Composition

Hendrik Meurkens (warning: harmonica content)

Shoko Nagai plays the piano

Falling Grace by the Mick Goodrick Trio

Chart for "Your Molecular Structure" ?

Giant Steps

I learned the double bass at a music school, but I wouldn't be able to play the musical parts today in a modern big band. I haven't practiced the double bass for 45 years, although I like this...

Don't think that you can play bass just because you're a good guitar player

Loved that, Mark. I want to be you when I grow up!

Giant Steps

Tell us more about the comparative sound of these guitars, please. I've played a bunch of lovely D'Angelicos and Parkers, and a wonderful-sounding Gilchrist, but never in a comparison setting.

Attended a Fun Guitar Oriented Party

It might have just been a semantics problem. I mean, if you don't read bass clef, and there are no written chords, you're really @#$__@$ for the gig, you can only try playing by ear? Good luck with...

Don't think that you can play bass just because you're a good guitar player

Levine was indeed anti harmonic minor, he used to lecture against it. I am not a fan of it either, in particular thinking of it as a scale melodicaly. I do think of the loose 9 note minor hybrid, the...

Is minor "home" (Im) dorian, melodic, neither?

i call the Corcovado thing embellishing the I with a I Diminished. I do it a lot on ballads and intros.

Diminished function …. I wish I knew ….

^ If we're talking doing it like Monk, just power through the tune constantly lol! I did my hour today on Solar and I just ran the tune, soloed, and did bass and comp.

I'm doing the Monk

It's not my band.

Don't think that you can play bass just because you're a good guitar player

I did the funky chicken the last five days. The ENT doc finally dislodged the rubber ear-tip from my left ear today! Damn that hurt! Skyy Vodka!

Hearing aids anyone?

Yeah, you're right; if he had a chord chart it would've been alright, but we weren't playing swing dance music, we were playing modern jazz charts by Thad Jones, etc..., and the way the modern...

Don't think that you can play bass just because you're a good guitar player

The forum is certainly very valuable because it popularizes jazz music - this is obvious to me.

Is the Forum getting old and tired - or is it just me?

Do all bass players read music well? However, if a good guitarist takes up playing the bass, he should not embarrass himself.

Don't think that you can play bass just because you're a good guitar player

All good my friend, certainly can't complain about his playing, it's Joe Pass after all! And it's not like listening to his sound on those early recordings makes me cringe but I prefer his warmer...

The dilemma of Fender guitars

I had heard that there were rechargeable ones now. Sounds like yours does everything but dance the funky chicken? :smile-new: Doug

Hearing aids anyone?

Funny you should say that, I noticed that also but I know so little about guitar building I wasnt sure what to ask. It has pretty heavy "spider checking" that I have been assured by quite a few...

Mounted humbucker on x braced archtop

Is minor "home" (Im) dorian, melodic, neither?

Is the Forum getting old and tired - or is it just me?

Diminished function …. I wish I knew ….

Now that we have been at this google "best amp" thing for a cope decades

Best cheap dirt

How do you practice phrasing?

Making it in the Small Time.. To Gig or Not to Gig

Marchione Guitars

Shapes vs Notes

The dilemma of Fender guitars

Some Martin Taylor appreciation - and a wish

help?

Neat trick when setting up vintage ES-175 (and other) wooden bridges