The Cal Collins thread in this section reminded me of a list I started a few years ago and I forgot about it before I could complete it.
It's amazing how many of my favorite guitarists played with BB throughout his long career. Here is the list I came up with. Please add to it if you can think of anyone I forgot. And feel free to comment.
Carl Kress (1929) (Kress and Goodman were band mates with Red Nichols and His Five Pennies)
Eddie Lang (1933)
Dick McDonough (1933)
George Van Eps (1934)
Allan Reuss (1934-38)
Freddie Green (in 1938 and also a couple sessions later when Charlie Christian was in the band)
Here is a pic with Freddie Green and Charlie Christian in the band. I have a better one in a book about CC but I'll need to scan it if I want to post it.
It would have been great to see CC get his own band. He was a huge star and was definitely going to get it soon. I believe he was grooming Barney Kessel to be his replacement with Goodman. No doubt CC would have had a rhythm guitarist.
Benny Heller who replaced Allan Reuss in 1938.
Arnold Covey who held the rhythm chair in the BG Orchestra during Charlie Christian's tenure with the BG Sextet.
I love Steve Jordan! I believe he played with BG on and off through most of the 50s. I was certain that I already had him on the list. Thanks for reminding me.
Have you heard his album Here Comes Mr. Jordan? Great record, and we really get to hear him play (and sing).
You should add Chris Flory to this list. He was close with Benny and was his practice partner in addition to being a part of his 70's-'80's sextet and big band.
He is the most sentimental, even romantic sax player. He reminds me of the way Nat King Cole sings. Maybe Peter Bernstein with his excellent sense of melody comes close.. But really, his thing is a...
Me tooooooo
I take one example and then tinker with it in a gazillion possibly pointless ways for a month and a half and then get bored and put a bookmark in at example 1b and get into something...
Ben had a beautiful, tasteful style. I was always surprised at the amount of air you could hear escaping as he played. I agree that there isn't really a guitaristic equivalent to that sound. Playing...
My first was an Apple IIE in 1981 - lease-purchased it to keep the books for my store but ended up playing games on it and ended up sending it back. I remember this very complicated game called...
Anyone using this tuner and who would recommend it?
My requirements:
Clip-on (not looking for pedal etc)
Easily readable display (whatever the lighting conditions)
Preferably rechargeable...
Interestingly I have real trouble with study groups like this. I think I like to spend a lot of time on one thing. A LOT of time. I find groups move on too quick.
I’m quite thick you see.
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It has been a long time coming but the Johannes Haage interview is finally here.
The first 40 minutes discusses what Johannes got from the Mick Goodrick Almanacs etc.
The rest of the interview...
Hate them. An abomination on the beautiful aesthetics of the traditional guitar and violin. Did Stradivarius have sound ports?
OK rant over. I never believed in them, until I tried one and I...
All this talk about fingering and positions... sheesh... makes me feel a little squirrelly.
BUT I have decided to change up ow I play measures 5-8 since it seems to be hanging me up and I see nobody...
I use the Page in the FX loop of the Boss and use the 4 X 10 Fender Bassman setting on the Boss;
The Page does what the Boss can't do- add some real tube warmth.
D'Addario Eclipse Rechargeable Headstock Tuner
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