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Because it's not my style, unfortunately. No point trying to do something against my nature. Which doesn't mean I don't appreciate the skill as a...

Have you tried a music stand light: Amazon.ca

Yes, I know, but the conversation here is about specific notes, not alternate ones. I suppose it's also about how alternate notes function but that's...

That's very good, well done. :encouragement: Edit: Having listened closely to the above slowed down version, I think the music notation shown...

True, the most awkward thing is the range. A number of guitarists including Adam Rogers and Jonathan Kreisberg play the bridge up an octave whereas...

Far be it for me to agree with you.. but.. OK so in the old days people couldn't slow down music like that really, and things were often picked...

Myopic, I'm using my old presbycusis ears not my shortsighted eyes. But obviously, the 1947 recorded versions are not very clear.

For anyone interested, I've been playing around with an audio stem remover and I just decided with the help of slow down and editing software to...

And yes. Why wouldn’t you be able to? Also dexterity isn’t all that fast

Stevie, Wow, this guitar is going to be amazing. Particularly interesting is the bubble like figure in the middle of the back. Something I’ve never...

I learnt this head about 10 years ago by ear and transcribing the notes Parker and Miles produced didn't stop me from playing the tune. What may be...

It does sound killer. It has a good jazz tone even acoustically. But yeah, I was surprised; I had to cut the little fabric winding off with a razor...

I like how you use the low open string. I just stole that.

The chords for bar 3 are Bb (or Dm) - G7 and Cm/F7 for bar 4. It's only logical that it's a nat B for the G7 and a Bb for the Cm, ghost note or not....

Do these discrepancies by various players really matter? Isn't this myopic focus on certain specific notes holding you back from just playing the...

It's a ghost note, indeterminate pitch. I think most people play a Bb there. A lot of ghost notes in bebop... Shows you how much rhythm dominates...

When I was in the middle of trying to get my left hand fingers together my teacher talked about the importance of having the fingers close to the...

Playing Changes, by Nate Chinen.

It’s acceleration, not velocity, that affects force - but that’s kinetic force on a moving object. Newton’s second law is the source: force = mass X...

Yes, Parker plays Ab there each time in the head (the entry after the bridge is ghosted) and Miles plays C not D. EDIT: Just saw that bediles...

What are you direct injecting it in to?

http://youtu.be/WFVQ2KPihJQ?t=473 The music starts at 473rd second and the system doesn't process correctly the YouTube time indication, so slide to...

The natural B stands out in the previous bar. If it was repeated you'd hear it. It's definitely not.

I'm doing the video exercise, mentioned in the original thread post, 5 mins a day, I'll see how it progresses. Edit: I've slightly changed the...

This is what I can hear from the slowed down original 1947 recording I've created. I'm not sure if the Bb in bar 4 is played. (See red in...

Actually, now that you say that, I think that Tuck did not say "fret the notes with the minimum pressure needed to sound the notes clearly," only to...

9 October 2024 James Chirillo and Pasquale Grasso guest with Frank Vignola, Ted Rosenthal, Gary Mazzaroppi and Alex Raderman.

Well, I've been up all night and so I'll share this nonsense with you. I'm never going to play Dexterity but this is rhythm changes in Bb so that'll...

Don’t know about the US but over here, drugstores sell reading glasses for a couple of euros. I relied on them for years, before I eventually got...

I hate thinking about Mr. Benson getting old. A tremendous era coming to an end. I will be holding my GB10 tightly in gratitude the day he passes,...

PM’d you

What brand and model did you by? Active or passive? Thomann lists 179 models in the PA department ranging from 14 EUR to 2000+ EUR for a Rupert...

Yes, this is my list in alphabetical order. https://youtu.be/snncoOUgADI

I don't have the chops for the big chords. Part of what I'm trying to do with all these tunes is get some bass notes under the little voicings....

Not an eye doctor, and don't know what you've discussed with yours, but your description of your vision not being so good in the evening makes me...

DI = direct injection. More info: Access to this page has been denied (Ignore the "access to this page has been denied" stuff, that's just...

Aging eyes here, too, in mid 60s. In Japan, reading glasses are “rogan kyo,” literally “old eye mirror.” Had two pairs made, one for close...

Actually in the 4th measure I hear Bird play: D (1/4 note) > Bb (not A, 1/8 note) >> C > Bb (not B natural) > D > C (1/8 notes) , so the Real Book ...

That is what’s known in the guitar industry as ‘a Mic drop.’

A real tortoise shell pg in 1980? Wasn't that a no-no already? Since like the early 70's?

WOW - a real beauty. Skip the long wait list. :smile-new:

Thats funny...I have their finger tailpiece on my '90 S 16 and put 56s on the bass no problem. That was a long time ago and I was told for a while...

Nice! I hadn't seen this before, checked out the first tune and Looking forward to rest. Thank you for the share!

The back lighting of a computer or tablet screen makes it worse for me because my eyes get tired of the forward emitting light and I wind up zooming...

Nice! Yeah that sounds about like maybe I would define it? Maybe useful for me to put some solos I’ve transcribed that I don’t think of as...

I'd be interested in more modern books which take into account current trends and styles in jazz and/or music in general - that would add something...

Nothing but bangers on this list. I actually don’t know the Newport recording well but the first album I bought with my own money was the Oberlin...

James Chirillo and PG!

I've had the surgery in both eyes. Got 20 20 distance vision in one, but only 20 30 in the other because of a ripple in the retina. Colors are much...

The first jazz album I ever bought was Brubeck at Newport 1958. I'd already been listening to a lot of jazz on the radio for a few years on stations...

The green gb5 it s my favorite (and the D’a obviously)

This is a good one! Slight variation that my classical teacher had me do when I was having carpal tunnel problems was to not even try to fret the...

BTW that one note everyone can't decide on: Sax plays Ab, Miles plays a C (10th up) then they play Eb in octaves. There's parts in some of these...

I had my cataracts removed and implants to focus on the music stand. First doctor said I'm not yet ready. Second doctor said If you think you're...

With me it is all about waiting till the cataract is ready and I figure out what I want to do. My retinal doctor is going to see me in 4 months, I...

I put 12s on instead of 14s, and it's a good thing I did because I could barely get my low E to fit in the tail piece! I also think any bigger would...

Do you know anything about the 30s London built Aristone Crown by Abbott? It was supposed to be Abbott's take on the S400/L5. Not to be confused with...

Trenier Botanical update #1 Bryant just sent a few pics of the headstock veneer. The inspiration for this design originated from pictures I sent...

if you can manage the page turns, the iPad has a very readable screen that is of course lit. for reading paper charts with print that is too...

Binding work :smile-new:

comments to follow https://youtu.be/89hne8mKDPw?si=QkO9dx6LTdVjfOt_ EDIT: the aforementioned comments: This isn't one I've spent tons of...

I provided those two solos with the POV that "vocab" related to how the musician generally approached the solo (or a section of it). Note that I...

I have the same issue with low light. I can't read in it or do fine tasks up close. I need it brightly lit and then I'm ok as long as the print or...

I don’t know unless there were designated featured soloists for each tune. I found this with some information on the band. Lionel Hampton at the...

One of the reasons I picked up jazz (again) was to have something to do in my 60s. And preparing for it with no need for eyes... But they say laser...

Yes the selling off as George is getting way up there in age. He is over 80 and those guitars will bring a lot money. I sure would not mind if he...

Does Trans-Black count? Gibson Memphis 2006 ES-335 Dot Satin Trans-Black...

HA! I have the same exact guitar and case, bought new back in '84. And what a GREAT guitar it is! A keeper for sure... I sometimes think of it as my...

Andersen Streamline is one of the best guitars that I've ever played. Mine is the 16" version, and it is a pleasure and an inspiration. It makes me...

Did you catch the trumpet players tossing their trumpets back and forth behind the soloist? These guys were killers. Top notch showman and...

No, I don't always do that but I've been trying to rework my picking from strict alternation to rest stroke picking and starting with all down...

Beautiful instrument. That is very rare instrument here in EU. Even..I remember when price was 3.500EUR, but today this price is more than...

Apologies for the delay in getting back to you. I guess for me (and I have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about, so I'm happy to be corrected),...

Bargain hunters: Move on now. Sales open Oct 16. Any bets on whether his Jimmy D'Aquisto will top 100K? Or whether that will be the most...

I occasionally like a big Barney Kessel sounding chord, or adding a bass note to a 4 part chord on upper string sets. I don't like using my thumb ,...

Hey thanks Peter. That's pure Barry! Ab6o. First eight - Drop 2, second eight - Drop 2/4. I like the thickness of Drop 2/4. I'm going to explore...

Skip I am looking at Webcams around even the Keys and it is a mess. The webcam at Naples on the pier is amazing don't try and go out on the pier for...

The Neural DSP Tone King Imperial is what I use. It comes with a plugin that is installed into Logic, but if I just plugin to practice, I use the...

Right. Another issue: I always look to see if audience members are moving to the music. If the groove is good enough, it's hard to sit still. I...

I think it was Tuck Andress who recommended an exercise in which you fret series of notes (scales, etc.) with your left hand without picking them...

I set the let off to 1/8" and it's starting to feel and sound like seggs now. Let off is the distance before the strings where the key 'lets off'...

Well the bracing has been there but somehow got removed. I have no clue how. You can just see the sound post I installed to support the top. And...

That it has no sound bars/ parallel bracing. I don’t know what happened. They were in there at some point. My guess is the old hide glue crumbled,...

I'll agree to that, the music needs to sound good and have presence but not be loud. It's a hard space to find.

Well, an L5CES is a completely different bird. But what a bird! Daniel Slaman has based this S400 on a prewar S400 model owned by one of his...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xybjiuD9K0

What is a "di-box"?

Thanks. I have those on my L5CES! I don't quite get that beautiful acoustic tone that you have though.

Thomastik-Infeld Swing 12-50 (flatwound). Best.

Thanks guys! I appreciate the encouragement. Derek

Thank you very much, this will be come in really handy when I have insomnia! ;) P.S. - cp, I could not play this fast using all down strokes...

It helps to grow up in a Latin American environment because you will be surrounded by music with a groove all the time. Today, as I was busking,...

They're not addressed for a number of reasons. Many times you have a five part chord, in practical terms, they're most commonly used with doubled...

One thing I ended up thinking about was a quartet I saw playing outdoors within an upscale shopping mall. Soul music. I can't recall any of the...

That's a gorgeous acoustic tone. What strings are they please?

After delving into Mick's 840 chords and 120 3 part chords you should know, I started wondering Where do 5 note chords stand in the Goodrick ...

A very gentle burst on my Tim Bram:

Now I realise what people mean by mojo!

Thanks for the info. I started following Greg Ruggiero on YT. Indeed. Several years ago I didn't like Dean Markley K75 that was available at the...

Thanks for clearing it up. I might have to try that trick one day.

Stage left refers to the left of the stage from the perspective of the performer looking out to the audience. We had one speaker for vocals. We put...

Glad to hear it all worked out. There's a few bands here with those JBL towers. They get the job done. Was the stage left blowing over the band...

Hey Derek. I just listened to this because All Of Me is a track I'm revisiting after having a crack at it a couple of years ago. I'm sorry to read...

I think the modern Gibsons have a little bit less attractive of a sunburst than they did in the 20s-30s but they look great in the right light.

Hey Jazzers, And now, just the acoustic sound of it. https://youtu.be/hEQzQXeXhqA Best and take care.

Sorry to hear about that experience. I would have told the owner no, I just know jazz tunes. Mostly because it's true, but also if I'm going to...

Thanks for asking. We managed to get the sound working adequately. The pianist didn’t want to bring his large powered speakers because of some back...

Here’s a 7 string I made twenty some-odd years ago. It’s been beat to hell.

Hi Allan. Thanks for the interest - and the compliment :-) Couple more gigs at the same place. The last but one was pretty cool. A Friday night...

Yeah, it's just a typo or oversight. Something I noticed, it's a habit now that my office is having us peer review reports.

I thought it was Bb, but yeah, Ab sounds more like it. Shout out to Guy Boden's embedded clip

Maybe they rounded off, thinking 5/100ths of an inch is negligible (which it is, at 1-1/4 mm.... oh sorry, 1.27mm :smile-new: ) And since all...

I think you're right

How did the rest of summer go? Any more gigs? I listened back to your tracks, even the fist one sounds like a competent jazz solo.

So after going through Jon's 2 videos 8 or 10 times,(I have a very thick head) I started thinking, wait a minute, I think I do this sometimes...

Lullaby of Dexterity 1-4 Dexterity 1-4 - YouTube

Video #12: ii-V lick The lick starts on the downbeat of 4 in the measure before the ii. Played in the keys of Bb and Eb. ...

I hear an Ab instead of a D for the third note in bar 3.

I wonder why the fist sax took 16 bars then they skipped to the third and then skipped the 4th over to Wes, after all the trumpets and bones got 8...

My half-baked physics brain thought about momentum instead of force. If the string is further away the finger can get more velocity, which would...

Is it unusual that the top has no bracing, but the bottom does. I'm assuming that the top is up in the picture, since we're seeing the bottom of the...

Yeah, I'm also interested in fluidity.

I mean... I play 3 hour gigs with 13's and I'm a hack.

Very fluid. Curious how you were picking it. It looked like sweep picking ala Jimmy Bruno but couldn't be sure.

Weird that Ibanez lists it at 628mm / 24.7" scale. Weird because 628mm is 24.75" and 24.7" is nonstandard.

I heard this about the 17s. I think he used maybe 13s on the regular? Which is pretty heavy but not crazy heavy. And also he tuned down to Eb most...

The SRV heavy gauge thing is half true. He tried them, but didn't keep them. His guitar tech has a youtube video talking about it.

What does missing sound bars mean?

How did the new place go? This was the place you were concerned about the the PA right?

I love the showmanship of the sax player in the first video.

That video was made six years ago by NY guitarist Greg Ruggiero. I've tried to talk him into joining the Forum, because nobody else has such an...

Thanks to everyone who responded! I've decided to keep the guitar. It is just a great playing guitar for a price that I'll probably never seen again...

I guess I’m asking how you decide what’s a vocab solo and what’s not. I have some that I would categorize this way; just curious how the OP (or you,...

Pre-Milton bump. Thankfully, we are on the fringe in Jacksonville but our prayers are with folks farther South in the path!

Corrected.

The PM3C has a 24.75" scale.

According to Donald Trump ... Just kidding of course.

Very Nice!