Bobby Broom Solo Guitar - Here's That Rainy Day

[sirtubbyhayes]

Sublime phrasing, beautiful turns,transitions and colors, thank you Bobby Broom

[cosmicblu3]

the beautiful sound of a pick and a string.........

[frootloopsfan]

jazz is mos def the hardest genre to play on a guitar

[lovedragonflies]

Just amazing...my ears most certainly thank you..what a delightful treat

[twev30theprince]

I think this Beast played with Sonny Rollins

[Chromatype]

His action must be super low, and some notes are almost fretting out. Good thing he has heavy strings, which is about the only way to play action that low and keep a good tone. Keeping up with the fret wear is critical too.

[inky960]

@Chromatype - Call me weird, but you know, I *sometimes* (depends on the player, I think) I sometimes LIKE the sound of strings "fretting out" - buzzing on the hard attacks. I hate the sound of buzzing nylon, but stuff like this I don't mind when it seems to be part of the emotion the guy's putting forth. I play just under 2mm action on my acoustic archtop, with 12s, and yet nothing really buzzes... I sort of figured this guy's strings are too light - ? I don't know. Great music, though.

[jazzguitar27]

just transcribed the head. this is some hip shit

[iizanthonybuck]

ayy bill evans

[therockj3000]

This is great guitar playing, lovely chord voicings and lines

[HotZTrain]

The song really works well, as a guitar solo, in the key of E. I've even seen Howard Heitmeyer arrangements in E, D and F#. I like it best in a free style. You can have the walking bass line versions. This was Johnny Carson's favorite song. They even played it at his funeral.

[HotZTrain]

@boazmoss Sure..that might work. It's a great song..in ANY key.

PM

[jazzyedwin24]

I have some of his cd's, his a great jazz guitarist. I never seen him in this mood. It just beautiful the stuff that he play here. EXCELLENT!!!!

[stringmachine2000]

very nice to make music on your own very nice i like it its relaxing

[HiFiApartment]

awesome! when did you play shows in germany?

[beamochagirl]

i luuuuuuv this song. but i think this verision is alot more special than the other verisions ive heard.

[timreyes58]

sounds amazing bobby. u d'man!

[sampraz1990]

why is jazz so hard to play? i play rock and that shit is easy compared to jazz.

[snerddarplol]

I totally relate to you man. I've tried stuff like this, and it's so hard. Probably because you don't have all that distortion and gain to hide behind. Just yourself, and your guitar. That's it.

[thejazzman8]

cause rock is based off I IV V, which under parallel mode theory, can be improvised over using one scale, plus there are only vanilla chords, you dont see halfdiminished chords or flat/sharp 9's and 5's or 13's.

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@sampraz1990: Re: "why is jazz so hard to play? i play rock and that shit is easy compared to jazz." Got an hour? Jazz guitar is a bear, no lie... trust me, I've been down that road myself and it isn't an easy instrument on which to play jazz (of course, none are). The horn-like articulation and phrasing so necessary to jazz lines are very tough to get on a guitar, as opposed to an instrument using breath. Since the rhythm section is anchored partly by piano, guitar is the odd instrument out.

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@sampraz1990: Jazz standards and bebop tunes use tricky intervals and chord changes; the key often changes every few measures. The keys aren't guitar-friendly ones, either - such as B-flat, E-flat, F, etc. If I had it to do ver again, before learning jazz on guitar, I'd have tuned down a half-step, which gives you alot of flat open strings. Tempos in jazz can be insane, too - 200 beats/minute is not uncommon in bop tunes. You can fake that stuff... you either know it or you don't.

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@sampraz1990: A last reason jazz is tough is because being a jazz man means being in poverty. There's so few venues in which to play, and even fewer in which to make money. The competition among players is consequently fierce, for the few decent gigs there are. Forty years ago, you could start at the bottom and work your way up, not so now. Too few gigs. The experienced cats will often test a newbie by playing a tune around the cycle of fourths - doing a tune in all twelve keys. It's tough.

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@sampraz1990: A pop or rock guitarist typically plays a solid-body guitar, with slinky strings, and may use effects such as distortion to fatten and sustain his tone. Most jazzers player archtop guitars, which have thick flat-wound strings and a sound that does not sustain much. Some players use solid-body axes in jazz, but not too many.

Because of its origins in folk, rock and blues, guitar is something of a bastard stepchild in jazz.

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@sampraz1990: Finally, many guitarists aren't up to the level of musicality required in jazz. They usually don't read well, may lack solid timing or rhythm, and usually don't know how to play in a section like horn players are expected to do. As more guitarists take music education seriously, this trend is changing - but the notion that guitarists are inferior musicians persists anyway. Guys on other instruments usually don't know guitar, so don't know what role to give us.

[jazz1bro]

Excellent Bobby. I hear a strong talent with original tone. That makes you one of the few.

[herzenseroberin]

hi bobby my name is wesley g. jazz guitar player you can see on you tube. very beautiful relax playing i love it. hope see you soon. best wishes wesleyg.

[scallywag1984]

Yeah, Bobby Broom is the man. Not to many jazz guitar players with something to say like him. Much love bobby, from Femi Temowo

[sutterbugs]

I have been searching around for new players and Bobby is top dog so far, lyrical, poetic fresh ideas, plays out nice, thoughtful sweet playing.

[Tjohn537]

This guy should definitely have more views. It's like listening to story.

[3rdandnowhere]

so expressive. that's good stuff. and ya, I've been listening to Earl Klugh for years and he is in a class unto himself. thanks for posting.

[meng417]

damn man, you are so cool!!!!!!!!!!!

[twcal]

WOW.... I thought I was getting somewhere with my ability to play this song..... Now I will have to use this as a lesson. THANK YOU. Really good version. Very musical; not just a lot of "cool chords" thrown together. Everything made sense and your playing is just very satisfying to hear.

[anton5819130]

Very beautiful, unvarnished  and honest Mr. Broom

You are maturing like a fine wine, Brother.

[westone79]

Que BUEN GUSTO !!!!.....UN MUSICO MUY FINO.

Felicidades.

[eclypso]

Bobby, you are indeed a solo jazz guitar virtuoso. This is awsome! Beautiful playing!! I love that muted sound you get too.

[viniguitarjazz]

very good !congratulations !