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- Doug Beaumier
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Thanks Jean and Marino. Yes, I'm a melody guy. That often means playing Less instead of More, holding back and exercising self-control!
I like improv too, but only After the melody has been established. Just my preference. In this video, I'm Confessin', I didn't play any improv because I just learned the song on lap steel yesterday and I didn't have time to work out a decent solo. Thanks again.
I like improv too, but only After the melody has been established. Just my preference. In this video, I'm Confessin', I didn't play any improv because I just learned the song on lap steel yesterday and I didn't have time to work out a decent solo. Thanks again.
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A beautiful song, beautifully played.
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I really like that!
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- Doug Beaumier
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Thanks for the kind replies. My favorite recording of this tune is Django & Stephane's version. Django's solo is really over the top. Amazing stuff! When I first heard the Hot Club recordings over 40 years ago I didn't like Django's playing. It sounded sloppy to me. But as I matured, I was amazed at how much better he became!
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Django's last electric version from 1953 is sublime and my favorite version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biioK_L-Hvk
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Not a contest - they're all terrific versions including yours, Doug!
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Andy - if someone had me listen to that cut and guess who it was, i would never have picked Django, and i've listened to a lot of his stuff. you can really hear him trying to move into a more modern sound - away from HC style.
Nice Doug! - thx
Nice Doug! - thx
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Jerome, Django's last recording session is art of the highest order. He had listened to Gillespie, Parker and Charlie Christian by this time and combined their bebop influence with the Gypsy fire for which he was known. The whole session was imbued with a feeling of melancholy that in later interviews, the other musicians all spoke about. It was almost as if he knew the end was near and he was making a statement. This especially true of this definitive version of Nuages. You can definitely hear how he might have developed had he lived.
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- Doug Beaumier
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Yes, it's quite a bit different from his earlier style. I'm not sure I would have guessed it either. The overall sound of the guitar, the amp, the studio, everything, reminds me a lot of early Chet Atkins records, believe it or not. I had a couple of Chet's albums recorded in 1955 and the overall sound was a lot like Django's 1953 electric guitar sound. Who knew?... if someone had me listen to that cut and guess who it was, i would never have picked Django
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Sounds great Doug...you're milking every last bit of sweetness out of that melody.
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Hi, to every one i just wonderd if anyone has the TAB,S for the above piece iv,e just heard the version by DOUG BEAUMIER what a player he is wonderful?? its a treat to watch the video keep up the good work. DOUG.
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- Doug Beaumier
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Thanks, Mike! I don't have any tablature for this song. The tuning is C6 (E,C,A,G,E,C, high to low). The video shows the fret positions, although the picking fingers and the strings are not very clear. Maybe you can figure it out by playing along with the video and watching what fret(s) the bar is on.