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Charlie Christian, Sco, Bill Frisell, and I'm sure I missed a few, all used them in their solos. I love it, I think they can really add some grit and balls to your playing, not to mentioned give a distinctive blues feel...
Anybody still uses this technique? How about any modern jazz cats, I don't think I hear it, but I could be wrong!
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11-25-2017 11:17 PM
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Barney Kessel, Johnny Smith, Jim Hall, Lenny Breau, Ed Bickert used them a lot, so there are several more. Peter Bernstein and Julian Lage both employ double stops.
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Are you talking about whole solos with double-stops, or just throwing them into some phrases? Don't most guys throw in a DS every now and then? Who doesn't? Any two intervals at once, including octaves would qualify.
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Originally Posted by max chill
Octaves, yea, technically, but I meant other intervals, thirds, fourths, tritones... You know, greasy blues style.
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Pat martino!
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Wes!
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I think I'm missing what you mean by double stops, because every player I know combines single notes and dyads, in all interval varieties. Pat Metheny, John Abercrombie, Ben Monder, anyone from Jim Hall's tradition... and that's anyone including Sco, Friz, Mick, Ed Bikert, Holdsworth, even Jaco. It's a part of the language of guitar playing as far as I've known. But maybe I've misunderstood what this means.
Who's modern that you've listened to that doesn't use double stops? Help me understand the sound you're referring to. It's like a distortion pedal, some players use it a bit, some just a little, some have that sound as an option they rarely use but it's a part of the language at some point for many.
David
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Modern, blues, double-stops.
Solo starts at 4:18.
Double-stops at 6:05. Note the crowd response.
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George Benson.
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Originally Posted by Jazzstdnt
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Originally Posted by TruthHertz
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Originally Posted by Hep To The Jive
But you mean, bluesy greasy double stops right?
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Originally Posted by Hep To The Jive
Lage Lund's a funny one because his command of language is so absolute that he kind of tweaks everything he does to be one step sidewise from what you expecting - transcribe him on standards and you really see it. Great artistry in that, but I have to be in the mood. It's ultimate in dry Scandy wit translated to guitar. He plays how he is.
Anyway.... Yeah I was having this discussion about 'where has the blues gone?' in jazz.... A lot of younger players seem embarrassed by it...
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Originally Posted by christianm77
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Originally Posted by christianm77
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Originally Posted by Hep To The Jive
I don't remember the song titles, but a buddy waaaaay back in the day gave me a mix-tape with a couple of Grant Green songs on it where he put that technique to good use. Far and away the highlights on that tape. Don't overdo it, though!
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Originally Posted by Thumpalumpacus
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Originally Posted by Hep To The Jive
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Originally Posted by christianm77
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Originally Posted by pcjazz
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Originally Posted by christianm77
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Kenny Burrell !!!
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Only me, but these come with a lot of double-stops:
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Originally Posted by Hep To The Jive
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