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axophonist Charlie Parker, Berson has been a huge success inthe jazz and pop
world y began his p al career singing at the age of eth, and
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ding up to one mean guilatist. BARS § and 6 see Robben plaving over
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Corea's Blektric Band and Vital Information, Frank Gambale isthe undisputed king
ofthe sweep picking technique, as well as an excellent guitar teacher His teaching
videos are certainly worth looking at if you want to pursue this style. The lie st
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Scofield uses a lot of wide intervallic phrases and neat chromates to great effect
and hopefully, I've successfully demonstrated that in the lines provided. He's played
swith some of the greats ~ Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Gary Burton ete ~ but my
favornte work of his would have to be his Blue Matter period, featuring the
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