Practical Standards Thread for August is "Beautiful Love"

**wizard3739** · 08-05-2014, 05:46 PM

This backing track Beautiful Love in F minor is BIAB realtracks, 3 choruses with an 8 bar introduction and a standard ending. Have fun with it!

Howie

Backing Track---->Box

Lead Sheet----->Box

**Barcia** · 08-09-2014, 08:06 AM

Thanks Howie,

that Bb9#11 should be a Db9#11, isn't it?

**MarkRhodes** · 08-09-2014, 09:25 AM

Thanks, Howie.

**Marc-Andre Seguin** · 08-09-2014, 09:47 AM

Wow, nice! I've never played it in this key before. The melody falls in a nice register on the guitar.

**wizard3739** · 08-09-2014, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by Barcia

Thanks Howie,

that Bb9#11 should be a Db9#11, isn't it?

No, not necessarily, either of those chords will work. Actually, after listening to both chords, I think I like the Db9#11 better.

best wishes,
wiz

**Barcia** · 08-09-2014, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by Marc-Andre Seguin

Wow, nice! I've never played it in this key before. The melody falls in a nice register on the guitar.

I have found one version in this key by Anita O'Day:

**wizard3739** · 08-10-2014, 12:56 AM

Originally Posted by Barcia

I have found one version in this key by Anita O'Day:

Thanks Barcia, this version has long been one of my favorites by Anita O'Day! It is the version I based my backing track on!

wiz

**Barcia** · 08-10-2014, 02:40 PM

Howie, I did it because I love this version too. All months you give us a backing. Let me give you this time a present:

P.S.- I can't upload the guitar pro file. Uploaded in .pdf

**wizard3739** · 08-14-2014, 10:06 PM

This is a version of Beautiful Love my wife (Colleen) and I are planning for a jazz gig in early September. Our goal was to have a laid back vocal jazz version in our old style for a retired group of jazz fans. I hope some of you will enjoy it. All comments are very welcome .

wiz

https://app.box.com/s/19qhasdco9ng5bwpic30

**2bornot2bop** · 08-17-2014, 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by Barcia

Howie, I did it because I love this version too. All months you give us a backing. Let me give you this time a present:

P.S.- I can't upload the guitar pro file. Uploaded in .pdf

thank you Barcia - Thank you Wiz!

**pkirk** · 08-17-2014, 09:49 PM

Nice one Howie. Like I've said in the past, I like the ones you do with your wife singing. theres a nice connection.

I find this tune hard to anything interesting on, it's like autumn leaves, no changes. and the second A is almost the same as the first.

Here's a link to a studio recording I did of this tune about 10 years ago, I feel like my playing has gotten a bit better, but the energy is pretty good, and the rest of the musicians (Ben Himpel on bari, Jonas Oglesbee on drums and Jesse Wittman on bass) are pretty good.

SoundClick artist: Paul Kirk - page with MP3 music downloads

**Barcia** · 08-18-2014, 01:43 PM

Nice version Wiz. Classic sound.

Paul, i liked very much the rhythmic displacement on "I was contended..." part of melody. I agree with you, your playing is now better and the energy of the recording is very good.

I have just finished my holidays, i will record something soon.

**pkirk** · 08-22-2014, 10:00 PM

no one else wants to contribute? don't force me to upload a second version.....

**Liarspoker** · 08-23-2014, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by pkirk

no one else wants to contribute? don't force me to upload a second version.....

I'm hoping to get something together but the problem is that I haven't played much lately due to a variety of reasons. Schools are back next week so it'll be jam time again.

.......and feel free to post a second version. your playing is great!

**nick1994** · 08-24-2014, 07:16 AM

I would do this one but the lead sheet's got no melody so I'll have to try and get one.

**Liarspoker** · 08-24-2014, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by nick1994

I would do this one but the lead sheet's got no melody so I'll have to try and get one.

Melody looks fine to me. Starts at bar 8 so maybe scroll down a little ?

**nick1994** · 08-24-2014, 05:08 PM

whoops! sorry, I didn't realise there was an intro.

**nick1994** · 08-24-2014, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by pkirk

Nice one Howie. Like I've said in the past, I like the ones you do with your wife singing. theres a nice connection.

I find this tune hard to anything interesting on, it's like autumn leaves, no changes. and the second A is almost the same as the first.

Here's a link to a studio recording I did of this tune about 10 years ago, I feel like my playing has gotten a bit better, but the energy is pretty good, and the rest of the musicians (Ben Himpel on bari, Jonas Oglesbee on drums and Jesse Wittman on bass) are pretty good.

SoundClick artist: Paul Kirk - page with MP3 music downloads

Nice, That had a great energy about it.

**Jehu** · 08-25-2014, 07:39 PM

Here's mine (although I was tempted to call Paul's bluff on that second version!). Critiques and insults encouraged as always:

**pkirk** · 08-25-2014, 09:32 PM

Nice one Jehu

great tone, feeling.

Since you asked for criticism, I'll provide one, which isn;t aimed at you so much as at myself and virtually every amateur jazz guitarist I've ever heard. That lick you play at 3:09 should be banned by some international treaty. It sits so well on the guitar and provides hours of the "right notes" on a minor chord (in this case Dminor, but the same lick also is used on Bbmaj), but man, it is overused.......I implore you to remove it from your vocabulary before it latches on like the Alien, as it has in my playing. I can;t get rid of it.....Note that very few of the greats use it.

**Jehu** · 08-25-2014, 09:53 PM

Heh, yes, that was a bit of an indulgence at the end. I knew there was a reason why I always feel a bit guilty when I pull that one out.

Thanks, Paul -- this is exactly the sort of honesty I need!

**nick1994** · 08-26-2014, 05:13 AM

Originally Posted by Jehu

Heh, yes, that was a bit of an indulgence at the end. I knew there was a reason why I always feel a bit guilty when I pull that one out.

Thanks, Paul -- this is exactly the sort of honesty I need!

Jehu, I liked yours as well, great tone. I only have one criticism and it's something that I'm guilty of as well, it's just your lines are a bit jittery, it just sounds a little tense, like you need to relax a little. but other than that, good work.

**Jehu** · 08-26-2014, 09:34 PM

Hey Nick,

Thanks for the comment, but I'm not sure I'm clear on what you mean. Is it timing-wise? Could you point me to a particular example? Or is it just a general loosening of my tie that's in order?

Interesting that people are commenting on the tone; that's an old Ibanez Roadstar II (my hollowbody is in the shop)!