The Songs

Shipping Catastrophe

I concentrate on you

René Magritte

Boulou Ferre solo performance

Developing an Individual Style

Just imagine, a 19 or 20 year old laying down a masterful chordal take on piano like Tyner did. His imagination was mind boggling. In the piano world this recording made Tyner a piano god. As to...

My favorite things - which version usually gets called at jams?

Saw the video before you added the explanation. I was wondering why the second twiddle was a 1/2 step... and also why it sounded so weird. That's an impressively Parker-ish lick.

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

Thanks, sgcim, for shedding light on this sad background! This shows once again how important it is, especially for musicians, to continue to develop themselves; to carry not the ashes, but the fire...

Randy Bachman sheds his vintage guitar collection

Vocabulary wise, I think the rhythm is important. So this is just screwing around with a lick that has the same rhythm as the opening phrase of DL. Fits over the same chords. Tempted to...

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

I'm happy. Seeing you take the pieces and use it over a blues is very helpful.

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

Bonus points if it starts too slow and then rushes until it’s too fast

My favorite things - which version usually gets called at jams?

Grant Green! (also Oscar Peterson does a great one)

I concentrate on you

reduced bump :)

Fender footswitch, Gold Finger tailpiece, Rode NT1A mic

You ain't been to a jam until you get up on stage and there's an endless 20 minute modal slog that's also too fast.

My favorite things - which version usually gets called at jams?

I find a 150w Beaudens power station available (only in Europe, though). It uses Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries, which I would prefer over Lithium ion. Amazon says it weighs 2.2kg, which is about...

Busking with TOOB?

List of covers. I can't pretend I've heard them all. Find the ones you like. They seem to like Harry Connick, Jnr. Cover versions of I Concentrate on You by Frank Sinatra – Orchestra under the...

I concentrate on you

By the way, although Miles Davis took credit for writing Donna Lee, the first two phrases are almost identical to the opening of Fats Navarro's solo over his tune Ice Freezes Red, recorded more than...

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

I wanted my solid body to sound more like an archtop, so I cut a strip from a cotton sock and did two-three rounds in between the strings by the bridge. Sounded nice :cool:

How to make roundwound strings sound like flatwounds?

I’ve personally owned some 15 Heritage “old guard” guitars. Each was perfect in its own right. It’s a pity that you didn’t own, nor play, such a guitar from the original Heritage company. But like...

Heritage now offering the H-575 as part of their Core Collection Series

This is why i will not bother to buy a guitar from overseas.I had a guitar damaged just going overnight from New Jersey to New york by UPS.The guitar in the video was probably opened by customs and ...

Shipping Catastrophe

Bebop heads: Donna Lee

Who's Your Favorite Bass Player?

Incoming 1968 Gibson Johnny Smith

Inversions

Aint Misbehavin chord meldy theory help

Heritage now offering the H-575 as part of their Core Collection Series

Benedetto Bravo Deluxe or Gibson WesMo Crimson

Help, this theory question is blowing my mind

Passing chord C --> Em7

Cantalope Island 1996 Gibson L4CES vs 2016 Yamaha SA2200, which do you like?

Dunning Kruger valley

NBD: new blade day

15" v. 16" archtop