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Topic: Yardbird Suite on unusual 8-string Emmons lap steel |
Nelson Checkoway
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Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 8 Oct 2018 11:19 am |
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Hi all - Some of you may have seen an earlier post of mine on a red lacquer Emmons 8-string lap steel I acquired in August with a crazy, elongated headstock and some other unusual features.
I have more extensive E9th pedal steel experience, but limited time on the C6th and I've never had a lap steel. Thanks to Forumites who weighed in on my question about tunings to get some decent jazz changes. I decided to start with a traditional high C6th tuning (A-C-E-G-A-C-E-G, low to high).
I've been working it out with some 12-bar swing and some Rhythm changes songs. Here's my attempt with a down-tempo version of "Yardbird Suite" - head sandwiched around a few improv choruses -- mostly single string runs - some 2-3 note chords and finding a few cool grabs. Hope you like it!
https://www.soundclick.com/html5/v4/player.cfm?songID=13791807
I'm using a backing track at recorded at about 75% normal tempo that I downloaded from Youtube. No volume pedal on this on this but a bit of compression on the recording for sustain.
One more thing: the owner of the Youtube track gave me permission to use it in my posted track only asking that I post a link to his backing track video -- so here it is: (nice guitar comping!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_bKxhD8YC0
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David Matzenik
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Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 8 Oct 2018 5:17 pm
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Nice work, Nelson. Charlie Parker is is a bit daunting to me. But thanks for the link. The home site has some very handy material, and of course, it translates from French with one click.
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Nelson Checkoway
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 8 Oct 2018 6:11 pm
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| Thanks for listening, David. Yes, the backing tracks are really helpful for working out solos and arrangements. And the owner, Martin, seems like a really good guy - he's just devoted to educating players. |
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Nelson Checkoway
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 19 Oct 2018 8:34 am
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On follow up, David, yes Charlie Parker and other players in the be-bop and post-bop era can be challenging - but it's fun and rewarding to see how the chords lay out across the strings: you can think a little like a sax player who plays through the chords as arpeggios and scale runs.
Mike Neer is one of the few non-pedal players who are prominent in focusing on this period - he's following up his Monk DC, "Steeloneous" with a new project on Horace Silver - and he just posted a terrific demo of silver's "Juicy Lucy" on this forum - check it out! |
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