There is a secret built into Bach’s Little Fugue in G minor.
I issued a friendly challenge to listeners to spot the famous Jazz standard nestled among the busy polyphonic dialog in this Bach piece.
Even an offering of 2000 internet cool points has not unearthed the answer, so I’ll give it to you now:
Listen at 1:52
…now listen to the video below at 2:25.
Nerdy but cool.
Guess that comes with the territory when your navigating lines that Bach laid out in logical beautiful detail. I learned the Little Fugue in G minor years ago as a self-imposed study in how Bach ‘improvised’ through chord changes.
I always want to improvise melodies that possess that clear, eloquent almost story-telling manner about them like Bach.
When you play these pieces, you’re afforded an opportunity to almost enter Bach’s mind for a short time.
…and that’s where we’ve been hangin’ over here.
“Lembra de Mim” is a masterpiece-level composition by the great Ivan Lins. Our wonderful singer Cynthia Tarr wrote english lyrics to the piece and our version is “Think Well of Me.”
I play once a month with this group a the Olive and Vine in Glen Ellen, CA. If you’re fortunate enough to find yourself in the Sonoma Valley on a Friday night, come on by!
Here’s another quick preview peak into a project I’m wrapping-up. This an excerpt to a rough mix–just to show you what I’m up to.
“Reptile” is basically a funk tune. The instrumentation is a little different in so far as the rhythm guitar part is played on a steel-string acoustic guitar. The solo is my old work-hourse frankestein ’80′s-era Strat.
This track features my buds Joe Shotwell on drums and Jack Hines on bass.
Having just received my nylon-string guitar back the repair shop from my man Gary Brawer, I was excited to get back to work on some projects requiring this instrument.
I love playing this guitar, this excerpt from an upcoming album provides a glimpse into why.