[LUTE] Re: Bream Collection... I just noticed

2013-12-08 Thread gary
Are you referring to his "Harmonic Mechanisms For Guitar"? It's available online? It's in three huge volumes. I've been working on the first ten pages of the first volume for 20 years, although I do follow his advice to "sweet tooth" it by skipping through other parts of the book. Gary On 2

[LUTE] Re: Bream Collection... I just noticed

2013-12-08 Thread Nancy Carlin
The other musician I got a lot of inspiration from back in those early lute days was John Renbourn. In 2006 the LSA published an interview with him and I have some spare copies. If you would like one email me back with a street address - snail mail only. Nancy I am a bit dismayed by a moder

[LUTE] Re: Pass

2013-12-08 Thread Alain Veylit
Nice interview and great final piece, Alain On 12/07/2013 06:41 PM, Bruno Correia wrote: As we are becoming more jazzier these days, I've just bumped into this programme with Joe Pass: [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HAZP7nWo6A -- Bruno Figueiredo Pesquisador autonom

[LUTE] Re: Bream Collection... I just noticed

2013-12-08 Thread Antonio Corona
Dear All, This forum, as I understand it, is devoted to the lute and all pertinent topics. The contributions of Julian Bream are an important part of the history of the lute in the 20th century. Or should we consider that there is no history of the lute after the 18th century? I,

[LUTE] Re: Bream Collection... I just noticed

2013-12-08 Thread Dan Winheld
"there were some jazzcats in the 16th century writing cool stuff for 7-courses too." Terzi Van Eps. My top R-lute student and I are doing his "frozen-in-time-for-our-benefit" improvisations. The classical guitarist I alternate Saturday afternoon gigs with has a John Coltrane arrangement or two

[LUTE] Re: Pass

2013-12-08 Thread Rob MacKillop
Great fan of Joe Pass here. But have a look at the next generation, such as Steve Herberman: [1]http://youtu.be/m_tudeSvdTs - that's a 7-string with a low A. I play a little jazz too. For those wanting to get into this style from the beginning, try the three books (now in one Complet

[LUTE] Re: Pass

2013-12-08 Thread WALSH STUART
On 08/12/2013 08:18, Ed Durbrow wrote: I keep forgetting I really like good jazz, because I can’t play it, I guess. Same here! Stuart On Dec 8, 2013, at 11:41 AM, Bruno Correia wrote: As we are becoming more jazzier these days, I've just bumped into this programme with Joe Pass:

[LUTE] Re: Bream Collection... I just noticed

2013-12-08 Thread David van Ooijen
>> Playing melody, harmony and bass for a jazz guitarist was not new when Joe Pass did it so superbly. Check out George Van Eps (7 string jazz guitar), Charlie Byrd (jazz on a classical guitar), Jim Hall, Buddy Fite, Chet Atkins (solo guitar version of Souza's "Stars and

[LUTE] Re: Bream Collection... I just noticed

2013-12-08 Thread gary
Playing melody, harmony and bass for a jazz guitarist was not new when Joe Pass did it so superbly. Check out George Van Eps (7 string jazz guitar), Charlie Byrd (jazz on a classical guitar), Jim Hall, Buddy Fite, Chet Atkins (solo guitar version of Souza's "Stars and Stripes Forever" complete

[LUTE] Re: Pass

2013-12-08 Thread Ed Durbrow
I keep forgetting I really like good jazz, because I can’t play it, I guess. On Dec 8, 2013, at 11:41 AM, Bruno Correia wrote: > As we are becoming more jazzier these days, I've just bumped into this > programme with Joe Pass: > > [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HAZP7nWo6A > -- > B