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    So last blast. Screw the head. Let that pan-pipes bloke do it, he's pretty good!

    Kris apparently wants me to use a backing track. Very well, but only for a short time. Then I go back to my own backing... but same solo ideas (if you can call them that).

    Hope he likes it. I don't :-)


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    It is important whether the backing track inspires you.
    There are many different backing tracks and you have to choose the one that suits you.

  4. #153

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    Quote Originally Posted by kris
    you have to choose the one that suits you.
    That's why I choose mine. Same sound, same guitar, always in tune

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    I am inspired mainly by playing with musicians.
    I treat all these backing tracks as a metronome.
    I play a little differently with Aebersold tracks - there often the accompaniment is more natural.
    I have no problem to fine tune the guitar to the accompaniment.
    I like to use Band in The Box because there are so many possibilities to create backing tracks.
    The metronome doesn't get boring then.

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    Do you have a cure for this? I cut it opening a can on Tuesday. I'm still going.

    JGBE Virtual Jam  (Round 37) - Donna Lee-20210929_135112-xxxxxxx-jpg

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    Dressing in a spray.
    When I had a wound on my finger, it helped heal.
    And I already thought it was from Donna L.'s fight.
    Last edited by kris; 10-01-2021 at 01:36 AM.

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    It's okay, it doesn't hurt. I think I'll make it

    JGBE Virtual Jam  (Round 37) - Donna Lee-2-jpg

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    I hesitated to post this. I have struggled to get the tempo up past 170, and for soloing, I find I have trouble even finding my chord tones. So this is several choruses of me hunting for the nearest chord-tone. Most of you will be able to play better than this, and so consider this proof that you can, indeed, do better!

    Consider this a cry for help!


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    Quote Originally Posted by lawson-stone
    I hesitated to post this. I have struggled to get the tempo up past 170, and for soloing, I find I have trouble even finding my chord tones. So this is several choruses of me hunting for the nearest chord-tone. Most of you will be able to play better than this, and so consider this proof that you can, indeed, do better!

    Consider this a cry for help!

    Don't worry about the tempo.
    You combine very well with the notes in this tune.I like that a lot.
    You don't play mechanically and I hear you trying to form your own phrases.
    Remember that too fast tempo often turns off your thinking and tightens your hands.
    Good job!
    This is a tune that has to be practiced for years/extremly difficult for guitar/.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kris
    Don't worry about the tempo.
    You combine very well with the notes in this tune.I like that a lot.
    You don't play mechanically and I hear you trying to form your own phrases.
    Remember that too fast tempo often turns off your thinking and tightens your hands.
    Good job!
    This is a tune that has to be practiced for years/extremly difficult for guitar/.
    Thank you for that encouragement. Through all those choruses, I think I did have about 4 or 5 ideas that worked well. I also was puzzled about the correct changes for the last half, since charts vary, so I started just playing it by ear based on what I was hearing from the backing track.

    I do love this tune and hope to keep working on it.

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    I've been messing around with this a bit. Still don't have the head at tempo/clean, so not ready to let that see daylight, but here's some blowing over over the form.

    Last edited by John A.; 10-05-2021 at 03:12 PM.

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    Reviving an older thread....


    Quote Originally Posted by kris
    Smile and good night:



    THE Carmen Souza is a fantastic version..Finally, years later(I heard it in my youth but it was total gibberishly free jazz ) I now hear the "melody"......which is/was/has been the base of so many great jazz solos and tunes ....

    And what great players here!

    Thnx

    Ray