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About Aebersolds playalongs-sometimes I cut piano and play with bass and drums. It is very easy because of stereo separation. why? If you practise...

Sorry for all the ' Kodak Brownie ' photo mistakes, but you get the idea ! : )

I didn't read it yet but: So-called "chord tone soloing" is a widely used beginning improv technique. That is - improvise melodies using...

I am happy that LS start to love music of W.Shorter. Best Kris

That's true. I have met him, since he lives just 60 miles from my home. He performed once here in Lexington, Ky. and I went to hear him and spoke to...

You just made my day! Thank you. And you have given me the melody, which I want to learn now.

haha I love robo-jazz backing from BB/real tracks/ though I have almost all Aebersolds playalongs. BB is a fantastic tool-you can organize jazz...

Right, thanks! Wayne chord progressions are like cryptic puzzles with the clues given by the melody. But Wayne so frequently paraphrases the...

that makes sense, some Aebersolds are definitely better than others. I’d still take them over robo-jazz backing any day

I think if you do learn it, you'll like the tune even more. I think its very memorable. And as Graham pointed out, melody is absolutely key in...

May interest Four swing era variants of rhythm changes - YouTube

Been working on walking bass/chords and Bb Rhythm Study number 3 from Contemporary Jazz Studies volume 1 By David Berger RhythmBergerEtude...

I think I read somewhere that this is how they made at least some of the Aebersold tracks, i.e. Jamie A. played the melody and a solo, which was then...

Thankyou!

Thanks Lawson. Actually I didn’t really like this tune much at first, I wasn’t going to play it, but all the discussion made me tackle the challenge,...

Very intersting version of Bobby Watson ...29th Street Saxophone Quartet: Night Dreamer - YouTube

I have two that fit this category. Back in 1975, a friend ordered a brand new L5CESN. It was an early Norlin guitar, very nicely made during a...

The backing is about the only decent one on youtube, it’s from a channel called ‘M2’, I think someone said they make the Hal Crook tracks too. I...

It's the backing track that Hal Leonard did to go with their updated Real Book series. Usually their tracks are based, sometimes loosely, on real...

Okay so now you have me wanting to learn the melody. It makes sense and sounds great the way you play it! That was a really helpful solo in focusing...

The first 4 chords is a kind of turnaround. Gmaj7 Bb7/Ebmaj7 D7 turnaround Gmaj7 Bb7/Ebmaj7 Abmaj or Gmaj7 Bb7/Ebmaj7 Ab7 Blues...

Thanks Jeff. I kept thinking about how Wayne plays those wailing notes, plus the backing track is quite forceful (I do not mind that, it’s like...

most important GS in 4/4 and ND is in 3/4.:smile-new:

Cool, that looks pretty similar to the one I got. It looks nicely refurbished. @Ol' Fret I looked up Kurt Gropp Perlgold and found this: ...

Great idea. This is kind of how I write my own little original songs that I play. As you said, it is rewarding to experience the chords that your...

grahambop: excellent!

Yes. There was one. My first partscaster tele. Unusual guitar. Chambered Chandler body, thin spruce top, Don Mare "Nancy" pickups. Gretsch orange....

You've got sharp eyes :) That is likely a typo in key signature - I would expect to see one flat for a harmonic minor Dm (i) -> Gm (iv) -> A7(V) ->...

The other thing that perhaps changes things is how low in the ‘mix’ the piano is compared to the horns on those Blue Note albums*, so the pianists...

I would say that the two exercises on the bottom of page 56 are in the keys of C minor and D minor, respectively. If true the second key signature...

Sorry, my post may not seem that related to the OP's point. I see triads as one example of short phrases that you can play starting on different...

Its good practice to play with a piano player who feels compelled to play ALL THE NOTES. Plenty of those at jams. TBF it’s hard to accompany a...

True! I knew I’d missed something obvious. It’s also a common turnaround. Gershwin uses it in Bess You are my Woman Now IIRC

I don't know who made it, but it's one of the only ones that sounds ok on YouTube. I took my solo over what would be the melody, because yeah,...

Yeah that’s what I mean by Chaconne. But it’s the same thing as the Andalusian cadence to use a fancy name. Or the descending tetrachord often seen...

Well there you go Note that Wayne has Bb on the G chord in the melody as well. So that’s how he heard it. And then there’s the solo. but I’m...

Wayne uses the pentatonic, so *shrug* I don’t see why you have to learn Giant Steps first. Learn ND first, and then complete the giant steps cycle...

Triads are one type of cells. There are many others. I think practicing improvisation by transcribing short (mostly no longer than 2 beats) phrases...

Sounds great! And proof you can make this work with a "traditional" jazz tone-- as long as your feel is right (and yours definitely is)

You can buy a 8 ohm 15 watt resistor on Amazon. It is not expensive. However, like others have said, there are easier ways to record a electric...

Pre-shipment photos. Different lighting. Headstock dusty.

Seeing all this controversy, I thought I'd better have a go! I just simplify this tune to 4 chords: G(m), Ab7, Bm, Cm. Actually the hardest bit...

I wonder how many Jazzers begin with only the melody and allow the changes to develop naturally based on THEIR EARS? Try this approach sometime. ...

Now you have me questioning my Google search technique. The word "amp" and "Martijn Van Iterson" did not show up in any of the search results....

You can sometimes use the line out of a tube amp without a speaker load if the output tubes aren't driving any signal into the power transformer....

Folks, this is a very nice amp at a very nice price. I paid more $ for mine, also used.

So ... you can play My Romance and Blue Room with one of those Bob Dylan harmonica setups.

Do you not like the speaker for some reason? I have the Blues Cube Artist, and it's fantastic- I have zero desire to change the speaker...

My gliders are silent. Same design as Pick-n-Glider.

So for someone wanting to really explore the world of chords/voicings, is there a book/resource recommendation? I've heard an awful lot about "the...

The piano players in the tradition that Barry Harris represents, for example, do not think of extensions as doubled (or not doubled) notes above an...

I agree with you so far. But this is a general philosophical point about theorizing art. Of course you can play chord tones doubled (or not...

I'm glad that you changed your mind, Lawson and gave that tune a try. Turned out to be a fine one to boot!

Well said!

Thank you all for your warm welcome. It's very nice to have some good feedback from guitarists! Cheers from Paris! :smile-new:

I am not particularly fond of the looks but if it is as good as promised ergonomically I am definitely interested. How does it feel to switch...

There is another intersting idea taken from well known spanish progresion: gm F/ Eb D.... can be Gmaj7 Fm/Ebmaj7D7 Very creative...

You need to learn about the Giant Steps first to apply this idea, for non-advanced players this is hardly possible. I avoid blues scale - it is too...

it's also the first half of "here's that rainy day" which shows you how far out those wayne shorter changes are...

Not recommending anything, just fixing your link :-) Notes from the Jabour School: Multidimensional harmonic models for improvisation, composition...

Another way of looking at that A section is that it’s half (well two thirds) of a Giant Steps GS (in the same key) G Bb7 Eb F#7 B D7 Night...

Sounds good! Hard bop needs a bit of vibe, a bit of grit.

That was a good interview with Eldridge. Rice was my original guitar hero. I discovered him as a freshman in college when I was hitting an...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqhCQZaH4Vs

Check Dutchbopper's blog: Dutchbopper's Jazz Guitar Blog: Bop Till You Drop Martijn plays a Hot Rod Deville through a Zoom fx-module/preamp, I...

I’ve just had my blood test results back, my Doctor says my Vitamin D level is slightly low (perhaps not surprising for the time of year) and has...

I owned a Cube 30 over a decade ago. It still serves my accordionist friend. Never tried a speaker swap on that one. Cube 60 was a problem, however....

Ok naturally Ex.2 is in the key of G- what ide like to know is did the A7 come from D- or Dmaj as the Dominant7th chord? Thanks. shreddin'

It's interesting to go thru this discussion since I have the "tele" version with me right now, but I'm trying to sell it to get the first 2-hum...

Not always, Tal... the thing with jazz for me is that it is quite open theoretically as it is now still some kind of living form of musical...

I haven’t tried recording but haven’t heard anything.

You are right! 3:34:

Hi Jack...Message sent your way...

I have the L280TN pickup in two guitars and like it a lot. It is dead silent in regard to hum. It's a bit airier, clearer than a traditional Tele...

The archtop Johnny Mac plays in the Dexter Gordon movie appeared to be an archtop with a Telecaster neck pick up. I think that is an interesting idea...

Week 12. Day 3 of Modal Madness at 90 bpm. I decided not to bump up the bpm this evening. Per JBN's suggestion, I really tried to focus on the...

those aniline powders can be mixed with water or alcohol...alcohol will give better long lasting results...let it sit awhile after mixing...& don't...

that's the grail late 1950's premier 71 amp...as used by link wray on his classic track- rumble...replete with (then) mindnumbing trem...had a 12''...

I owned a 5th Ave and loved it. Just recently added a Vintage Vibe CC floater to an EXL-1 and find it to be a very, very sweet pickup. This looks...

Works pretty well but I had to experiment to get the right color. Watch some of the PRS videos on YT about using it. I dyed this real dark (brown &...

Lawson - I've had a quick look at Nica's Dream. There's an intro, probably optional. Then the head, two sections. Then there's a little extra...

It hasn't really got a harmony, that's the point, it's just one sound block after the other. We're so used to looking for tonal centres and cohesion...

Thanks for that reassurance. I think I"m so enamored with the great ones, I am more aware of how far short of them I come rather than just listening...

HA! I never learned the head to ND. I tried it, and tried it, and just didn't hear a melody there. Listened to the recordings, and just didn't enjoy...

Well I did cheat a little... left out the dominants in the A section, just played over GM7 and EbM7. Tried to shoe-horn some bop licks in there, but...

Thank you for the kind words. Sometimes efforts we think are "throw-away" are actually not as bad as we feared... not as good as we'd hope either...

Yeah, and when you're done playing you can cook your dinner on it :cool: I used to have an old Premier, new old stock from a closed mom and pop store.

I looked around the internet with google. I could not find any answers. There are interviews and articles where he talks about that magical ES-125...

Well you sure don't sound angry, just laid back and in pocket. I guarantee you this is even better than you think it sounds. Great capper to Night...

My super-rare (and awesome!) Greco "Cougar" from 1982....spruce top solidbody.

Still beating the bushes. I turned up an AT 16 standard, but it was priced too high for what it was. Refining my search: AT 16 deluxe or AT 17. I...

Lawson, I wish I was on your level. I'm at the stage where just playing the head to these times is a struggle.

There's a LOT of freedom to make melodic solos when there's this much open space. It can be scary to jump into that much open space, so it's up to...

I dunno....we've been known to get a bit wacky from time to time:

Yes, J, I'd love to see her perform live based on her video. The only thing you can't tell from a CD, record, video, etc. is the musician's...

I have an L4 I wouldn't mind selling. It is a 2008 tobacco sunburst in perfect mint condition. It even comes with all original case candy! Willing to...

it's in specs posted ^ Pickups and electronics: Custom wound Kent Armstrong humbucking pickups, 3 way toggle switch, (2) volume and (2) tone...

Exactly what I did! Cheers.

Congrats Juan, May she inspire your playing for many years to come!

have a cherished og late 70's fireglo ric 360...thru a big amp like a fender twin, i always thought it had an incredible low end jazz tone...looks...

On the tele he's using the neck pickup. On the Collings he's using the bridge. A bit of an apples vs oranges.

Is the chair silent enough to use while recording?

Always wanted one. We have 2 of the exact same design, but with arms, in our family room, in front of the fireplace, and I love them. But the arms...

The SS line are undiscovered jems.

A 1954 Les Paul Custom.

I don't feel like I get the harmony of this tune either. But, that didn't stop you from playing some nice ideas over it.

with a real vintage cc pickup or one of the current cc uk versions, the tone can be better dialed in by adjusting the 3 screws on the body...as the ...

wonderful playing from all involved...good production as well...the low end on your grisard is viola-esque good group cheers

Very kind of you Rob, thank you! I miss your archtop playing but have thorougly loved watching/listening to your recent videos.

I dunno, but for someone who thought they didn't "fit it" to this thread... That was a pretty tasty solo. NICE feel. Some phrases sat in the back...

I really can't shake the idea that if I'm in this group I need to do the tune. But as you know, I'm not totally comfortable, to say the least, with...

I see 6 5-star ratings. The ratings are all over the place, several complaining that the color doesn't match the picture, which will never happen...

Dominic is great, always liked him .. Even if his most known tune is totally outside jazz (tho the lyrics are not his) Sting - Shape of My Heart...

sonny sharrock that is! cheers

Hmm. There are 40% negative reviews on Amazon. And only one 5 star. Amazon.com

Thanks for posting. I had wondered about those. Good to know the instructions contain mistakes. Other than that, would you recommend the chair to...

It occurred to me that I left out the three guitarists that I've listened to the most over the last few years: Dominic Miller, Cenk Erdogan and...

Neat!

Perfect Pitch Rick Beato #151 - February 24, 2021 - YouTube

I bought an 80's (I'm assuming since it was the 1980's) burgundy Rickenbacker 360 for $400 in 1985 with money I had saved up doing odd jobs, etc.,...

I like both versions. You can hear his development... But man, what a powerful pickup, it sounds vintage and modern at the same time.

Jeff, I agree with Sonny Greenwich and Tisziji Munoz and the Coltrane link. There was some mention of archtop and overdrive earlier. I read...

The difference in crunch make this a tough comparison. I prefer the cleaner tone on the tele video personally. I love the looks of the Collings though

I don't think anybody got closer to Tranes concept on guitar than Sonny. Maybe Tisziji Munoz...but its close.

Marinero I would be willing to make the sacrifice to go and see Ms. Rhyzkova in person. I may even look at the guitar. Maybe. ? jk model year 1952

I kinda like stuff like this. Not particularly advanced, but great if you're working .. or even on a long walk. Hugo Kant - Out Of Time - YouTube