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Originally Posted by christianm77
I think I already told the story, I heard one of my student practicing in far room with distortion, he didnt master the vibrato yet, and I thought the guitar sounded just like a sax from distance. It was a revelation.
But I do love vibrato though. Django, Sco, Mike Stern, Bill Frisell all use it, I have no shame either. Besides it's probably the best thing I do on guitar anyway. Can't catch them with my bebop lines yet.
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02-24-2021 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by christianm77
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Originally Posted by djg
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Grant was without a doubt one of the first guitar players to fare well in "modal" and "modern" situations.
Wish there were more dates like Morgan's "Search for the New Land."
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Originally Posted by dot75
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Originally Posted by christianm77
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I don't know if anyone's interested in this any more, but...
Here's a short thing. After the (rather badly played) tune there are two entirely diatonic solos that just outline the chords as read:
G maj/EbM7 (Eb maj) x3
Ebm7/Ab7
E7 - F7
G maj/Eb maj x2
But the 3rd solo uses the subs we've so far worked out:
G/Gm (Bb maj lydian) x3
Bbm
F#m/Gm
G/Gm x2
The question is how much difference does it really make to the ear? And I'd say not a lot, although the subs do make it a little more tuneful perhaps.
Of course, if we hadn't struggled with it we wouldn't have known. But that's the downside and the benefit of the 'creative process'... painful but worth it.
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Originally Posted by TOMMO
Wow, I have that amp! A 1960 Ampeg Mercury. Although it could also be a Rocket as noted. But I believe the Rockets came later and this is the 1961 sessions. I've been listening to alot of Grant Green lately. "Solid" and Larry Young's "Into Something" and "Talking about JC".
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As I said before, I love Grant Green's playing.
And Search for New Land is one of my favorite Lee Morgan albums.
Grant Green was on everything! I LOVE his stuff with organ. From Baby Face Willette to Larry Young. His stuff with Big John Patton is EXTRA funky. And live at the Lighthouse, that's fonky (apparently that's when the funk goes into overdrive and you board a UFO with Bootsy and crew...)
Grant Green gets it. Feel. Pocket. Like a horn without trying to play a million notes a minute. The art of the phrase. The art of musical punctuation. The art of letting the space speak as much as the notes you pluck outta yer guitar. That said, Grant Green had chops for days. A DEEP mudda if I ever did... shut your mouth. Hey, I was only talking 'bout Grant Green
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
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Originally Posted by djg
Maybe Tisziji Munoz...but its close.
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Jeff, I agree with Sonny Greenwich and Tisziji Munoz and the Coltrane link. There was some mention of archtop and overdrive earlier. I read this new book last summer: Of Stars and Strings: A Biography of Sonny Greenwich by Mark Miller - Jazz da Gama There's a link between both players that I was not aware of...
RonLast edited by Ronstuff; 02-24-2021 at 09:09 PM.
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
cheers
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I really can't shake the idea that if I'm in this group I need to do the tune. But as you know, I'm not totally comfortable, to say the least, with this. So here are two choruses but I really don't get this tune.
Maybe what I need to get REALLY angry at the tune, then play it as a kind of assault on it. Anger and hard-bop seem somehow to fit together.
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I dunno, but for someone who thought they didn't "fit it" to this thread...
That was a pretty tasty solo. NICE feel. Some phrases sat in the back of the pocket, and some were more forward. Sounded organic.
And you made your short notes short and long notes long. Sounds corny, but just paying attention to note length can do wonders for your playing. Helped me sound better and more intentional than in years past
Great stuff, Lawson-stone. Stay around a little longer. We just lit the camp fire and the marshmallows are out:
(no, that's not my photo... but I wish it was )
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
But, that didn't stop you from playing some nice ideas over it.
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
Great capper to Night Dreamer week.
Hope everyone is ready for this functional tune y'all think is easier
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Originally Posted by PickingMyEars
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Originally Posted by rpjazzguitar
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Originally Posted by charlieparker
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
Time to start whining about Nica's Dream now. I'm seeing the overall form of that one is really... involved?
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I don't feel like I get the harmony of this tune either
G - Gm - G - Gm
G - Gm - Bbm - %
F#m - % - Gm - %
G - Gm - G - Gm
Or if you like -
G - Gm x3
Bbm x2
F#m x2
Gm x2
G - Gm x2
See, easy. After that, shift positions, do some hip phrasing, you'll be unstoppable.
You'll never be thrown by a modal tune again :-)
Do it quick, it's Thursday!
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Lawson -
involved?
It might get tricky if one wants to change from Latin to swing in the B section. But a lot of versions don't so that's probably optional too.
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Slowly does it, probably.
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