I love this tune. I used to accompany a friend on clarinet on it before he passed away. The Duke Robillard version that the OP links to is really nice.
Here’s my attempt on solo guitar. I’ve been doing a lot more gardening than practicing lately, so it’s rough. I’ll try to work on finger mechanics and clean it up.
It's been awhile since i last logged in here, but there's a strange synchronicity in that i was just playing
'If I Had You' a couple of days ago, and here it is as this month's standard...
and so, off to the shed i will head, since there are still a few days left in the month!!!
In any case, here's a quick 'baseline' recording, playing the melody and changes from memory, and
without the benefit of my 2nd cup of am coffee:
Hopefully it will get a little better...
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Rahsaan was acclaimed by jazz aficionados.
Saw him at Keystone Korner in San Francisco, he was a one man horn section, played lead and accompaniment at the same time - mindblowing!
And the 358 is a tiny pick. It is also the pick I keep going back to. I consider the Jazz III to be on the large side; I use it as a template to cut down 351 or 347 shaped picks.
It's interesting...
Damn, that's interesting. Did he ever mention which jazz pianists he liked or was influenced by? The guy played some real hip stuff on the jazz things they did, and even burned like a maniac on the...
If I remember correctly Reaper had an app called ReaJam… it seemed to work ok. I have not thought about that in years. I have no memory if the latency was bothersome or not. I just remember it...
I realize I may sound immodest, like a total douchebag, but…unlike most of you, I admit I’m gifted, genetically inclined, “talented”, whatever you want to call it, at wandering in circles, flitting...
Sure, lots of practice and hard work narrows the gap, but a player with natural talent, who also does the work, will always have an "edge". I know some will disagree, but for me this is personified...
Although this post is mostly off topic, I do agree that playing things LOUD in an exaggerated way is a great way to gain dynamic facility, particularly with your picking hand. I'm still in 2 minds as...
I play finger style guitar in a duo with a female singer. I use a tube amp with an SM57 mic draped over it. The mic goes into the PA so the sound of the guitar is blended with the vocalist.
This...
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
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