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The variation of placement position of a phrase into the tempo is "beat width", which in jazz is highly desired to be as "fat" as can be musically controlled - Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Wes...
Gee Skip, I am not a mental health professional but that sounds suspiciously like a form of depression to me, specifically what is clinically called anhedonia, which incidentally was Woody Allen's...
You are a patient and gracious lord. But I guess that begs the question … is it “constructive criticism time?” Is that what we’re doing now?
I think that the way to memorize melody is the same way any non-musician can sing a popular song they like. You listen to the song, learn the lyric and sing along. Then, there's a skill you...
I forgot to mention a very important thing I do first: I listen to as many versions and especially vocal versions of a tune as I can find. I download especially (very) early versions of songs from...
A Brazilian resonator Del Vecchio (guitar maker) - Wikipedia
What the heck is that guitar?
Beautiful playing and wonderful sound. Chet Atkins used Del Vecchios for one of his signature sounds for decades. My recollection is that they always needed service but he considered it to worth...
Peter - There's nothing wrong with what you did, it's very impressive as I said. It was just hard for me to follow, that's all. I mean, you must admit you were dashing about a bit.
A lot of slower versions but most I would call maybe down swing. Not really ballad. Most of the time I’ve heard it live it’s closer to the Sonny Rollins tempo.
The Wayback are from San Fran and Dead-adjacent. They did a long jam featuring Casey Jones segueing into Help on the Way then Lawyers, Guns and Money, then back to Casey Jones for the finale. Great...
Sounds to me like you’re doing it right. I found a sport coat on eBay that fits better, but I still need a longer sleeve. There ought to be a musicians cut suit with extra long sleeves and inseam so...
What is this Thing Called Love?
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