All The THings You Are (Improv)

[mr. beaumont]

Still playing with the new camera...trying out a "semi-arrangement" of ATTYA...hope you enjoy.

YouTube Video

[whatswisdom]

Nice. Enjoyed your post. Perfect to chill to after a hard afternoon gig. Some real fancy and intricate lines. This cat can play.

[swansd]

Very pretty, really enjoyed the way you connected the chords.

[abdke99]

love it Jeff

[23skidoo]

Great stuff, Mr. B. Very informative, really appreciate being able to see how you incorporate chords into the runs, how everything lies on the fretboard.... and the new camera sounds/looks good....

[Kman]

Beautiful guitar playing. Makes you you realize how great that song is.

[mr. beaumont]

Thanks guys.

Anybody know a decent video editing software? My camera saves things as a .mov, which doesn't fly with Windows Movie Maker, which I'm not convinced is anything special anyway--very "clunky". I could download a converter and then use it, but I'd be interested to know what else is out there...

I'd like to be able to do Titles/Credits and have a little text here and there during a vid to illustrate an idea.

[StevieB]

Originally Posted by mr. beaumont

Thanks guys.

Anybody know a decent video editing software? My camera saves things as a .mov, which doesn't fly with Windows Movie Maker, which I'm not convinced is anything special anyway--very "clunky". I could download a converter and then use it, but I'd be interested to know what else is out there...

I'd like to be able to do Titles/Credits and have a little text here and there during a vid to illustrate an idea.

Hi Jeff, I can't help you with the editing software, but I wanted you to know I loved your arrangement and playing of ATTYA. (BTW, I'm Steve Berger over on the AGF).

[23skidoo]

Mr. B - a lot of times a new camera will come with the 'lite' version of an editing program bundled with the disc containing the drivers, etc. My limited experience is that most video editing programs operate pretty similarly regarding basic functionality (cut & paste editing, simple transitions and titles, syncing up outside audio). You might look back at the discs that came in the box and see if you've already got something - maybe even a license to download an app from the net. If you're not trying to get too fancy, you might already have something serviceable....

[NSJ]

Jeff, Like it, thanks. My personal preferences with regard to what I liked better in the solo: polyphony/ interval/chord improvs and use of space and silence, that gives the sense of breadth to the expression and expression that also breathes. Fast single note runs, I'm not getting much into, these days, but that goes for everyone's playing, starting, first of all, with mine.

Thanks! I thought the video was a tad dark, but that could have just been my screen.

As for software, I always suggest, for use of video/audio by artists and artistically inclined persons, get a Mac. Comes built-in with iMovie and Garage Band, which are free, with excellent pro apps that are or will become industry standards (Final Cut Pro, Logic Studio Pro).

[dmorash]

I really enjoyed this. Great overall mood.

[Reg]

Hey Mr. B. very cool, nice to hear you let go a little. Beautiful version... I'm pretty fried on original... man... are you an old rocker, I dig watching your fingerings and default, as JP has me saying, phrases. Just to make sure... that's a compliment... I grew up going to Filmore and the other hangs as a kid back in the 60's... great post... thanks. ( you sure have the intense look goin on... ) one of your fans... Reg

[MortenFaerestrand]

Sounds very nice!! Many great sounding elements here, I'm sure you could easily make a recording with a clear beginning, middle and end. A little clearer structure and you have one track for your solo guitar album! :-)

[mr. beaumont]

Originally Posted by Reg

are you an old rocker

Most definitely am, of the Jerry Garcia ilk--he was my first guitar hero...I'm pretty sure you can still hear that in my playing...

Thanks all for the compliments everybody...as for the video editing, the camera did come with something, but it's also "clunky." I think I just have to play around with it a little more.

[markf]

nice music. very nice. how old is that tune? written about 80 years ago? what a great song it is.

not sure if there's a whole lot of "good morning little school girl" or "truckin" in there though.

[mr. beaumont]

I gotta listen again myself...do I do the little "descending triplet pulloff?" that's a Jerry lick that never goes away.

And any Django-ism's you hear are really Jerry-isms. Jerry loved Django, I heard Jerry years before I ever heard Django...so I'm ripping off Jerry ripping off Django, for the most part.

I was actually amazed when I started getting into gypsy jazz last year how nicely Jerry Garcia licks translate to that style of music...everything is everything, y'know? Thanks Lauren Hill.

[gingerjazz]

Holy crap;;;mr b ,that is one moving piece of music and i want to thank you for the inspiration,i need to go practice.As it says in victor wootens book that i just read,"boy do i have a lot to learn"take care man and peace.

[kamlapati]

Dude, I'm a fan.

[brwnhornet59]

Nice job Jeff. I have been working on that tune as well. I play 1st verse last verse, Affettuoso, with swing in between. Thanx for posting.

Roll away the dew Brother, Franklin's Tower awaits us all.

[Jazzpunk]

Excellent!

[paynow]

Originally Posted by mr. beaumont

Thanks guys.

Anybody know a decent video editing software? My camera saves things as a .mov, which doesn't fly with Windows Movie Maker, which I'm not convinced is anything special anyway--very "clunky". I could download a converter and then use it, but I'd be interested to know what else is out there...

I'd like to be able to do Titles/Credits and have a little text here and there during a vid to illustrate an idea.

Take a look at Vegas Video, which is a Sony product:

Vegas Product Family Overview

If you go on Amazon you can see some reviews.

There is also a program which is a free download, called Super, that does video conversions so you can change .mov to .wmv and use Windows MM. Movie Maker, if its the Version that comes with Vista and before, is fine for what you want to do provided you can convert the vid. Super isn't the easiest thing to use, however. That's how I do it, as my camera only shoots .mov.

Great playing, BTW. Very nice.

[msr13]

I love your playing, Mr. B. Great stuff.

[wizard3739]

Very, very nice Mr. B!! I love your tone and the way you express yourself with your chord melodies. It really a treat for me to see your good videos and gain some insight into the way you put together your chord voicings. I'm sorry I can't offer any advice on the video approach, I am a novice on video stuff (just bought a low cost camcorder to learn how to do videos).

wiz

[mr. beaumont]

Just wanted to say thanks to those who posted since my last round of thanks...


The only thing about this Hofner...waaaay to easy to overplay on it...there's a couple of lines here that are just too self indulgent...gotta work on that...

[matt.guitarteacher]

Great stuff, Mr. B. Perfect balance of taste and chops in my book.

I don't know much about the video stuff , but when I was researching a while back the consensus on the web seemed to be that Movie Maker is more trouble than it's worth. I wasted a good bit of time trying to make it work the way I wanted even with the compatible formats. There are probably better options even among the free software packages.

[Jake Hanlon]

sounds great Jeff, great sound especially.

[mr. beaumont]

Thanks Jake and Matt.

Yeah, for the first time in a long time I am completely happy with my tone. Now to work on being completely happy with my playing (which I assume will take longer but cost less! )