Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

Thank you guys so much. This is all really helpful. While I didn’t add the entire albums I selected a song from these and added so we don’t lose track of this goodness

What a backstory on martino Kurt I never knew that. Just incredible

Cool! I’ve had the playlist on part of this morning definitely puts in a good mood.
Im lucky to have the cd box set Charlie Christian. At first it took me awhile to hear the guitar part at beginning on the first cd. He really blends in so beautifully and a mellow warm tone. But then it really is captivating once you hear it. I could be wrong so correct me but I think Charlie Christian is one of the first to feature guitar as a solo instrument playing lead vs guitar being only featured in the rhythm section

Same!

Hi Jefferey and all! Posting a comment to the forum for the first time here for this interesting thread. There is a lot of music to discover. I only know about a half you guys listed so far. I went through a lot over the years, e.g., Miles, Coltrane, Parker, Rollins, Monk, Hancock... But for perhaps the last 20 years I listen to Clifford Brown (with or without Max Roach) by far the most. My favorite album is At Basin Street (after Sonny Rollins replaced Harold Land). I would pick I'll remember April if I have to choose one. I may be an odd guy here, but I do not have my favorite jazz guitar player, yet, and I have been trying to explore more.

Birth of the Blue Kurt mentioned I believe is the same as 1958 Miles quickly comparing both on Amazon, and it might be more easily found if someone wants to buy it. 1958 Miles was rather famous/popular in Japan, before I moved out from Japan 30 plus years ago although I do not have it. Miles really was a huge star in Japan.

Tomo-san,
I did not transcribe Rose Room yet, but I transcribed Grand Slam not too long ago. The original speed is too fast for me so I have to play slower, but the solo still sounds nice for me at a lower speed.

Very good guys!

Yuji! Thank you!
You can slow down a little on Rose Room.
Great solo!

Thank you.

Tomo

Coloborative online playlist share is a first for me, very enlightening. Was able to listen to most this morning and was amazed and had to take a break. All kinds of new introductions to artists and bands. I really enjoy the great guitar jazz artists, very nice. Thank you!!

Thanks Yuji! Thanks Johno! Love the collaboration here in quickly having a volume 1 playlist to listen to together
Now we can listen to it and turn our focus on transcribing Rose Room.

I love Chet Baker very much!

I transcribed this when I was a student at Berklee....
Great phrasing! One of his phrases... he plays Eb Major 7 arpeggio over F7 chord!
Eb G Bb D C = R M3 5 M7 M6 for Eb Maj7
Eb G Bb D C = b7 9 11 13 5 for F7!!

Tomo

This is great. I’m going to look at this after rose room. Yes and think I heard a resemblance of Tomo singing in the beginning of blues for igne. Sounds like him a little

Thank you Kurt!

Singing is very much sounds like his trumpet!

Phrasing & passing... so good!

Thank you.

Tomo

My mother was a young woman when Benny Goodman was the rage. After introducing her to Paul Simon and taking her to a James Taylor concert she asked me this: “why didn’t I like this music sooner? It’s so good!”

She became an avid JT & PS fan.

My mother is gone now, and I’ve discovered Benny Goodman and Charlie Christian! I think of her whenever I listen to this music. Boy, could she dance!

So I’m listening to Charlie Christian and Benny Goodman playing Grand Slam and it occurs to me how cool this music must’ve been back then! To me, Benny’s clarinet has the soaring lines of a Fender Strat and Charlie’s lines are so hip and in the pocket! When I listen to this, I just imagine how a Stratocaster could play these lines that Benny and Charlie are playing! Thanks mom!

Thanks Ken! I love hearing about you and your Mom. Got me thinking about all the fun stuff I did with my mom. Lots of classic country music at the Fair.

Loving these Charlie Christian tracks. I hear his influence on Tomo's phrasing at :52
I'm still amazed he died at only 25 years old. Clifford Brown was 25 too. These guys started early. Mel Brown got a job playing guitar for Sonny Boy Williamson when he was 16.
My Charlie Christian vinyl should be here by 10:00 pm :-)
Kurt

Happy listening under prime conditions Kurt!

Nice Ken. Thas funny I was actually listening to James Taylor in today between listening to Charlie Christian and Chet Baker. I love classic folk songs too. I’m always amazed at where the lyrics and the story comes from. That’s really fun you took her to that concert she must have been very happy to be there with you

Great night ahead of you Kurt happy listening!