BLUE BOSSA (Em) Slow & Fast

[MrCamel40tw]

Hi Freddy,I can listen to your playing all night!I love it!Camel from Taiwan

[freddym223]

@MrCamel40tw thx for the kind words Camel!

[MAXTORDARK]

Hi Freddy, where can i get the backing track of this song, Saludos desde León, Mexico.

[freddym223]

@MAXTORDARK hi ! i made the backing track myself . i deleted it after i made this video . you might try searching the internet for free backing tracks . i just found one for you (Backing Tracks - Ralph Patt's Jazz Web Page) it's there

[zthetha]

Came across your vids while researching the Roland Cube 60 for my old jazz box and enjoyed them very much. I guess a lot of we older guys were brought up with the sound of jazz around the place but it is heartwarming to see so many young guys - who presumably grew up to the screech of rock - getting interested in jazz .

[freddym223]

hi zthetha ! yes.it's nice to see some of the young guys digging jazz ! at first i didn't like the cube 60 as it was thin sounding , unlike my polytone. but it's gotten better , i believe since the speakers are broke in . plus it's light and very reliable . i use it all the time .

[zthetha]

@freddym223 As a matter of interest - have you ever come across a Yamaha SR 50 112 amp? I have the chance to buy one unseen - they are VERY rare in UK - allegedly there were only 4 imported and even Yamaha have no info on them but they are said to have a beautiful warm clean tone. My Antoria L5 copy sounds ok through an old Crate red label G40C but I'd like more definition - it only has two 8" Celestions which kinda choke it a bit. I'm after that Jim Hall with Jimmy Giuffre 3 sound.

[freddym223]

@zthetha no . i've never heard of that amp . i have always had a friendly relation with music stores . they let me take the amp home to try for a couple days . i've saved a lot of heart aches that way . try before you buy !

[2xtrbo]

@zthetha I am young and like equally the "screech" of Green Day and I like to listen to freddy too. What's wrong with liking both?

[zthetha]

@2xtrbo Absolutely nothing at all. I have a Tele and LP and like to kick ass with em. Have you listened to Danny Gatton - the greatest 'unknown' guitarist who could literally do anything on a Tele. They didn't call him The Humbler for nothing. One of his influences was Tal Farlow who virtually invented modern jazz playing and was phenomenally creative.

[Flamencanta]

Can upload the backing track in Em please. all of them are in Cm7...

[freddym223]

@Flamencanta I made my own backing track with "band in a box" software . but i deleted it after i made this video

[Flamencanta]

@freddym223 too bad... Nice playing though, and thank yu for the great arrangement(: good luck!

[freddym223]

@Flamencanta thx sorry :-(

[spyinfiltrator]

brilliant cover. Good to see you're still posting videos too.

[freddym223]

thank you spyinfiltrator ! i checked out your improve on blue bossa . very nice !!!!!

[spyinfiltrator]

@freddym223 Anytime! Thank you. I still have a long way to go with jazz though.

[FriPilot]

Great job! One of my favorite tunes too.

Live is good ~

Fri

[cjoey39]

Beautiful man! The picture of contol and feel!! Loved it!! Joey Vaughan "World Blues Attack"

[freddym223]

thanks a lot cjoey39 !

[13crickets]

Very nice playing. Your style is excellent.

Ron

[freddym223]

@13crickets thx Ron ! i checked out your channel ! excellent !

[boomerang905]

Very beautiful, really.

[freddym223]

@boomerang905 thank you for the nice comment Jen !

[KarlheinzFey1]

wonderful guitar playing and groove! I love it! Congrats, thumbs up and best regards Karlheinz! Subbed!

[Blindetah]

GREAT TOUCH!!! GREAT SOUND!! JUST LOVED IT!!!!

You've just inspired me!

[freddym223]

@Blindetah thx for listening and also for subscribing !

[kidpoker007]

Hi Fred, where do we get transcriptions from you? How do we use what you post?

Thx

ken

[freddym223]

hi kidpoker007 ! i started to transcribe my tunes,but it got to be to much work so i quit. "all of me" and "white xmas" are the only 2 i put on my channel

[finnbjerke]

This is great Fred I love your videos. I really learn a lot from you.

btw I arranged the wonderfull "Godfather Theme" (speak softly my love) for bossa Nova guitar here on youtube search "Godfather theme bossa nova style (speak softly my love)" its a really catchy melody you might find it inspiring.

[freddym223]

thx finnbjerke ! i checked it out ! very nice !!!!!!

[ashdinbharucha]

beautiful playing - as always, and you make it seem deceptively simple..

[freddym223]

thank you for listening ashdinbharucha !

[milowagon]

Great version freddy with nice video quality on the new mac. i have injured my ring finger on the left hand so cant gig at the moment. It is driving me nuts, but i have been studying your tutorials while i am off the road . keep up the great work, i cant believe you burned out for all that time, you would never know, listen to your playing today. cheers

[freddym223]

thx milowagon ! sorry about the injured finger. i hope it gets better soon. this is a good time to practice right hand technique. small precise movements.

[MarceloBatista1]

Hi, Fred! Your style to play the guitar is very very very pleasant, TASTEFUL to my ears!!! Great guitarist you are (... as always). This one will go to my FAVOURITES.

Much health, peace and success for ever.

CONGRATUALÕES DO BRASIL!

Marcelo

[freddym223]

@MarceloBatista1 hello Marcelo ! i'm always happy to have my favorite harmonica in the whole world visit ! also,thanks for favorites ! stay well mi amigo !

[cjoey39]

Hello Freddy! Very classy "Blue Bossa"! I thought it was wonderful!! Joey Vaughan "World Blues Attack"

[freddym223]

thx cjoey39 i checked out your channel . very nice touch on the blues. also your girl friend is very talented also !

[chappahx]

I really enjoyed this! Great tone and playing!

[freddym223]

thx for listening chappahx ! and thx for sub !

[bach2117]

What a first class job, solid playing, thanks

[freddym223]

thank you very much bach2117 ! and thx for sub !

[carvetop01]

Back for another listen. Very melodic improv. This is world class musicianship.

allen

[freddym223]

@carvetop01 thx so much Allen ! you made my day with such a nice comment !

[hachamacha]

Beautiful playing, Freddy.

To hear such an often played 'session song' by you has made it fresh in my mind again.

Thanks, Hashi

[freddym223]

thx hachamacha ! i wasn't going to post this tune since everybody and there uncle plays it.but i never played it before,so it was kind of fun.plus i changed the key hoping for a different take on it.

[KarlheinzFey1]

Very nice guitar playing and piece!

[freddym223]

thx KarlheinzFey1 ! means a lot coming from such a fine guitarist !

[KarlheinzFey1]

@freddym223

thanks a lot, my friend! You are a very good and great guitarist. So it's an honor to me. Best regards Karlheinz

[echo680]

this is lovely freddy, and really good sound . (the lick at 1:58 and following is my favourite btw)

[freddym223]

thx echo680 ! glad you like some of the licks !

[carvetop01]

The Humble Master strikes again! Your harmony is spectacular. Very melodic improv. Bravo Maestro.

Cheers,

allen

[freddym223]

@carvetop01 thx Allen ! it means a lot coming from a masterful chord soloist as yourself !!!!!!!

[amber123446]

Hi Freddy people from all the world are listened to you.......

[freddym223]

@amber123446 yes Amber ! it's kind of scary ! i better try to cut down on the mistakes. lol

[IronPump89]

wow, it sounds very interesting.

whats the chord progression of the backing track? or is it more than one?

thanks

[freddym223]

@IronPump89 i made my own backup with "band in a box"software. check out "guitaress1"on youtube.she shows the chords.

[zalp66]

I have just spent 30 minutes enjoying your videos. I really like the way you put feeling into the music rather than just mechanically playing the pieces. Great stuff.

[freddym223]

thx for the more than generous comment zalp66 ! and thx for subscribing !

[esdenaze]

0:55 and 10 seconds onward, fantastic, you got a new fan :) happy ny!

[freddym223]

thx esdenaze !

[guitarmanpollard]

Happy new year to you and Marlene my good things come your way each and every day and good healt peace and love ,how many time you thing i should spend with my Guitar thanks to you for everything that i have learnth so far and for the more things that i an going to learn God bless you Teacher

[freddym223]

thx guitarmanpollard ! and happy new year from marlene and i !

[cmartinjr2]

All I can say is wow! This is nice.. :)

[freddym223]

thx for listening cmartinjr2 !

[terryrich7]

happy new year freddy

[freddym223]

thx terryrich7 ! happy new year right back at ya !

[tisbamar]

Hi, Freddym!!!

Very TASTEFFUL to my ears!!! Wonderful playing and improvising!!!

G R E A T VERSION of one of my favourites.

Keep it.

CONGRATUALÇÕES DO BRASIL!!!

From BraSil,

Marcelo Batista

[freddym223]

@tisbamar thank you very much maestro Batista ! happy new year from marlene and myself !!!

i'm looking forward to some more great jazz from you next year !!! be safe mi amigo !

[Adil888]

reddy my man ! Every your video makes me really full of the best emotions that can be in this life ! Man you are the best. Please Freddy we want your CD with your improvisation ! Thumbs up if you think same way !

[freddym223]

thank you very much Adil888 ! but in my old age,and with my screwed up right hand,i make too many mistakes to make decent cd. lol

[llee38121]

as always, a great performance freddy! best wishes for the holidays and for the new year my friend!

[freddym223]

thx lee38121 ! and a merry xmas and a happy new year to you !

[taticarzo]

Grande Freddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[freddym223]

gracias taticarzo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Adil888]

calm and brilliant as always :) Take care Freddy. You are the man.

[freddym223]

THANKYOU SO MUCH Adil888 !

[zigguytare]

You are a talented musician my friend Freddy. BRAVO !!!!! Virtuose !!!! your firend Zigguy.

[freddym223]

hey zigguytare ! hows it going my friend? thank you very much !

[mverdi9]

beautiful

[freddym223]

thank you very much mverdi9 !

[montes707]

I'm gonna have to transcribe some of these sexy ass lines you're playing here Fred. Very nice.

[freddym223]

thx montes707 ! shouldn't be too difficult. mostly 8th notes

[janprimus]

Freddy, you are sounding stellar as usual my friend. It is always a treat to peruse your videos brother. Kind of inspiring me to post some more.

Chad

[freddym223]

@janprimus thx chad ! sorry we didn't connect when you were i AZ

[Lumauricio52]

My dear Fred ... allways wonderfull ... amazing sound from that marvellous guitar.

Greetings from an old guitar player.

Saudações de Portugal.

[freddym223]

thx Lumauricio52 ! from a very very old guitar player ! lol ! thx for favorites !

[JesseGuitar07]

sounds wonderful! and very peaceful:)

enjoyed your work very much!

best wishes

jesse

[freddym223]

thx JesseGuitar07 ! loved your last video

[JesseGuitar07]

@freddym223 always watch your video sir! My plan for next video is jazz , I will let you know!

[freddym223]

@JesseGuitar07 thx Jesse ! i'm subscribed to you,so i'll know when you post it. i'm looking forward to it !

[peacemover]

Fred,

That is an amazing rendition of Blue Bossa! Outstanding! We must be on the same jazz guitar wavelength or something- I just performed that piece as part of a guitar-bass-piano trio at a recent concert. It is a fun piece to jam with because it is an interesting but straight ahead progression with some nice harmonies and changes. Cool!

I look forward to hearing more! Again- thanks for the info about your guitar and amp pairing- I really like the sound you get from it.

[freddym223]

thx peacemover ! this was fun for me as i never played this before

[SCNP]

Wow! That was great, Freddy! Thx. I always enjoy your music! Did you use band in a box? Really, just great. :)

[freddym223]

thx SCNP ! yes i made my own backing track with band in a box as usual !

[pabzum]

That was wonderful. You played some refreshing phrases, with absolute command of the music. I especially like the maj7#5 chord in the intro: very well placed.

[freddym223]

@pabzum thx pablo ! i'm more proud of that maj7#5 than anything else in the tune.glad you noticed it.i would rather hear subtle little things like that than a very fast run.but if i put too much of that in,it becomes sameness.but you know that.you have the biggest ears on the planet.i mean that in a nice way mi amigo

[burg0110]

Ah, an update from Freddy always brightens my day. Brilliant as always. Cheers for mentioning your other channel too, subscribing now!

[freddym223]

thx for commenting burg0110 ! and also subscribing to the other channel !

[userfixit]

As usual Fred... another perfect solo.

Nice and clean with great tone for my ears.

Noticing some finer vibrato too... that is a nice touch !

-Bob

[freddym223]

@userfixit thx Bob ! i wish you'd skype me sometime.i lost your handle when my hp died.hope alls well in georgia

[dadio2k]

Outstanding as usual. Thanks for sharing, Freddy.

[freddym223]

thx dadio2k ! always glad to have you drop around !

[krah8052]

Thanks for the reply Freddy. If you were to tab out your solos and have group membership either on Yahoo or some other site where you can allow or disallow members from joining, you could offer lessons/tabs at a fixed price ever month. Your solos would be demonstrated on YouTube and your tabs would be posted to the paying members of the group. Sounds like a win win for everyone. Steve Crowell uses this method and I very pleased with it.

Cliff

[freddym223]

thx krah8052 ! i'll write you

[Koesl]

So good! Bravo!

[freddym223]

thank you for watching Koesl !

[metalmaniac767]

This is just great!

[freddym223]

glad you like it metalmaniac767 !

[FriPilot]

Hi Freddy! Like the others, I'm happy to see you back. Being a Mac user myself, I can't help but believe that you won't have many more comp. troubles.

I like your version of Blue Bossa. It's one of my favorites too. Looks like you came back with a vengeance! I'm looking forward to hearing more from you soon.

Fri

[freddym223]

thx FriPilot ! i just didn't feel like posting because of the crappy sound of my old pc.

[useryug]

Superb as always, Freddy. Lookin good and sounding good.... new Mac, eh?

Great stuff!

[freddym223]

@useryug thx barry.yep . got the mac .now i gotta learn how to use it.

[leobluesy]

Great playing Freddy.

[freddym223]

thx a lot leobluesy !

[krah8052]

Hi Freddy, glad to see your back and sharing your knowledge with your fans. This was a great piece and thank you for introducing me to it. I wish you would consider transcriptions and posting to a website. I'd have no problem subscribing, paying or donating to such an endeavor. Your videos and transcriptions would be an awesome combination. It's hard to find really good material and yours is some the best. Thanks for sharing!

Cliff

[freddym223]

@krah8052 hi Cliff ! thx for your interest.i'm in the process of tabbing all my tunes but it's slow going.not sure what i'll do when i get em all done

[Bluesguitarman64]

Beautiful touch !

[freddym223]

thx much Bluesguitarman64 !

[finnbjerke]

Very nice indeed..

[freddym223]

thx for very nice comment finnbjerke !

[dealer205]

Hey Freddy! your still the one!

[freddym223]

hey dealer205 ! thx for listening !

[origamihell]

Hi Freddy, great to see you back, and you picked a tune I'm currently working on!!! I like the transposition from Cm for chord melody ease and the initial slow pace - I'm sure further watching will give me some other great ideas as well. Cheers!

[freddym223]

hi origamihell ! i tried it in Cm at first but kept running out of neck on the chord solo.so i transposed to Em.that puts it in the middle of the neck :-)

[stringbender57]

Hey Freddy! Blue Bossa is one of my favorites. Great to hear you again. I have missed you and wondered what happened to you. Glad you are back. Happy Thanksgiving to you and may God Bless!

[freddym223]

hi stringbender57 ! i had a lot of computer problems . i hope this new mac works out.happy thxgivin to you !

[freddym223]

hi jazzconnoisseur ! a voice out of the past . thx ! and i hope your doing well !

[nonandiamo]

Great as always freddy! Happy to see you still around playing and teaching!

[freddym223]

thx nonandiamo ! i took a little break,but i'm back now . take care now

[Stevepat1]

Hi Freddy! That was very enjoyable. The unaccompanied part was very nice and your improv was fantastic as always. Have a great Thanksgiving.

Steve

[freddym223]

@Stevepat1 hi Steve ! hope alls well with you. i had to take this out of Cmi and get it in the middle of the finger board for the chord solo,else i'd run out of neck.happy thanksgiving

[ironmonger100]

Just beautiful, a real joy. Thanks. And happy Thanksgiving.

[freddym223]

thx ironmonger100 ! i'm always watching your videos when they show up on my sub list. i've about run out of things to say about your beautiful guitar work. happy thanksgiving !

[freddym223]

@StratBurns thankyou very much for listening William!!!!!

[narancor]

Hullo nice to listen to you again.

[freddym223]

thx narancor ! nice having visit again !

[fendermac]

You're a class act Freddy...as stylish and musical as ever.

[freddym223]

@fendermac hi Paul ! thx for giving a listen !

[sguitar]

Hey Freddy,

good to see you it's a while ago.... Great playing as always!! I like listening to you!!! Hug Sarah :-)

[freddym223]

@sguitar hi Sarah ! thx ! yes it's been a while . and a big hug right back at you :-)

[Harky1951]

I am so very glad you have been 'inspired' to give your YouTube family another gift. You went all out on this one my friend. You supernatural ability to make this look so effortless is bind boggling. From one of your bizillion grateful fans.......Big hug and Happy Thanksgiving.....Pamela

[freddym223]

@Harky1951 thankyou Pam ! you say the sweetest things ! and a nice big hug right back,and have a nice thxgiving !

[terryrich7]

i freddy thankyou for the post`nice to see your ok, and still playing great.

[freddym223]

and thank you for stopping by terryrich7 !

[localpm]

Fab Freddy where you been nice one.

[freddym223]

@localpm thx Paul ! just taking it easy. but like a bad penny,i keep showing up.

[my1name2]

what equipment are you using to get that beautiful sound

[freddym223]

thx my1name2 ! guitar = arbor aj135- to alesis microverb2-to spirit notepad mixer- to line in on mac. first time i did it like this.still needs some tweeking tho

[Dorianjazzenblues]

Good to see your back, been awhile, great music.

[freddym223]

thx Dorianjazzenblues ! sorry a bout the long wait

[lhoegee]

wonderfull freddy a pleasure for the ear well done 5***** and 2 up

[freddym223]

thx for listening and the thumbs up !lhoegee !

[Adil888]

Freddy you look good man :) ! Always stay like this ! Nice job keep it up and post more often we miss your style :)

[freddym223]

thx Adil888 ! i get alittle lazy in the swummer :-(

[LuziferDiabolus]

Still the best guitarist Freddy!

Greeting from Germany!

[freddym223]

thx LuziferDiabolus ! you say the nicest things !

[zydecobill]

Just great playing. Good to see new material from you. Jim

[freddym223]

@zydecobill thx Jim ! sorry i took so long :-(

[jimmyblackjazz]

Freddy, its been a while since your last post I believe. Loved the intro as indeed the improvised solo. Everything just seems to weave like silk in your hands.

[freddym223]

thx jimmyblackjazz ! yes it's been a while. summers a little hot for pikin here

[carlos13190]

really great playing

thanks a lot

[freddym223]

thx for dropping by carlos13190 !

[Lachance8]

Really nice tone, too!

[Lachance8]

Beautifully done, Freddy!

[freddym223]

@Lachance8 thx Elizabeth ! and you and that hairy legged guitar picker of yours have happy thanksgiving !

[Lachance8]

@freddym223 lol You and Marlene do the same. Brian really liked the tone you got on this.

[greatvanzinni]

Another beauty Freddy! Great tone. Some great vchord stuff in there too. Wish I could,,,,

[freddym223]

thx for nice comment greatvanzinni !

[astonehk]

This is what we called BRILLIANT, Glad to know that you post the new video again and you have own your new mac too :-)

[freddym223]

thankyou for listening astonehk !

[Mrlifto1000]

read your explanation, thought you were trying to disguise your technique! very nice job.

[freddym223]

thx Mrlifto000 ! i was actually trying very hard to show both hands here.but i screwed up on my new mac.please believe me . there are no secrets here.i'll do better next time.:-(