Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

Might as well.
We're all family here :-)
Nile wrote these songs for Sister Sledge. Lead singer Kathy wasn't even 18 yet I don't think.
Kurt

Only a matter of time until Nile got up on here. Thanks Kurt - I love Chic. Bernard is awesome. Kathy's vocals on this are a great "singable guitar solo" - I might work on that.

That is such a cool idea Clay!
Kurt

Love the sound of the guitar here Kurt.

I can imagine Tomo playing that funk on the guitar between the synth drums conga.

Wow! Thanks Andy.
Things were so fun and trippy back then.
I love this vintage art- like Yellow Submarine.
Kurt

Fun fact: the vocals are by the Pointer Sisters

Holy cow Andy! That is great! Everybody should learn their numbers and syncopation this way!

My favorite Andy

Me too!
That’s how I learned numbers, and English I think.

Electric company, seasame street, schoolhouse rock…all publically funded,
growing out of the free speech and civil rights movements of the sixties. ✊🏾

5 12’s in 60.
Sexagesimal number system is Babylonian maaaan. Also Aztec?

Still learning numbers.

What’s the highest number you counted to today?
Where did you start?
But where did that come from?

That’s right….

Feel the Funk! Have a Good Time!
This is fun!!
Thank you, Clay! I appreciate learning about this group.
Kurt

Hey Clay,

In my twenties in sj,
I used to hang out at the Ajax,
acid jazz club/bar/hangout place.

No labels.
The music just felt right,
felt good.

They moved across the street, and I saw Charlie hunter (? I think the name is right…not gonna consult the supermind anymore…just using my own memory…wow I can’t remember the last time I did that hahaha call me on the many facts I may get wrong here…).

Sat up close to watch his fingers.
Didn’t help, hard to see when bottom and top E is used, and I don’t know bass.
(Adds bass to list…oooh yeah!)

One killer custom guitar.
Top three strings of bass guitar attached to bottom of 6 string electric.
Fingers flying, playing bass and guitar at the same time.

Mind blown then.
Still being blown now.

Ah yeah - good one.

Wooooow!
This is where that comes from.

I feel like I want to send them a copy of “White Fragility”…are they still around?

Maybe I will send c/o the sasquatch…I think I got the address here some…ah hmm just says pacific north west ancient forests…hmm

Thank you Clay!
Just love learning 'bout new artists.
This is funky good! My sub is pumping :-)

Thank you!

Kurt
Human Imagination > A I

Sammi taught me about Tom Misch in years ago.... then a few years later I taught Tom Misch! What a great circle of life!

Tomo

Man - that is great! The drumming is so complicated, but still a ton of feel / groove.

Produced, of course, by the man just above! Yes, great one.

Yes it is!

Also Off the Wall,

yes it is
yes it is
yes it is

Thanks Clay! I love this version too! Great chords, great song form!

Tomo

Oh hell yeah! Even funkier!

Sounds like a Party!
Thanks Clay!
Kurt

New to me — so good!

now I wanna transcribe the solo and see if I can learn it

that would be awesome!
sounds so good!
the soooooooooouuuuuuuuulllllltrain.

Thanks, Clay, for the Hot Funk!
Kurt

Yes! Love this album! Thanks Clay for sharing this!

Tomo

have a great weekend my friends!

good one clay!

i think i have some early stevie memories from the radio in the 70s...put the album in listening. maybe your baby...they dont make stuff like this anymore...do they? they? we? us.

peace!