MUSIC SAMPLES - AUDITIONS - LIVE GIG RECORDINGS
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DON'T KNOW WHY - This is a Pat Metheny arrangement of a Nora Jones classic. Done on my 1987 Martin HD-18 LE ('Ellie') through my 1/2 watt studio Bugera amp, then via mic into Garage Band.


RONDO - I believe this is Fernando Costa. One of the pieces I did for my senior recital at Cal State LA. Woo those classical chops go away if you don't use them! Played on my 1982 hand made classical cedar and rosewood Ibanez Mastercraft GS-10
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SONG OF THE WIND - This is my take on "Song of the Wind" from Santana's Caravanseria Album. I started trying to play along to this vinyl back in the seventies and still work on the subtleties of the solo to this day.
Played on my Fender 50th Anniversary American Deluxe Stratocaster - 'Addy' through a '73 Fender Twin Silver Face.

HOTEL CALIFORNIA SOLO - In my humble opinion, "Hotel California" has one of the best crafted guitar solos of all time. Plus it's really fun to play. This backing track (without vocals) has a few overdubbed guitar parts including my solo at 04:20.
LITTLE MARTHA - I pulled out "Guildie", my old acoustic and recorded this version of Little Martha by Duane Allman. This acoustic instrumental is the only Allman Brothers song written entirely by Duane. He claimed this came to him in a dream in which Jimi Hendrix showed him how to play the song using a sink faucet in a hotel room.
I first learned this in standard tuning by ear back in about '74. It wasn't until I started teaching it several years later that I relearned it in the correct open E tuning.
Sometimes age brings wisdom.

STEELY DAN JAM - Just an example of a Play-along-track I use in some of the advanced lessons to teach Modes, in this case Dorian. This was one take in the interest of time, sour notes and all. Using a leslie cab pan effect.


WES COAST BLUES - On my son's Hagstrom HL-550 Swedish made jazz hollow body through a 10 watt studio Bugera amp. Grew up with that Wes Montgomery California style cool on constant play with the huge turntable/stereo cabinet in our front room. I use this play-along with my students to demonstrate the challenge of improvising a soloing over a set chord progression.

SUMMER BREEZE - My sometimes duet buddy Matt and I on an old favorite Summer Breeze. We drop the tempo down to a slow groove. We also tend to drag this out during live shows (so I've been told) cause it's fun to play.

My take on Jeff Beck's "CAUSE WE ENDED AS LOVERS". I can only hope to be able to pull half the emotion out of my strat as Jeff does. Again, a backing track and the solo is me. Couple of little glitches and pops, and there's no post production, but not a bad take. I use this to demonstrate dynamics, lyrical legato notes, and varying solo styles.