I hear it as biiidim (C#dim7). Take the first 6 bars of rhythm changes with the biiidim7 passing chord in bar 3 that George Gershwin himself employed and 'drop in during the middle of the...
The coffee shop I just got home from playing was so intimate the upright bass went acoustic. I had my amp on 2 and the keyboard used his onboard speakers. If I had a proper acoustic archtop I would...
Well, it's a 45 year old amp so good luck finding one.... but back in the day, George Benson used a Polytone 104, which has two 12" speakers -- George Benson Polytone 104 Amplifier Promotion
Best sounding axe I've ever owned!
Second single from my album, When I Breathe dropped today. This one is Soul Connection, written for my wife, Sandra Lester
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Astaire was also a very accomplished pianist (as was Jack Lemmon, btw), and Irving Berlin's favorite singer.
Irving Berlin's first hit, of course, was Alexander's Ragtime Band in 1910 (Louis...
I believe the final version of the Mini-Brute (v5) had two 10" speakers:
Polytone Mini-Brute V 2x10 Combo Amp - Reverb.com
My Polytone 102 has one 12" and two 8" speakers (2 different channels)....
Did a gig playing this style this evening. Well, a support gig. Was nice. It's a great style because you get to solo over a bass line but you're doing it all yourself. Heaps of fun. Good reactions,...
OP, I don't think you mentioned reading as a skill you have or are working on with your current teacher. IMO, learning to read standard notation has many benefits that will affect your jazz journey...
One for the many Polytone heads that hang out on this forum.
I've got interested in 2x10 combos -- unsurprising, given my wholesale move to tenor guitar.
2x10s are relatively thin on the ground...
Second song dropped from my album, also featuring...
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