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I think this book might be right on target. It's a slim book with a lot of ideas. I wish it was longer, but it's very good. Book Review: Warren Nunes Jazz Guitar Series: The Blues by Warren...
This book purports to be dedicated to the Freddie Green style of comping. Swing and Big Band Guitar: Four-To-The Bar Comping in the Style of Freddie Green: Swing and Big Band Guitar book -...
Just re-read that and have to add: Because you want to say something (and hopefully have s/th to say).
I recommend (as always LOL) to dig deep into the roots of African-American folk music to get a better feeling for where blues and jazz are originally coming from. Blues is originally vocal music. ...
Yeah when I find myself using language analogies, it’s almost always process-oriented. We had a meeting yesterday for this place where I teach and the director was talking about sight reading and...
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I had a Quilter fixed once which was worth doing financially. Would have been moreso if they had any east coast authorized repair centers. Had to ship it to somewhere in the midwest!
Misunderstanding. Not thinking. Something meaningful just comes out.
Yes bluenote61, those Concerts are fabulous. I had one with 2 10" speakers, beautiful tone. Not only heavy, but loud too.
I went through these books many many years ago. I still use the lick in bar 4 of the second example here. lol Also strongly agree with Allan's last statement.
Yeah this is a big jump in skill. Thinking in licks (lines, phrases, melodic cells, melodies, whatever your ego needs to call it) instead of notes.
I have listened to a lot of masterclasses of jazz musicians recently and once thing that is mentioned all the time (and has not been mentioned here as far as I see) is the parallel between the...
The only meaningful point of comparison between language and music (at least that I can think of) is the notion of "fluency." Take, for example, a conversation between a native speaker and someone...
This is almost exactly what I try to do to occasionally. And is the exact reason for starting this topic.
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