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Doctor_Electron:
Yes, I knew Jerry Coelho very well, he was my roommate when we attended G.I.T. After graduation, I think he went back to teaching in Santa Maria and I lost track of him then. He was a good friend and a good guitarist. I hope he is still playing and doing well.
BTW, Howard brought his son Jay to a G.I.T. classrooom and he played for us. (he was about 10-12 years old then). He was already a monster player and totally blew us away with some great bebop chops. At that time he sounded a lot like his father.
As I mentioned in a previous post, Howard Roberts changed my musical life forever when I attended his seminar in North Hollywood in 1976. IMHO, he was a very special MASTER guitarist, musician and teacher. I have many of his records, tapes and cd's and often play them.
wiz
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08-30-2009 01:02 PM
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There are a couple of clips of Jay on Youtube, and yes, he is a monster.
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Originally Posted by gawfshot
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For starters, discrepancies in scale fingerings, mis-labeled patterns...
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So, are the errors just (annnoying) typos? Are they very numerous?
Thank you!
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Go to website Howard Roberts - Jazz Guitarist to find a lot of info on Howard by a dedicated HR fan. He has photos, links to a site that sells HR CD's (Sundazed Music label). I have bought 3 - "HR Is A Dirty Guitar Player," "Dirty and Funky," and "Magic Band at Donte's." All are really good, but my favorite is the Magic Band album, recorded live to 2-track at Donte's nightclub in North Hollywood. I had the good fortune to go to 2 of Howard's guitar seminars - the first in late 1971 in L.A., and the other in Austin in 1975. As well as being an awesome player and arranger, he was one of the most interesting and inspiring people I've ever met. Anyway, check the above site out, as well as Howard's son Jay Roberts' music school in Seattle, Robert's Music Institute .
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IMO, his "Live at Dontes" albums are some of the best recorded examples of the Jazz Guitar. Highly recommended.
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Gibson made a Howard Roberts guitar...looks like an ES175 with the soundhole of an acoustic guitar. I learned alot from his book "Guitar Manual Chord Melody" some of the chord formations in the book are very challenging "stretch".
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did anyone do the monster chops course? How did they find it? I started it years ago but decided I didn't like the style of his lines. Wouldn't surprise me to have a change of heart one day....
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Prior to Gibson making a Howard Roberts Guitar (played by Howard Alden for many years) there was an EPIPHONE Howard Roberts model.
There's plenty of detail at Mike Evan's Howard Roberts site on all of his guitars.
I have some Howard Roberts CDs and Books for sale.
Please see below for link.
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Originally Posted by daveg
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Apologies, that's not a Howard Roberts model.
It's the equivalent of a Gibson 335.
All of the HR models had ROUND sound holes and were same dimensions as the ES175 including the 3-4inch depth.
DaveG
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Hi Dave, it must had something to do with Howard though, because his name was engraved on the headstock. I remember that was the reason I bought it, I was such a fan of his. I'll look and see if I have any clearer pictures. That is interesting. Now I'm sorry I sold it, lol.
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Here's a photo of a rare Epi HR Custom from 1967 found on the web. All HR models were of this size and style until the (Gibson) HR Fusion came along.
Last edited by daveg; 12-19-2009 at 07:04 AM.
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Here's my 1974 Gibson HR Custom--as you can see, no pickguard--took it off because it was toxic and was oxidizing the pickup itself. Will have to replace it, eventually, but not gonna blow $200 for a custom pickguard just yet.
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Beautiful guitar, Dave! You know, there was one for sale here in Honolulu on Craigslist a few months ago. Wish I had snapped it up. I've been a fan of Howard Robers since I was a teenager (long, LONG time ago, lol), and absolutely love his tone.
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HR, on his early recordings, used a variety of instruments but mainly the Black, highly customised, Gibson that he got from Herb Ellis.
Mike Evans has a lot of information at his site.
DaveG
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Originally Posted by Flat
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Hey Kyleafornia -
Sorry, not sure where you might get one. Maybe you could send an email to Jay Roberts? (Howard's son)
He runs a guitar school in the Seattle area - the Roberts Music Institute. Maybe he would know? Good luck.
-Tim
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Tim,
Thanks for the advice, great idea!
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The original Epiphone (Kalamazoo) guitars are like these below. I owned a blond standard and selling it was one of my dumber moves.
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HR is one of my favorites. He is a great jazz guitarist although he is phenomenal guitaristnone of the best. If you can ever get your hands on his version of spinning wheel it is amazing and one of my favorite jazz songs ever.
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Originally Posted by princeplanet
It's a great tool for cutting down the "futz factor" in the learning process.
I'll have to take those volumes off the shelf! Thanks for the reminder!
David
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I lived 4 doors from the Roberts in North Hollywood as an eight year old. His son Doug and I were best friends.
My mother gave me a guitar and Doug's mom offered lessons but I wasn't serious.
If only I knew...
They were a real nice family. I wonder what Doug Roberts is doing now?
RIP Nick Gravenites
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