One Note Samba: Conti's Ticket to Improv, Vol. 2

**losaltosjoe** · 08-15-2017, 07:16 PM

Here is my take on bars 1-24. I recorded this right before I hopped on a plane for a family vacation. I am able to check the thread every couple of days. I am enjoying all of your postings. Regards, Joe

**lawson-stone** · 08-16-2017, 06:53 PM

I tried another shot at mm. 1-24 today, using both the ES165 and the L5ces. I'm also still struggling a bit using the Hal Leonard "Real Book" backing track, which uses a very definitely "slippery" bossa nova time feel. But I feel I am making progress!

For those who like this stuff, the guitar is played through a Polytone Minibrute II (12" speaker) mic'd with a Bluebird microphone, into a PreSonus Audiobox iTwo. The backing track is actually going through my DV Mark micro 50 (so I can hear it!) with the XLR line going to the Audiobox iTwo. USB out of the Audiobox into the lightning port of my iPhone for recording.

**rlrhett** · 08-17-2017, 03:05 AM

Here is my bars 1-24. Probably should have given it another day, but I'm satisfied. This will get solidified even more as I work on the second half of the tune.

**Doublea A** · 08-18-2017, 02:31 PM

Here is my take on bars 1-24.

I changed a few of Conti's fingerings to fit my eye and fingers

It is played at 103 bpm with the irealbook backing tracks

Bars 1- 24

**MikeS** · 08-18-2017, 05:54 PM

One Note Samba Improvisation
Bars 1-32

Here's my take on Bars 1-32.

Mike

**rlrhett** · 08-18-2017, 06:08 PM

I am starting to actually hear this stupid solo in my dreams! You guys did 4 of these already?!!!

One Note Samba: Conti's Ticket to Improv, Vol. 2

PS nice job @MikeS

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**lawson-stone** · 08-18-2017, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by rlrhett

I am starting to actually hear this stupid solo in my dreams! You guys did 4 of these already?!!!

PS nice job @MikeS

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Both in the Raney group and in this group, the solo I'm working on is a constant mental sound-track to my day. I end up humming it, whistling it, thinking about it, "air" playing it... it's like it becomes an obsession! I move forward to the next sections mainly because I get bored having to stop in "mid air" in my head!

**lawson-stone** · 08-19-2017, 09:37 AM

So here's measures 1-32. Playing my Loar LH650 with the Kent Armstrong "Johnny Smith" pickup. One rather obvious blooper early on...

**lickerz101** · 08-20-2017, 08:37 PM

I hope it is still okay to join. Learned this solo before i'll try to cope up with the August 29 deadline.Thanks

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**losaltosjoe** · 08-20-2017, 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by lickerz101

I hope it is still okay to join. Learned this solo before i'll try to cope up with the August 29 deadline.Thanks

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Welcome to our Conti Study Group!

**lawson-stone** · 08-20-2017, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by lickerz101

I hope it is still okay to join. Learned this solo before i'll try to cope up with the August 29 deadline.Thanks

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Never too late!

**rlrhett** · 08-23-2017, 01:10 AM

I think this will be it for ONS. I know there are a lot of flubs still, but I'm getting bored and losing track because my mind wanders. I don't think I'll get a clean take no mater how many I try. Very interesting, and I feel I learned a lot. But it's time for the next one on the list for me.

**lawson-stone** · 08-23-2017, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by rlrhett

I think this will be it for ONS. I know there are a lot of flubs still, but I'm getting bored and losing track because my mind wanders. I don't think I'll get a clean take no mater how many I try. Very interesting, and I feel I learned a lot. But it's time for the next one on the list for me.

We do still have group people who are working really hard just to keep up with the current pace. Hope you'll be considerate of them. We do all enjoy celebrating finishing together.

I guess I'm biased because the whole group hit the pause button while I was out of the country. Waiting on folks who have to go more slowly is one wonderful way to express respect and consideration of others.

**rlrhett** · 08-23-2017, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by lawson-stone

We do still have group people who are working really hard just to keep up with the current pace. Hope you'll be considerate of them. We do all enjoy celebrating finishing together.

I guess I'm biased because the whole group hit the pause button while I was out of the country. Waiting on folks who have to go more slowly is one wonderful way to express respect and consideration of others.

I love these study groups, but I have to say chastising me for finishing on Wednesday of the week before seems unnecessary and a bit hypocritical. You yourself raced ahead doing 24 bars in two weeks.

If there is some rule that it is OK to race ahead so long as you hold off on the final post, please let's be explicit about it. Otherwise, after putting in considerable work in this study group trying to keep up with a pace you set I don't appreciate the only comment to be a scolding from the group's school marm.

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**lawson-stone** · 08-23-2017, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by rlrhett

I love these study groups, but I have to say chastising me for finishing on Wednesday of the week before seems unnecessary and a bit hypocritical. You yourself raced ahead doing 24 bars in two weeks.

If there is some rule that it is OK to race ahead so long as you hold off on the final post, please let's be explicit about it. Otherwise, after putting in considerable work in this study group trying to keep up with a pace you set I don't appreciate the only comment to be a scolding from the group's school marm.

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Sorry for that. I"m not the school marm. I apologize for anything that seemed a scolding. Not intended. I also see your point, I've been inconsistent about my own pace, sometimes getting ahead.

I only participate in 2 study groups, so I suspect I over-invest in them, and that can come out as channeling the schoolmarm, as you call me. I apologize for that too. I think I need to divest a bit from these groups. It really shouldn't matter to me personally how much anybody posts, which I sometimes forget.

**MikeS** · 08-23-2017, 04:24 PM

One Note Samba
Bars 1-40
Guitar: Conti Equity Model

Since it has been almost a week since I posted Bars 1-32, I'm going to go ahead and post this last one. Sorry for the zinger at 1:16. This was one of a few takes so I am going to go with it.

Mike

**MikeS** · 08-23-2017, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by rlrhett

I think this will be it for ONS. I know there are a lot of flubs still, but I'm getting bored and losing track because my mind wanders. I don't think I'll get a clean take no mater how many I try. Very interesting, and I feel I learned a lot. But it's time for the next one on the list for me.

rlrhett, good job on this one. Don't worry about the flubs. It happens and I sure have made my share of them. We're all learning a lot from the group. I just hope I'm retaining the lines from previous projects for future use.

Mike

**lawson-stone** · 08-23-2017, 04:46 PM

So I guess I'll post my mm. 1-40 as well. Experimenting with 2 guitars, an ES165 and an L5ces.

**rlrhett** · 08-23-2017, 05:25 PM

For this solo, I liked the first video best. Such a lovely warm tone. Really nice, and a nice touch by the instrumentalist. Not just the instrument.

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**losaltosjoe** · 08-23-2017, 05:57 PM

Originally Posted by rlrhett

I think this will be it for ONS. I know there are a lot of flubs still, but I'm getting bored and losing track because my mind wanders. I don't think I'll get a clean take no mater how many I try. Very interesting, and I feel I learned a lot. But it's time for the next one on the list for me.

Well played rlrhett! I didn't hear any "flubs" only "personal stylings".

**lawson-stone** · 08-23-2017, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by rlrhett

For this solo, I liked the first video best. Such a lovely warm tone. Really nice, and a nice touch by the instrumentalist. Not just the instrument.

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Thanks. I love both of those guitars, but I seem to be able to coax more from the L5, though I love the ES165 beyond all reason.

**lawson-stone** · 08-23-2017, 06:02 PM

Since this is a bossa nova, I'm giving thought to trying this solo on a nylon stringed guitar. I have no idea if I can even pull it off, but might see in the next couple days if I can make it happen on my Cordoba.