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Rich Severson’s top 5 guitars.

Victor Baker 17" from 2008..........

Guitar purchases Reverb - EMG pickups

Epiphone Sheraton USA 1977

In any case the Tristano school did not breed racists. There is that section in "Conversation's on the Improvisor's Art" where Lee Konitz speaks very critically about the Jewish environment he...

Don Cherry on Lennie Tristano

I might have considered hitting someone. That is so beyond stupid.

Cheaper and perhaps better alternative to Dynarette cushion?

I present to you, one of my very favorite moments in recorded jazz (the link should cue you up to the right spot, but if not, we're looking for about 04:19): ...

A few bad notes or a missed chord

Play the background gigs to get good enough to play the nightclub gigs. But really, everyone wants to see and play a good show. The guy who will give you shit for landing on F# over a D minor was...

A few bad notes or a missed chord

This is a pretty good one to start ear training with. You already know it’s in Bb and “all 6ths” oops meant to reply to the other person…

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 2) - Misterioso

Ah crap. At least I know where I went wrong.

Not really sounding very 'jazzy'. Is it in the playing technique?

I decided to order it. You made me even more curious after having heard about the book recently and finding out that is has become unavailable in the Internet Archive. Interviews with Dexter...

Don Cherry on Lennie Tristano

I’ll hit both those events. They’re maybe a half hour from home. Thanks!

Monteleone guitar exhibit and Art of the Guitar festival ( 2 separate events)

I always think the same thing. It looks like he just moves his hand up and down the neck and notes pop out. Whatever the technique is, is must be very efficient.

Rich Severson’s top 5 guitars.

Another interesting point. This is about the time that black musicians started making a concerted effort to reject “jazz” as a label for both artistic and social reasons.** I don’t know enough...

Don Cherry on Lennie Tristano

For what it’s worth — this says that Tristano’s dismissal of black musicians must be seen as a reaction to the black musician’s dismissal of white musicians. No suggestion that the black musicians...

Don Cherry on Lennie Tristano

Thank you all for the good advice in this thread. I just can't behind the "there are no mistakes" stuff. The idea that they have to be bought and paid for by the rest of the line is interesting....

A few bad notes or a missed chord

Here is a section of Shim Eunmi's Lennie Tristano: His life in music (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2007, pp108-9), in which Tristano's remark is discussed. Tristano thought that the...

Don Cherry on Lennie Tristano

Today at my annual physical, I made the mistake of complaining to one of the PA's that I had a pain in my neck,left shoulder area from using a guitar strap with my heavy guitar. She immediately...

Cheaper and perhaps better alternative to Dynarette cushion?

I would disagree with those who say "your tone is fine" because the OP is clearly not happy with the tone, and the tone in the archtop video is the tone he desires. The more desirable archtop tone is...

Not really sounding very 'jazzy'. Is it in the playing technique?

What's with all the weird Jazz guitars people buy?

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 1) - Blue Monk in minor

Jazz and Blues Single Note Soloing Recommendations ?

Rosewood vs Maple fretboard head to head - There's a difference

Do these chords exists? Any different name for them?

Itching for a Fender, which one?

Please Recommend Me Some Beginner Solos/Heads to Learn

Telecaster - Single Coil or Humbucker?

Are Modern Amps Repairable?

how to suppress cough on the bandstand ....

Not really sounding very 'jazzy'. Is it in the playing technique?

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

Tritone chord root movement