Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

So beautiful song ,It is currently raining heavily in outside, lightning , thunder ...
Happy the music stay with us !

Is morning 6: 27 , wow ! Get up early you can feel so cool ! This rain make everything is happiness !

Fresh air and before sun up , so peace time :)

Sweet summer rain!

Very nice Kurt - I had never heard of him. Sounds like interstellar-alien-intelligence advanced for 1961! I can't think of anyone else playing like this back then. Can't believe I don't know him.

Lenny is really interesting Clay.
He was one of first jazz players to sometimes use 7 strings. He was sort of playing piano licks. Had his own TV show in Canada when he was really young. Chet Atkins gave him a big break.

Died under very mysterious circumstances. Found in swimming pool in 1984.but didn't drown, he was strangled! Wife was never charged but suspected. Then buried in an unmarked grave in Los Angeles!
Kurt

Thanks Kurt - I'm going to find more of his stuff.

Oh yeah! This is all new to me. Thanks Clay!
Sound is amazing! Love the flow!
Sam's bass hits you deep.
I appreciate learning about these guys.
Kurt

Yeah man - I wasn't lying when I said I teared up listening to it. So expressive.

Oh yeah
Thanks Jeffrey. So cool! Love how they stretch their tracks out.
This was their first album after they changed the name from Jazz Crusaders to "The Crusaders",
So much to absorb. I also love their super long version of Carole King's "So Far Away" too.
Makes you feel good!

Kurt

I like it. It has an upbeat, easy feeling.

Really does. Makes you happy

I've got some older Crusaders vinyl. Really good stuff. Agree on the makes you happy point. I believe they've had some changing personnel over the years?

Yes, Larry is fantastic!
Great title too! Sounds amazing.
I love seeing the cover too.
They waited until the light was just right and the dog was ready :-)
Kurt

Perfect 李jiayang!

This is so peace,
now is early Morning, raining & Cool,
Enjoying the MoonDial

Thank you 李jiayang

Kurt

Remembering Now

I hit the "Like" button five times.

https://youtube.com/shorts/_QYwkZMQH6o?si=KAXSZmZc7sPuZ43w
This moment Kurt !
Time is late , sky almost be dark . No turn light on , and see what happen outside .
So guys is running in the raining , My mother sneezed in another room .

The window is seeing the raindrop falling the eaves , one by one , maybe they say : Hello ! How are you ?

Linda ! My next wish is listen this album in the little pine forest !

That rainfall is the perfect backing track to the song! Someone should alert Pat Metheny!

Jiayang you are very creative!

That ‘s so beautiful guitar , and Tomo performance is so amazing !

Aways have some treasure in your pocket !

Thank you for finding :)

The GW playlist has a few videos with Tomo playing the Pat guitar.
Kurt

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLENaipLZZvuSe09K52-fo1VPMLrWfJa46

Thank you Kurt! Got it

Thank you Kurt for sharing this video!

Tomo

Wow ! Do you hear the last sound from that Guitar !? WOW !
Great pick , now I need watch episode Tomo play time video !
Thank you Jeff !

Thank you Jiayang!

That's old guitar trick when you don't have many pickups!

Just use picking position to create brightnesss of the sound!

Tomo

WOW This is amazing , amazing sound from the guitar !
Just one pick up beautiful sound !
Thank you Tomo !

Thank you Tomo for sharing this , When I first know this song then I got this record , a old one .
But I haven't have my record player :)
http://youtube.com/post/UgkxR6MVRauwdL7hnWxqkO5RfO3PTtiBnj8D?si=Ijm11wSYpNo-CUFy

Doesn't hurt to have pretty Purdie making it feel SO good . What is amazing about Chuck is that he plays in many different colors oo . I just played a gig playing one of his tracks on a Laura Nyro tune . You'd never think it was THIS guy .

Purdie was so amazing at Cory Wong's Syncopated Summer Camp!

Tomo

So great to hear that Clay! All of me is fun to play.

First you want to practice a simple Real Book version.
But last 2 bars, you can play 1 6 2 5.

Tomo

Thanks Tomo - yes, using Real Book and your video. I'm at the point where I've got the chords and changes down, but technique still needs a lot of work. Muting on Cmaj7 and D-7 is different from what I practice with Bb swing groove - plus I'm trying to add the alternating bass notes like you do. So I need a lot of work. But once I get the chords down, I want to try the melody. And then some improvisation - I'm inspired by the clarinet for that. Anyway - this will be months. Thanks for all of the support!

You're very welcome Clay! It's all about foundsation! In this case is all about R 3 7 / R 7 3! Please enjoy applying these simple 3 note chords with Jazz Standard tunes. Root to 5th! Melody is so good! Fun playing some triads too.

Tomo