Improvisation on "Lover Come Back to Me" by Richard Metzger

This is another very old song (1928) composed for a Broadway show, "The New Moon," but taken into the jazz repertory. The music was written by Sigmund Romberg and the lyrics, which are obviously not part of this video, were written by Oscar Hammerstein. It enjoyed popular success as a stand alone song, as well, and was recorded throughout the 1950s and 60s. An exceptional version is that by Coleman Hawkins, and his version is a cross between Swing and the unbroken lines that would later be used in bop. The guitar is a rare bird, a Gibson Super V. It uses the L5 body but the Super 400 extended headstock, which improves tone and projection. I used the neck pick-up with the tone completely rolled off. Visit my jazz guitar blog at http://richardmetzgerguitar.blogspot.com/

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[rmetzgerguitar]

@SIRONEDRAGON Thanks!

[rmetzgerguitar]

@shecky308 It's a Gibson Super V. There are several ways of viewing it. It can be seen as an L5 with a Super 400 neck and headstock or a 17 inch wide (instead of 18 inch) Super 400. The neck scale is long at 25.5 inches.

[shecky308]

Hey,which box is this one,thanks.!

[SIRONEDRAGON]

cool lines