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JimRichter
Nov-16-2006, 11:05am
I've been taping myself again cause I'm trying to gear up for a new album that my musical partner Gordon and I will be recording in the near future. The taping really allows me to examine hand position, etc.
This won't be on it, but I'm sharing it cause I think it's fun. #This is one that I tackle now and again, in hopes of playing it as well as I did on guitar #To get some of those King riffs in there--especially turnaround things--you really have to rethink position to accommodate the mandolin.
Well, here's Hideaway (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL9mSYD7HOk)
Not the greatest I've ever played it, but it's a reasonable facsimile.
Jim
Jim Roberts
Nov-16-2006, 11:21am
Great job, Jim! #That is one of my favorite songs recorded by one of the hottest blues bands ever...John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers featuring Eric Clapton.
JimRichter
Nov-16-2006, 11:34am
The Beano was one of the most influential albums on me ever as both a musician and a guitarist. Another one I do on mandolin on occasion with Gordon is the version of Steppin' Out that's on the Beano album.
But as far as Mayall guitarists go, it's awfully hard to beat Peter Green. As much as I love Clapton, Peter Green was probably the better blues guitarist. But nothing Green recorded with Mayall even equals the Beano album.
Jim
Don Grieser
Nov-17-2006, 10:07pm
Great playing, Jim. I've always thought Hideaway would be a good one for the mandolin. You certainly proved it is.
JimRichter
Nov-18-2006, 6:03am
Thanks Don. The last go around pretty much sucks. Meant to do something else and got lost for a minute.
But a lot of the Freddie King stuff works well for mandolin--Sen-sa-shun, the Stumble, etc. I learned all of them off of the Hideaway and Dance Away album a long time back.
There really is a whole area of untapped mandolin material there. Most blues mandolinists seem to capture either the country blues stuff or the south side sound (like DelGrosso). But the Texas sound of Gatemouth Brown, T Bone Walker, or Freddie King still seems to be untapped. One I've been working up is Gatemouth's Okie Dokie Stomp, which used to be a guitar showcase of mine.
Jim
raw and beautiful- you make it look sooooooooooooooo easy jim (read: the jealousy rearing its ugly head). i really enjoyed it!_
Tripp Johnson
Nov-22-2006, 4:31am
Now THAT's cool! You made that sound like it was written on and for the mandolin. Great, great job! One of my favorite records as well.
Salmon Man
Nov-25-2006, 3:46pm
That was great!!!!
I hope to be able to play like that some day!
bluesmandolinman
Jan-12-2007, 11:24am
Cool !
Just found it on youtube and wanted to post it here....
looks like I am late
Well done Jim . Keep posting on youtube !!!
Thanks
arbarnhart
Jan-23-2007, 6:06pm
Very nice. I want to learn that one. I have played shuffle rhythm on it many times on mandolin while a friend did lead on guitar and more recently I have been playing bass for it. But I can't seem to keep my lead going so long and smooth without a crash and burn.
ledmandlin
Feb-18-2007, 6:32pm
Jim, what are the chances of you youtubing Freddy King lessons? You may think you fell short, but I found it as inspiring as obviously a lot of other folks did.
Bruce
JimRichter
Feb-22-2007, 7:50am
I appreciate your comments!
This really isn't instruction per se, but it is a closer/slowed down glimpse at the head to Hideaway:
Slow Hideaway on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxV8dpuiY4M)
Let me know if y'all get any use out of it.
One of the big things is keeping that shuffle emphasis in your single notes (even when not technically doing the shuffle)
Jim