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Originally Posted by andyb
Mike
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04-29-2017 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
Mike
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Originally Posted by MikeS
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
My answer to this is to listen to as much Wes as possible, I am driving quite a lot with work and most of the time I have Wes playing, he was the man. I am hearing quite a few of his licks in these pieces.
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Here's my take on bars 1-8. The first pass is at 104 bpm and the second at 119. I strayed slightly from Conti's fingering protocol on bars 3-4.
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Originally Posted by losaltosjoe
Mike
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
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Originally Posted by losaltosjoe
I am also toying with alternate fingerings for bars 3 and 4.
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So far 4 folks have posted their clip for "Autumn Leaves" measures 1-8. We all posted early, but I just wanted to post an encouragement to anyone working on this project to post! Even if it's just a bit of phone video, it doesn't have to be a work of cinematic art! Your playing will redeem any limitations on the quality of the recording.
That said, I find my iPhone using the built-in mic does quite surprisingly well for these clips. I generally try to do something more elaborate, but in a pinch, the phone leaning against a book will do the trick.
Be bold!
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Here are bars 1-8.
I will save my analysis for the end of the 32 bars.
Autumn Leaves Bars 1-8
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Originally Posted by Doublea A
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Looking ahead... when you get to measures 19-20... I think that is a very "Charlie Christian" sounding lick. I'll be interested in how everyone else hears it. Even the way it seems a little off-beat (though it's not, it's an illusion!) feel kind of CC-ish.
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The figure Conti uses in mm. 9-10 is one that has become familiar to me now. It's in the "Satin Doll" bridge at measure 19-20. At the moment these are the only two places I can find this, but it "feels" now very familiar. Maybe it appears elsewhere and I just can't put my finger on it. Relative to the major chord, it's an interesting line starting on the 3rd and ending on the 5th with a chromatic movement.
I like things like this. I am enjoying the way he's working a handful of basic devices in a lot of different contexts.
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If I'm not mistaken, everybody who said they were doing Autumn Leaves has posted mm. 1-8. Are we missing anyone?
If anyone wants to post a "better" clip, maybe you feel more confident, have the tempo up a bit more, like your phrasing better, that's all for the good, I think.
Otherwise, we forge on to mm. 9-16!
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
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Autumn Leaves Improvisation
Bars 1-16
Mike
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Originally Posted by MikeS
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Originally Posted by losaltosjoe
I just finished cracking my knuckles on a section of the Jimmy Raney solo we're working on over in that group. After a lot of long, fast 8th note lines, he drops into a kind of funny "spacing" of notes that about derailed me. I get so used to pushing for the fast lines, when the periodic quarter rest shows up, it's like hitting a rock while biking down a fast mountain road...
Can't wait to see your clip!
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
My previous note was ambiguous. I have already posted bars 1-8 but will be working on 1-16 this weekend. Cheers, Joe
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Autumn Leaves Improvisation
Bars 1-16 Second Attempt
I thought I would give this one another shot. My first attempt didn't feel right. I recorded this one directly from my webcam.
Mike
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Originally Posted by MikeS
It seems like you might be delaying past the 1 quarter rest at the end of m.8 and then rushing a little on mm. 9-12? the double-stop phrases in 11-12 each end with a full beat quarter rest. But you do compensate in mm. 13-14 are back in the groove by m. 15-16, so it's a very limited portion where the time might not be in the pocket exactly.
I'm nobody to give advice since I struggle with this stuff, but working on 9-12, watching those rests and on the double-stops, really listening for the chord changes, and I think it will really snap into place.
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Here's my clip for mm. 1-16. I did two takes, the second has the tone knob rolled off a bit. I think this guitar actually sounds better as in the first take, tone pretty much on 10. I still like experimenting with that more "gauzy" sound with the tone rolled off.
Played around with the double-stops, but I don't know if I really improved on anything!
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
Thanks for the tips. Much appreciated. I will work on those quarter beat rests. Thanks again.
Mike
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Originally Posted by MikeS
As Churchill said, "Never, ever give up!"
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
Another Recording of my TK Smith Special
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