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Topic: Jim Cohen: "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" (C6) |
Jim Cohen
From: Philadelphia, PA
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Bill McCloskey
From: Nanuet, NY
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Posted 5 Feb 2019 7:26 pm
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Absolutely gorgeous and inspirational. Also aspirational since this solo jazz genre is where I have been headed. Hope to get half as good. _________________ Check out the Steel Guitar Union Hall Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@steelguitarunionhall |
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Jack Stanton
From: Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
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Posted 5 Feb 2019 8:06 pm
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Very lovely, Jim |
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Colin Swinney
From: Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 5 Feb 2019 11:55 pm
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That was really something, loved every second. |
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Charlie McDonald
From: out of the blue
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Posted 6 Feb 2019 3:48 am
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Beautiful, Jim, one of my favorites. He left behind a lot of songs and great arrangements. |
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Jeff Garden
From: Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 6 Feb 2019 4:04 am
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Thanks Jimbeaux, that was beautiful... |
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Andrew Roblin
From: Various places
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Posted 6 Feb 2019 6:11 am
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Beautiful, Jim. |
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Craig Stock
From: Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 6 Feb 2019 3:22 pm
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Two thumb picks up Jim, keep em' comin' _________________ Regards, Craig
I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.
Today is tomorrow's Good ol' days |
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Dale Rottacker
From: Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Franklin
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Posted 7 Feb 2019 4:15 pm
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Beautifully arranged and well played!
Thanks! |
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Jim Cohen
From: Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 7 Feb 2019 6:31 pm
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Thank you all for listening and for your nice comments.
And, Paul, what can I say, but thank you for all the inspiration, encouragement and teaching you've provided me over the years (starting back in the 80's at Jeffran College!) _________________ www.JimCohen.com
www.RonstadtRevue.com
www.BeatsWalkin.com |
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Franklin
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Posted 8 Feb 2019 4:10 am
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Jim,
I love where your heads at...You are an inspiration to all who listen...I love that you view yourself as a student.. I list as my occupation as a full time music student....
Not that you and I are old, but we are not in our twenties anymore....I wish many on here could realize that there is no such thing as too old to learn, nor any excuse beyond medical reasons, for giving up on playing.....The last time I spoke to Weldon, he could no longer play pedals due to diabetes. He was on fire telling me about this new Dobro tuning discovery that had him playing at length every day. It was great that on Merle Haggards last week on hospice he was writing and trying to complete a song...Anyway, your mention of learning while watching you push your arranging boundaries throughout the years took me down this path.....I believe when music is truly inside us we can never give up....Your playing should be an inspiration to all!
Thanks again for posting one of my all time favorite compositions,
PF |
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Walter Stettner
From: Vienna, Austria
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Greg Lambert
From: Illinois, USA
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Posted 10 Feb 2019 7:54 pm
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Great playin Jim. If you get time would you post your C6th copendant with pedals and levers? I cant find some of the chords your playing. Thanks |
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Jim Cohen
From: Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 10 Feb 2019 8:49 pm
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Thank you everyone. My C6 copedent is pretty standard, I think. I have stock pedals 4 through 8. I have KLs that raise and lower my A's a 1/2 step, a KL that raises Cs (strings 3 and 7) a 1/2 step, the stock KL that lowers 3rd string C a 1/2, and a VKL that lowers 6th string E to D. And, of course, a D string on top.
As for being a perpetual student of the instrument (and of music in general), you bet. I keep uncovering layers of the instrument that are new to me, and discovering chord positions I never thought of, etc. And as my understanding of music generally gets deeper, I'm driven to find ways to express it on the PSG, which forces me to go beyond my usual grips and habitual ways of playing things. To add to Paul's anecdotes about great players continuing to study and learn late into life, there is the great story about the world-famous cellist, Pablo Casals, who, when well into his 80s, was asked "Maestro, at your age and level, why do you still practice every day?", replied simply: "Because I think I'm getting better." Well, I ain't no Pablo Casals nor Paul Franklin, but "I think I'm getting better." _________________ www.JimCohen.com
www.RonstadtRevue.com
www.BeatsWalkin.com |
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Greg Lambert
From: Illinois, USA
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Posted 11 Feb 2019 9:39 am
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Jim Cohen wrote: |
Thank you everyone. My C6 copedent is pretty standard, I think. I have stock pedals 4 through 8. I have KLs that raise and lower my A's a 1/2 step, a KL that raises Cs (strings 3 and 7) a 1/2 step, the stock KL that lowers 3rd string C a 1/2, and a VKL that lowers 6th string E to D. And, of course, a D string on top.
As for being a perpetual student of the instrument (and of music in general), you bet. I keep uncovering layers of the instrument that are new to me, and discovering chord positions I never thought of, etc. And as my understanding of music generally gets deeper, I'm driven to find ways to express it on the PSG, which forces me to go beyond my usual grips and habitual ways of playing things. To add to Paul's anecdotes about great players continuing to study and learn late into life, there is the great story about the world-famous cellist, Pablo Casals, who, when well into his 80s, was asked "Maestro, at your age and level, why do you still practice every day?", replied simply: "Because I think I'm getting better." Well, I ain't no Pablo Casals nor Paul Franklin, but "I think I'm getting better." |
Thanks Jim , your definitely one of the best IMO. |
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