one more rare clip of the legendary cornet player Don Joseph playing with Turk Van Lake and the Mike Morreale Quartet with Vinnie Ruggieri, Earl Saul, and John Trentacosta
@CrackerJackLee I never saw him play guitar at lessons; we only did theory. He was always slightly askew that someone would even ask for theory lessons by the 1980's!. We used to talk about why inversions would have an impact to the ear, etc. Turk was an amazing guy!!. The heirs to the throne went Turk>Chuck Wayne>Peter Prisco>Ron Naldi
one should be so lucky... his rhythm guitar work is as classy as his demeanor on stage... what did he say about his approach to chords, voicings and voice leading...
Turk Van Lake looked like a class act... and his rhythm guitar is on the money... i wonder if he ever told you anything about his technique or approach to guitar...
I remember Turk Van Lake from the 1962 Benny Goodman tour of the USSR> I translated for the band. A lot of water under the bridge...but jazz lives on. Turk was a wonderful musician and a wonderful person. may God rest his soul in peace
I used to take lessons from Turk sometime around 1981. He was as nice a guy and as excellent a teacher as he was a player... I was very lucky to have learned from him
Don Joseph was a poet! HArd to explain what it sounded like sitting in a room hearing him play up close. I miss that experience so much!
Vazmusic 3 weeks ago
Great stuff! Ash Wed.! Needs Caesar!
siennastrat 1 year ago
@CrackerJackLee I never saw him play guitar at lessons; we only did theory. He was always slightly askew that someone would even ask for theory lessons by the 1980's!. We used to talk about why inversions would have an impact to the ear, etc. Turk was an amazing guy!!. The heirs to the throne went Turk>Chuck Wayne>Peter Prisco>Ron Naldi
drdancohen 1 year ago
@drdancohen
one should be so lucky... his rhythm guitar work is as classy as his demeanor on stage... what did he say about his approach to chords, voicings and voice leading...
CrackerJackLee 1 year ago
@kickass5
Turk Van Lake looked like a class act... and his rhythm guitar is on the money... i wonder if he ever told you anything about his technique or approach to guitar...
CrackerJackLee 1 year ago
...Staten Island stuff...love it..
jcantrell7 1 year ago
I remember Turk Van Lake from the 1962 Benny Goodman tour of the USSR> I translated for the band. A lot of water under the bridge...but jazz lives on. Turk was a wonderful musician and a wonderful person. may God rest his soul in peace
kickass5 2 years ago
What a great job by all, too bad there isn't more of this.
bach2117 2 years ago
I used to take lessons from Turk sometime around 1981. He was as nice a guy and as excellent a teacher as he was a player... I was very lucky to have learned from him
drdancohen 3 years ago
Absolutely gorgeous.
Thanks
DenRJ 3 years ago