{"id":6493,"date":"2018-03-16T13:38:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T12:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/?p=6493"},"modified":"2024-11-26T14:23:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T13:23:09","slug":"george-benson-jazz-guitar-licks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/george-benson-jazz-guitar-licks\/","title":{"rendered":"George Benson Jazz Guitar Licks"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most successful, and sometimes controversial<\/strong>, jazz guitarists of all time is George Benson. While he began his career as a pure jazz guitarist, taking up the lineage of Charlie Christian and Wes Montgomery<\/strong>, Benson later branched off into the pop world where he achieved worldwide success with albums such as Breezin\u2019.<\/p>\n

\"George<\/p>\n

George Benson is one of the greatest jazz guitarists who ever picked up the instrument. A master of blistering lines, octave phrases, chord soloing and of course scat singing, Benson seems to have it all when it comes to his ability to play jazz standards and pop repertoire in a jazzy vibe.<\/p>\n

Though his pop work brought him fame, it did alienate some of his fans from the earlier, more bebop<\/a> oriented recordings. Nevertheless, Benson has remained at the top of the jazz guitar world for over 4 decades now, and with a recent string of new releases, there\u2019s no slowing down for this jazz guitar legend.<\/p>\n

In this lesson, you will learn a number of Benson\u2019s favorite soloing concepts. You will learn to play, and apply 19 different George Benson jazz guitar licks to a variety of chord progressions<\/a> and musical situations.<\/p>\n

Recommended listening<\/b>: Beyond the Blue Horizon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/span>\n

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George Benson Lick List<\/h3>\n
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  1. Major Licks<\/a>\n