I love this tune. I used to accompany a friend on clarinet on it before he passed away. The Duke Robillard version that the OP links to is really nice.
Here’s my attempt on solo guitar. I’ve been doing a lot more gardening than practicing lately, so it’s rough. I’ll try to work on finger mechanics and clean it up.
It's been awhile since i last logged in here, but there's a strange synchronicity in that i was just playing
'If I Had You' a couple of days ago, and here it is as this month's standard...
and so, off to the shed i will head, since there are still a few days left in the month!!!
In any case, here's a quick 'baseline' recording, playing the melody and changes from memory, and
without the benefit of my 2nd cup of am coffee:
Hopefully it will get a little better...
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This, to me, is quintessential Grant Green, from an album of spirituals he did called Feelin' the Spirit.
I totally love Grant Green's playing. He understood the percussive nature of the guitar,...
The gigging world sounds like something you should get paid well for. Reading this thread, I can’t imagine why people even bother. Is there joy in it anywhere?
Nice, no need to raspberry it. Is that a modern, like last 5 years Casino? Thoughts on it? I had a 2000's era Cherry Red one I regret selling and have been thinking about getting a new one to...
OK. So you figure Mr Wu is exploited? Or that he should be held accountable for the bad stuff China does? Or maybe it's like ESG investing. Or carefully reviewing DEI policies of the oil company...
I chose local products because I prefer my money to benefit my country and I do not want to buy products made by exploited workers. Also, I do not want to support nations that persecute their...
I think if the venue regularly books bands and has bands on three or four times a week, then I think its ok to approach the venue for your own gig at some point. But if your the only band that the...
I know one musican who got fired from a big name act for not doing drugs
But it’s not just illegal narcotics… there are some gigs that come with a heavy drinking culture. It’s part of the hang....
Exactly. As long as PDOs don't enter the equation. ;)
That's what I understood too, though AFAIK the "abuse" of the term Spanish guitar predates the e-guitar, and "Hawaiian" guitars of that...
Barry Harris / Oliver Nelson - Dom7/Diminished,...
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