"Donna Lee" gets my vote for "best bop melody ever"; the perfect combination of inside and outside note choices, crafted by the great Charlie Parker. This is my most ambitious fingerstyle arrangement in years...still in the formative stages, but I thought I'd share it today. First run through is, of necessity, carefully arranged. Second runthrough is, in the jazz tradition, improvised. Played on the Miller guitar
OHMYGOSH!! Ambitious to say the LEAST!! That's incredible, Rolly. What a great tune and an awesome job.......your formative stage is better than most people's polished and finished stage!! :-)
forbebe 1 year ago
Great job, Rolly. I have been working on this tune for a few years now and am always learning new ways to mess it up. A classic!
alexasteve 1 year ago
Excellent, this is not a song I would've considered trying to play as a solo piece, the melody is very tricky, good job! Certainly is one of the best bop melodies!
junka22 1 year ago