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Ragman has picked a jam session MUST KNOW.
DIG IT!!!
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09-09-2021 04:20 PM
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haha, for once I can beat Ragman to it. (had to go back in my time machine to do it though!)
Last edited by grahambop; 09-09-2021 at 06:52 PM.
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There’s an interesting article here about how Chuck Wayne wrote it and Miles ‘appropriated’ it. Includes an audio clip of Chuck playing it in 1946, years before Miles did.
Some of the comments below the article explain how Miles might have got it from Chuck (Miles heard him play it on a gig and kept asking to hear it again, or something like that).
It’s ironic that the first 2 bars of Solar are engraved on Miles’ tombstone - he literally took it to the grave with him!
Chuck Wayne, Sonny & Solar | In The Muse: Performing Arts BlogLast edited by grahambop; 09-09-2021 at 06:53 PM.
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I can safely say everybody has beaten me to it because I haven't done it yet :-)
But I will...
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The tune intrigued me a bit because, looking at the chart, I could see it could be done pretty vanilla, or sort of medium out, or extremely out like the Metheny version (I've heard that one).
So the world's our oyster, basically.
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I can also safely say that the way grahambop's playing it is almost certainly the right way and is extremely difficult. You're going to have to be pretty smart to equal that.
And it won't be me because I'm useless
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Originally Posted by grahambop
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Here’s the original. Sonny —> Sunny —> Solar. Get it? I think the original uses a straight maj7 instead of the mM7 of Miles’s take.
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Graham, that sounds great! I love the piano track, sounds like you're actually playing with someone, not "to someone."
Or maybe you were?
Great take. I'll toss one in too.
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Wonderful cut Graham!
Jeff, smoking little riffs here and there, love it. How deep is the body on that Heritage? Looks awfully thin from that angle.
I’ve never done this one before and so being it’s a MUST know for the jam I’ll be jumpig on it soon as I can. I’m on special assignment down in Savannah Ga. so I’ll be posting later next week.
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Originally Posted by wzpgsr
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Here is a real interesting one. Joe Pass and J.J. Johnson in a duet, guitar and trombone!
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Originally Posted by Triple_Jazz
575's are pretty shallow, I think 2.75" at the deepest point.
But I think part of it is that my 6'4" 250 lb. frame makes it look like a Les Paul
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Barney Google, with the goo-goo-goo-ga-ly eyes.
Barney Google had a wife three times his size...
I always get an awful earworm from this tune, but I like it anyway
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There is a great solo of John Scofield.I worked on it about 25 years ago...:
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I recomended also great solo of Miles Davis/early recordings/-book and vinyl from Aebersold..
I mastered his solo over 35 years ago:
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There is my short take I made two years ago/lots of penta over 251-more modern sound/.I will do another version this week...:-)
BoxLast edited by kris; 09-10-2021 at 05:19 AM.
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
Enjoyed your take too. This is a great tune for just jamming, warming up etc., it’s kind of circular so you can just keep going for as long as you like. Maybe I’ll do another take (9 years on)!
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Originally Posted by ragman1
Actually Miles’ version is not fast (about 160 bpm), I think everyone else started playing it faster afterwards.Last edited by grahambop; 09-10-2021 at 06:38 AM.
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You all set the benchmark pretty high - great takes from everybody.
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There is one of my exercises how I practise Solar...I play 6 choruses of solo and every chorus is different string.
1 chorsus - string nr 1,
2 chorus - string nr 2...etc.
This exercise is great ear traning exe and motivate you to play more melodicaly not mechanicaly.
It is not easy-so tempo is not too fast:
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Originally Posted by grahambop
Great take Grahambop...:-)
Best
kris
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
I know this
CD.All tracks from CD are great.Fantasic Duo!
Best
Kris
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Here's a quick and dirty first take:
Anyone else use Genius Jamtracks?
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