Jonathan Stout - "When You Wish Upon a Star" - AEA R84A Active Ribbon Mic - 1932 Gibson L-5
Video Description:
I’m at the @fretboardsummit this weekend in Chicago, but in the meantime, here’s a bit of “When You Wish Upon a Star”. I was playing the tune on a gig with a band last week, and happened to find myself almost catching the melody while I was soloing; so, I thought I should actually learn the darn thing as a chord melody arrangement.
I’m playing my 1932 Gibson L-5, with Martin SP 80/20 Strings, and a @bluechippicks TD40, all captured by my @ribbonmics R84A active ribbon mic.
There's no additional EQ, save for a HPF at 100hz, and only some vintage-style compression and touch of extra room sound added.
This style of Chord-melody playing and soloing is my own version of the playing of Allan Reuss, who played with Benny Goodman from 1935-1938 before going onto play with many of the best big bands and combos of the 30's and 40's, before settling into studio work in the late 40's.
While there’s scant resources for this style of playing, the THIRD volume of my DC-Music School Course is one of best places to start. It contains transcriptions of my improvisations in the Reuss-style over standard tunes, using all of the classic Reuss vocabulary and techniques.
- Get it, and the other 2 volumes (mostly CC-style single note playing) at DC-Musicschool.com