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  Topic: "Moon River" (Henry Mancini)
Bob Parsons

Replies: 9
Views: 38374

PostForum: Arranger's Workshop   Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 5:44 pm   Subject: Moon River
One. I love that song. It goes back to my childhood hearing my mom sing along with tunes like that. Two, As a side note, one of my students is Perry Como's nephew! Anyway, Three, one thing that alway ...
  Topic: Snowball USB Mic
Bob Parsons

Replies: 24
Views: 127416

PostForum: Gear Talk   Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:37 am   Subject: Mic
Now that is cool. Thanks for sharing that! Especially cool because I just picked up a 30 yer old Yamaha fg375s that has killer tone...

bp
  Topic: Soloing over Mister P.C.?
Bob Parsons

Replies: 9
Views: 82064

PostForum: Jam Central Station   Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:39 pm   Subject: Cminor Blues
Mark,

I'm totally in agreement with your answer and, I know this may sound schizo, but I teach exactly what you said. I should have been more clear that I really like that Bb sound over the top of ...
  Topic: Soloing over Mister P.C.?
Bob Parsons

Replies: 9
Views: 82064

PostForum: Jam Central Station   Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:29 am   Subject: Mr PC
I know I could get flamed here Smile but I approach this tune mostly as a Bb major structure. I know it's similar to Eb. But the two minors Cm and Dm and the altered G7 (VI) speak Bb to me.

Here's a ...
  Topic: Diminished Door
Bob Parsons

Replies: 36
Views: 106921

PostForum: Guitar: Blues, Jazz & Beyond   Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:43 am   Subject: Re: diminished Returns
I would love to hear some ideas from what you just posted...

bp

Heh - Bob, I only wish I could play it.

Woland, a guy could take your statement two ways. Both very gracefully because you're s ...
  Topic: Diminished Door
Bob Parsons

Replies: 36
Views: 106921

PostForum: Guitar: Blues, Jazz & Beyond   Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:35 pm   Subject: diminished Returns
Geez Louise guys, when I first posted this question, I had no idea that it would cost me so much time to try and keep up! Smile Mark posted the latest with his focus on the diminished run that landed so ...
  Topic: George Benson
Bob Parsons

Replies: 15
Views: 60324

PostForum: Guitar: Blues, Jazz & Beyond   Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 5:10 pm   Subject: GB
Mark if I was stranded on a desert isle (with batteries and an mp3 player of course) I could probably live the rest of my life listening to just Body Talk. That tune is the zenith bluesy jazz guitar.
  Topic: Quantity vs Quality Practice
Bob Parsons

Replies: 81
Views: 186233

PostForum: Best Study Practices   Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 5:12 pm   Subject: Practice
Julie Andrews had a very troubled life--poverty, abuse in the home etc... Permit me an excerpt from the book:

Julie Andrews, Home, Hyperion,
Copyright 2008 by Julie Andrews,
pp.
117-119.

...
  Topic: Quantity vs Quality Practice
Bob Parsons

Replies: 81
Views: 186233

PostForum: Best Study Practices   Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 3:49 pm   Subject: Practice
Dean,

You know, I think as long as you play for someone, even if a family member, it does something to make you self conscious about what you know and about what needs work. I find that the smaller ...
  Topic: Diminished Door
Bob Parsons

Replies: 36
Views: 106921

PostForum: Guitar: Blues, Jazz & Beyond   Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 4:40 pm   Subject: Diminished Returns
Oh man Mark, we can stop right here as far as I'm concerned. This is so cool. I've got to focus on this for a while. Thanks a mil for sharing that one!
  Topic: Quantity vs Quality Practice
Bob Parsons

Replies: 81
Views: 186233

PostForum: Best Study Practices   Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:30 am   Subject: Practice
I'm not the best "practicer" in the world, but I have taken one thing to heart. Mark has said practice what you play. That works for me. I do a couple of things that really work well. One, I ...
  Topic: Diminished Door
Bob Parsons

Replies: 36
Views: 106921

PostForum: Guitar: Blues, Jazz & Beyond   Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:10 am   Subject: Diminished Returns
Mark the only thing that lost me in all that was my having to go on location and coming back to a stack of stuff. BUT, glad to be back. Hey, I'm ignorant to the Pat Martino minor sub module.

But t ...
  Topic: Diminished Door
Bob Parsons

Replies: 36
Views: 106921

PostForum: Guitar: Blues, Jazz & Beyond   Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 6:27 am   Subject: Diminished Returns
Ah yes West Coast Blues. Boy am I bad with names. I was with a friend the other night watching another friend play and in comes this gal bass player, whom I've played with a million times! I couldn't ...
  Topic: Diminished Door
Bob Parsons

Replies: 36
Views: 106921

PostForum: Guitar: Blues, Jazz & Beyond   Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 5:06 am   Subject: Diminished Returns
This topic is doing something for me! Hey check this simple application of applied observation... was that poetic or just poor English?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC-hSgUBn3Q
  Topic: Diminished Door
Bob Parsons

Replies: 36
Views: 106921

PostForum: Guitar: Blues, Jazz & Beyond   Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 7:47 am   Subject: Diminished Returns
Todd,

Man, everytime I share something I get back more than I put out. Someone will chime in, I'll get a phone call, The Coach will unleash his locker...

Stay tuned. I found something today that ...
 
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