￥Soloing Approaches for the Soul Jazz Guitarist
During the ’60s, jazz guitarists including Howard Roberts, Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, George Benson, and Wes Montgomery famously played in organ trios, led by organ payer like”Brother” Jack McDuff, Johnny “Hammond” Smith, and Richard “Groove” Holmes. This blues-based style of jazz that incorporated elements of R&B was then, and still is, one of the most popular sub-genres of jazz.

 

Henry Johnson’s Jazz Inspirations course of study not only pays homage to the guitars masters of this style, but it will also majorly stock your vocabulary with countless moves to complement virtually any contemporary groove-based improvisations.

 

”Coming up as a player, I was greatly inspired by Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, and many of the other guitarists that played with the soul-jazz organ trios back in the early ’70s. I even got to tour and work with many of the great organists early in my career including Jimmy Smith and Jack McDuff.

 

In this Jazz Inspirations course, I’ll solo over 10 organ trio backing tracks in that soul jazz style. After each performance study, I’ll show you a few traditional key approaches to focus on. I’ll also show you some of my own approaches, which I think you’ll enjoy and find very useful in your own playing.”

 

Henry will solo over each of the 10 backing tracks in a variety of keys and tempos. After each solo, he will break down the solo emphasizing the key concepts and techniques in play.