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Topic: my 13 year old piano playing son has been secretly listening |
J D Sauser
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Wellington, Florida
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Posted 19 Jul 2024 10:40 am |
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I am working on soloing on the changes of "There Will Never Be Another You" and yesterday, my 13 year old piano playing son (playing now 4 years almost to the day)... walks in and says "I heard you playing, are you working on Donna Lee?".
Matter of fact, I was applying "Donna Lee"-clichés to the changes of TWNBAY, and so I told him.
He sits on the piano and says "believe me or not, but I listened to Country (I have NEVER heard him listen to Country... he listens to Dizzy, Miles, Bill...) and heard some play these things!" and I told him why that is and that most of the "A-Teamers" were avid Jazz Jammers and evidently snuck in some clichés from their Jams.
So, he plays an line and said... "I got that from... BUDDY EMMONS!"  . "Whaaaat? You listen to BE??"
I just put this up here because I thought maybe BE can reach down and read us every now and then, and if he can read this, it might make his day!
... J-D.
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Was it JFK who said: Ask Not What TAB Can Do For You - Rather Ask Yourself "What Would B.B. King Do?"
A Little Mental Health Warning:
Tablature KILLS SKILLS.
The uses of Tablature is addictive and has been linked to reduced musical fertility.
Those who produce Tablature did never use it.
I say it humorously, but I mean it. |
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Larry Dering
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Missouri, USA
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Posted 19 Jul 2024 3:27 pm
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| It had to make your day. I think it's great that a young man is listening to the masters. |
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Jason King
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 20 Jul 2024 5:51 am
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| I enjoyed your story. Sounds like he would really enjoy learning some C6. |
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J D Sauser
From:
Wellington, Florida
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Posted 20 Jul 2024 12:36 pm
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| Jason King wrote: |
| I enjoyed your story. Sounds like he would really enjoy learning some C6. |
He's got all C's imaginable on his instrument. He digs Bill Evans. I got him a Hammond B3-Clone with bass pedals and he's learning bass guitar on the side.
My "axe" is C6th exclusively... I must say, I prefer for him to continue on keys... it's an easier live and offers a wider horizon.
Yeah, I shared to story, not to brag but because I looked at him like a owl with a light beamed at when he dropped that BE line and comment.
 ... J-D
_________________
__________________________________________________________
Was it JFK who said: Ask Not What TAB Can Do For You - Rather Ask Yourself "What Would B.B. King Do?"
A Little Mental Health Warning:
Tablature KILLS SKILLS.
The uses of Tablature is addictive and has been linked to reduced musical fertility.
Those who produce Tablature did never use it.
I say it humorously, but I mean it. |
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