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I'm having fun with my new Christmas toy (Apogee Duet, thanks to Jennifer, my wife!); I had no easy way of doing live recordings previously, but this preamp/interface makes it a piece of cake, hence my second submission in three days. My guitar was taken out of its case perhaps only three times in recent years, but now I'm enjoying playing again.
Blues for Alice is one of the first jazz tunes I ever learned — for some reason, the first several jazz tunes I played were all by Charlie Parker, and I became an instant fan of his music. In this recording I play the solo guitar and the rhythm guitar, and the bass was done via the pencil tool in Garageband.
Here's some info about the piece:
"Blues For Alice" was recorded in New York, August 8, 1951, by Charlie Parker (alto sax), Red Rodney (trumpet), John Lewis (piano), Ray Brown (bass), and Kenny Clarke (drums).
"Blues for Alice" is a classic old-school jazz jam that showcases Charlie Parker's innovative sax style within a context that he singlehandedly pioneered... The chord changes are atypical of what is commonly known as "blues," in that the form is extended beyond the genre's regularly expected form. Also, the tone of the [composition] is much more positive than is normal for such a genre as "blues." However, transforming the aural character of pre-established musical forms into something uncharacteristically offbeat was one of the things that Parker did best, and, here, no exceptions to the rule are made. (Reviewed by Marcus Singletary at Jazz.com)
Blues for Alice is one of the first jazz tunes I ever learned — for some reason, the first several jazz tunes I played were all by Charlie Parker, and I became an instant fan of his music. In this recording I play the solo guitar and the rhythm guitar, and the bass was done via the pencil tool in Garageband.
Here's some info about the piece:
"Blues For Alice" was recorded in New York, August 8, 1951, by Charlie Parker (alto sax), Red Rodney (trumpet), John Lewis (piano), Ray Brown (bass), and Kenny Clarke (drums).
"Blues for Alice" is a classic old-school jazz jam that showcases Charlie Parker's innovative sax style within a context that he singlehandedly pioneered... The chord changes are atypical of what is commonly known as "blues," in that the form is extended beyond the genre's regularly expected form. Also, the tone of the [composition] is much more positive than is normal for such a genre as "blues." However, transforming the aural character of pre-established musical forms into something uncharacteristically offbeat was one of the things that Parker did best, and, here, no exceptions to the rule are made. (Reviewed by Marcus Singletary at Jazz.com)
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And a gentle tone.