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01-06-2013 12:44 AM
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greatest guitarist i've ever seen...electric
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he's different, i'll give him that.
he looks a little bit like this guy.
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Fantastic solo guitar player!
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He certainly has a developed and strong right hand technique.
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My thoughts continually alternate between "Holy crap!" and "My, what an odd human being...".
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He's great, but I can only take him in small doses.
I think it was Chet Atkins commenting when somebody asked him about Eddie Van Halen: "I wish I could play like him. But I wouldn't."
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Don't care for the piece he's playing at all. Not crazy about his style either.
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I saw him 25 (or so..
years ago at Jazz a Vienne, opening for Miles
He was performing with Patti at that time.
Really amazing !
Couldn't believe he was alone as a guitar player on stage !
And it was much easier to appreciate with a singer !
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Tough crowd. He should have played more scales or modes I guess.
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It's only bad time if you assume he's intending to be playing in strict time...that doesn't bother me.
I don't care for his tone...means I can't listen to much of him. But he's got his thing, that's for sure. I would not say this video represents one of his "cleaner" performances.
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I'm with you Rich. That performance was garbage.
Originally Posted by Richb
I did hear a Tuck and Patti recording on the radio not long ago, and it was quite nice.
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+1 - That's a terrific quote! Originally Posted by Onlyserious
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Tuck was very influential in my playing 20 years ago. I think Tuck and Patti were a large part of me getting into Jazz, especially their earlier Jazz Standard type albums. I play with my fingers instead of a pick because of Tuck as much as anyone else. I was attracted to the musical athleticism of what he was doing, much as other people my be impressed with Eddie Van Halen.
I think he is trapped into the style of guitar that he plays. It is more like classical music to me than Jazz. You have to learn really complicated parts and passages. He is not "free" in a jazz sense, because he is forced to do so much on the guitar (keeping three or four parts going at once). I'm personally much more interested in composition, melody, and collaborating with other musicians.
I also think there are better clips of him out there.
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2 decades ago I had the privilege of seeing he and Patti live at Seattle's Jazz Alley. They performed music from their 'lets stay together' release. It doesn't much matter to me what direction his playing later took, for this recording was as good as it gets for a remake:
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I do like the few standard ballads he did on his solo record....Stella, Body and Soul, Etc.....
In depth interview....seems like a very humble guy.
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He's a very original player and has ben for many years. He's one of those guys like Van Eps who applied intellect and uber practice to the instrument to achieve their sound unlike, say, Wes, who channeled the music within with a minimal of theory and prep. I relate more to Wes.
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Read his insanely detailed and obsessive analysis of technique. Originally Posted by nick1994
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Tuck is a great player, theres some great songs that he did with Patti, only foolish one can judge his playing based on this bad video, matter of taste its better to say because its stupid to say that this man cant play
also cant listen everything that he plays, cant listen everything that Metheny, Wes....plays either
like this song very much, groove, bass lines, melody....
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Tuck is a great player. He actually has great time. He used to play with a funk band. I think it was The Dazz Band. I can't remember specifically. He played with some friends of mine.
Once he was asked to sub for a great band from Texas named Uncle Rainbow. That band later became Bourgeois Tagg, a band I played in. UR's guitarist cut the tip of a finger and Tuck subbed. They just gave him a cassette of some studio tracks they did. The guitarist overdubbed many tracks. When they did the gigs Tuck played the overdubbed tracks , harmony leads and all. He said he didn't know that the band wanted so he just learned the parts like that.
I heard he was funky as he want to be.
This time nazi shit is getting really old Rich. Some styles of jazz don't require metronomic time. Jack DeJohnette doesn't and he's one of the greatest jazz drummers of all time. You're incredibly ridged and narrow with what you can accept. Mingus' time was specifically NOT metronomic. There's ebb and flow, like breathing. This is a concept you seemed to have missed.
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While I totally disagree with Richb that "he's awful" . . . I would agree that this particular performance is awful. It absolutely sounded like shit . . . from virtually every aspect. I've heard Tuck do some wonderful guitar work with his wife Patti. Tuck can definitely play.
Oh, by the way . . . after seeing this . . I might go a little easier on Metheny for his hair piece . . lololol
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Wait, what?????? Are you accusing Pat of Gambale-ing and DiMeola-ing it on the coiffure front? Those are serious charges, good sir. Originally Posted by Patrick2
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Not sure what the heck Pat's thinking with that birds nest on his head. Heck man . . . even Trefor Owen took his off. Originally Posted by NSJ
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I would call it Kessel-ing it.
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It's a contest with Brian may as to who can keep the same hairstyle the longest. My uncle is also in on the bet. Originally Posted by Patrick2
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Raney and Abersold, great interview.
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