TrueFire - Jump Blues with Matt Brandt
TrueFire - Jump Blues with Matt Brandt
DVD5 (2 DVD Set) | MPEG2 @ 7 Mbit/s | 720x480 | PCM Stereo @ 1536 Kbit/s 48 KHz | 7 Hours | 8.27 GB
Genre: Guitar Lessons | Language: English
DVD5 (2 DVD Set) | MPEG2 @ 7 Mbit/s | 720x480 | PCM Stereo @ 1536 Kbit/s 48 KHz | 7 Hours | 8.27 GB
Genre: Guitar Lessons | Language: English
ABOUT JUMP BLUES BY MATTHIEU BRANDT
Cult figure, rock & roll legend and music writer, Cub Koda defined Jump Blues as "an up-tempo, jazz-tinged style of blues that first came to prominence in the mid- to late '40s. Usually featuring a vocalist in front of a large, horn-driven orchestra or medium sized combo with multiple horns, the style is earmarked by a driving rhythm, intensely shouted vocals, and honking tenor saxophone solos - all of those very elements a precursor to rock & roll. The lyrics are almost always celebratory in nature, full of braggadocio and swagger. Jump blues was the bridge between the older styles of blues - primarily those in a small band context - and the big band jazz sound of the 1940s."
Dutch recording artist and top European guitar educator, Matthieu Brandt, spent the better part of the last decade examining Jump Blues in preparation for this TrueFire course. Brandt interviewed and studied with many of the originators to document the style and create TrueFire's Jump Blues syllabus.
Jump Blues is presented as a methodology covering theory, comping, accompanist riffs, horn lines arranged for guitar, and several approaches for soloing drilling down on many approaches for opening up the neck for the scales, arps and riffs that are employed in swing and Jump Blues guitar.
Jump Blues also ices the cake with 12 tasty solos, followed by in-depth analysis of several Jump Blues giants such as Brian Setzer, T-Bone Walker, Charlie Christian, Gatemouth Brown and Freddie King, all of whom have their own signature jump blues sound.
Accompanying vocalists and soloists is a big part of the Jump Blues style and is as challenging and rewarding as soloing. A sizable chunk of Jump Blues is dedicated to voicings, pulling off various rhythms and locking up with the rhythm section.
A comprehensive overview with dozens of examples is presented laying out the groundwork for Jump Blues.
Rhythm, comping and bass lines are thoroughly examined with dozens of examples and rhythm studies.
Twelve full-chorus signature-style solos are presented, broken down and analyzed in depth.
Dozens of essential horn lines and accompanist riffs, arranged for guitar, are presented and demonstrated.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
79 Total Video Lessons
Jump Blues
Mixolydian
Inner Logic
Base Line & Intervals
Intervals 2
Intervals 3
Intervals 4
Broken Chords
Lockwood
Horn Lines 1-3
MATTHIEU BRANDT
Matthieu Brandt is a guitarist, songwriter, recording artist, Appalachian style banjo player and bandleader based in Haarlem, The Netherlands, where he has a highly successful teaching practice emphasizing songwriting. He has studied and played with some of the great guitar players walking this planet, has organized master classes and has been teaching guitar for over 25 years.
He started out as a fingerstyle blues guitar player and later moved on to playing in a string of electric blues bands covering all the important blues styles under the sun. From jump to rock blues, from Mississippi to Chicago and back to Texas; Matt has played it all. He's ventured into jazz playing with his own quartet and even did a stint in a big band, playing Freddie Green style backup. Currently, Matthieu sees himself as a singer songwriter, is recording his fourth solo album with all original material, and has taken to playing the open back 5-string banjo.
As a long-time TrueFire Educator, Matthieu is now running a TrueFire satellite studio in Amsterdam to help facilitate productions with European artists and educators.
TrueFire - Jump Blues with Matt Brandt
TrueFire - Jump Blues with Matt Brandt
