Last minute Jazz gig
My buddy Martin lost the guitarist for his trio gig Saturday night so I headed out to the birthplace of Jazz (Yorba Linda, CA
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to play two sets with him and a Singer/Violinist. It's a low volume gig
so the Tele neck pickup/slightly rolled down tone/solid state amp was
the sonic "Uniform of the Day".The FM65DSP will be seeing it's first gig ever. Actually, I don't think Ive even mentioned it on the forum. A student gave it to me a few years ago and it was in my office until the recent repainting. Not an inspiring amp, but it will get the job done. Not a gig for 40 year old (loud) tube amps in need of service so my Deluxe and Bassman stayed home.
The gig went pretty well. It was all lead sheet reading and the violinist played or sang most of the melodies since it was her gig. I sang one tune but it was mostly a comping gig with the occasional solo. It was nice to see some improvement in my playing since the last gig I did like this was last Christmas on Rodeo Drive.
Actually in the parking garage on Rodeo Drive since it was raining that night
These are the tunes that I remember playing:
Bewitched
But Beautiful
Autumn Leaves
Black Orpheus
God Save the Child
Sugar Sweet (I sang)
Blue Monk
All of Me
Fly me to the Moon
There were several other tunes I can't remember right now. Most of the night was spent doing the Freddy Green/Django style quarter note comping since it seemed to fit with the violin and the song selection best. The 2-3 Bossas that we played were a nice departure from that feel.
Apparently the singer liked me so I'm on the sub list for the gig now. The regular guitarist is my friend Stu Goodis who is a great Jazz guitarist who's studied with Pat Martino among others. I'm no where near the jazzer that he is but I think she liked the bluesy and more old style stuff I brought to the table. Being able to sing didn't hurt, either....
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