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From the age of 6-13, I played classical piano and then switched to classical guitar at 17 and in the past 7 years jazz guitar. So reading treble and bass clef is ingrained however, transcribing was v ...

Mark;
Yes, I play rhythm changes everyday, mostly because I really like all those tunes- recently I have been transcribing Miles solo on Oleo and hear that it is typical to start on the 9th of the ch ...

yes, key of C starting off with the F6 chord, D on the 2nd string...

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I am presently arranging the song "time after time" by cindi lauper. it is one of my favorite pop tunes. at the moment i have the song arranged with melody and chords but my arrangeme ...

This sounds great ...

Dave;

Thanks for you reply on this subject matter. I have lived in three cities. St. Louis, Gainesville FL and now Cincinnati. It appears in these cities, Jazz Concert series bringing outside talen ...

Mark;

yes, i use thirds, and i also play it using 10ths, using the 6th and 3rd strings going up the neck etc. the key of A makes it possible to hit the five chord E7th and take the B on the 6th str ...

In that sense I never feel bound by the original concert key of a tune. Mark.

Well, after reading this I decided to arrange blue monk in the key of A, and it is much easier to solo over the chan ...

I've noticed from transcribing that the licks of riff-based players -- such as Robben Ford, Benson, Grant, Kenny and Wes -- fit nicely over CAGED shapes and the underlying modal patterns. So, if you ...

before long he was inspired to follow my lead and transcribe Wes, Benson, Martino, and many other fine jazzers steeped in the blues tradition

That is some really good playing on the S.O.S tune.

For me, knowing (Jazz) history helps me to understand the presence and to face the future.

I tend to listen to jazz players and their recordings from the 50's-60's, and am familiar with some of tho ...

Logically, this is due simply to the fact that a horn player in comparison is primarily consumed with melody. And in that sense alone I do maintain the belief that guitarists, while right there histor ...

"Okay, but Wes stood in the tradition of jazz (guitar), he was paying his dues as a blues and a bebop/changes player, but he also changed the jazz world with his new ideas. ........
How do you, ...

Well, this is a great topic and something I have reflected upon since Bob Dylan said about a year ago that there hasn't been a good rock album in the past 20 years.
I believe music has a practical si ...

Presently I am transcribing Mike Stern lines and approximating the notes based on a suggestion of David Baker (i.e., if the lines are double timed get the note on each quarter note and fill in the res ...