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Ricmolina
I studied with Joe.
He used the C-A-G-E-D concept of organization across the fingerboard. He told me to play with fingers on the RH as much as possible and not to pay much attention to classical RH technique. Whatever gets the sound out is enough.
He stressed learning the correct melody and playing it in every key all over the guitar. To him the sound was either major, minor, augmented or diminished. He didn't talk about extensions but he played them all the time. They were melodic additions to the basic harmony.
He stressed moving the bass line in a stepwise motion when comping.
Melodies were to be played in thirds and sixths to add harmony.
He told me to only move to a new town only if I had a gig there.
He said he played countless gigs with bad drummers bassists and pianists but he always learned something from them so he kept his mouth shut.
He told the Blues were the backbone of all music and everything could be traced back to that form.
He was stern and surly at times. He was not a gentle teacher but he would teach for hours at a time in a very clear organized way.
I was lucky to spend these times in hotel rooms when he traveled through town. He was a genius of the highest order in his fluidity and melodic inventiveness. To watch him play effortlessly was a profound experience.
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