I'm not very familar with this guy's work but was sent this link from a website I subscribe to and was so impressed I'd thought I'd pass it on. I know there are a lot of jazzers on here who would enjoy it too.
Tommy Emmanuel 'Somewhere over the Rainbow.'
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Sep 2, 2008 6:35 a.m. DangerousMan:
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Sep 2, 2008 6:41 a.m. Bear:
WOW! What a phenomenal arrangement. Thanks for posting this.
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Sep 2, 2008 7:54 a.m. Richard Hudson:
He's something, ain't he?
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Sep 2, 2008 7:16 p.m. DangerousMan:
I was left scratching my head... I think I'm gonna seek out more of this.
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Sep 2, 2008 8:11 p.m. 57 Chet :
Most excellent!
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" has been covered by so many folks over the decades ... and that is an excellent rendition ... I've recently been enjoying a version by Bill Frisell ...
Well, what else can I say ...
Thanks DangerousMan!
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Sep 2, 2008 8:34 p.m. Richard Hudson:
There are so many things that set Tommy Emmanuel apart from us ordinary human beings; but one of the biggest is his very close to mastery of harmonics, cascading harmonics, if you will. If you are not familiar with this wonderful technique, it is in simple terms the alternating of a harmonic and a pure tone. If you notice, Tommy does a harmonic with his thumb pick and index finger, then alternately strikes a pure note with his ring finger. Sounds simple but to master this technique takes years of practice. Tommy's technique is especially tasteful because he does not let his fingernails grow long on his right hand. He has a callouse buildup that gives him his unique sound. That lack of fingernails is what gives the cascading part its smoothness. When Tommy is going into a long phrase of harmonics, he usually starts with a soft roll on the bottom strings and then goes on up and back down. It's just beautiful, as you heard, the way he does it. The great Chet Atkins really got the ball rolling on the cascading harmonics with his recording of "When You Wish Upon A Star." There was a young guitar genius from Canada named Lenny Breau that heard Chet do that and it is widely recognized that Lenny took harmonics to a level that will never be achieved again. Much of Tommy's techniques are direct knock offs of Lenny's marvelous work. Doyle Dykes is another that takes the harmonics to a beautiful level; however Doyle's techniques are different than Tommy's.
I cried for days and still shed tears occassionally because of Chet's passing in 2001. Now we are mourning another great, Jerry Reed. It's hard to think of Jerry without thinking of Chet; and vice versa. Lenny has been gone for over 20 years. In the world of fingerstyle guitar, Tommy and Doyle are two of the greatest of all time, and certainly two of the greatest that are still with us. Jerry Reed was the first one to receive the "CGP" award from Chet. Tommy was the last. "Over The Rainbow" is one of Tommy's best pieces; and he can go from that to down and dirty funky in a New York second.
Thanks for posting Dangerousman. Maybe someone who didn't know about him previously does now.
Thanks,
Richard
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Sep 2, 2008 9:59 p.m. Rex:
Youtube has a bit of his gifted playing. You'll see Richard Hudson with him also.
