This is Edgar's solo on "Love Don't Love Nobody". A great solo that reminds me of Rene Hall in some ways. Edgar is definitely an underrated guitar player.
This standard is done very nicely by Art Tatum and Tiny Grimes. The melody is nice and a good addition to our Standards repertoire.
This lesson will focus on Tiny's solo. Great use of CAGE formations to navigate the changes. That along with the unmistakable sound and rhythmic motifs of Tiny Grimes, this is a solo worth committing to memory
Arvin Garrison while quite young recorded with Charlie Parker and can be heard on his recordings of "Yardbird Suite" and "Night in Tunisia". The tune we are profiling is a Blues with a hip four bars before the IV. Written by pianist Dodo Marmarosa.
This is a continuation from a couple weeks ago looking at how Arvin navigates through the tune. A great solo with his identifiable glissandos and whole tone runs.
This is one of my few profile videos that focuses on a contemporary guitar player. This is chorus from a board recording at Mother's Tavern San Luis Obispo. This was a show that I attended and was very influential for me. We look at how Kirk treats a Jump Blues supporting Lynwood Slim
I had so much fun a couple weeks ago, I thought I would do it again. This time I'm looking at a shuffle.
Lauderic Caton is a guitarist that we rarely talk about. A Swing guitarist influenced by Charlie Christian. Performing with Harry Perry, and Ray Ellington. The Song "I May Be Wrong". Is a good tune that isn't to difficult to to navigate. I first heard the song with Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee. Dave's solo is super nice. Jimmy Shirley also does a great version.
This week we will look at the solo. Derivative of Charlie Christian and some catchy licks worth learning
A West Coast Session Blues guitarist that played with everyone including Little Richard. This short solo from Roy Hawkins' "Wine Drinkin Woman". Similar in some ways to Pete Lewis or Jimmy Nolen.
This week we will continue with another Chuck Norris side under his own name. "Blue Strings is a great slow Blues instrumental that has some resemblance to Pee Wee Crayton's "Blues After Hours". Most of these melody ideas can be harvested and used in your solos.