Richard, thank you for your lounge sounds....good to hear you.....good to see you too....stay young....stay healthy....stay in touch.....Sea Bright, New Jersey....?......I used to pal with Tal...Tal Farlow....what a wonderful man....sincerly, Hollywood Joe
What a gorgeous tone you have. Great playing as well. What are you playing through for an amp? Care to share your guitar setup as well as amp settings and amp details? I have a gretsch G100CE that I LOVE for jazz. Custom KA handwound floating PAF with a coil tap..thas right.
Mr. Blake, I love what you are doing..im a guitarist from colorado and as i grow older i find myself steering towards what i wnt to call "soundscapes". on the road there, I hear lotsa jazz inspired sounds. i have a dear friend here, Bobby Montoya who is considered one of the greats in jazz guitar, but unfortunatly he has become very ill. I need insight. plz pay no attn to shmucks who no nothing. what you r doing warrants respect and admiration
This is the first time I've had a chance to hear that model Gretsch, and had wondered what it sounded like...It sounds great!..and love those wide position markers...Great looking!... EXCELLENT playing!...
I love this chemistry y'all have going on, lovely playing..by the way im a guitarist but im new to JAZZ though, and i'll like to play like you sir. I've been looking at some JAZZ lesson but none had what i want, untill i found this one, its just lovely. It would be very nice if you would make a lesson on how to play the intro.. this is something I'll like to learn. thanks
this is the type of jazz i love. the mellow stuff. u guys are very talented and the video/recording quality is good. u guys are a very tight band too i appreciate ur playing and would love to hear more.
@j1mbafr0sty Thank you. Dennis, the drummer, and I have been with each other a long time, hence I didn't look at him during the video; I just knew and so did he. My past recordings were either solo instrumental love songs or softer jazz with me dubbing in bass. Then I met Paul, the keyboard player and we hit it off pretty quickly. We haven't played much as a trio but are working on this now. Again, thank you. Richard
@mrstracy0922 Thank you. I love playing guitar so much and comments such as yours inspire me. Thank you for your kindness in making such a supportive comment. Richard
@tonylowballs . Thank you for your interesting and very complimentary comment. I remember Eddie Cap very well. He was a legend in New Jersey and had an uncanny ability to switch from rock to jazz to standards instantaneously; he really understood the guitar. I still have his methods book and periodically go through it. We lost him at too early an age. Thank you, Rich Blake
Wow, what a fantastic version of this beautiful tune. I also really like the funky studio the video is shot in. Also, the quality of the video & editing is superb! All the best to you Richard for continued success!!
Richard, thank you for your lounge sounds....good to hear you.....good to see you too....stay young....stay healthy....stay in touch.....Sea Bright, New Jersey....?......I used to pal with Tal...Tal Farlow....what a wonderful man....sincerly, Hollywood Joe
naniajoe 2 days ago
Damn this is smooth.
GagePlayforYou 2 weeks ago
What a gorgeous tone you have. Great playing as well. What are you playing through for an amp? Care to share your guitar setup as well as amp settings and amp details? I have a gretsch G100CE that I LOVE for jazz. Custom KA handwound floating PAF with a coil tap..thas right.
jazzman3071 3 weeks ago
Mr. Blake, I love what you are doing..im a guitarist from colorado and as i grow older i find myself steering towards what i wnt to call "soundscapes". on the road there, I hear lotsa jazz inspired sounds. i have a dear friend here, Bobby Montoya who is considered one of the greats in jazz guitar, but unfortunatly he has become very ill. I need insight. plz pay no attn to shmucks who no nothing. what you r doing warrants respect and admiration
MsReignman 1 month ago
Master guitarist.... What a fucking JOKE!
xXlYlacXx 1 month ago
/watch?v=cq5ve5Qv7wM
THEKALU111 1 month ago
Loved it dude! Hope you put up more!!
drmorfeen 1 month ago
Great tribute to OUR MAN"Chuck".Complimenti !!
LanzettaGino 1 month ago
another product of the great Chuck Wayne . Great playing!
jazzman5494 1 month ago
this gretsch sounds great
FunkyTrembe 2 months ago
This is the first time I've had a chance to hear that model Gretsch, and had wondered what it sounded like...It sounds great!..and love those wide position markers...Great looking!... EXCELLENT playing!...
Rowlandph 3 months ago
pure cool guitar
donottawaguitar 3 months ago
Chords,you can taste,
Peterb605 3 months ago
Thanks. Great band.
Kennymurraycampbell 4 months ago in playlist Guitar and Music 4
I love this chemistry y'all have going on, lovely playing..by the way im a guitarist but im new to JAZZ though, and i'll like to play like you sir. I've been looking at some JAZZ lesson but none had what i want, untill i found this one, its just lovely. It would be very nice if you would make a lesson on how to play the intro.. this is something I'll like to learn. thanks
Toti2795 4 months ago
Smooth and tight.
Great...
Regards
JW
Jazzwayze 4 months ago
Richard and the guys
Love it - thanks
Rich Alvey
alveyman 4 months ago
Great feel. Really enjoyed listening and watching.
JazzyJunior 4 months ago
You guys are the best of the best. I have enjoyed this video so much, just great playing.
I hope you keep posting more great music.
Edwin
jazzyedwin24 4 months ago
beautiful music, i love it
mxrider0303 4 months ago in playlist mxrider0303's favorites
omg this is very3 nice....
helmirox93 4 months ago
Absolutely magnificent. I feel inspired to learn to play jazz style guitar now. I adore rock, but sometimes you gotta mellow out...
Beautiful music, guys.
EJRocky 5 months ago
Absolutely fantastic.
You're putting back about 40-50 years. Just love it.
Peterb605 5 months ago
what a treat!!!! thank god for YouTube.....only one vid???
besamemucho5 5 months ago
beautiful music.. made my night this one.
rifdi1995 6 months ago
trying to locate richard,have not seen him since he stoped playing at 217 main st. al aka harlem noctern
sushitime100 6 months ago
Good stuff! Put some more videos up, man!
SandorJazz 7 months ago
love it! who says you can't have a career in music when you're old? thanks for the music and inspiration =)
biboygitarista 9 months ago
It's been too long! Lovin' the vid, and missing jamming with (and getting thoroughly schooled by!) you!
If I may ask, what was used to record this?
AikiToneRanger 1 year ago
Very nice. I'd love to hear more tunes by you and your group.
vegasverb 1 year ago
I have a class with Dr. Blake, I never knew he played so well. Big ups!
jadajadee 1 year ago
best video on youtube..
rotolo 1 year ago
this is the type of jazz i love. the mellow stuff. u guys are very talented and the video/recording quality is good. u guys are a very tight band too i appreciate ur playing and would love to hear more.
j1mbafr0sty 1 year ago
@j1mbafr0sty Thank you. Dennis, the drummer, and I have been with each other a long time, hence I didn't look at him during the video; I just knew and so did he. My past recordings were either solo instrumental love songs or softer jazz with me dubbing in bass. Then I met Paul, the keyboard player and we hit it off pretty quickly. We haven't played much as a trio but are working on this now. Again, thank you. Richard
RichardBlakeGuitar 1 year ago
Thank you. I love playing guitar so much and comments such as yours inspire me. Thank you for your kindness is making such a supportive comment.
RichardBlakeGuitar 1 year ago
You have such a gift. I can't wait to see more! I am contstantly listening to the two CD's you gave me.
Lisa from Ocean Acres
mrstracy0922 1 year ago
@mrstracy0922 Thank you. I love playing guitar so much and comments such as yours inspire me. Thank you for your kindness in making such a supportive comment. Richard
RichardBlakeGuitar 1 year ago
Eddie Capp would be proud of ya.
tonylowballs 1 year ago
@tonylowballs . Thank you for your interesting and very complimentary comment. I remember Eddie Cap very well. He was a legend in New Jersey and had an uncanny ability to switch from rock to jazz to standards instantaneously; he really understood the guitar. I still have his methods book and periodically go through it. We lost him at too early an age. Thank you, Rich Blake
RichardBlakeGuitar 1 year ago
Wow, what a fantastic version of this beautiful tune. I also really like the funky studio the video is shot in. Also, the quality of the video & editing is superb! All the best to you Richard for continued success!!
pooolie 1 year ago
@pooolie Thank you for your positive, encouraging comment; I really appreciate this. Richard
RichardBlakeGuitar 1 year ago