# Guitarists - A Lesson on How it's Done - Al Casey edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 5, 2013, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-a-lesson-on-how-its-done-al-casey-edition/654919 "2013-04-05T14:12:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-a-lesson-on-how-its-done-al-casey-edition/654919/1 "2013-04-05T14:12:17Z")
Apparently,\*\* Al Casey\*\* was **Fats Wallers** ’ guitarist - why the heck don’t I know about this guy? I came across this track, **Buck Jumpin’** on a collection called **Jazz Guitar Pioneers** - I think he is playing either an acoustic archtop or an electric with very low amplification. He sounds like what would happen if Brian Setzer and Jeff Beck got together to play T-Bone Walker’s stuff on acoustic archtops. Wow. > **[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/?app=desktop)** > > Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Note: the needle drops on the record about 10 seconds into the recording… ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-a-lesson-on-how-its-done-al-casey-edition/654919/2 "2013-04-06T02:12:03Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > [YouTube](http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=_aU3gc86w-w&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D_aU3gc86w-w) [Lemme fix that link for you.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aU3gc86w-w) Good stuff, though. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-a-lesson-on-how-its-done-al-casey-edition/654919/3 "2013-04-06T02:18:39Z")
I know it’s somewhat different, and it may just be the similar audio qualities, but the first thing it reminded me of was Django Reinhardt. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-a-lesson-on-how-its-done-al-casey-edition/654919/4 "2013-04-06T02:29:25Z")
It reminded me of Kenny Burrell. I liked it. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-a-lesson-on-how-its-done-al-casey-edition/654919/5 "2013-04-06T02:40:20Z")
How come I click on that link (either the OP or the ‘fixed’ link in the first reply) and I get a mobile YouTube site with links to videos that don’t do squat - literally nothing happens – when I click on them? I finally searched on the song title on YouTube and came up with [a link that actually works for non-mobile viewers](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aU3gc86w-w). ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-a-lesson-on-how-its-done-al-casey-edition/654919/6 "2013-04-06T14:55:09Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > I know it’s somewhat different, and it may just be the similar audio qualities, but the first thing it reminded me of was Django Reinhardt. First of all, sorry about the link silliness; I stink at this stuff. Secondly - oh, yeah, there’s a lot of Django in the tone. Casey is playing a blues structure with jazz chords and approach… ETA: yeah, I love Kenny Burrell and Grant Green; probably my two favorite jazz players, so no surprise they sound similar… ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-a-lesson-on-how-its-done-al-casey-edition/654919/7 "2013-04-08T12:06:01Z")
_bump_ for Monday - follow the link in **squeegee’s** post for some cool old jazzy, bluesy guitar. ---
**Author:** ![alphamatix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@alphamatix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphamatix)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-a-lesson-on-how-its-done-al-casey-edition/654919/8 "2013-04-08T12:40:37Z")
That’s a real treat - thanks for the link!