My Influences:
Eddie Lang October 25, 1902 – March 26, 1933
(Salvatore Massaro)
guitar
Eddie Lang is one of the first greats of jazz guitar.
Guitarists from this age played lots of chord melody -- what I would call "playing guitar the right way." Eddie Lang played chord melody flawlessly!
I'm most familiar with his work through recordings he and Joe Venuti made with Cliff Edwards (there are many other recordings he made under his own name and as "Blind Willie Dunn" as well as with other bandleaders). The recordings with Venuti, to me, are wonderful joys.
Eddie Lang is one of the first greats of jazz guitar.
Guitarists from this age played lots of chord melody -- what I would call "playing guitar the right way." Eddie Lang played chord melody flawlessly!
I'm most familiar with his work through recordings he and Joe Venuti made with Cliff Edwards (there are many other recordings he made under his own name and as "Blind Willie Dunn" as well as with other bandleaders). The recordings with Venuti, to me, are wonderful joys.
Take some time out this week to look into Eddie Lang if you're unfamiliar, if you are familiar, take some time out on Thursday to celebrate the anniversary of his birth (as well as his many contributions to jazz guitar and the music in general.
http://www.redhotjazz.com/lang.html
If you're interested in more guitarists from Lang's era, check out Carl Kress and Dick McDonough (that's just a start!) at http://www.classicjazzguitar.com/artists/artists.jsp
If you're interested in a local guitarist who plays this style beautifully (probably the only guy in town doing it!) check out JD Pendley! (See the above schedule and band list - I play with JD very regularly; we're Rhythm Pals!)
------------------------------------------------------------------
"Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force ... Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action."
-George Washington
No comments:
Post a Comment