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Post by Russell Letson on Oct 4, 2019 11:53:06 GMT -5
"Gypsy jazz" is not all about speed--note how the guitarist shapes the phrases, the attacks, the bends, the vibratos. The rest of the soloists are similarly all about the lyrical quality of the tune. (And the tempo is mid-foxtrot, so even the decorative runs are not all that fast.) www.facebook.com/RonzoBonzo/videos/10214431052952422/(My Augusta teacher Tom Mitchell passed on this clip via Facebook--I hope the link works.) |
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Post by coachdoc on Oct 4, 2019 14:12:56 GMT -5
Excellent worth going to Facebook for. Enjoyed tremendously.
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Post by drlj on Oct 4, 2019 17:57:05 GMT -5
That was very nice.
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Post by millring on Oct 4, 2019 19:00:10 GMT -5
Anyone who doesn't love that kind of accordion is just stupid.
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Post by Dub on Oct 4, 2019 22:28:04 GMT -5
Well that’s just wonderful.
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Post by drlj on Oct 5, 2019 7:33:42 GMT -5
I have been listening to quite a bit of gypsy jazz lately. I am especially fascinated by the rhythm work. They use a lot of those 3 finger chords I like so much.
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Post by jdd2 on Oct 5, 2019 7:46:30 GMT -5
Didn't Django, ...uh, use two finger chords?
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Post by drlj on Oct 5, 2019 8:34:56 GMT -5
Didn't Django, ...uh, use two finger chords? True, but he played the leads. The other two guys did all the chord work. Django could do more with two fingers than most can do with 4 fingers and a thumb. |
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Post by Russell Letson on Oct 5, 2019 12:02:35 GMT -5
Django had partial use of his left-hand ring finger for chording--he could lay it down, barre-style, across the treble strings--you can see it this photo:  And while modern gypsy-jazz rhythm players might use three-note chords, older players are likely to play fuller voicings, even plain old barre chords, for a fatter sound.  Note the shapes in this video (from the same lesson page as the chord frames). That all-strings 6/9 fingering is one I've seen recommended, but I could never manage it even when my hands were more flexible. The rest of the fingerings in the progression are pretty much what I would use. He hits all the strings on the downstroke, which is not the case in Freddie Green style. (He also has a lot more arm movement than I would advise a rhythm player to use--I was taught to work from the wrist.) |
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Post by Dub on Oct 5, 2019 12:12:59 GMT -5
Didn't Django, ...uh, use two finger chords? True, be he played the leads. The other two guys did all the chord work. Django could do more with two fingers than most can do with 4 fingers and a thumb. We’ve probably posted this here before but for those who may have missed it, here it is again. I think it’s the only film of Django and the Quintette. |
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Post by Russell Letson on Oct 5, 2019 12:19:26 GMT -5
It's the only synch-sound film. There are miscellaneous silent snippets around, but this is the only one that records the sound of what he was actually playing. Don't know whether they were using live sound or synching to a pre-recorded track, but the music matches the visuals.
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