Huddersfield Jazz Guitar Society

Newsletter No. 27 November 2013

Hi Jazz Guitar Fans, Another successful players night, with the welcome addition of a visit from Gareth of Brunetti amplification. Gareth came equipped with two new models:

The Singleman 35 watt, (on the right)

(http://www.brunettiamps.com/collections/combos/products/copy-of-singleman-35w-handmade-all-valve-combo)

and the Maranello (on the left).

(http://www.brunettiamps.com/collections/combos/products/maranello-3ch-20-5w-combo)

Both amplifiers were used extensively throughout the night, and sounded great! Unfortunately, try as we might, we couldnt entice Gareth into leaving us a sample or two (or even a raffle prize).

In true HJGS form, the evening kicked off with Tom Prior, who played Mona Lisa in a very rhapsodic yet, at the same time, up-tempo style. Tom was in a very inventive mood and we never quite knew what was coming next; he certainly had a very full trick-bag. Tom was then joined by Martin Chung for a duo rendition of Swing 42. Once again, Toms creativity shone through and the actual melody deviated somewhat from the original. Their respective improvisational styles differed as much as their sound and touch, which resulted in an effective and pleasant contrast! Robin Thomas was next up replete with looping box, for a repetitive ambient workout. Its easy to see why some players relate to many contemporary jazz guitarists, as they provide a good model for not having to acquire the harmonic knowledge to play over changes. The easy option??? The harmonic limitations of ambient jazz are not to everyones taste. Neither is the use of backing tracks/loops/tapes/samples etc., especially at HJGS players nights, when there is usually a long queue of guitarists champing at the bit to get to play! Take note Robin, coerce someone to play with you and take the time to write down some charts; everyone can benefit from having to commit their ideas to paper; not to mention the musical, social and emotional interaction with other musicians. Dave Vangelderen and Chris Brown were up next with a faster than usual reading of You Dont Know What Love Is, followed by After Youve Gone and Midnight Voyage. Following the usual short break for socialising and the raffle, the Idle Guits treated us to Georgia and a jazzed-up version of Edvard Griegs Norwegian Dance. Adam Hinchliffes solo spot made for a total contrast. He played a film-themed set, beginning with Henry Mancinis gorgeous Moon River, followed by As Time Goes By; a tune now synonymous with the film Casablanca. Nice arrangements and some very careful playing. Next came Ian Wroes debut on 7 string guitar, playing Manha De Carnaval, in a duet with Darren Dutson-Bromley. And what a deep and wonderful sound he produced. It seems that Ian is destined to make a name for himself as a 7 string player. This country has not really produced a top class exponent of 7 string guitar, with the possible exception of Andy McKenzie and Dave Bennett neither of whom are currently using the 7 string guitar for gigs. Darren was then joined by Adrian Ingram for an extended workout on Autumn Leaves. Mini-fugues, blues licks and ferocious be-bop lines were all in
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evidence, tempered throughout by Darrens wonderful chordal work and Adrians Montgomery-esque octaves. The evening concluded with Jez Franks and Martin playing the ubiquitous Bobby Hebb tune Sonny, written not for a woman, but for Hebbs brother who was sadly killed in the Vietnam War. As ever, a spirited and fiery performance ensued. The keen eyed amongst you will have noticed a distinct lack of pictures, which usually accompany the meeting summary. The reason is, we have a lot of guitars for sale in this edition with plenty of pictures, so in an effort to keep the email size down I have had to cut down the meeting pics. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Members News Call for Membership Participation

We have a few successful, I believe, examinations/investigations of members favourite tunes. If you feel you could do a similar job please let me know. Send an email to huddjazzguitsoc@gmail.com or chat to any of the committee at the next meeting. Remember the HJGS exists for the benefit(s) of its members, so we need to hear from YOU: good, bad, indifferent, news, views, gossip, ideas, viewpoints, gigs, sales wants, swaps etc, etc! Please keep us informed of any jazz guitar related gigs, events, sales or other item of interest, so that we can pass information on to other members. HJGS needs to develop its wider network as an important forum for jazz guitar related information and information exchange, so that we may all benefit from the collective wisdom and uncoordinated information that undoubtedly exists amongst fans and connoisseurs.

HJGS Jazz Guitar Car Boot/Garage Sale/Swap Meet

Tuesday 5th November 8:00 9:30 Head Of Steam Please remember to bring items with you for the Nov meeting. Anything is allowed, from amps to picks. Please email the committee if you have enough things to warrant a table and we will make the necessary arrangements. If you have a few bits of music etc., bring a carrier bag, if you have more, bring a cardboard box or plastic container. We are looking into the possibility of using the long thin room, alongside our usual room, in order to leave the stuff safely locked up when we move on to playing latter in the evening. Dont forget too, that all the monies go to the individual and in some cases, hopefully, swaps will be preferable. If anyone does particularly well small donations to society funds are always welcome re upcoming guests. P.S. Lets see how many Mickey Baker books turn up!
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Diary of a Seven String Virgin

A blow by blow account of getting to grips (sic) with the 7 string guitar.

Ian Wroe Day 1. Day 2. What have I done!! Ok, lets get serious. Strings are a bit sloppy (11 64) so I decide to go up to 12 72 since heavier gauge 7 string sets are difficult to find, and this way I can use standard 6 string sets with an extra heavy bass string. I hit an immediate problem. Standard guitar machine heads wont take a 72 thou string, neither will the tailpiece claw. This is easy to remedy, but since I was promised that this could be corrected under warranty. I play safe and allow the shop to correct this minor hiccup. How am I going to tune the bass string? A quick search of the internet turns up the fascinating fact that Russia has a history of 7 string guitars going back to the 18th century. This doesnt help me since their various tunings appear to be any combination of the letters A G. Guitars are tuned in 4th (with the odd maj 3rd) so B seems to be the most obvious. Day 5. Having trouble. The visual sense is overpowering the aural sense. E.g. playing a G chord (3rd fret). For 40 years there was no free string on the bass side of the neck, am I playing Cm (ears say no, eyes say yes). Similar problems with the right hand; feeling extra string under my thumb. The only way round it is not to look at the guitar. B bass isnt working for me. So I have a re-think. I wanted to be able to add breadth and depth to chord work and greater range to bass line work. Tuning the bass to A has lots of advantages. All of the chord shapes I use normally incorporating the 5th string (A) have an easy route to the lower octave on the 7th string. I then find that this is the tuning of choice for most modern 7 string players. HJGS night. Choose to play Manha De Carnaval with Darrens patient support. For a first outing, among friends, it didnt go too badly. Still lots to do, but I get an idea of what it can sound like when I get it sussed.

Day 4.

Day 8.

Day 15.

To be continued

Swap an Idea
This column appears to be popular so we will keep it for the time being. But, and this is an important but we do NEED YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS for this to be successful. Contributions please to huddjazzguitsoc@gmail.com.

Darren has supplied an analysis of Autumn Leaves for this month

The song Autumn Leaves follows a series of ii-V and ii-V-I progressions mostly in the key of Bb major and in its relative minor, G minor. In this article we'll explore ways of soloing over it. The piece begins with Cm7, F7, Bbma7 and Ebma7. These are chords ii-V-I and IV in Bb major.

As these chords are constructed from the Bb major scale we can treat this as a tonal centre and use a Bb major scale to solo over them.

Always be aware of the notes you play and how they relate to the chords, some notes sound better than others. The note Bb will sound great over Cm7 for example but less so over F7. The piece modulates to its relative minor, G minor. Here we have a ii-V-I that would give us the chords Am7b5, D7 and Gm.

Over this you could play a G harmonic minor scale. This section is repeated.

The next section reverses the idea beginning with the ii-V-I progression in Gm followed by iiV-I in Bb. The scales used remain the same.

The next part of the progression is Am7b5 and D7, the ii-V in Gm followed by a ii-V progression in F major giving us the chords Gm7 and C7. This is followed by a ii-V-I in Eb major, Fm7, Bb7 and Ebma7. The sequence concludes with a ii-V- I progression in Gm.

Here is a solo based around these tonal centres. The solo includes passing note and chromatic leading notes which are used to embellish it as you would find in most solos but the underlying melodic structure is based around the key centres outlined.

Membership
Some memberships are now falling due for renewal, remember membership lasts for a full 12 months from the paid up month and the following benefits are only available to current paid up members. The following deals have been negotiated for members on production of a current membership card: Bulldog Pickups (Huddersfield) www.bulldogpickups.com 15% off all pickups and repairs/rewinds. ElectroMusic (Doncaster) www.electromusic.co.uk Variable discount depending on the item(s) purchased. GTR (Huddersfield) www.gtrguitars.co.uk 10% discount on strings and accessories. The Music Room (Cleckheaton) www.the-music-room.com Variable discount depending on the item(s) purchased. Matt Ryan 10% off guitar repairs/setups www.guitarrepairer.com

www.amplifiercoversonline.com AmplifierCoversOnline.com Customised Equipment Covers On Demand Frailers www.frailers.com Variable discount depending on the item(s) purchased. Foulds Guitars - Derby www.fouldsmusic.co.uk Variable discount depending on the item(s) purchased. The Amp Shack Contact Andrew Lazdins Valve/Solid-State amp and Effect pedal repairs. Discount available.
Phone: +44 (0) 7716 460 163 Email: theampshack@gmail.com

Vinyl Tap have been removed from the list as they have decided that they will no longer offer any discount on new cds and discount by negotiation on second-hand cds. As a consequence we feel we can no longer include them. We are actively pursuing other supplier/retailers and will let you know as soon as we confirm them. Remember also that we welcome your suggestions re the future direction of HJGS. Please get in touch.

Committee
Martin Chung Publicity, joint treasurer, website/facebook and development Darren Dutson-Bromley Ensembles, education, website/facebook and development Adrian Ingram Newsletter, education, international liaison and development Ian Wroe Host, joint treasurer, artiste relations, events and development

Gigs Monday night jazz at The Head of Steam November

4th 11th 18nd 25th Dec 2nd Al Morrison/Adrian Ingram Stu MacDonald/Adrian Ingram/Ian Rose Rod Mason/Ian Rose Adrian Ingram/Jade Harris Terry Kenyon Blues Night

Fri 8th "#n 10th Fri 1*th 1ed 22th

Adrian Ingrams Jazz Dawgs. The Grand Theatre. Clitheroe. 12:00 1!:00 Adrian Ingrams Jazz Dawgs. The Gro$e% &#dders'ield. 1(:00 1):00 Adrian Ingram+Darren D#tson,-romle.. "tra.s% /ewar0. 18:00 21:00. Adrian Ingrams Jazz Dawgs. "tation -ar% "tal.3ridge. 1):40 onwards.

A message from Paul Hartley Tuesday Jazz at the Bakers Vaults, Stockport 2013
November 12th Phil Nicholas (trumpet) November 26th Jim Collins (alto sa ) !ecember 1"th An#$re% &arane' (piano)

9 - 11pm FREE admission Bakers Vaults, Market Place, Stockport Tel 0161 477 7312

Other Jazz Guitar Clubs/Societies

(We are 1 of only 4 jazz guitar societies in England)

Here are a few links: http://cheadlejazzguitarclub.wordpress.com/

http://www.southjazzguitar.org ------- Note new website address http://www.treforowen.com/index.php?id=38 http://www.meetup.com/LondonJazzGuitarSociety/

Meetings
The first Tuesday of the month at The Head of Steam: Huddersfield Railway Station (see http://www.theheadofsteam.co.uk/huddersfield )

Remember the society needs YOUR views and input so, if you want to provide a short introduction/discourse for a tune yourself or make any suggestions for a tune, please speak to a committee member. We have already had some other interesting ideas put forward which we are looking into. YOUR ideas are both vital and welcome. It is YOUR society and the committee is there entirely on YOUR behalf. Please, please get involved if you can! 2013 meetings
Nov 5th Dec 3rd - Guitar swap meet (See Members News) - Christmas Showcase

Workshop/seminars

Please note that in order to ensure an effective combination of complete workshop and some time for playing, these sessions will commence at 8:30

on the dot.
Of Interest, News and Reviews
Found anything on the web or heard of something which may interest our members, then this is the place for it. Here is a new guitar strap/support we came across at a recent guitar show. It looked very impressive.

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www.mambo-amp.co.uk www.adrianingram.com www.jazzdawgs.co.uk http://jazzguitarscene.wordpress.com/ http://www.joefinn.net/html/jazz_guitar_almanac.html http://jamieholroydguitar.com http://www.darrendutsonbromley.com Check out Darrens pod casts Tuition

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Sales
Please let me know as soon as items are sold to remove them from the list. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------60s Gibson Johnny Smith pickup (neck mounted)... SOLD 55 Set Bulldog St !toc!ste "ickups# $!ydens %inest# lo&ely sound....'(0 "!i Gibson "'00 "ickups (From ES-135)...)0 *ll p ices ! e negoti!ble !nd inte esting t !des ! e +elcome Contact Ian Wroe - ianmwroe@virginmedia.com

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1980s Heritage Golden Eagle, near mint. Blonde, with jaw droppingly spectacular woods. Made at the original Gibson by ex-Gibson employees, who knew how to make archtops. Bargain at 3,000 for quick sale. Includes case and upgraded electrics. Px considered.

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Polytone Mega Brute, mint. 110 watts, final model from the original polytone manufacturers. Small, light, loud and quality sound375 Musicman RD50 112, fantastic condition. The most sought-after Musicman. Small, loud and reliable. Possibly the most useable (re sound and size) valve amp, for the jazz player. Re-grilled and serviced at Matamp with a new upgraded celestion speaker ..550 ono Fender Pro Junior Valve amp. 15 watt but as loud as a 100 watt trannie amp. Mint with upgraded celestion speaker..250 ono (used exclusively by brilliant jazzer, Terry Smith)

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1969 Gibson L5CES. Near mint, all original with case. This is an exceptionally fine

guitar. A great player, and a fabulous jazz sound. Same colour and specifications as a 1962 model for half the money.

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Pickups Clear-out. A big selection of pickups; humbuckers, P90s and Tele pickups, various makes. s/h and new. Call or email with your wants ------ Great prices! Speaker Clear-out. 12 and 10 speakers, new and s/h (fully tested) all 8 ohm and various makes. Call or email with your wants ------ Great prices! CONTACT Adrian Ingram: Tel 01484 314529; Email adrian@jazzdawgs.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Roland GR33 guitar synth + pickup : 200 ono Session Rockette 30 fantastic little jazz amp : 90 ono JMP 50 1980 Marshall head : 600 Eventide Time-Factor delay/sampler/loop pedal : 220 Tone Pros locking nickel stoptail (335/ Les Paul etc) : 20 Boss digital dimension (1980s) pedal as new (Mike Stern/Sco/Metheny etc) : 80 Fender Hot-Rod Telecaster with case900 o.n.o. Fender 57 USA reissue Strat. Mint with upgraded pickups...950 Fender Eric Johnson Strat. Sunburst maple neck. Good condition.975 Contact Hayden Minett on 07967 831193 or hjm@bulldogpickups.com
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I've hung it up on ebay for 5.5k which is very close to what I paid a few years back. I live in Mirfield approx 15 mins from uddersfield if you or anyone else wants to come try it out. It!s a "5#"" $% &55 and is in great shape. Many thanks 'ary (ebb gary)webb*btinternet.com

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The Comins Jazz amp has a power attenuator...all valve 1x12...nice & light combo & built by the great amp builder George Allesandro....1,000

The Ameson 50watt is all tube & a small head... 750

The Ameson 120w is a very small transistor amp...very high quality....650

'Triggs Jazzbox the top is laminate....2,500 2,200

Schaefer 15''Jazzer3,500

For more info contact Paul Wright on: ptw01@btinternet.com or mob 07527 389637 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Antoria telecaster, 1970's, dark surburst green, all original, comes with soft case. good condition. 150.00 vintage strat copy, dark wood stain, 50.00 Double Bass, Antoni, professionally setup by Crinson and Gohlman, comes with soft case and stand. good condition. 380.00 Contact Andrew Lazdins
The Amp Shack The Professional Tone Breakdown Service

For all amp (valve and solid state) and effect pedal repairs.

Ph: +44 (0) 7716 460 163 Email: theampshack@gmail.com

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Triggs Sal Salvador. Top-of-the-line archtop. Beautiful AAA solid timbers with stunning onepiece maple neck a la Jimmy DAquisto/John DAngelico. The previous owner calls this a Sal Salvador model, but in reality it is more like a 1962 Gibson Johnny Smith in dimension, design, sound and playability. Mint, with mint hardshell case, half the present rrp at 3,000 ono. Swaps/trades considered.

CONTACT Pat on 07963 154845 or guitarcollective@hotmail.com

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hello HJGS, here are some photos of the gear I am thinking of selling. The Gibson L-7 is very nice an !as o!ne by "S# bl$esman %$ke &obillar , looking for '(()*.

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The #bbott +ictor ,$rlington is a fab piece of ,ritish g$itar history. -bony neck plays better than almost anything. .a e in /01*2s, may have been starte before 33II an finishe off after, accor ing to 4rank 5ambri ge. So rare that I can2t fin another one to compare for val$ation, b$t I2 like '/)** for it.

The Gibson ,& 6 0 amp is late /01*2s, last time I playe thro$gh it I !as not a!estr$ck so it maybe nee s a bit of a look at, it $se to so$n 7 Gol en8 - so maybe nee s a valve or a bit of kno! ho! 9 ':** as it is.

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#lso for the collector a J.G.#bbott senior /0(;ish, ro$n so$n hole archtop, <$ite like the Gibson L-: or L-1 of the late (*2s, light as a feather, very nice plectr$m g$itar, again too rare to fin a val$e b$t I2 like to think '0** !o$l be fair.

#nyone intereste can call me on *77//*)*;1=. Thanks, #n re!.

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Heres a message from Dan at Foulds Guitars I'm running short of jazz guitars again! I've still got a bigger stock than most but decent jazzers between 300 and 1500 I'm selling everything I get so if you have any members that would like to move any unwanted guitars on we may be able to help. Of course I am happy to offer a deal on goods for members, they just need to mention when enquiring.
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Trades Wants 1. 2. small amp : Polytone (any model considered); Musicman RD50 (1x10 or 1x12); Peterson (Wood cab 10 speaker) AER etc Seymour Duncan alnico Pro II neck telecaster neck pickup

If you have of know the whereabouts of any of the above please contact Adrian Ingram adrian@jazzdawgs.co.uk
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Gypsy jazzer (Doubling Double Bass & Rhythm Guitar) seeking fellow Gypsy jazzer's for blow.
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Tel. Mike on: 01663 743610. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Charts Huddersfield Jazz Guitar Society
Contact huddjazzguitsoc@gmail.com If you don't want to continue receiving newsletters and notices then send an email with the subject 'REMOVE' to huddjazzguitsoc@gmail.com Cheers Ian

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