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You can still achieve a level of play where your music is attractive to the listener and legitimate even if it isn't Jimmy Smith level.
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04-17-2024 05:14 PM
You can still achieve a level of play where your music is attractive to the listener and legitimate even if it isn't Jimmy Smith level.
you can learn the notes from a book but you can’t learn the feel and vibe swinging , funky , blue , bouncy etc etc you have to listen and let it into your body ….
Here's an entire album of Bossa nova (with great tone!) being played on a strat, by a "shredder" LOL Well this is one song, but it is an entire album
Those hours cannot be counted but you're right, it's a process of immersion. People who have the music around them, by design or by circumstance, can pick up on many things that can't be taught. ...
What does the " (half the circle) "? I didn't quite understand that.
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Hi folks, thank you very much for all the answers and comments. I feel I really got something form them... The new "SUMMER OF RHYTHM … CHANGES?" thread is also really a good thing!! I decided to...
Best wishes for a speedy recovery Rob. Your posts have been some of the most informative and intelligent. Get well and get home.
A lot of jazz masters say that active listening time should be at least half of the practice time for a beginner (my source are the many masterclasses/workshops/clinics I have found and...
Price Drop, from £3000 to £2500. There are minor cosmetic finish and binding cracks on the back of the neck and headstock. Hence the very, very low price. I bought this guitar from...
That’s why I got this. Cheap, great looks, name and sound, fits in the overhead compartment. Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk
Hello everyone and sorry for my English. I see and listen to various performances (especially on YouTube) of young Jazz guitarists. I have to say that I appreciate their efforts and sometimes...
In my opinion a good Bossa Nova sound is more in the touch, chords and rythm approach, than in the guitar used. Jim Hall had a superb Bossa Nova feel with his ES175. It's easier to do Bossa Nova...
I only fly with a telecaster with the neck taken off or with my Aria Sinsonido that fits in the overhead bin on top of the suitcases. For a big band gig in Lithuania they reserved me an extra seat...
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