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Billy Murdoch

 

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Post  Posted 11 Feb 2008 3:48 pm    
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I am pretty sure the guitar on the Julie London rendition was done by Barney Kessel,absolutely fantastic.
Can anyone tell me the chords played in the intro.
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Billy
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Archie Nicol R.I.P.


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Post  Posted 11 Feb 2008 5:31 pm    
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Mibbes Aye, mibbes naw?

http://www.fretplay.com/tabs/l/london_julie/cry_me_a_river-crd.shtml

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Bill Hatcher

 

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Post  Posted 11 Feb 2008 7:30 pm    
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The chords Kessel uses are not on that site. He plays some great moving lines within the chords. Do a google seach for Kessel jazz guitar tabs and you might fine it. The cover on that record is a pretty hot pic of Julie London!!
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Jussi Huhtakangas

 

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Post  Posted 12 Feb 2008 12:15 am    
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The intro Barney does is in Em, using chromatically descending melody line starting from note F# on 3rd string, 11th fret ending to Eb. The other notes are B on the first string and G on second. Next chord is Am on 5th fret position with similar moving line from B to Ab on the fourth string. Then F#9b5 chord with an alternating #5 note ( b5 note on first string 8th fret )and the last chord of the intro is B7b5 ( b5 note on 6th fret, second string ). Kinda hard to explain it here without tab, but it really isn't that complicated. Those moving lines require a bit of a stretch though, but nothing like Johnny Smith used. Smile

Edit: and speaking of Barney, there are some recently added rare old clips of Barney on youtube, a very hip version of Love For Sale i.e. Sound quality isn't the greatest but you can't complain about the music!
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Rick Schmidt


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Post  Posted 12 Feb 2008 7:57 am    
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I played steel on Heather Myles' version, which was pretty close the Julie's.(at least that was Heather's intention).

Here's a link: http://www.heathermyles.com/

Go to the "official" site, then click on "Music Corral"

I'm pretty far back in the mix, but I'm still thrilled to be in there at all. Smile
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Skip Edwards

 

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Post  Posted 12 Feb 2008 8:49 am    
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Hey Rick...que paso?
I played piano on Heather's version, and I have a copy of the chart we used.
The intro on the chart is Em...Am...F#m7b5...and a split bar of B7 to F9b5.
(which is basically a B7aug with F in the bass).
Classic tune...hope that helps.
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robert kramer

 

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Post  Posted 12 Feb 2008 10:29 am    
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Speaking of Barney Kessel: Buddy Emmons mentioned in his "Ask Buddy" interview series that Barney Kessel was a big influence on him. Emmons's mentioned two songs in particular: "Barney's Blues" and "Prelude to a Kiss" which are both availible on iTunes. Emmons sited "Barney's Blues" as basis for his own compostion: "At E's" (from the Black Album)

I've been working on a mix tape to be called "The Jazz Roots of Buddy Emmons" and will post results when finished. (Still researching another influence: saxophonist Flip Phillips!)
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Jussi Huhtakangas

 

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Post  Posted 12 Feb 2008 11:00 am    
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Flip Phillips is featured on the recently published Norman Grantz DVD "Improvisation", one of the greatest jazz DVD's ever to come out to daylight. Sorry to take this offtopic, but this double DVD is just a fantastic package. Collaboration between photographer Gjon Mili and Norman Grantz with some of the most legendary jazz musicians, including Barney Kessel in the legendary Jammin' The Blues film noir shortie. Lots of bonus material too!! ( Sorry for the rant, but I just love this DVD Smile )
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David Doggett


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Post  Posted 12 Feb 2008 11:45 am    
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One of my favorite songs. Smile My Dad had an old compilation LP with jazz standards by Dinah Shore, Lena Horn, and with Julie singing Cry Me a River. I still have it, but the grooves are long since worn out on that thing. It sounds like the house is burning down while you are listening to it. Sad
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Mitch Drumm

 

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Post  Posted 12 Feb 2008 5:57 pm    
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Watch this at your own risk:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwPU6nt5B-A


She had the greatest series of LP covers of all time. Along with June Christy's "Something Cool", it might be my favorite female pop vocal performance. Now, if I could only find a clip of June singing her song.
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David Doggett


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Post  Posted 12 Feb 2008 9:20 pm    
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Oh yeah. That clip is from the movie "The Girl Can't Help It," which had some other great music in it - Gene Vincent, Little Richard, and others. BTW, after watching Mitch's link to Julie London, I checked out the 1967 clip of Barbara Steisand doing Cry Me a River Babs Cry Me. Uh...does someone who just got out of rehab come to mind? Whoa!
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Jussi Huhtakangas

 

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Post  Posted 12 Feb 2008 10:57 pm    
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David Doggett wrote:
Oh yeah. That clip is from the movie "The Girl Can't Help It," which had some other great music in it - Gene Vincent, Little Richard, and others. BTW, after watching Mitch's link to Julie London, I checked out the 1967 clip of Barbara Steisand doing Cry Me a River Babs Cry Me. Uh...does someone who just got out of rehab come to mind? Whoa!


Holy s... that was not just the coolest Streisand clip but also like watching Amy Winehouse's mom or something!! Whoa!
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Mark White


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Post  Posted 16 Feb 2008 4:33 am    
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All she needs is a prop butcher knife Whoa!

Here's a cool clip of Julie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U7APF1HuQE&feature=related
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Bill Hatcher

 

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Post  Posted 16 Feb 2008 8:10 am    
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Lucky bass player!!
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Edward Efira


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Post  Posted 16 Feb 2008 9:03 am    
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Here you go (you'll need to adjust the width to 12 and the fonts to courier 14)
Enjoy,
Ed
Cry Me A River (A. Hamilton) -- Julie London Version

Em9 Em7M Am9 Am7M
E||----7----------7--------|----------------------|
B||----8----------8--------|----5--------5--------|
G||----11----10-9-8--------|----5--------5--------|
D||------------------------|----9----8-7-6--------|
A||------------------------|----------------------|
E||------------------------|----------------------|


C11+ B7/5 Em9 Em7/5+
----8-------8--10--8--7--|------------------|-----------------------------|
----8----8--8---------6--|------------------|--------8-------------8------|
----9-------9---------8--|------------------|--------11-------------------|
----8-------8---------7--|------------------|-----9------9-----10-----10--|
----9-------9------------|------------------|--7------------7-------------|
----8-------8------------|------------------|-----------------------------|


Em13 Em7 Am7 D9 D+ G7M G6 F#m7 B7
----------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
---------8------------8-----|--5--------5----3----|-------------2----4----|
-------------------7-----7--|--5--------5----3----|--4-----4----2----2----|
-----11-----11--------------|--5--------4----4----|--4--3--2----2----4----|
--7-------------7-----------|-----------5----5----|------------------2----|
----------------------------|--5------------------|--3-----3----2---------|


Bm11 E9- E+ A9 A13 A7 Am7 D9
---------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
--5--------6----5----|--5---------7--6--5----|--5--------5--------|
--7--------7----5----|--4---------6-----6----|--5--------5--------|
--7--------6----6----|--5---------5-----5----|--5--------4--------|
-----------7----7----|--4--------------------|-----------5--------|
--7------------------|---------5-------------|--5-----------------|


G7M F#m7/5B7 Em9 Em7/5+ Em13 Em7
-----------------7----|----------------------|---------------------|
--3--------10----7----|--8---------8---------|--8---------8--------|
--4--------9-----8----|--11------------------|------------7--------|
--4--------10----7----|--9---------10--------|--11-----------------|
-----------9----------|--7---------7---------|--7---------7--------|
--3-------------------|----------------------|---------------------|


Am7 D11 D9 G7M F#m7 B7 Bm11 E9- E+
---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
--5--------5---------|-----------2----4----|--5--------6----5----|
--5--------5----5----|--4--------2----2----|--7--------7----5----|
--5--------5----4----|--4--------2----4----|--7--------6----6----|
-----------5----5----|----------------2----|-----------7----7----|
--5------------------|--3--------2---------|--7------------------|


A9 A13 A7 Am7 D11 D9 C C6/9 C13 C7





---------------------|---------------------|-----------3-----------|
--5--------7----5----|--5--------5---------|--1--------3----10--8--|
--4--------6----4----|--5--------5----5----|--0--------2----9------|
--5--------5----5----|--5--------5----4----|--2--------2----8------|
--4------------------|-----------5----5----|-----------------------|
---------------------|--5------------------|--3--------------------|



Bm6 Bm6/9Bm6 C#m7/5- F#9+ F#9- Bm6
--7---------9----7----|-----------------------|--7---------7----7----|
--7---------7----7----|--8---------10----8----|--7---------7----7----|
--7---------7----7----|--9---------9-----9----|--7---------7----7----|
--6------6-------6----|--9------9--8-----8----|--6------6-------6----|
----------------------|------------------9----|----------------------|
----------------------|--9--------------------|----------------------|


C#m7/5- F#9+ F#9- Bm6 C#m7/5- F#9+ F#9-
--------------------------|-----------7--------|-----------------------|
-------10--8-----10----8--|--7--------7--------|--8---------10----8----|
-------9---------9--------|--7--------7--------|--9---------9-----9----|
-------9---------8--------|--6--------6--------|--9---------8-----8----|
--------------9-----------|--------------------|---------9--------9----|
--9-----------------------|--7-----------------|--9--------------------|


Bm6 Fm7 F7M/5+ B7 B9+/5+
--7------------------|-----------------10-9-8--|
--7--------------9---|--10--------7----8-------|
--7--------------8---|--9---------8----8-------|
--6--------------10--|--11--------7------------|
-----------------8---|--8---------9------------|
---------------------|-------------------------|


Em9 Em7/5+ Em13 Em7
-----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------8-------------8------|---------8------------8-----|
--------11-------------------|-------------------7-----7--|
-----9------9-----10-----10--|-----11-----11--------------|
--7------------7-------------|--7-------------7-----------|
-----------------------------|----------------------------|


Am7 D9 D+ G7M G6 F#m7 B7 Bm11 E9- E+
---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
--5--------5----3----|-------------2----4----|--5---------6----5----|
--5--------5----3----|--4-----4----2----2----|--7---------7----5----|
--5--------4----4----|--4--3--2----2----4----|--7----7----6----6----|
-----------5----5----|------------------2----|------------7----7----|
--5------------------|--3-----3----2---------|--7----7--------------|


A9 A13 A7 Am7 D11 D9 D+ G9/6
-----------------------|---------------------|-----------3--------|
--5---------7--6--5----|--5--------5---------|--3--------3--------|
--4---------6-----6----|--5--------5----5----|--3--------2--------|
--5---------5-----5----|--5--------5----4----|--4--------2--------|
--4--------------------|-----------5----5----|--5-----------------|
---------5-------------|--5------------------|--------------------|


Em9 Em7M Am9 Am7M Am7 D9
----7----------7--------|----------------------||---------------------|
----8----------8--------|----5--------5--------||---5--------5--------|
----11----10-9-8--------|----5--------5--------||*--5--------5--------|
------------------------|----9----8-7-6--------||*--5--------4--------|
------------------------|----------------------||------------5--------|
------------------------|----------------------||---5-----------------|

D11 G9/6
------------3----------||
--5----5----3----------||
--5----5----2---------*||
--5----5----2---------*||
--5----5---------------||
-----------------3-----||
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Billy Murdoch

 

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Post  Posted 16 Feb 2008 9:50 am    
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Thank You very much for taking the time to TAB this out Edward.
Much appreciated.
Billy
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Edward Efira


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Post  Posted 17 Feb 2008 7:52 am    
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Thanks Billy, although I have to set the record straight, I did not tab this, I found it years ago on the internet, only did some minor corrections and formatting.
Glad you can use it,
Best,

Ed
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