Here's mine. As usual, I didn't know this one before. I wasn't going to post, but I listened to it today and I didn't hate it as much as I did last nite. And hopefully I'll continue with it during the month and improve.
Oh, that was better, sounds more thought-out. Familiarity with the tune helps, of course. No one's that good the first time. The blues sounds were good, suits the tune, I think.
Out of curiosity, what were the Garrison Fewell tips you were using, roughly? Not that I want to copy them or anything but for interest's sake.
It's one of the study threads in the Improvisation forum. It's to do with triads w/extensions to create lines. It's something I've been interested in for awhile now, but never found anything I seemed to "get". His book "A Melodic Approach" looked good and has really made sense to me so far.
You can have a looper play through the amp and move the mic around listening through headphones. Or use an amp plugin when mixing, they usually feel lackluster but sound good.
A beautiful instrument! I bought a 18" Excalibur from Frans some years ago and find it to be a very good sounding guitar.
Just for my personal curiousity a few questions:
Is the AKG condenser...
Dear Ed,
I own one of Jimmy Foster’s 7-strings, a great guitar. I also use an Evans RE amp.
You can look Ron up on YouTube, there are many interesting videos of him there.
The last few years...
Dear mr. Quick,
Thanks for your interest in one of my guitars. I do not hope it will available too long, as I will sell to the first interested buyer.
Brgds,
Tonnie
The thumb! for whatever reason I like it with Donna Lee. Definitely limits the positions and fingerings, but for me it really makes me think of how to phrase things with the left hand.
Absolutely. Obviously it's a terribly basic idea to plonk down block chords with the left while playing a tune with the right. I mean, that's the sort of musical equivalent of a child intensely...
I've never run into issues with people being late. It has never happened once since I started playing jazz gigs 2-3 years ago. Same with drugs, never seen people getting high on gigs. I play with...
Barry Harris / Oliver Nelson - Dom7/Diminished,...
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