of Jimmy Dorsey and Glen Gray to his innovative work with groups like the Soft Winds, Detour Ahead covers every major step of the guitarist's life. Muh attention is given to his groundbreaking work with the Oscar Peterson Trio of the 1950s, his days with Ella Fitzgerald, his work with the Great Guitars, and his many friends in jazz. On-camera interviews include Ray Brown, Charlie Byrd, Benny Golson, Benny Green, Al Grey, Lionel Hampton, Gene Harris, Jon Hendricks and Hank Jones. Along with modern interviews, Detour Ahead features never-before-seen home movies from jazz's golden age of Herb on tour with Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald and others. Running time: 60 minutes

DJANGO - A JAZZ TRIBUTE HL 00320283

Groundbreaking young guitarist Bireli Lagrene pays musical tribute to the late, great Django Reinhardt with a blistering set of guitar duets. Teaming up with Django's son Babik, Lagrene negotiates the difficult guitar-duo format with palpable energy, daring and enthusiasm. This jazz tribute to Django Reinhardt is a simultaneous testimony to the legacy of a musical genius, and the unprecedented expressive range of the guitar in jazz today. 26 minutes. VHS Video * Performance.

Elizabeth Cotten in Concert 1969, 1978 & 1980 MB 13019DVD

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Freight Train will be a century old in the year 2005. Its author didn't quite live to become a centenarian herself, though she did win a Grammy (Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording for Elizabeth Cotten Live) when she was 93. Both the song and its author are inexorably linked in the minds of most anyone aware of either, yet this DVD vividly demonstrates that there was far more to Elizabeth Cotten and her music than Freight Train. This DVD presents three concert performances by Elizabeth Cotten recorded in 1969, 1978 and 1980. Recollections of her life and music are prompted in the 1978 concert by interviewer Mike Seeger, who played a major role in recording Cotten's repertoire. Mike is also close by in the 1969 and 1980 performances. From 1969: Freight Train, What a Friend We Have In Jesus, Ruben, Vestapol, Washington Blues, A Jig and Spanish Flang Dang. From 1978: Freight Train, Wilson Rag, Georgia Buck, Rattler, Spanish Flang Dang, Judy's Got a Rambling Mind, Mama, Your Son's Done Gone, Wreck of the Old 97, Jesus Is Tenderly Calling Today, Vestapol, Buck Dance, Oh, Babe, It Ain't No Lie, Ontario Blues, Mama, Where's the Baby and others. From 1980: Graduation March, Freight Train, Spanish Flang Dang and Shake Sugaree.

Frank Gambale - CONCERT WITH CLASS 903960

In this exciting new undertaking from the legendary Frank Gambale, the "Thunder From Down Under" brings you up to speed on his never-ending musical quest. With a host of new material, and some of today's top session musicians, Gambale continues to push the boundaries of music to the edge and beyond through his extraordinary guitar playing and songwriting skills. This great video includes an amazing live concert performance followed by an exclusive instructional segment with the legend himself, breaking down several songs featured in the live show. Never before has the music of Frank Gambale been presented in such a user-friendly format by offering instruction and applications on one great video. VHS.