Pat Metheny - Giant Steps

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[bungholio80]

@birdlandar Some might disapprove of his technique but not his music.

[milesdavidsmith]

What's all the fucking fuss about? He's obviously using all 4 fingers, but even if he was playing with just his dick it'd still sound damn good to all of you.

[AustinArcherJazz]

Does anybody know if this is accurate, that it says it's the composition "Fly Fly"? I'm all for contrafacts, but this isn't a contrafact, it's just Giant Steps note-for-note with an intro tacked onto it...I'm hoping this is just the video producer's error...because I really like Pat Metheny and I'd hope he wouldn't just take 'Trane's tune...note-for-note...put an intro on it...and call it his own...

[Napsu70]

Amidst this public debate it's good to bear in mind that fine arts (incl. music) are incommensurable, and thus all reviews are subjective. We can only speak for ourselves. There isn't such thing as absolute beauty. We should respect each other's views.

[MrAndreaCaso]

One of the reasons among others why people don't listen anymore to this kind of music is that guitar-wankers (pardon my French, it is true) talk about "technique" instead of discussing the music itself. Knock it off: you are boring. These arguments don't make us better guitarist.

Leave this conversation to a specific forum, please.

[bobbysbackingtracks]

Who even said there was correct "technique" for Jazz Guitar? His "technique" is bad ass. End of story."What ever gets you through the night".John Lennon

[joaopasdfgh]

@johngoo343 So?????



[TintedRedFilms]

@lhurien I don't personally believe there's any technique that's "common" for jazz on any instrument. Hahaha.

Guitarists: Told not to put thumb on the fretboard - Pat Metheny plays like this. I play like this, too, but I adopted that from Hendrix playing. Lol.

Trumpeters: Told not to puff out cheeks - Dizzy Gillespie and most Cuban Jazz trumpeters.

I can't really think of any other examples, but yeah. :P.

[lhurien]

@birdlandar true he has the thumb hanging over, but that's common for jazz, rock folk etc., but his use of the little finger seems normal to me.

[nurikara]

Once a monster always a monster.Already spanned 40 years of jazz, he's like a living jazz history. Thanks for posting, Can alternate album recordings with this now.