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Andy Volk


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Post  Posted 22 Feb 2015 8:48 am    
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corrected arrangement now in my book:
http://www.volkmediabooks.com/products-books/18-arrangements-in-b11th-tuning
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Will Cowell

 

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Post  Posted 26 Feb 2015 4:08 am    
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Oh actually, I kind of preferred "Nudges".... Very Happy
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Garry Vanderlinde


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Post  Posted 17 Nov 2015 5:24 am    
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Andy, your links stopped working. Would you re-post them?
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Andy Volk


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Post  Posted 17 Nov 2015 7:10 am    
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I needed to clean out my drop box account to accommodate some big client video files for work. The Nuages arrangement had a couple minor errors that I later corrected. Nuages is included in my B11th book available here: www.volkmediabooks.com
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Jim Wilmoth

 

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Post  Posted 17 Nov 2015 3:55 pm     Recordings
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Hi Andy,

Have you considered recording these? I'm sure you're at least as self conscious as myself when it comes to playing but the midi files are really difficult to listen to.

I'm sure you would do the songs better justice than you think if you plated them yourself!

Jim
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Garry Vanderlinde


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Post  Posted 17 Nov 2015 8:12 pm    
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Hey Andy, didn't I send you a copy of that Jerry Byrd Japanese Cd?
Rolling Eyes
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Andy Volk


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Post  Posted 18 Nov 2015 2:49 am    
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Don't recall, Gary but check your PMs
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Garry Vanderlinde


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Post  Posted 18 Nov 2015 9:03 pm    
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Andy, just bought your B-11th book. Wow... great arrangements.
Cool
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Andy Volk


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Post  Posted 19 Nov 2015 5:54 am    
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Thanks, Garry! I hope you enjoy 'em. Your book will ship today.
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Miles Lang


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Post  Posted 12 Aug 2016 10:59 am    
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Looking forward to getting your B11 book, Andy. Did you ever rework your arrangement of Django's Castle? I have your old arrangement of verse 1 in A6, but I'm still struggling to get the voicings I want to hear.
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Andy Volk


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Post  Posted 13 Aug 2016 2:31 am    
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Hi Miles, your book will ship this weekend. I re-arranged Manoir Des Mes Reves (Django's Castle) in D6th tuning (low to hi) D A D F# B D for a new book of acoustic arrangements I'm doing. Here's the MIDI to give you an idea of how it sounds:

https://soundcloud.com/aev/d6th-djangos-castle-midi-of-my-arrangement

So far, in addition to tips and exercises for open D tuning, the tunes in the new book are ...

Amie
Blue Bayou
Blue Jade
Bud's Bounce
In My Room
Jessica
Jig Medley: The Hag at the Churn, The Kesh Jig, The Lilting Banshee
Manoir Des Mes Reves
Mizrab (Gabor Szabo)
Scarborough Fair
Shady Grove
Sweet Tea (AV original)
The Lonely Bull
The Sound of Music (based on Laurindo Almeida's guitar arrangement)
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Miles Lang


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Post  Posted 18 Aug 2016 4:09 pm    
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I got Andy's new B11 book today. Fun stuff!

He has the arrangement for Nuages in F, which is the key of Django's first recording in 1940. The 1940 recording features clarinets instead of a violin. In later recordings, Django plays it in G, and most gypsy jazz players will play it in G. Speculation is that when Django gave the chart to Stephane Grapelli (who is not on the original recording - he was in England during WWII), he gave him the clarinet part, which is written a whole step up. Stephane played it in G, and away they went.

There are about 13 known recordings of Django playing Nuages, in both F and G. I don't think the key made much difference to him.

It's not a big deal to transpose the song from F to G. I love this book. I might even have "Blue Wind" down for my gig Saturday
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Andy Volk


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Post  Posted 19 Aug 2016 2:57 am    
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Thanks, Miles! Glad you're enjoying the arrangements. Smile

His final 1953 recording on electric guitar for Blue Star is my all-time favorite Django performance of Nuages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvNPDdcaPzI
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Miles Lang


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Post  Posted 19 Aug 2016 8:11 am    
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The Blue Star recordings are beautiful. "Anouman" might be a nice ballad for steel.
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Steve Marinak


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Post  Posted 27 Feb 2020 9:47 am    
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Does anyone have a copy of Andy's B11 book that they would be willing to sell?
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Walter Webb

 

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Post  Posted 28 Feb 2020 11:41 am    
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Some good info on B11th tuning...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz139mprDCU
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Andy Volk


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Post  Posted 28 Feb 2020 1:47 pm    
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B11th is a terrific tuning and more players should check it out. There have been many good B11th Forum threads over the years. Here's one ...

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=1340116&sid=f3438b28784db08d841e75ed0c040a86

Here's a vey well played version of Wear a Lei in B11th. The tuning works for many genres of music not just Hawaiian.

https://soundcloud.com/mitchc-1/wear-a-lei-b11-1
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