Hot licks?

[HuffDaddy]

I am now taking a bluegrass ensemble class where I'm playing with a bunch of other students. The basic format is we learn the chords of a tune, then the melody of the tune, then its up to each individual to come up with a solo. Everybody gets to/HAS TO take a solo for each song. While I'm not shy and don't mind putting myself out there, I was curious if there was a resource out there that would teach me a lot of the fundamental bluegrass 'licks'

thanks

[Jim Broyles]

Bill Monroe recordings. Seriously.

[EdSherry]

Try Niles Hokkanen's book/CD sets (including "Hot Licks for Hot Picks" and "Hot Solos for Bluegrass Mandolin") available from him at:

http://www.btinternet.com/~john.bald.../hokkanen.html

(NFI.) Not a website, but great stuff.

[cooper4205]

what JB said, intensive Monroe listening is where the ideas of licks started to make sense to me

[mboucher]

Anthony Hannigan just posted a series of lessons on licks and fills on www.musicmoose.com, free lessons.

Mark

[Perry]

This Brad Davis book/cd cuts right to the punch:

" 50 hot licks & where they fit in songs! "

[Enigmatic Recluse]

Just a quick correction, Music Moosse is .org, not .com. It's a fun site that has been helpful to this intermediate beginner. #

[phizban]

I prefer to learn licks from tune solos themselves rather than just on their own, as I think I get a better taste of their context, as well as learning a new complete solo if I don't feel like writing my own or improvising . On that note, you should look at all the "practice tunes" that Mandozine has here, it's a great resource for picking up tunes, solos, and licks.

[cooper4205]

Monroe-ish licks

[AlanN]

All sources of licks are good - tunes, books, collections. Joe Carr put out a thing years ago, 50 Hot Licks. I use a few, like his minor9 run. It's closed, so can be moved around. Dawn Watson also had a nice bag of tricks.

It all goes into the primordial ooze for regurgitation at some point