John Lennon died 30 years ago today
10.52pm, Monday 8 December 1980 (30 years ago)
John Lennon was shot and killed on this day at the entrance of the Dakota building, New York City, where he lived with his wife Yoko Ono. He was 40
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andysmith26
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#102306
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Ah moment, tunes that made you get it and why
I was thinking about those moments when the light went on, when I finally got it, those ah moments, so let's start a discussion on tunes that made you get it and why. So here's two tunes that gave me
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andysmith26
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#102305
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Re: Tommy Emmanuel
Thanks for posting about Tommy. I wasn't familiar with his work. I listened to his version of Classical Gas and was very impressed.
I especially liked his use of dynamics. I also thought his time was
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rguitarjj
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#102304
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Re: Seeking Reference on Structure of Jazz
When I hear those words, they mean the following:
The Head is the melody of the tune.
A chorus is one time through the changes of the entire tune while somebody solos.
There is an older usage of
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rguitarjj
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#102303
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Re: John Scofield in GP Magazine
#JohnScofield
Listen to the album Time On My Hands ( with three other masters, Dejonette, Haydn, and Levano) to hear Sco's amazing use of chord melody on the fly, utilized in very innovative ways. And, very
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john dean
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#102302
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Re: On Les Paul guitars
Juan V. wrote:
Hey my old Teisco Del Rey is down in the basement! We had a lot of fun with
it in its own way, in its own day.Warms my heart to hear it mentioned, I
should pull it out once in a
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John Palmer
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#102298
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Re: Jeff Beck Honoring Les Paul
--- In jazz_guitar@..., The Strandwolf <strandwolf@...> > ...
obviously recorded onto VHS back around 1980.
Thanks for the link, good jam, Les really tracks right along with Jeff Beck. The
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Jeffrey <jmoeller18@...>
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#102301
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Re: Pat's now playing with robots
Thanks for the update!
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Jeffrey <jmoeller18@...>
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#102300
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Seeking Reference on Structure of Jazz
While not strictly a guitar question, as a guitarist, questions are arising about clarifying terminology such as "head", "chorus" etc. in the jazz context.
When I was composing for RnR, a chorus was
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Jeffrey <jmoeller18@...>
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#102299
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Re: Jeff Beck Honoring Les Paul
Strange that she isn't mentioned in the PBS blurb. Imelda May. I thought
that maybe she was Brazilian. Must be a real Beck nut over at PBS.
I think I posted this link about a year ago, so in any
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The Strandwolf
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#102297
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Re: Jeff Beck Honoring Les Paul
Her name is Imelda May. Here is she and Jeff at the Iridium:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAUAAn46ji0
best,
Bobby
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Bob Hansmann
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#102296
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Re: Jeff Beck Honoring Les Paul
Yup. She was at the Grammies with him and sang "How High the Moon". I looked her up at the time, but can't remember her name. She is Irish, and around 40 years old. She sure does know how to pour
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Bob Hansmann
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Re: Jeff Beck Honoring Les Paul
I'd love a few hours with that singer, but that's a topic for a
different list....
best,
Bobby
.... yes, the one with the blonde boufant twist in the front ....
[Non-text portions of this
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John Amato <jamato316@...>
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#102294
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Re: Jeff Beck Honoring Les Paul
I saw that. It was great.
I'd love a few hours with that singer, but that's a topic for a different list....
best,
Bobby
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Bob Hansmann
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#102293
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Re: Tommy Emmanuel
Yes, I haven't really heard much from him that goes beyond being technically impressive. Time will tell if his legacy surpasses, say, that of Joe Maphis.
Cheers, David
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David B. Klein
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Re: 82 website domains seized counterfeit goods [was: Counterfeit D'Addario strings]
Wonder if Amazon.com really trustable, since they sell from 3rd parties sometimes (often?)...
Marc
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Marc Leduc
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#102291
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Re: Tommy Emmanuel
Tommy is a great player that can play just about anything. He is even a
great electric guitar player (Tele). Pick, pick and fingers, just
fingers, it doesn't matter. He has it all down.
I could
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Scott Dercks
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#102290
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Jeff Beck Honoring Les Paul
Jeff Beck was on PBS this weekend doing a tribute to Les Paul ... what a great
show ... man alive, can Jeff play any genre well! ... he went back to his early
beginnings and coped all those
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John Amato <jamato316@...>
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#102289
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82 website domains seized counterfeit goods [was: Counterfeit D'Addario strings]
ICE seizes 82 website domains involved in selling counterfeit goods as part of Cyber Monday crackdown
http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1011/101129washington.htm
WASHINGTON - Seizure orders have been
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Alisdair MacRae Birch
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#102288
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Re: Tommy Emmanuel
Did everyone catch TE on PBS last night?
Not jazz, but definitely guitar! Pretty amazing, technically impressive.a
lot of notes there. Some fine fingerpicking.
He is really something. Not going to
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John Amato <jamato316@...>
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#102285
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