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Ah, a great Friday here. Decided to indulge my Catholic side and head over to Calumet Fisheries for lunch (located on the bridge the Blues Brothers jump the car over), and as everybody does, I ate half hanging out of my car and plugged in the ol aux cable and listened to some of y'all.
rag, laid back style kinda suits this in a way...you're not working on a chain gang, but home chilling after a long day of labor. Yeah, harmonically, there's not much this tune gives you, so it's about feel, melody, rhythmic interest...more on that later.
Picking, those lyrics hit close to home. Very nice lines on this one, more cliche free playing from you. Interesting so much singing with this one, you writing lyrics, rp singing his lines in his post...it's a CATCHY mf ain't it? I've been singing it around the house the last two days now, trying to impersonate Lou Rawls, because I'm convinced there's some unreleased version of him singing it out there, and it's absolutely killing.
Kris, like rag, the "after work" version. Or "Work" song if you're like a jigolo or something. I mean that as a complimentI like smooth/r&b/funk jazz takes when the playing is of a high level and there's clearly improvising going on, and I hear that in yours.
Ok, harmonic movement...what exactly am I doing there...let's see. Definitely throwing in a tritone sub before that G7 at the end of the form a few times.
I think my brain visits a iv minor chord that isn't there a few times. It's there on the head of the Butterfield version. Maybe that's stuck in my head. There's a little sidestepping/ attempt to get a little outside on the transitions in a few spots...not sure how well it connects. And there's one pure accident on a C7 where I go for a b9#5 sound...and start my lick a half step too low
Deceptive day here. Sun is warm and bright, but air is still chilly. But at least since my students are still e-learning, they don't have to smell the smoked fish on me
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03-05-2021 05:04 PM
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This is artistic nudism; I only practice a few hours a week, but WTH.
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artistic nudism
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Mr. B -
you're not working on a chain gang, but home chilling after a long day of labor
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Originally Posted by kris
John
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Originally Posted by ragman1
John
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
More seriously, thanks for the run-down.
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Nice takes everyone
me in a kitchen with a laminate nylon string
Working it out
forgot my pick, but I’ve been working on my fingerstyle.
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Well Jeff, your tone has convinced me that I need to get back to flatwounds, to try a less stacatto feel. Good phrasing as always, locked into the rhythm. I don't know if that's a Schaller pup in your Heritage - I had no complaints with mine.
John A. with that vibrato control, you've obviously played a lot of blues-rock at some time in the past. Touché, Monsieur.
rpjazzguitar, I especially liked your some of your note choices over the C7 back to Fm part.
ragman's lines, whether by design or accident (probably a combination of both), are at times fascinating.
I don't know who (or what) was plucking Christian's A string, but it certainly created some tension there. Anyway, very interesting chord work.
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Christian, cool sound with the acoustic bass with the nylon. I gotta admit, I was like "ooh, whats he doing here?" During the head, but your solo settled in really nicely rhythmically and you (as always) played some great lines.
Peter, I thought I was going to have to get mad at you as those 3 seconds of strat sounded great. But then you brought just as much energy to the archtop take. Made me smile a mile.
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Peter,
Your second take, with the ol' archie...
Sounds like you were shot outta a cannon.
Very explosive energy and great playing. I usually have to work up to that type of energy
Nice indeed.
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Originally Posted by Peter C
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I'm sticking to the the idea of just playing and putting it out there!
Again with a Bass player and the drum Genius app.
With a little variation in the chords...
Ron
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Peter C: I was also kind of hoping for more the strat, but the archtop was cool. Good energy and vibe. And yes, I've played a lot of electric blues.
Christian: I liked the chord-soloing a lot.
John
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Originally Posted by Ronstuff
Haven't mentioned it to you yet, but that bass player's damn good too. Stay close to that guy.
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Originally Posted by kris
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Originally Posted by Hep To The Jive
The piano plays 8 bars of the intro/ Fm7 I Bb/F I Fm7 I Bb/F I Fm7 I Bb/F I Fm7 I C7alt
Have fun:
Box
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Great variety of feel and tempos in the takes here!
Peter C: liked your tone - reminded me a bit Grant green when he dialed in his amp on the verge of break up.
Christian: never thouhjt that this tune would work on a nylon string.
Ronstuff: great bluesy lines.
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Originally Posted by Ronstuff
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Originally Posted by kris
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Originally Posted by christianm77
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Originally Posted by Peter C
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Originally Posted by kris
Less dorky takes to follow :-)
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Originally Posted by kris
Mind you I had a night's sleep last night, so feeling' good.
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