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Some nice playing here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxqPg7Gnq7o

https://soundcloud.com/user185853048/marie-samba-224-x-4-20102018-1622-1

Here's an alternative approach - coda courtesy of Leonard Bernstein

Hi all,


I've recently completed a recording entitled “Pete Plays Wes”. 9 original Wes Montgomery tunes played on mandolin by me with assistance from friends. You can download it no charge at:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQfTuaq3T6s

I hope you guys and gals don't mind me putting in a tg version. I had the sheet music for this in the key of F, and my tg is tuned CGDA. So for mando...

Love this thread.

There are lots of ways to end the opening descending phrase. Because I'm lazy, I do something like this to finish the descent to the D note in a G6 voicing & add a turn-around:...

I like fingering the 10-9-12 type of chord with pinky on top much of the time because I can then play the related 9-8-12.

It's handy for this III-VI-II-V circle of dominant chords, pinky on top...

Yes! I LOVE this.

As an alternate to the D6 as Gmaj9,--another option is to start with a D7--since we're heading to G...that standard D7 voicing works here--(from bottom to top) C,F#,D. It...

Now that the Cubs are done I have a bit more mando time. Plus we've had a couple raw, overcast or rainy days, chilly first days of fall. So naturally I played Nuages, that beautiful Django melody,...

Another big band version, but pretty different from the Dorsey above. I saw Ray Charles with this band long ago, and this was the first tune he did at the piano (after one on sax). Great writing...

For some hot swing mando on this number, check out this bad cat

I almost always think of this version, after decades of playing in big bands:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgR0g6WKvgk

but the version with the Bunny Berigan trumpet solo is best:

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Hey guys. It's been a while since I regularly posted any sort of video or arrangements, and I finally have had the time again. This is one I put together this week of the Billy Joel tune "Movin Out."...

With his permission, I've posted a transcription of Alex's arrangement here.

Sorry I haven't been posting every month! I've been going through some crazy life changes and it's been hard to have the time.

I recorded this one about a year ago though and I thought it was...

Ok, Larry, I'm stealing some of your licks.

I like the rhythmic variety in each of Des and Larry's takes. I found it challenging to not always simply re-use the rhythm of the original melody and...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSG_pSSHUzE

I haven't posted on this site in quite some time, as I've been into banjos as of late...TBs, RBs, you know. Eddy Davis is my favorite tenor banjoist,...

Can't pass up this riff which I'm sure Parker used: The Lick, as seen on TV (YouTube, that is).

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Here it is in use---watch for my favorite jazz violinist Zach Brock showing up at 0:30.
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Ok, following Des' suggesting and jumping into the Deep Blue Sea!

Jazz improvisation is new to me. It's something I have aspired to for years but never found any traction with it until I picked...

https://soundcloud.com/user185853048/between-the-devil-and-the-deep-blue-sea-160-15082018-1526

I've gone for the Deep Blue Sea - coda courtesy of Charles Trenet. Come on in the water's lovely!

Des and Lawrence, good job!!

Nice posts, gang.

I'm not sure I have time to record anything this month, it's music camp season - and I'm deep into Greek bouzouki and Gypsy jazz at the moment.

I'm still surprised at how few...

Sounding good, gents!

Thanks for the kind words Larry. Great swing to yours!

Here's my attempt :

https://soundcloud.com/user185853048/yardbird-suite-160-14072018-1555

Here is my take. Sorry about the last head...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m4g6yxZrno&feature=youtu.be