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Juke Gypsy – G.F. Perry tune

Here’s a song I wrote in 2005 for the gypsy jazz group Babik.  It’s a decent tune, but didn’t make it on our 2nd album.  I think it can successfully be played in more of a BeBop style.  Gypsy Jazz icon, Django Reinhardt had leanings towards BeBop later in his

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Bone Bossa by G. F. Perry

Here’s a tune in the Bossa Nova style that Babik played live for a short time.  I was thinking of Trombone in the intro when I wrote it… hence the title.  Play the intro double stops near the frog with a down up up bowing pattern. Improv: There are not

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It’s Time to Go jazz tune by G. F. Perry

In the Jazz style.  Alternates from straight 8th Latin/Bossa-based feel in the A sections to swing in the B section.  Ensemble-oriented intro can have improv over it (see my demo below).  The melody is fairly simple, but improv will be more advanced on this one, as there is no one

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Boozoo – traditional cajun/zydeco tune

Boozoo – traditional cajun/zydeco tune.  Key of G.  Presented in three separate parts here.  Melody, Back-up tater-ing, and bass line.  The bass line would normally be played by an actual bass instrument, but I include it for your study here.  Find two other friends to play the other parts for

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12 Bar Blues Phrasing Lessons

Description: a “Gigger” level 102 lesson… I’ve found this one especially helpful for students who have jammed for a bit and are in need of deepening their listening skills, or developing “Big Ears” as it is sometimes called in the biz. Awareness of the overall flow and movement of the

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