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#1
07-10-2011, 01:04 AM
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 Intros for CMs Hi I am a newbie and this is my first post (the last post will be at my funeral  ). I have been playing guitar on and off for about fifty years, but I am not very good. For the last nine years however, I have been studying jazz guitar with some purpose. I am happy with my progress to date and have played a few gigs as a member of a combo which I enjoyed very much.But I also want to develop a solo technique. One stumbling block is in the area of introductions to CMs. When I listen to the likes of Joe Pass and Jody Fisher they play such interesting intros that really sets up the tune. My question is; can anyone guide me to any resources that covers introduction development for guitar? Best Jim     |
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07-10-2011, 08:03 AM
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 Hi Jim, I am by no means an expert at writing intros, but I do use a number of techniques, including: 1. Develop a ii-V pattern to the opening chord. 2. Back cycle to the opening chord. 3. Back cycle interspersing flat-5 subs. 4. Play the bridge. 5. Play the last 2 or 4 bars of the A section harmony with an improvised melody. These are just the ideas off of the top of my head. Have fun with this. If you don't play many improv choruses with your c-m, this is where you can have some fun. Good luck, Mike |
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#3
07-10-2011, 08:40 AM
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| Ron Eschete has a book of intros and endings for jazz tunes, published by Mel Bay. Here's a link to it at Amazon. com Amazon.com: Mel Bay's Jazz Intros and Endings (Mel Bay's Private Lessons) (9780786672127): Ron Eschete: Books Mickey Baker has several intros in Volume 1 of his famous (and cheap!) Complete Course in Jazz Guitar. Amazon.com: Mickey Baker's Complete Course in Jazz Guitar: Book 1 (Ashley Publications) (9780825652806): Mickey Baker: Books I've been listening lately to Barney Kessell's work with Oscar Peterson. Many of the intros to those tunes are formulaic and repeated with slight variations from one tune to another. It's amazing how far you can take a few intros (-ballad, blues, rhythm tune, standard). Someone above mentioned playing the last few bars of the A section with a different melody. That works. So does playing the melody rubato.
__________________ "I can not overemphasize how important it is to sing what you play or play what you are singing. You do not have to be a singer. You don't have to sing loudly, or even above your breath. Scatting, as this is sometimes called, directly improves your ability to play what you heard, which in turn sounds less like someone playing memorized patterns." Herb Ellis |
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#6
07-14-2011, 05:31 PM
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| Also Robert Conti has an instructional dvd titled " Intros, Endings and Turnarounds. Worth the price. |
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