Bruce Dumes

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes commented on: Always Be In Love A Section Soloing Apr 02, 2022

Hey Duke! Here's my take on this. Thanks for the lesson. 

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes commented on: Back Home Again Soloing Feb 08, 2022

Thanks Marty! 

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes commented on: Back Home Again Soloing Feb 07, 2022

Sounds real nice, Marty! You've got a smooth style that you only get after years of playing and it sounds great. Thanks a lot for the kind words and the advice regarding creating a count-in track with iReal and so forth. Take care. 

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes commented on: Back Home Again Soloing Feb 06, 2022

Hey Duke! Great song, of course. I was heavily imprinted by the great version by Erroll Garner so it'll be an interesting challenge for me to think of it on guitar.

On the track: it's really hard to come in on the groove without a count-in, even with the drum roll setting it up. Additionally, since the melody normally begins with pickup notes, there's no time to play them. I'm just completely confused by how to come in with the melody by what's on the track. 

Could you record yourself playing along with the track as provided, so I can hear how you would play over it? 

Thanks! 

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes commented on: Lost Mind Soloing Jan 18, 2022

Hey, great videos on this one! Cool stuff, Charlie and Marty! 

Hope you enjoy my take on this, Duke! I'm using my Harmony Statotone that I'm guessing is about a 1960. Thanks for the inspiration.

 

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes commented on: B.B. King Artist Study Soloing Ideas Breakdown Nov 05, 2021

Many thanks for the kind words and the advice!

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes commented on: B.B. King Artist Study Soloing Ideas Breakdown Oct 23, 2021

Hey Duke! Here's one for you. Hope youi like it! Bruce

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes commented on: Dream of You Play Along with Duke Sep 28, 2021

Thanks Duke! Much appreciated! 

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes commented on: Dream of You Play Along with Duke Sep 10, 2021

Wow, fabulous playing Matthew! Very cool stuff.

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes commented on: Dream of You Play Along with Duke Sep 09, 2021

Hey Duke! Here's my take on this. This really is a fun tune to play! Thanks for the great lesson! 

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes commented on: Freddie King Style Slow Blues Soloing Up The Neck Apr 05, 2021

Wow, thanks a lot, Duke! 

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes commented on: Freddie King Style Slow Blues Soloing Up The Neck Apr 04, 2021

Hey Duke! So here is my humble attempt. Hope you and the Duchess are well. Happy Birthday to Minnie. Be well. Thanks, Bruce

Michael McKenna
Michael McKenna Apr 10, 2021

Bruce - great job!  If you ever want to correspond my email is mckaynj@aol.com.  I look forward to your contributions which are always fun.  This one is exceptional.  Thanks again.

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes commented on: Someone to Love B Section Soloing Jan 31, 2021

Thanks Duke.

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes commented on: T-Bone Walker in G 2nd Chorus Solo Jan 27, 2021

Thanks Duke. That suggestion to think the initial notes in your head, but not to play them is really interesting. I've been practicing that and it's amazing how T-Bone-y it can sound. There's a story I heard once that Mercer Ellington reluctantly showed his Dad some arrangement he was working on. Duke took the score and didn't add or change anything except to cross out big sections of it. He handed it back to Mercer without saying a single word. Mercer said he was so upset that he didn't even look at what Duke had done for weeks. But when he finally looked at it again, he realized how much better it was with those sections removed. So that reminds me of the T-Bone way of playing -- being able to self-edit to keep just what is essential and giving the overall phrase more interesting spaces. 

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes commented on: Someone to Love B Section Soloing Jan 24, 2021

Hey Duke! Here's my stab at this one. What a great tune, and a real fun backing track to play with. Let's hope for better times to come in this crazy world, and if it's not asking too much, lord, please send me more guitars. :-) Take care Duke. 

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes commented on: Freddie King Shuffle Solo, Second Chorus Jan 08, 2021

Wow, thanks Duke! 

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes commented on: Freddie King Shuffle Solo, Second Chorus Dec 17, 2020

Hey Duke! Here's my attempt. I kind of like the tone. I'm using one of those little Spark modeling practice amps and I feel like I'm playing through a Marshall stack! :-) My solo is a bit quirky here and there, but I wanted to get something down where I wasn't thinking about it too much or getting tense trying to get something mistake free, so I'm just playing to have fun and go for it. I'll be curious to hear your reaction! Thanks as always for the great lesson! 

Duke Robillard
Duke Robillard Jan 03, 2021

Alright Bruce, Good to hear you going for it. Really nice raw energy here! There's a nice tension that fits the tune here. Kinda has a intensity about it. Good going buddy! Duke

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes Jan 08, 2021

Wow, thanks Duke! 

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes commented on: Someone to Love Chords and Rhythm Dec 13, 2020

Hey Duke! "Please Send Me Someone To Love" is one of my all time favorites! I have a 78 of it! "Lost MInd" is, of course, incredible too. I think Mose Allison must have been very influenced by Percy. Great stuff! Looking forward to working on this. 

Duke Robillard
Duke Robillard Jan 03, 2021

Hi Bruce, It's definably one of or maybe even the best of the blues ballads by anyone! And it's fun to play also. Duke

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes commented on: Romance in the Dark Last Verse and Ending Nov 28, 2020

Beautiful stuff, Marty! 

Bruce Dumes
Bruce Dumes commented on: Romance in the Dark Last Verse and Ending Nov 22, 2020

Thanks Duke!!

 
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