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Originally Posted by PMB
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01-01-2016 10:28 PM
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you fellows need to get up 1970's standards!! haha..had technics pitch adjust direct drive turntables then..and pitch adjust cd players since ..if you're all digital..grab audacity and do some shifting...no way to play along with everything without...i learned that very early on...
problems can come from poor instrument tuning to begin with, poor recording speed, poor mastering and poor transfers..way too many variables..easy fix with pitch adjust units
if you like to play along to recordings, shouldn't be without
cheers
ps- forget playing to youtube...no standards at all
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BG solos a bit on this around 3:38
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I love Barry Galbraith, but this thread made me love his playing even more.
I just ordered the last two books to complete his series of Jazz Guitar Studies. My teachers studied with him, and that must have been a hoot and a holler! His Comping book set the bedrock from which I learned to comp melodically. His Bach book got me into classical music with a plectrum. That Melodic and Harmonic Minor book is a headache of long lines, but each phrase offers a masterclass in linear construction in it of it's self.
Barry was the teacher's teacher and what a player!
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funny, his posture doesn't look bad in that vid (his head is kinda cocked at a weird angle tho) - he suffered from the '60's on with numbness in his hands as the result of bad posture and nerves impinging on bone spurs in his spine (i got this from the bio in the Mel Bay book).
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Originally Posted by mrcee
BG only played on the George Russell compositions, and the tune at the end when both ML and BG played together.
BG held his guitar on his left leg, CG style, while ML held it on his right leg.
I heard BG's physical problems stemmed from a fall he took while he was working on his roof.
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Originally Posted by sgcim
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Here's a rare interview with Barry Galbraith that was published as a part of a series on rhythm guitar in Metronome magazine, 1958. Turk Van Lake is the interviewer (the rest of the series can be found at the freddiegreen.org site):
Q. Who were your main influences?
A. Freddie Green and George Van Eps.Q. How did you achieve your style?
A. Playing with Basie records helped a great deal.Q. Does rhythm guitar help in other fields of guitar playing?
A. All aspects of an instrument must be studied. Gaps [in technique] are being bridged by newcomers. It is the evolution of playing that the new generation absorbs [the techniques] of the previous [generation], so that newcomers should not have any trouble playing both rhythm guitar and electric guitar. You should be a complete player of an instrument that has so many facets.Q. What gauge strings do you use?
A. Heavy gauge.Q. What is the string action height?
A. The height of the action depends on each instance, on each type of performance.Q. What type of pick do you use?
A. A hard pick about one inch long and 3/4 inch wide.Q. Do you recommend any special set of chords for rhythm playing?
A. For jump tunes, use chords on the inside strings and use no more than three strings. For ballads, use chords on the inside strings and use no more than four strings.Q. What is your approach to blending in the rhythm section?
A. I think of the guitar as the top part of the bass.Q. What is your advice to young guitarists on playing rhythm?
A. Rhythm guitar is one of the fundamentals of guitar playing and performs an important function in the band. It should not be considered unimportant. Pupils of mine who played good electric guitar, but never played rhythm, have found tremendous satisfaction in playing rhythm and have a new respect for it.
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have to reiterate how great this recording truly is
a must!!
cheers
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old thread - doesn't matter - he's still as important as ever - the great BG mystery remains unsolved - WHAT DO THE CIRCLED NUMBERS MEAN ABOVE THE STAVE IN HIS COMPING BOOK????
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Originally Posted by Groyniad
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great - i was thinking it was position numbers (fret numbers) - i'll check this out and get backthanks
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Originally Posted by Groyniad
In places, it's all a bit unreliable really. Best for the player to use his judgement and play what sounds and feels right.
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