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Rue St. Denis
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07-04-2021 02:13 AM
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There's the Boulevard de Strasbourg, Rue St. Denis, and the Saint-Denis commune. The only place actually called Strasbourg-St.Denis is the Metro station. The tune's named after a Metro station :-)
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My take... A bit rough, the tempo is a bit fast for me.
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Here's a take by me - a bit noodly in places. I like the chord progression but wouldn't mind some kind of bridge...
Enjoyed the "Steely Dan" - ish versions by both of you John and Ron!
Frank: yes - maybe a bit rough here and there but very nice nonetheless.
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PME Thanks for your kind words. Nice take, Solid groove. I dig repetitive ideas, I think you may have gone overboard though.
John very cool outside stuff in the middle. Nice CTI feel like Mr. B was saying
Ron great to hear you in a new style, I haven’t heard you play with overdrive and bend strings yet
Rag I was wondering how you were going to approach and it was very cool. Loved the video
haven’t listened to the latest posts yet. I’m enjoying some time at the beach, happy 4th to you Americans!
it’s interesting to hear Benson comparisons. I never really got into Benson because one ice started out the only things I found by him or smooth jazz and it completely turned me off. I’m a big 70 CTI fan and all of the groove so fusion, love Eddie Harris. Also a huge influence is Scofield and Krasno from Soulive. I try to play everything with a soulive vibe. I would love to hear recommendations for a good George Benson album to listen to.
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Originally Posted by Triple_Jazz
New Boss Guitar
George Benson Cookbook
Benson Burner
Jimmy Smith Off the Top
Breezin' is kind of the turning point between "jazz guitar Benson" and "pop singer Benson". Pretty much everything before it kills. After, it's more mixed. It's all on Spotify, and you can pretty much work your way forward from the earliest stuff.
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I hadn't encountered this tune before, but I like it.
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Originally Posted by John A.
Love it. The passion is there.
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This guy can do it.
It's obviously dead easy :-)
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PME: some nice stuff there, although I would like to hear some longer lines from you.
Ron: yeah, nice and greasy!
Tommo: very nice, good job bringing out the harmony, tasty phrasing.
Fep: you were going good there, but the dog walked away as soon as you went minor pentatonic over major chords. Tough audience.
Rpjazzguitar: great stuff. I like the way you kind of flirted with a double time. Great tone and feel overall.
Ragman: another nice one. This tune fits your style well.
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Thanks John. RP: very nice!
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Frank, fantastic tone...didn't seem like you were struggling to me. Love the bends.
Tommo, cool laid back take. My one suggestion would be for a tune like this, to work more syncopation into your lines.
Rp, good stuff. I like your patience, you're able to take an idea or a motif and beat it up a bit, without jumping to the next thing too quickly.
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
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Originally Posted by fep
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Originally Posted by TOMMO
If I may be permitted to make a suggestion, I'd suggest thinking about how a dancer might react to the groove. The idea is to make the eighth notes sound a little less on the metronome and a little more like a postage stamp dance floor in smoky club, back in the day when people drank, danced to jazz and freely polluted indoor air. That is, just a little slinkier.
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Originally Posted by fep
Last edited by rpjazzguitar; 07-05-2021 at 03:14 PM.
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Originally Posted by rpjazzguitar
Originally Posted by rpjazzguitar
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Took another crack at it with the same backing track, this time with clean tone.
Definitely a challenge to keep things interesting and not repeat stuff on this tune.
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Originally Posted by John A.
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Tonight I went in search of my alter ego, Maxx Roxx. I think I found him:
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Just getting a chance to listen to everyone's takes tonight. Brief thoughts:
Triple: Loved hearing some of those straight-ahead jazz lines over this tune.
Mr. B: Smooth as always. Expressive touch, great feel on every single take I have ever seen from you.
Tommo: This tune is head-bopper at your tempo.
John A: Both takes rippin'. I liked the slightly overdriven archtop.
FEP: I hear ya re: the tempo. You handled it well, I thought. Nice thing about kicking the overdrive a bit is that you can hold notes longer like a horn player.
Picking: On the “groovy” take, nice funky rhythmic approach around the 2:25 mark. I think I hear this song the same way you do.
Ronstuff: Admire your ability to blend jazz lines with the more overdriven rock sound. I guess that what’s fusion is all about.
Apologies if I missed anybody—each of you is a bad mothergrubber in one way or another.Last edited by wzpgsr; 07-07-2021 at 10:55 PM.
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Originally Posted by wzpgsr
...not sure what that is supposed to mean. Looked up "head-bopper" and I'd rather not quote what the Urban Dictionary says....
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Originally Posted by rpjazzguitar
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Sounds like a bluegrass tune, but it's not.
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