Jazz on lap steel??? Stolen Moments

[Rich Arnold]

Hey gang,

When anybody says "Jazz and "lapsteel" in the same seantance there's always a queston mark (?) after it.

Maybe some young cat in the future will figure out how to really do it.

But for now you will have to tolerate me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z3w2SUWmwI

[Barney Roach]

Very cool playing Rich!

I like your other LAP STEEL videos too-
keep it up!

[Rich Arnold]

Very cool playing Rich!

I like your other LAP STEEL videos too-
keep it up!

Thanks!
I think I need some place to go with it where people like freak attractions.

[Aaron Clinton]

Check out Mike Neer’s Steelonious

[BJ Burbach]

Yep, that would be New York.



I think I need some place to go with it where people like freak attractions.

[Rich Arnold]

Check out Mike Neer’s Steelonious

Heck yea, That's a great record! When anybody does something like that it helps all of us.
There's a gal in Austin, Tx who plays swing. Rose Sinclair.

[Rich Arnold]

Yep, that would be New York.



I think I need some place to go with it where people like freak attractions.

My daughter wants me to retire in Woodstock.
It's a nice little village but I don't think there is much of a music scene there that I can detect from here.

[Rich Arnold]

I also forgot to mention, I have arthritis iny neck. I don't think the cold weather up there in Woodstock would go that any good.

[Mike Neer]

That's real cool, Rich!

One of my heroes is Oliver Nelson, the composer and arranger of Stolen Moments. I've always loved his arranging and his playing. I got a hold of the horn arrangement, which is so incredibly rich, and sat down and tried to figure out how to play the horn parts as a chord solo. It took me about a week to figure something out, but ultimately I ended up creating a tuning that worked perfectly--it was nothing more than a modification of C6, C/Ab (a C triad on the bottom and an Ab triad on top, 2 simple tweaks). I used that tuning a lot on some of the great 60s jazz that I love so much, like Horace Silver, Oliver Nelson/Dolphy, and some Mingus. I recorded Stolen Moments on Keepin' It Real. For anyone who doesn't have "Blues And The Abstract Truth" by Oliver Nelson, you should get it or at least add it to your streaming library. I used to play a few tunes from it.

[Rich Arnold]

That's real cool, Rich!

One of my heroes is Oliver Nelson, the composer and arranger of Stolen Moments. I've always loved his arranging and his playing. I got a hold of the horn arrangement, which is so incredibly rich, and sat down and tried to figure out how to play the horn parts as a chord solo. It took me about a week to figure something out, but ultimately I ended up creating a tuning that worked perfectly--it was nothing more than a modification of C6, C/Ab (a C triad on the bottom and an Ab triad on top, 2 simple tweaks). I used that tuning a lot on some of the great 60s jazz that I love so much, like Horace Silver, Oliver Nelson/Dolphy, and some Mingus. I recorded Stolen Moments on Keepin' It Real. For anyone who doesn't have "Blues And The Abstract Truth" by Oliver Nelson, you should get it or at least add it to your streaming library. I used to play a few tunes from it.

Thanks Mike,
I'll have to check out your version.
I'm not really into working tunes up like I should be.
I just played it off the cuff. I wanted to tip my hat to those cats.
How can I dismiss or ignore the music from that time period?
That was great stuff! And felt like I really should cover it a little. As much as I appreciate and listen to it.
I'm working on playing with eloquently. Less notes but choosing notes carefully. Like Miles did on Kinda Blue.
It's another leg in my musical journey I feel.