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.
Honestly? I find him rather thin and I never warmed to him. I understand a lot of people like him. I'm not saying he can't play, of course.
There's also the question of his prolific number of...
Oh lord.
Well this is a literal transcription posted in the “Ear Training, Transcribing & Reading” subforum, so you could just go elsewhere.
As for the rest of it … *shrug*
As an aside — it...
Yeah I feel you wrt the sensitivity but 40w power handling is a lot. With modern solid state amps and a single 96 db 1m/1w 10" driver you can handle a lot of clean volume with minimal weight.
panasonic -
I see you have supporters. I meant what I said, I preferred watching you play than listening to the Grant Green recording. And, yes, I wouldn't mind seeing you play something with some...
Its more the sensitivity. The Blackbird is 3dB less sensitive than the NEO10-100 that I used to use. That is a factor of 1/2 on the effective amp power. AlNiCo is too expensive (unavailably so) at...
Then you're not reading properly. 99.9% of my posts are either my own musical stuff, helpful stuff (hopefully) for others, or posts with a smiley on them. If all you can remember is negativity and...
Green Dolphin was a goldmine.
I think I’m going to do The Song Is You next
I honestly might just keep picking stuff off that Complete Quartets until I’m tired of it.
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