Let’s Slow Things Down: Buddy Guy and Carlos Santana
What you’re going to watch here is half the phenomenon that finally let me enjoy jazz.
See, I never really liked jazz, and so I never went to any performances. Why bother, when I didn’t like the sound? Then I got involved in jazz band in H.S. (just because I was an obnoxious extrovert, not for any love of the music) and discovered that playing jazz was amazing fun. Suddenly the framework made sense, a jungle gym of chord changes upon with I and my friends would cavort and play "Watch this!" as our fingers did stunts within the sounds.
And after that…attending became a lot more interesting, because I would watch the performers, their hands almost a dance performance in and of themselves, the looks of glee and consternation that would pass between them as they passed riffs back and forth, and the joy of being a little more than a passive withness…of getting to have a bit of a look behind the scenes.
So enjoy this video of a couple of the best guitarist in the business as they jam at that Montreux Jazz Festival:
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2 opinions for Let’s Slow Things Down: Buddy Guy and Carlos Santana
Janice
Jul 23, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Hey, this isn’t JAZZ! This is the BLUES and very fine blues at that!
Just because it’s at a Jazz festival, don’t confuse the two!
Thanks for sharing though, these guys are awesome on their own, together, well there is no word for what they are!
Basil
Jul 24, 2007 at 10:17 am
Janice is correct…..Carlos & Buddy ain’t playing nothing but the blues…..with the British spiced flavor…….in the old days blues was almost exclusivly acoustic….we’re talking waaaayyy back……Dr. Funkablaz Jazz Guitarist
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