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Wow, Mr. MacKillop has published a lot of books, I count 28 there on AMZN! Thank you for your musical contributions and I sincerely hope you're back on your feet and feeling better soon!
My best wishes for you, Rob, for a speedy and full recovery.
I am sorry to hear about the health problems. I am not a neurologist, but I have had many patients with myasthenia, most of which were well managed with medications. I hope the docs find the right...
"That ending is one I use on tunes that end on the tonic note of the scale." Tonic note? It does end on I Major, his last chord is C 6/9 with the 5th (G) on top. But bar 8 of his Coda where he...
Not too much to talk about here, but when I'm working on comping with students, I try to start with set pieces –– set rhythms, predetermined approach chords. Over time they figure out how those...
I don't know, I used to have that LP, and transcribed some of it, don't recall his guitar tone being so dark, like he's using gain on his amp? - muddles the sound a bit.
Dear friend, I am no God follower, but regard myself a Humanist, and recognise the love and humanity in others. Best wishes to us all! Rob
Nice tone on that take. That ending is one I use on tunes that end on the tonic note of the scale. Arnold's ending is more like a Count Basie ending, and I'll be switching it up a little to the more...
Sorry to hear the news about Mike Here's hoping for some healing and comfort in the future.
Nah, baby. One chord per bar or I’m going home. So for the first iteration of bars 1-4, I’m doing Bb blues through the whole thing.
My experience, and maybe that of most here, is that the character of what you learn and its source changes through time. In the beginning the primary source is practicing. Then there comes a time...
Hi Rob - so sorry to learn of your condition. Like many other members here- you are in my prayers and wishing you a speedy recovery. Keep the faith - God’s got it. Sent from my iPhone using...
Oh, I thought it was how you navigate each bar. It seemed really, REALLY, complicated.
I shared a rough take of the tune in a previous post in which I played the ending in my chord diagrams. However, I'd play it differently now that I've heard a few recordings of the tune and...
Red Garland comping rhythms
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