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Originally Posted by Jimmy blue note
To be honest, I've gotten myself lost more than once and ended up playing another tune entirely by the time I got to or through what would have been the release. But it really doesn't matter as long as it sounds good!Last edited by nevershouldhavesoldit; 12-04-2021 at 07:10 PM.
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12-04-2021 05:41 PM
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So... How'd it go?
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Originally Posted by nevershouldhavesoldit
Caution: If you don't have the chops to do this sort of thing, play it safe. Having a complete train wreck on a paid gig can lead to never being invited back.
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Originally Posted by citizenk74
I felt uneasy on the first set, but a funny thing seemed to happen as I entered the second hour and something kind of clicked. More people showed up and the patio filled up, and I was able to just play more naturally. Thanks to everyone for chiming in on the post
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Originally Posted by Paulie2
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Originally Posted by sgcim
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
My biggest problem with lyrics isn’t fitting new meters, it’s making them sufficiently gender neutral or appropriate for me to sing songs written for a straight female without sounding a bit off to me. I know it’s a new world and I’ve never cared who loves whom - but I have a hard time trying to sound sincere when singing about how much I love a man. Turning a swing tune into a waltz is child’s play.
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Do you do most chord melody type stuff? I would never survive.
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
I had set up my little digital recorder the night we did So What in 3 for the first time - here's the entire thing. I usually don't play a clamfest in public, but we're all friends here. So here's the bare truth and the naked experiment. I was playing with sounds and had the reverb turned all the way up on the DVM Jazz 12, for a chorusy / flangy thing that I'm still not sure I like for this tune. [EDIT] That's not correct - I ran the Tele7 through my Art preamp into our Leslie 3300 cabinet - and I'm not sure I like that sound for this tune either.[/EDIT] You can hear us giving verbal cues to each other too. I led the bass player through the full head until he got the hang of it - but he was in the groove by #3.
We're always looking for ways to make it new for both the audience and us, since we have a decent crew of weekly regulars. This is rough - I only posted it 'cause I love ya' !
Forgive us our trespasses.............Last edited by nevershouldhavesoldit; 12-28-2021 at 11:48 AM.
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
I play gigs in other settings, but between the money never being enough and having to deal with some questionable personalities on the bandstand, the solo gig is working pretty well for me.
As always, I thank Joe Pass for the inspiration. When it comes to doing the solo gig, he gave me a lantern and showed me the path.
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Congrats on the successful gig, I can identify with the way things tend to 'click' after a while ...I feel like the atmosphere settles and the flow state is able to kick in...
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