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This week's tune courtesy of Triple_Jazz
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08-19-2021 04:05 PM
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This week's tune courtesy of Triple_Jazz
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When I think of what jazz is or if someone asks me what it is I always think of two individuals; Duke and Monk. I think of the incredible swing and beautiful harmonic movements. I get caught up in the soul and funky stuff because I love Scofield and Charlie Hunter types, but it all comes back to the real nitty gritty swing.
I have a lot of trouble playing Duke and Monk songs because the feel is unnatural to me. I picked this one because I’ve been battling it for at least two years. I leave and then come back to it. I decided to come back to it this week. I did a few takes today and they are god awful so sorry for not putting something up on the first day. I’m going to shed this a bit then try and present something decent.
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This is a great choice. It's not as frequently heard as other Ellington tunes, but it is an important part of the Ellington canon. The changes are not especially hard, but they do punish inattention or carelessness.
There is a really nice track of Kenny Burrell playing this live:
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I think it's a brilliant tune for soloing
How to play outside without really trying :-)
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone;[URL="tel:1141294"
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Great choice TJ and actually the one that I was talking about in the discussion we had recently. Lots of dom7 chords so anybody complaining about it leaning towards blues phrases?
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I would like to play like they dance !!!
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This is my Tele version of In A Mellow Tone.This time I focused on swing and phrasing.
Best
kris
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Originally Posted by TOMMO
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
One other question (for all of you to answer if you like): when does a "blues phrase" become a "jazz phrase" ?*
*Disclaimer: not trying to start a heated discussion.
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Originally Posted by TOMMO
I can't really answer the last question. It's all about context.
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One well-known guitar teacher at the Berklee College of Music told me that if you can't play primitive three-chord blues you'll have trouble playing jazz.I asked him to show me what's going on on the guitar.He was playing BB.King phrases for me with great blues feeling.He played a Gibson / L5 / with hard tension strings.
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
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Originally Posted by TOMMO
Simply-It's just learning jazz language.
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I’d say blues over jazz changes is a wonderful flavor and it s a jazz lick. The great thing about this tune is you can play a ton of blues on it or you can play no blues licks and it will sound great, it’ll just be served as different dishes of the same thing like fried chicken vs. grilled chicken.
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I'm waiting with bated breath for the first clip to listen to - anybody?
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Maybe tomorrow, no time to play today...
Re: blues
Once you accept that blues is an integral and necessary part of jazz, you can forget about worrying if a blues lick is a crutch or not.
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Blues sounds in jazz a crutch? What nonsense is that?
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
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Originally Posted by TOMMO
Tommo +1
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Originally Posted by ragman1
You mainly play with three fingers / left hand /.Blues guitarists play similarly.
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OK...I always suggest playing with a feel of the blues .
This is blues over In A Mellow Tone:
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Threw this together today! Didn't think about it too much, just trying to play the tune and keeping it mellow.
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I think I like this song so much because it eludes me. Here’s a take with Mr. Sunnybass. Look forward to hearing yours!
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