August Recording Challenge 83 - 🎩Jazz👠

[Nutty 1]

Hello Everyone,

The theme for the Recording Challenge for August 2020 is 🎩"Jazz" 👠and comes from Skip Russel

This is what Skip said "For this months guitar recording challenge, I suggest recording a Jazz Standard.  There are thousands of standards to choose from.  Pick up a Real Book or Fake Book, or look in  the Learn & Master Guitar course chapter on Jazz.  In addition, this month Steve is launching the Jazz Standard Academy, it would be great for all of us enrolled to submit a recording of a standard we are working on."

Here is a list of Jazz Standards from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_jazz_standards however I am not strict so you can post anything which loosely fits the category or mentions Jazz.

1. Fretless playing "Spirit Song"

2. Skip Russel playing "All of Me"

3. Wim VD1 playing “Autumn Leaves“

4. RockinRickard playing a jazz turnaround from  “I guess I’ll have to change my plan”

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19VYW1FM6IRV6DgEGyiaP9EPHC3JbEQIQ/view

Edited August 14, 2020 by Nutty 1

[NeilES335]

And I just recorded a HIP HOP  song!

 

Just kidding 😉

[Fretless]

Here is a live song from a teacher's concert at my wife's music school. My wife played the piano, the other piano teacher played the drums and I was a guest that evening, playing a Burny jazz archtop guitar. The song is called Spirit Song.

 

 

[Nutty 1]

That was lovely @Fretless, a perfect blend of guitar, piano and drums, mellow and flowing. 😎👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[NeilES335]

Very nice Lester 👍Ditto to what Mandy says, you played well together😊

[Eracer_Team-DougH]

@Fretless great that both of you play, where both of you understand the challenges of practice and performance. 

Excellent 

[Skip Russell]

Having been picked to choose this months recording challenge theme, I thought I would get going on a Jazz Standard.  This is All of Me, straight out of the Real Book.  I know we are going to study this one for the Jazz Standards Academy course, so I thought I would try it on my own first, and see the difference after Steve presents this in class.

Thanks for any comments.

 

[Skip Russell]

@Fretless, Great playing and recording, I love the uptempo sound.  Must have been a fun night.

Skip

[gotto]

On 7/31/2020 at 11:40 PM, Fretless said:

Here is a live song from a teacher's concert at my wife's music school. My wife played the piano, the other piano teacher played the drums and I was a guest that evening, playing a Burny jazz archtop guitar. The song is called Spirit Song.

 

 

Sweet Lester! What a great combo. wish I could have been there to soak it all in. Nicely done, all of you

Greg

 

 

Edited August 2, 2020 by gotto

[Nutty 1]

Well played @Skip Russell, great tone too.😎👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Edited August 3, 2020 by Nutty 1

[Skip Russell]

Thanks @gotto and @Nutty 1 for your gracious comments and encouragement.

[Fretless]

I too am grateful for your kind words.

[Wim VD1]

On 8/1/2020 at 8:40 AM, Fretless said:

Here is a live song from a teacher's concert at my wife's music school. My wife played the piano, the other piano teacher played the drums and I was a guest that evening, playing a Burny jazz archtop guitar. The song is called Spirit Song.

 

 

What a nice Jazz trio, @Fretless. 

Like @Eracer_Team-DougH said, it's great that you can enjoy making music together.

Well played,

Wim.

[Wim VD1]

On 8/2/2020 at 9:33 PM, Skip Russell said:

Having been picked to choose this months recording challenge theme, I thought I would get going on a Jazz Standard.  This is All of Me, straight out of the Real Book.  I know we are going to study this one for the Jazz Standards Academy course, so I thought I would try it on my own first, and see the difference after Steve presents this in class.

Thanks for any comments.

 

Good playing, @Skip Russell.

You jazz cats are being spoiled by Steve with a new Jazz Standards course! Enjoy it.

Wim.

 

[Wim VD1]

Perfect timing. I am right now in session 7 "Jazz" of the fingerstyle course, so that fits perfectly with the challenge of the month 😀.

This is a walking bass style arrangement of the jazz standard Autumn Leaves.

Wim.

 

[gotto]

Awesome Wim! Perfectly played. Loved it. I need to get back into the LMG Fingerstyle  lessons. I got stalled out mid session 2....still living with my flailing fingers style. 

Greg

[Wim VD1]

1 hour ago, gotto said:

Awesome Wim! Perfectly played. Loved it. I need to get back into the LMG Fingerstyle  lessons. I got stalled out mid session 2....still living with my flailing fingers style. 

Greg

Thanks, Greg. Of all the courses I have done so far, I like the LMG Fingerstyle course the most. 

Wim.

[Skip Russell]

@Wim VD1 Great playing Wim, love the walking base line.

[Nutty 1]

Beautifully done @Wim VD1 it really does sound like you have a bass player in there. Top job!😎👏👏👏

[rockinrickard]

 I don't play Jazz, but several years ago I learned this Jazz turnaround and added some chords to it. Sorry, I don't know any standards. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19VYW1FM6IRV6DgEGyiaP9EPHC3JbEQIQ/view?usp=sharing

[Fretless]

rockinrickard, are you kidding me? Barney Kessel is one of Jazz's great guitarists and yet I could have sworn that your jazz turnaround and Barney's playing on Julie London 's I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan are pretty much one and the same.

PS. Thank you for the funny sticky note. Can I tell the others? I hope so: rockinrickard says I should change my name from fretless to flawless.

 

[Nutty 1]

Beautifully done @rockinrickard that was superb.😎👏👏👏

I like your idea of a name change for @Fretless. 😁

 

[rockinrickard]

Thank you, Ma'am. I appreciate the kind words.

[rockinrickard]

8 hours ago, Fretless said:

rockinrickard, are you kidding me? Barney Kessel is one of Jazz's great guitarists and yet I could have sworn that your jazz turnaround and Barney's playing on Julie London 's I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan are pretty much one and the same.

PS. Thank you for the funny sticky note. Can I tell the others? I hope so: rockinrickard says I should change my name from fretless to flawless.

 

Thank you Flawless😉, I learned the turnaround from Harmony Central's Jazz Lick of the day, several years ago, It may have been a Barney Kessel lick, I'm not sure. Thanks so much for the kind words and by all means tell everyone that I said you should change your name to Flawless.

[gotto]

15 hours ago, rockinrickard said:

 I don't play Jazz, but several years ago I learned this Jazz turnaround and added some chords to it. Sorry, I don't know any standards. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19VYW1FM6IRV6DgEGyiaP9EPHC3JbEQIQ/view?usp=sharing

Cool!! Sounds very accomplished.

Greg