A while ago I made a transcription of a Joe Pass solo fingerstyle version of Joyspring, as I was fascinated to know how he made this into an effective solo guitar arrangement (I worked it out from that youtube video where he plays to some people in a guitar shop, plus bits from another version he recorded).
It’s an absolute pig to play, I still can’t play it properly. Increased my respect for Joe no end. Especially as in the youtube video he starts talking while he plays it!
Think I’m starting to get better results with a lower input looking at between -12 and -18 db as you good folks suggested. I’ve still tried a combination of ways to record using a Blig Amp1 with...
Attached is tab of my preferred fingerings for the A Section.
A problem I see with breaking this up into 4 bars is that the most efficient way to finger a section will depend partly on where it's...
We seldom talk about "cover bands" in Jazz. We're all proudly playing the same compositions that thousands have played before us.
When a composition depends on the voice of the songwriter, then it...
On guitar, I'm still just shedding, pretty much.
Yeah, you're right that the rootless chord voicings can sound pretty stark or unidiomatic when playing solo.
To me, that's a cue or an...
You can hear it on this recording as well (Barry Harris on piano lol.)
https://youtu.be/tEZgnN2S9ug?si=OqXlYObaWUKpGeQ-
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FG def playing one note on a few recordings at least…. It’s the sort of thing that sounds good in context but a bit weird on its own.
I often comp this way, gives piano plenty of room.
The...
So he's complaining that the RB sheet doesn't have the line in the A/1 section that other sheets have and most performers play, is that it? So use them, not the RB. What's the fuss about?
They look like the mickey mouse ears to me. What am I missing? The Sheraton II pro I had was exacting dimensions with an 03 ES333 and these are the same body shape with what I thought were mickey...
Nowadays I practice five days each week, leading up to the Friday night recording session. I feel that I learn as much during that hour as I would have in the preceding days. I had fun trying out...
Just Friends -- or keeping things simple
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