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I know nothing about Westone guitars, but I do know this sentence will bring a sigh of relief to a lot of people on this forum. Is this the...

I have just one complaint about this guitar. I don't have that much disposable cash at hand. By the time I do, it will be long gone. A 16"...

I listened to the very recording cited there and did a tap tempo which kind of does make it law :rolleyes: My guess is that thing you cited is...

I looked it up. Doesn't make it law, though. BPM and key for Dexterity by Charlie Parker | Tempo for Dexterity | SongBPM | songbpm.com

I've got it more like 210 bpm, but still pretty reasonable relative to where a lot of those bebop tunes clock in. to which ... I've only...

:-) You're saying discrepancies don't matter. In fact, they're not really discrepancies at all. Absolutely.

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...

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...