Possible Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold Study Group - Who's In??

[Liarspoker]

Just seeing if there is sufficient interest in forming a study group to work through the Jazz Ballads book by Jeff Arnold.

Amazon.com

The plan would be to learn a few of the arrangements one at a time, record them and share them with the group.

Constructive feedback would be encouraged.

We can discuss the time that we can take per tune. Maybe something like 2 weeks.

Anyhow, it'll be fun. Who is in??

[lawson-stone]

I'll give it a try-I'm in.

[alpop]

I just looked and I have that book, but so far unused. I will give it a try!

[Doublea A]

Just seeing if there is sufficient interest in forming a study group to work through the Jazz Ballads book by Jeff Arnold.

Amazon.com

The plan would be to learn a few of the arrangements one at a time, record them and share them with the group.

Constructive feedback would be encouraged.

We can discuss the time that we can take per tune. Maybe something like 2 weeks.

Anyhow, it'll be fun. Who is in??

I am sure that I have this book.
The search is on.
If I find it, I am in.

AA


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[callouscallus]

Well, I'm already studying from this book so I will give it a go.

[Liarspoker]

I'd better buy the Kindle book so.

Let's give it a few more days so that other people can join. Maybe start on Monday?

I'd love to do Here's That Rainy Day especially if it's in G.

[callouscallus]

cool, lets start with Here's That Rainy Day. It's in G

[Mick-7]

As I said in your other thread, this book is available for free online (at pdfcoffee, et. al.). Just search for the book title + pdf.

I'm probably in, I'll take a look at the copy I downloaded.

I intend to start working on this book, transposing the techniques/chord voicings to guitar, but I could combine the two projects - I'll share my work.

Amazon.com - Intros, Endings & Turnarounds by John Valerio

[alpop]

cool, lets start with Here's That Rainy Day. It's in G

Sounds good to me.

[Liarspoker]

Wow, I downloaded the PDF to get started quickly (will buy the book too).

Just looked at Rainy Day. I wrote out an arrangement for a student last week and it's very similar to the version in the book, the start anyway.

I'll try to record it this weekend then I'll start on the book version on Monday.

I'll set up a proper study group thread later today.

[Liarspoker]

I just did a quick take of the arrangement that I wrote out last week.

Forgive me, it's obvious that I didn't warm up etc. It's 2nd take so fairly rough and terrible sound. All I have time for before playing taxi driver and sideline dad for the day. Lol.

You can see the start I go Gmaj7 to Bm. Our first Bb7 chord is the same, in the second chord I play Bb on the G string, Jeff plays the 9th, C, on the G string. We both move up via chords etc.

The JA version will definitely compliment the version in the video. I'll try to record both properly when more time and I've learned the JA arrangement.

Have a great day all!!

[Mick-7]

Arnold's rendition is rather tame.

In Barry Galbraith's version, he plays a symmetrical voicing in bar 6th that is cool:

6th Bar:

Am11: x-x-0-5-5-3-x

>> D7(alt): x-6-7-7-7-x >> x-9-10-10-10-x >> x-12-13-13-13-x


In Valerio's book, one of his intros to tunes that start in I Maj. is (in G Maj.) - IIIm7 (Bm7)/ bIII7 (Bb7)/ IIm7 (Am7)/ bII7 (Ab7)

I'm partial to open chords, so I'd play something like these (with melodic fills):

x-2-0-2-3-(0) >> x-2-0-1-2-(0) >> x-0-1-0-1-x >> x-3-4-3-4-x


Here is a recording of the arrangement below -- Here's that Rainy Day by Barry Galbraith

[Liarspoker]

Arnold's rendition is rather tame.

In Barry Galbraith's version, he plays a symmetrical voicing in bar 6th that is cool:

6th Bar:

Am11: x-x-0-5-5-3-x

>> D7(alt): x-6-7-7-7-x >> x-9-10-10-10-x >> x-12-13-13-13-x


In Valerio's book, one of his intros to tunes that start in I Maj. is (in G Maj.) - IIIm7 (Bm7)/ bIII7 (Bb7)/ IIm7 (Am7)/ bII7 (Ab7)

I'm partial to open chords, so I'd play something like these (with melodic fills):

x-2-0-2-3-(0) >> x-2-0-1-2-(0) >> x-0-1-0-1-x >> x-3-4-3-4-x


Here is BG's version:

That's a great post Mick. I just started a thread for the official study group for the book.

Would you mind posting this post in there? Just to keep everything in one place. Thank you

[Mick-7]

That's a great post Mick. I just started a thread for the official study group for the book.

Would you mind posting this post in there? Just to keep everything in one place. Thank you

Sure thing, but I need to install my copy of Guitar Pro first so I can post proper charts instead of "x-0-x-0-x-0" gibberish.

Speaking of which.....

One could do an open D string pedal point with Galbraith's dim. chord phrase:

D7: x-x-0-2-4-2 >> x-x-0-5-7-5 >> x-x-0-8-10-8-x >> Gmaj7: x-x-5-7-7-7

Makes more sense coming from: x-0-5-5-3-x

As I said , I like open strings.

[Mick-7]

I just revised Arnold's version of When I Fall in Love from this book, he had it in Eb major, not a good key for solo guitar, so I transposed it to F major.

His tonic chord was: | 11-10-8-(8)-x-x | (You'd think he'd at least play it on the middle strings!)

I did use that chord but in F major it became: | x-x-3-2-1-(0/1) |

I've attached a pdf of my version of his arrangement, changed some chord voicings, and added an ending. I have not recorded it.

[Steve_b]

Found and downloaded the PDF, so count me in.
I will start having a look at in in the next few nights

[Mick-7]

Found and downloaded the PDF, so count me in. I will start having a look at in in the next few nights

Feel free to awaken any of these slumbering Study Group threads and we'll go from there.

Arnold's arrangement of Misty looks good - we don't have a thread for it yet.

Copied from another post.....

Here's the book's Table of Contents, we've covered the ones on pages #10, #22, #30, #36, #38, #46 (see the links below)



Arrangements we've played:

Here's That Rainy Day - Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold Tune #1
Time After Time - Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold - Tune #2
When Sunny Gets Blue - Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold - Tune #3
The Nearness of You - Jeff Arnold Jazz Ballads - Tune #4
Stella by Starlight - Jeff Arnold Ballads, Song #5
My Foolish Heart - Jeff Arnold Jazz Ballads Book, Song #6

[Steve_b]

I'm happy to do Misty also, what's other peoples thoughts?

[Mick-7]

I'm happy to do Misty also, what's other peoples thoughts?

A forum member played Jeff Arnold's arrangement of Misty (don't know if he modified it), but we never had a thread for it. I could start one. -- Misty Chord Melody

C major might be good for open strings. It would take much of the melody down into a low register, but Arnold does that in his chosen key of Eb too. He doesn't seem to give much thought to key selection, just uses the Real Book keys.

[Rob MacKillop]

Has there been a study group for the Mel Bay Barry Galbraith books? I can't get far with the Search facility here. I love Barry's arrangements.

[Mick-7]

Has there been a study group for the Mel Bay Barry Galbraith books? I can't get far with the Search facility here. I love Barry's arrangements.

Doesn't look like it, Galbraiths arrangements are rather advanced. However, there's a link to his handwritten arrangements in this 13 year old thread: Hand Written Chord Melody Arangements by Barry Galbraith

Here is a link to a zip file of those arrangements: http://www.andypolon.com/BG/barry-gif.zip

I also shared a pdf of Barry Galbraith arrangements here:
Here's That Rainy Day - Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold Tune #1

[lawson-stone]

Has there been a study group for the Mel Bay Barry Galbraith books? I can't get far with the Search facility here. I love Barry's arrangements.

That would be a study group I could get excited about.

[Mick-7]

Has there been a study group for the Mel Bay Barry Galbraith books? I can't get far with the Search facility here. I love Barry's arrangements.

That would be a study group I could get excited about.

We could start one.... Galbraith's and Arnold's arrangements of Darn That Dream look very similar, and I think I will revisit Here's That Rainy Day (in the Arnold chord melody study group thread).

And then there is.....

[Rob MacKillop]

I'd be up for the Galbraith too. Somebody start it

[Mick-7]

I'd be up for the Galbraith too. Somebody start it

I am often that "somebody".... any particular tune you'd want to start with?

From this book -- Chord-Melody-Arrangements-Solo-Guitar-Barry-Galbraith-pdf