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Okay I don’t find this sort of dichotomy to be particularly useful. So, this may come as a shock to some of you, but when I was in school, I was considered something of an obnoxious smarty pants....
I will play over the changes because I like the sound.. But sometimes if it gets boring I'll go outside or modal - kind of like key center. I'll slip in a little Coltrane type changes for a bar or...
Yes, it's a great tune for those who are new to jazz as well. It's basically one big turnaround in one key center. I mean you can say that for a lot of tunes like, Donna Lee or Rhythm changes etc but...
I look at big band charts like this, with odd numbers of bars per line, and I think "they really do hate us, don't they?"
All of Me, being largely 2 bars per chord, is "play the damn changes" time. Heck, you could look at every 2 bar chunk as it's own key center if you really want to:) But joking aside, absolutely...
Who is the rock player you are referring to? EDIT: I see, it is the OP.
Here's everything you want... Ibanez George Benson GB10SE Hollowbody Guitar Brown Sunburst w/ Case Just a moment...
I'm with you here. If I know a tune I can play over it fine, if I don't I'm thinking chord changes and playing connect the triads with my guitar. Eventually that stops and I can play over it,...
Jeff Barone is a great guitarist who put this together with Jack during Covid. Jeff also produced one of Jack's best albums "Until It's Time". Really, really miss Jack..... ...
Let's go one step at a time if you don't mind. Do you have any conscious awareness of any chord you're playing on or the chord that you are moving towards at any point in your playing, performing or...
To be aware of where you are in the tune, you have to know the tune. That means having it in your mind as a frame on which to build your playing. If that requires continuous conscious effort, you...
Trust but verify is an old Russian saying. Reagan said it with a smile to Gorbachev, and Gorbachev laughed. What does the Russian proverb trust but verify mean? Translated from an...
Hehe, rock players are always looking for a shortcut :D. Here's an interesting experiment that highlights what i think is THE difference between what you are probably able to do now, and what you'd...
This trio produces a wonderful sound. Debarre especially is playing with a great tone. Imho. https://youtu.be/LMLqOEREQcM?si=3nfNekpwsvWqY6jA
Jimmy Rainey "Signals" via- Jack Wilkins & Jeff...
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