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Gypsy Jazz Techniques

 
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TriTone



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:29 am    Post subject: Gypsy Jazz Techniques Reply with quote

Are there any types of gypsy jazz techniques, ala the styles of Romane and Stochelo Rosenberg?
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RD



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lot's of righthand "doorknob-movement" for the picking.

Go to the forum of www.guitarprinciples.com There's a guitarist there called 'Ney Mello' who knows alot about picking technique. Ask for the "Ney archive" on the General Forum. And buy the principles book too.
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funkjazz



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 5:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i'm an obsessive gypsy jazz player and fan.

check out https://shoppingcart.djangobooks.com/cat--Books--books.html

there is a book by michael horowitz called Gypsy Picking that is very good.

also check out Romanes L'esprit Manouche: A Comprehensive Study of Gypsy Jazz Guitar.

Bireli Lagrene has a book of transcriptions out as well that covers both Gypsy Jazz Project albums.

avoid the Jorgensen stuff like the plague, but the Robin Nolan stuff is cool, although very basic, and features really good playalong discs.

if you really want to shell out some $$$ Stochelo Rosenberg has a method that runs about $100.

then there is a handful of free tabs and technique stuff at http://www.hotclub.co.uk/

cheers!
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art



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PostPosted: Mon May 22, 2006 2:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The picking is very different from the electric guitar.

The no.1 in Gypsy playing is 'authentic manouche tone'.

The right hand is floating, only touching the guitar with the upper arm. There is practically no muting with the right hand.
Lots more downstrokes than with normal picking.
Lots of use of gravity and arm weight.

There are lots of videos of Birelli and Dorado Schmitt on google video, who I think of as having the best gypsy technique. (Well Django as well :p)

"The hardest thing about learning Gypsy Jazz is the first 30 years"


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thelordofcheesecake



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PostPosted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

art wrote:
"The hardest thing about learning Gypsy Jazz is the first 30 years"


Zoiks! Confused
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PostPosted: Wed May 24, 2006 8:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thelordofcheesecake wrote:
art wrote:
"The hardest thing about learning Gypsy Jazz is the first 30 years"


Zoiks! Confused


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Resi



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PostPosted: Wed May 24, 2006 12:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8243323341344422869&q=stochelo+rosenberg

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TriTone



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 12:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

hey resi, thanks to everyone for teh advice, and holy cow the technique.
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