Jazz Steelers in Sacramento?

[Joseph Carlson]

I have been getting back into playing jazz standards on regular guitar and thought it would be cool to jam with a steeler who likes playing out of the Real Book. I have also been playing with an upright bassist as a duo and I think another instrument might help fill out the sound.
The primary focus would be playing for fun and improving as players, although I'm sure we could line up a restaurant or coffee shop gig if we built a big enough song book. Might be cool to find a good drummer too.

Email me at deluxe68 @ msn.com <- (take out the spaces)

Regards,
Joe

[Joseph Carlson]

I'm still looking for a steeler in Sacramento who wants to play Real Book tunes. There's got to be one somewhere!

[Paul Sutherland]

Joe

Which version of the Real Book are your working from? I might be interested but I want to look at the book first.

Paul

[Joseph Carlson]

Hi Paul,

I just saw your reply today!
Sorry about that. We've been working out of a few different books, but mainly the old bootleg version, commonly called version 5 I think. But we also use the Chuck Sher ones and the new legal Hal Leonard ones. Mainly depends on the tune.
Anyway, here are some recordings we did at a practice a while back:
http://www.myspace.com/eaglesofjazz

Let me know if you want to swing by!
Regards,
Joe

[Joseph Carlson]

I thought I'd revive this old thread.
I've been playing some trio gigs again. Still loking for a Jazz Steeler interested in playing some jazz.
No need to be a virtuoso. Mainly just for fun.


Here's some videos of my trio from a while back:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROMiEEyhwFY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMkwR9Pc4l0

[Paul Sutherland]

Tell me a couple songs to work on and I'll see what I can come up with. I have lots of fake books now.

[Joseph Carlson]

Hey Paul,
Any tunes you want to play would be great. We'd love to have you out for a jam!

Here are a few that we are playing these days:
Afternoon In Paris
All Blues
All of Me
All The Things You Are
Alone Together
Angel Eyes
Autumn Leaves
Black Orpheus
Blue Bossa
Cherokee
Chitlins Con Carne
Corcavado
Cottontail
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Doxy
Fly Me To The Moon
Four
Gentle Rain
I Mean You
Just Friends
Ladybird

[Paul Sutherland]

Thanks for the song list Joe. I'll start working on it. I'll let you know when I feel confident enough to play at least a few of the songs. This is a great challenge for me. Just what I need.

If there is any other steel player that is interested in what Joe is doing, don't hold back because of me. I may never get a handle on this material enough to meet Joe's needs.