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Post by NoShear on Mar 4, 2024 16:48:19 GMT
Blow by Blow was the first instrumental album I purchased, but this workshop's focus was mostly on the more traditional 50s and 60s guitar styles e.g. Barney Kessell). I took a workshop with Bruce Forman who has Barney's guitar. This guitar can be seen on a few episodes of Perry Mason (those featuring Bobby Troup). Well, I figured it was more traditional, but I did want to recognize Jeff Beck with you, jamesjazzguitar, in light of the interesting piece on him in relation to Jimmy Page. |
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Post by NoShear on Mar 4, 2024 16:58:23 GMT
^ I forgot to add: The PERRY MASON/Bobby Troup episodes read interesting...
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Post by jamesjazzguitar on Mar 4, 2024 18:59:16 GMT
^ I forgot to add: The PERRY MASON/Bobby Troup episodes read interesting... There is one with Bobby Troup where he plays a bohemian jazz pianist. There is a scene that really points this point. Lt. Tragg visits a first-class apartment where Troup is hanging out (slumming, i.e. living off the well-off friend who pays the rent). Troup is playing piano in a very mellow manner and smoking. Lt. Tragg comes up and takes what Troup is smoking out of the ashtray and sniffs it and then returns the smoking item back to Troup. Clearly a is-that-pot vibe going on between the man and the anti-social bohemian! |
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Mar 6, 2024 0:10:15 GMT
Scary yes NoShear, that is the correct answer.
And you haven't given away the ending: Rock'n'roll is a vicious game. No One Here Gets Out Alive.
The Spotnicks Theme
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Post by NoShear on Mar 6, 2024 1:55:44 GMT
Scary yes NoShear, that is the correct answer. And you haven't given away the ending: Rock'n'roll is a vicious game. No One Here Gets Out Alive. The Spotnicks Theme I've heard of walking the plank, but... In a similar vein and, arghh, also referencing your recent scallywag swag: ...the chirping guitar of Alan Caddy within the aforementioned disc later was sent into the upper chart's stratosphere, galacticgirrrl: |
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Mar 6, 2024 4:21:43 GMT
Uh oh. This time it is beyond the nunnery. I must surrender my rock'n'roll credentials. As a Canadian and an eye patch offianado I should have been aware of these Pirates of Penzance. Randy, Burton et al don't mention them often. I must sing a redemption song and pray for salvation.
For all the Bijou Drains & Cold Fish fans out there....
Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air (1969
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Mar 11, 2024 20:46:20 GMT
SILVER BULLET
something that acts as a magical weapon
especially : one that instantly solves a long-standing problem
Here I am again, I'm dressed in black
I got my baby, she's ridin' up back
We're doin' about ninety-five
I said: Oh, it's good to be alive
So nice I must play it twice....
Chris Spedding - Silver Bullet ('Szene '78', 21-04-78)
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Post by NoShear on Mar 15, 2024 15:15:08 GMT
she's said to have played piano to silent screenings while eschewing the opinions of the Griffiths and Ziegfelds... What a beautiful dream to conjur....lovely ethereal music and maybe a little tittle tattle. Strange - I just saw that Witch's House on a blog but I was too afraid to read about it. It looked a little TOO creepy. Have you visited the creation? I did attend upon the Winchester mansion which was fabulously bonkers. Let us not forget about Les Paul on our musical injuries list. Meant to have already responded to your post here - sorry for the delay, galacticgirrrl: Was Les Paul the greatest guitarist? Shame on me for not already knowing about his career-threatening injury, but at least I had the good sense to purchase the following back in its original day - I was on something of a "greatest guitarists" kick at the time: |
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Post by jamesjazzguitar on Mar 15, 2024 16:02:18 GMT
I view Les Paul as a middle-of-the-pack jazz guitarist. Love that pairing of Les Paul and Chet Atkins, since their approach is so different; Les with his fast single-note runs and Chet with his advanced harmonies and use of all fingers for chords.
I view Atkins as a top 10 guitarist regardless of genre.
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Post by NoShear on Mar 15, 2024 16:20:32 GMT
I view Les Paul as a middle-of-the-pack jazz guitarist. Love that pairing of Les Paul and Chet Atkins, since their approach is so different; Les with his fast single-note runs and Chet with his advanced harmonies and use of all fingers for chords. I view Atkins as a top 10 guitarist regardless of genre. Thank you for descriptions of both guitarists' styles, jamesjazzguitar... I was stretching when I suggested Les Paul as the greatest to fit with my overall theme of the post, though an argument could be made that Les Paul should be considered in the top ten for a combo of his speed (read: ability) and much more to the point, the eternal influence he's had on a myriad of guitarists. |
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Post by jamesjazzguitar on Mar 15, 2024 17:46:46 GMT
I view Les Paul as a middle-of-the-pack jazz guitarist. Love that pairing of Les Paul and Chet Atkins, since their approach is so different; Les with his fast single-note runs and Chet with his advanced harmonies and use of all fingers for chords. I view Atkins as a top 10 guitarist regardless of genre. Thank you for descriptions of both guitarists' styles, jamesjazzguitar... I was stretching when I suggested Les Paul as the greatest to fit with my overall theme of the post, though an argument could be made that Les Paul should be considered in the top ten for a combo of his speed (read: ability) and much more to the point, the eternal influence he's had on a myriad of guitarists. Great point about Les Paul and his influence on a myriad of guitarist, as well as the music industry with some on his recording innovations, like duping. In that context I consider Les Paul to be in the top ten. |
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Mar 17, 2024 22:16:37 GMT
During his hospital stay he was introduced to music when a teacher, Charlie Castelli, brought Frank an acoustic guitar to keep him occupied during the recovery. He was influenced greatly by Elvis Presley as a teenager. He once received a letter and autograph from Elvis, as well as a visit to all children injured in the fire from actor Kirk Douglas.
Jackson C. Frank- Blues Run the Game (1965)
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Post by I Love Melvin on Mar 19, 2024 13:03:03 GMT
I've tended to stay out of this thread because I'm only an "I know what I like" kind of guy on the subject and can't really add much to the great discussions here, but I'm curious where this guy stands in the pantheon. I remember "Rebel Rouser" on the Jamie label from back when I started listening to radio and I bought a couple of albums over the years, but when he moved to RCA it seemed like he allowed them to tamp him way down to fit their idea of what would sell to the mass market, even though the sound was superbly well-recorded over at RCA.
RCA worked the "Twangy" thing into just about every album title, which I suppose is good marketing strategy, but I think it also highlighted the sameness of a lot of the recordings, especially when they flooded him with strings. They didn't do him a favor with the album Twistin' 'n' Twangin' either, which seemed like a cash-in for all concerned. I'm just wondering what his legacy has shaken down to among people who know guitar.
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Post by NoShear on Mar 19, 2024 15:19:18 GMT
I've tended to stay out of this thread because I'm only an "I know what I like" kind of guy on the subject and can't really add much to the great discussions here, but I'm curious where this guy stands in the pantheon. I remember "Rebel Rouser" on the Jamie label from back when I started listening to radio and I bought a couple of albums over the years, but when he moved to RCA it seemed like he allowed them to tamp him way down to fit their idea of what would sell to the mass market, even though the sound was superbly well-recorded over at RCA. RCA worked the "Twangy" thing into just about every album title, which I suppose is good marketing strategy, but I think it also highlighted the sameness of a lot of the recordings, especially when they flooded him with strings. They didn't do him a favor with the album Twistin' 'n' Twangin' either, which seemed like a cash-in for all concerned. I'm just wondering what his legacy has shaken down to among people who know guitar. In terms of Duane Eddy's virtuosity - or lack thereof(??), I Love Melvin, I will leave that to our resident jazz guitarist... I can tell you, though, that he's said to have "anticipated" the echoey reverb of surf music as well as influencing one of rock 'n' roll's standout bassists for his "low guitar tones" which eventually yielded: |
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Mar 25, 2024 0:57:06 GMT
Roy Harper's influence has been acknowledged by Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Pete Townshend, Kate Bush, Pink Floyd, and Ian Anderson.
Musically, Harper's earliest influences were American blues musician Lead Belly and folk singer Woody Guthrie and, in his teens, jazz musician Miles Davis. Of the blues musicians Lead Belly, Big Bill Broonzy, and Josh White, Harper said they made music which seemed to be from a different planet.
Another Day by Roy Harper - From the vaults of the ILEA 1972
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