Jazz help

vicenzajay · #1 02-23-2005, 01:30 AM

Hey guys,

Stretching myself playing with an awesome gypsy jazz guitarist...would love some advice, etc. on alternate jazz walking lines.

I'm not talking about rhthym changes solely - much of the music is built around them. I'm just looking to expand the "jazz run" arsenal with your ideas.

thanks!
Jay

**Pacman** · #2 02-23-2005, 05:20 AM

Moved to General Instruction.

geoffkhan · #3 02-23-2005, 06:08 PM

If it's gypsy jazz guitar you might want to try playing more two-step kinds of bass lines rather than walk. I dunno, that's just what I think.

ole Jason · #4 02-23-2005, 06:24 PM

Yep just listen to all the greats to get an idea of what they did. I kind of think of gypsy jazz as a cross between jazz and folk/bluegrass. There's lots of 2-stepping and runs on the turnarounds and changes.

LARUMBLE · #5 02-27-2005, 12:03 AM

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