Fun to watch those old documentaries. Anyone know who the Guitar player was?
Here’s couple of pix of me bringing my snakehead to it’s birthplace.
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Fun to watch those old documentaries. Anyone know who the Guitar player was?
Here’s couple of pix of me bringing my snakehead to it’s birthplace.
212697 Joe B
I used to play in an Italian Group with a guy named Manny. He had a Lyon & Healy A model Mandola. It was a stunning instrument.
It sounded so rich & warm. It was wonderful to play & looked elegant....
Lint Head Stomp - Phebel Wright
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Eugene, very courteous of you to start a new thread. Thanx for the info & videos. Watching them, I do believe I saw Anna & the Jupiter ensemble before. All very engaging.
The 8 string in 5ths I...
I have read this before that Vivaldi, Mozart, & Beethoven wrote their compositions for the early 6 string Mandolin. I’m unaware of any performances or recordings of their pieces on the 6 stringer....
I played it & did a video at CMSA Kalamazoo a year ago. I played a chord melody of Ellington’s Satin Doll. It is a wonderful Mandolin. I did meet Ely many years ago at another CMSA. I was on an...
Enjoying the discussion, I, too, love the Bowls. I will say, I have a Gibson F5 & play it often. I do have an early turn of the 20th century Washburn bowl, tho I would like a better one. Or maybe a...
Well done, Jim, as always.
As a fellow Blues traveler, glad to hear your take on the Kidman, Johnny Young. Being from Chicago & following the Blues back in the day, I did hear Johnny a couple of...
Congratulations Sheri, appears you’ve done it again. We, Italian Mandolin aficionados, or any Mandolin aficionado, are grateful for your hard work. & this story includes a “fatal love triangle” like...
I, too, love the ovals. My favorite Mandolins are the vintage Gibson ovals (A or F). They have the old world sound with some extra punch. I agree with Jim & Bob (rcc), I prefer the short necks. The...
Ignore the Italians? Of course you can, but I don’t think you should, if you’re into Mandolin. Beautiful heartfelt playing,
How about a Russian, Emanuil Sheynkman? Find his Art of the Mandolin...
Like rcc56 said, you can’t leave out the Italian players. Why ask which player’s tremolo you like the best & then exclude the tremolo masters? Two Giovanni’s, Vicari & Giovale, are faves of mine....
Yes, always great to read a Jethro interview. Interesting to have him trace the chronology of his career. I was a Jethro student in the early 70’s. I’m grateful for his guidance & generosity. Here I...
Yes, with the passing of Tony Bennett we’ve lost another great one. A master interpreter of the American songbook, always sung with finesse & emotional impact. An Italian pop singer with a Jazz...
This is quite a surprise. My brother & I were there that night. They were superb, relaxed & enjoying themselves. I seem to remember that George Harrison had just died so Darol & Mike played “Here...
Sonny, in the liner notes to brother Bobby’s Bobby & his Mandolin album, opines there are four Mandolin stylists, he does not specify Bluegrass. He names Jethro, Monroe, Jesse Mc, & Bobby.
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Sad to hear Jesse, one of the giants, has passed. Here was a musician who heard something new in his head & was able to bring it out into the world.
It was the mid-seventies, I had been playing...
When I want to travel lite w a Mandolin just to practice, not to jam, I bring my Martin A in a gig back. It weighs like nothing & fits under the seat. I don’t even need the overhead. That little ax...
Yes, David, if the name Giovanni Vicari has not been dropped into this thread, that is a most egregious omission. So let us drop it now. Maestro Giovanni Vicari, is the Mandolin player in the wedding...
In minor Blues it’s common to have a #5-5- back to the 1 cadence, (Ab-G7-Cmin). St. James Infirmary, Thrill is Gone etc. Lonnie Johnson, even in major keys, would just throw that move in. I don’t...
Welcome to the Martin Mandola world. I’ve got a ‘29 A Martin Mandola. Plays & sounds great. A very conservative looking instrument.
I currently use GHS PF280 (12,24w,34w,48w). A bit heavy, but they...
Yes. I would encourage you to learn. It isn’t rocket science hard. When I started out I didn’t read, then I learned. If I can do it…I’m glad I did.
I can play by myself or with others without Music...
Goodbye, Wayne.
Great player & composer. I saw the original (pre Jaco) Weather Report a couple of times. The 1st time at a small “folk” club in Chicago. They really blew the roof off the joint. I...
Good for you, Bob.
Congrats.
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Martin A model?
Yes.
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