Learn to play jazz riffs, chord and rhythms Learning how to play jazz guitar is no cakewalk but then that's what attracts most of us to the style to begin with. Jazz guitar is indeed challenging, however it's also extremely rewarding because the form allows you the ultimate freedom of expression as a musician. But before you can exercise that freedom, you have to put your time in listening to jazz, watching video jazz guitar lessons, and learning the requisite theory, chords, rhythms and vocabulary.
Petit plays a real solid, soulful jazz style, in many ways like Wes Montgomery. Frankly, however, some of Petit's solos just sound better than Wes's. I don't have the liner notes in front of me, but listening to it, I think the tracks are mostly his own rhythm and solos laid on top of each other. This makes for a surprisingly full sound. If you're a fan of good jazz guitar, this CD will make a great addition to your collection. It's quite accessible, never disappointing or cheesy, and for a CD that doesn't have driving rhythm section it really gets your foot tapping.
Concord Music Group will release five new titles in its Original Jazz Classics Remasters series. Enhanced by 24-bit remastering by Joe Tarantino, several bonus tracks on nearly each disc (some previously unreleased) and new liner notes providing historical context to the original material, the series celebrates the 60th anniversary of Riverside Records, the prolific New York-based label that showcased some of the most influential jazz artists and recordings of the 1950s and '60s.