Duck Baker: Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar: Bop to Modern (2004)

This lesson focuses on various bop and modern jazz compositions. The approach for the fingerstyle guitarist differs from those used in playing swing tunes in that the harmonic structure is more sophisticated and the bass lines typical of swing are inappropriate to the more contemporary styles of modern jazz. The music of Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Benny Golson, Sonny Rollins and the South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) is featured in this video.