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Bill's no longer w us but his guitars live on....
All depends on what book you look at. Parker plays through the RC bridge on the recording.
Mr. beaumont. Thanks, I was hoping for an official invitation. :-)
In the 70's the Hanlon book along with William Leavitts Classical Studies for pick style guitar were being used by the jazz guys to develop their picking technique.Al Dimeola even recorded a Bach...
Best way to judge is from you posting a clip of what you do.
Thank you Mick-7 for replying. I should have put my question in a clearer context. Improvising like this means to play something that sounds like Freddie Green. A tenor line, weawing the harmony...
The Blues. "The Story of Jazz" by Marshall Stearns is a great read with many insights on jazz music generally and a few details on the guitar.
I think you started with one of the "pie in the sky" end goals as opposed to actually going through the process. So you are officially invited to join me with a summer long exploration of Rhythm...
Oh, I see.... when you commit to a specific approach to voice leading, a la the descending bass line here, it limits your chord and fingering choices. I'll have to see if there's way to "cheat" on...
Not sure if I qualify as a "real" guitarist, I'll have to ask one of my imaginary playmates and get back to you, however.... "can you point me to the for me not so obvious holes in my method?" ...
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