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I've been feeling in a rut a bit lately, need some fresh ideas. I'm talking about intros that would start a song in style.
What do ya got? Any style really. NOT nterested in rubato, only solid tempo-setters.
Heres example, brilliant intro by Vinny. Something like that Im looking for.
@Christian77- Im sure you got some to share?
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11-27-2018 10:45 PM
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Very tasteful solo too)))
and cool skiffle style percussion)
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Barney Kessel with Julie London has a ton of classic intro/ending ideas.
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Originally Posted by paulkogut
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Ron Eschete did a book on Intros & Endings.
Jazz Intros and Endings eBook+Online Audio - Mel Bay Publications, Inc. : Mel Bay
One valuable lesson from that book is that one can take a basic idea and resolve it several different ways.
And just for the hell of it, a medley of piano intros!
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Whatever gets you to the V...
I'm a big fan of the "last 4 bars of the tune" trick, but like anything, it can be overdone...
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campusfive
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cop some shit from this guy maybe?
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Originally Posted by joe2758
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Originally Posted by Jonah
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Or you could go the Kurt Rosenwinkel route and just play whatever you feel like as an intro:
(Not to be dissing Kurt here. In my book, they don't get any better, and here he is playing one of my favorite tunes. I just had a hard time relating his intro to what follows. Maybe this doesn't qualify as what the OP characterized as starting a song "in style?")
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It sounded like some unrelated improvisation, with a transition to playing a Vsus in rhythm to get the band going. \
Some thoughts:
On a gig with a singer, I like "last 4 bars". It's easy, it works and it gives the singer a chance to find the key.
I like tunes/arrangements with a written intro. Think Chega De Saudade. Often, the outro is the same.
For groove based tunes, it often helps to vamp, to give the rhythm section a chance to settle in. This is more important in unrehearsed situations or with lesser skilled players. The vamps can be on ii V, or I only, or iii VI ii V (hackneyed) or I bII or I IV7#11 etc.
Four bar drum intro
Last 4 or 8 with the bassist walking into the tune. Sparse drums and no more than a chord per bar.
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Originally Posted by Perdido
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Here's another one of my fav, it translates very well to guitar!
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Originally Posted by Hep To The Jive
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I like this one.
First there's a solo intro and then a short, synching-with-the-band bit that I've heard a lot of people use, so it's a real good one to know.
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I've never been a huge fan of KR but thought his intro was just fine. I didn't hear any "noodling" and I certainly heard some nice chord work. Extended intros are not a new thing in jazz, and I didn't find this one overlong or indulgent.
It's the rest of the tune that may not be his bag, I dunno.
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Originally Posted by MarkRhodes
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Originally Posted by Jazzstdnt
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Sounds like you like something against pedal bass or ostinato riff... over domimnat..
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Originally Posted by Jonah
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Originally Posted by Hep To The Jive
Loved that band.
Intros with solid tempos are the best. Nothing against rubato players, but I live in the 20's and 30's when playing guitar. xD
I'm always looking for inspiration. When I don't know what to do and don't want to go to the last 4 or last 8 I try something like a I - VI - II - V, well, in a lot of songs this is the last 4/8 bars, but when it's not I think that it gives a nice flow to it.
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Frank Vignola has a lesson called "10 Chord Melody Intros." This is number 2 (repeated several times.)
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The intro to "Route 66" by the Nat Cole Trio is great. You could use it for other tunes.
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Cool stuff, Mark, thanks!
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I love that Route 66 intro.
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