Jazz Kat

I went Downtown today to J&R Music World, and Virgin Records for the first time in my life. WOW!!! What a selection. I bought Sonny Rollins The Bridge, The Shape Of Jazz To Come, and I Wanna Hold Your Hand. What stores!!! I wish I was closer to Downtown, I'd live there! And not expensive, by any means. Some of the Miles and Coltrane cd's were seperated by album!

That was the 1947 Carnegie Hall concert. Was reissued by BN a few years ago as 'Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie - Diz 'n Bird at Carnegie Hall'. Yes thank you, just saw the cd at J&R a few hours back.

I was just trying to put some of the concepts on The Shape Of Jazz To Come, to the guitar.

Wow this is news to me. A fretless guitar. I gotta get out the o'l knife.

Just suddenly change your last name to Christian, and tell them your of Charlie's family.

This has confused me alot. I get a blue note lp, thinking it's somewhat old, then I see copyright 1997 on the back.

Wasn't there an album with Dizzy Gillespie, and John Lewis, w/ Bird? I think it was on Blue Note.

I wouldnt know how to start to do what they're doing. I just draw mine on paper.

Good News!!!

There's no secret. You just play what comes out, most of the time. I do get down on myself, because I think I'm playing shit, but it all gets better with time.

Well, that's how I interpreted this statement. How did you mean it? As far as where you should go to learn theory, ask a question here and you will get many responses. While there are many excellent books available, I personally think that it's important to hook up with someone so you can ask specific questions- learning by yourself from a book can be pretty dull and dry. I also think a big part of learning jazz theory is ear training- connecting chord symbols and scales to actual sounds. There must be someone you could approach about helping you- either local musicians or someone at a high school or college in the area. At the very least there are many here who can advise you- just ask. I meant on the guitar. I know all the basic chords on the piano. And have a few 7 chords memorized. I cna sit down with a book with about 5000 chords and memorize them all. That time will come. But I need to get off the ground first.

No one chose Blue In Green? My favorite largo tempoed song on the album.

great for those ballads..

Anybody stand up when they play (jazz) guitar, here?

My music has no connection with my computer. I wish it did, but I have no clue. Nor can I download music on my computer.

I love those posts with just a smiley. hmmmm. never used that one before..

Interesting character. Where would the boards be without ARIC. Seriously, I dont know the guy, but he brings such life to the forum. lol, dont understand the caps lock,. He takes all the criticism. Never seen him blow up or respond to any of it, ever.

Do we really need the Last Edited by..... on.....?? Whats the point of that? Almost seems of a invasion of privacy.

Oh, is Verve considered a major label? Gosh Garry... I know I am getting my information on a very unreliable source. No, not Garry. Maybe...

oh yeah, what record company did Bird record those Strings albums on? Was that Columbia?

Carnegie Hall? Hmm, Gary Giddins said he never played at anywhere that big..

I'll never forget what my dad said, about bag pipes. We were talking about annoying instruments, (annoying to him) and saxophones came up. yada yada yada, it was St pats day, so I said dad, hey what about those bag pipes, he was like, (rather surprising) "Oh, let them have their day."

the top five cd's I despirately want to own are: 1. Meet The Jazztet 2. Grant Green- I Wanna Hold Your Hand 3. The Three Sounds- Here We Come 4. Sonny Rollins- The Bridge 5. Ornette Coleman- The Shape Of Jazz To Come One more is Giant Steps, Trane. I have heard the whole album, but I do not own it. That is one of my favorite albums ever.

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I dont really remember saying bass players dont need to know harmony. You probaly interperted it a different way from which I meant you to. To get the gist of what I said, I need a front line instrument, and the guitar is perfect for me I guess. I am not lazy about learning the chords, just get down a lot because I dont know any, nor know really how to learn. It's like books, teachers.... Whats the best way.