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The major and minor pentatonic scales lay the foundation ... George Benson ushered in a new generation of blues inspired jazz guitar. A player with serious technical chops and an insane feel ...

Jazz guitar has always been a dynamic art form ... Musicians experimented with unconventional scales and harmonic substitutions, including modal playing, chromatic passing tones, and extended ...

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