brownie Posted December 17, 2003 Report Posted December 17, 2003 While searching the Internet, I came upon that site about the jazz great you rarely heard but whose presence was always indispensable. Wonderful site with lots of informations. Everything you always wanted to know - and more - about Freddie Green Quote
EKE BBB Posted December 17, 2003 Report Posted December 17, 2003 Thanks for the information, brownie. That website looks great. Above all, the photographic section contains many, many superb photos! The swingin´est band ever wouldn´t have been the same without Freddie Green. Quote
Joe G Posted December 17, 2003 Report Posted December 17, 2003 Yeah, Man! A very detailed site. Thanks for posting. Quote
Shrdlu Posted December 17, 2003 Report Posted December 17, 2003 Wonderful player of course. I've seen that site before, I think. A very interesting aspect of Freddie's style is that a lot of his chords sound like a single note. That is a feature of specialist rhythm guitar, and it is discussed either on that website or another one that I once looked at. It is a strange thing, because he is NOT just playing single notes; the other notes are there, but in a kind of phantom way. A lot of more recent guitarists have no idea about this important technique. I also like the story about the time, in the 30s, when Freddie got an amp and brought it along to use with the (Basie) band. The other guys hated it and sabotaged it until Freddie abandoned it! Having listened to people like Tiny Grimes playing an amp of that era, I agree. Now an amp such as Kenny Burrell has used since the mid 50s is another thing entirely. Quote
catesta Posted December 17, 2003 Report Posted December 17, 2003 It's nice to see sites like that one out there. Quote
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