Guitar Messages by Tom Cavanagh

501. Re: TOP 10 Classical Songs
     
     Tom Cavanagh (2596)
     Artists Forum · 75 Hits · 6/24/2002 2:26 AM
     Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring-Bach Canon in D Major-Pachelbel Moonlight Sonata-Beethoven Fur Elise-Beethoven Lagrima-Tarrega Trois Gymnopedies-Satie Study in B Minor-Sor Symphony No. 40 (Allegro Molto)-Mozart Minute Waltz-Chopin Nutcracker-Suite (...(more)
502. Re: Anybody knows Ray Emmet?
     
     Tom Cavanagh (2596)
     Artists Forum · 20 Hits · 6/21/2002 2:32 PM
     Serge: I need to correct my earlier post. The guitar playing on the Sweet and Lowdown soundtrack is that of Howard Alden and Bucky Pizzarelli, both exceptional players. However, Frank Vignola does have some wonderful Django-inspired acoustic gy...(more)
503. Re: Anybody knows Ray Emmet?
     
     Tom Cavanagh (2596)
     Artists Forum · 47 Hits · 6/21/2002 12:51 PM
     Serge: Sweet and Lowdown's main character Emmett Ray (played by Sean Penn) is a fictional jazz guitarist. In the film Emmett is obsessed with Django Reinhardt (a real jazz guitarist, one of the greatest ever). In one of the funniest scenes in ...(more)
504. Re: Top 10 Instrumental Songs
     
     Tom Cavanagh (2596)
     Artists Forum · 46 Hits · 6/18/2002 5:47 PM
     1. Little Wing-Stevie Ray Vaughn 2. Trademark-Eric Johnson 3. Cause We've Ended As Lovers-Jeff Beck 4. Impressions-Pat Martino 5. Joshua-Allan Holdsworth 6. Giant Steps-Jimmy Bruno 7. Country House Shuffle-Dixie Dregs (Steve Morse) 8. Nardis-Mik...(more)
505. Re: Battle of the Bands
     
     Tom Cavanagh (2596)
     Open Forum · 43 Hits · 6/14/2002 7:48 PM
     I agree. I should have written that I loved the Stones up to and including Some Girls. In the years since, I don't think the material has been as strong. Tom
506. Re: Battle of the Bands
     
     Tom Cavanagh (2596)
     Open Forum · 120 Hits · 6/14/2002 6:03 PM
     1. Beatles vs. Stones Two of the greatest bands, I prefer the Beatles. I loved Stones up until Some Girls. The Beatles went out on top and I loved just about all their stuff. 2. Led Zeppelin vs. The Who Tough choice. Gotta go with Zeppelin a...(more)
507. Re: TOP 10 Rock Riffs
     
     Tom Cavanagh (2596)
     Artists Forum · 59 Hits · 6/14/2002 3:54 PM
     A few more riffs that haven't been mentioned: Cult of Personality-Living Colour Black Dog-Led Zeppelin Mississippi Queen-Mountain (w/ Leslie West) Funk #49-The James Gang (w/ Joe Walsh) Tom
508. Re: Jazz Guitar Players
     
     Tom Cavanagh (2596)
     Artists Forum · 20 Hits · 6/14/2002 1:10 PM
     Some of my favorite jazz guitarists are Joe Pass, Jim Hall, Pat Martino, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Johnny Smith, Django Reinhardt, Barney Kessell and Tal Farlow. Tom
509. Re: Opinions on Heritage Guitars
     
     Tom Cavanagh (2596)
     Equipment Forum · 53 Hits · 5/17/2002 5:56 PM
     Will: Heritage makes a great guitar for the money. I've had my H-575 archtop for ten years and I love it. Before this instrument I played an Ibanez Artist semi-hollowbody, a Gibson ES-330 semi-hollowbody and a Guild laminated archtop (X500, I t...(more)
510. Re: Blues guitarists
     
     Tom Cavanagh (2596)
     Artists Forum · 31 Hits · 5/15/2002 5:18 PM
     Also check out: Albert Collins Johnny Winter Otis Rush Michael Bloomfield Just a few more great electric blues players that shouldn't be forgotten. Tom
511. Re: Cover version of "Over the Rainbow" on E.R.
     
     Tom Cavanagh (2596)
     Miscellaneous Forum · 50 Hits · 5/10/2002 5:08 PM
     The entire 5:45 clip of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's "Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" medley is available from NPR's All Songs Considered website at http://www.npr.org/programs/asc/archives/asc07/#israel Tom Cavanagh
512. Re: Cover version of "Over the Rainbow" on E.R.
     
     Tom Cavanagh (2596)
     Miscellaneous Forum · 41 Hits · 5/10/2002 4:01 PM
     I first heard Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's beautiful medley of "Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" on the soundtrack of the Sean Connery movie Finding Forrester. Jeff Kirby's link will take you to a page where you can purchase Israel's "Facing ...(more)
513. Re: Lesson #4401 - Charlie Christian's Bb Blues
     
     Tom Cavanagh (2596)
     Open Forum · 62 Hits · 3/30/2002 11:14 AM
     Jeff: Thanks for the feedback. When I go into the new lessons section, I can hear both the main sequence and groove together as well as each individually. This is only my third WN lesson, and the first time I've used the groove builder. If othe...(more)
514. Re: Lesson #4303 - Fall Leafage (Bass Line/Chord Comping)
     
     Tom Cavanagh (2596)
     Open Forum · 62 Hits · 3/21/2002 3:46 PM
     Thanks for the feedback, Charlie. I'm not sure when the term "comping" came into being, but I've always assumed it was derived from accompaniment. Comping, the art of providing rhythmic and harmonic support to a soloist, is so important and is o...(more)
515. Re: Lesson #4322 - 4-In-1 Fingerstyle Study
     
     Tom Cavanagh (2596)
     Open Forum · 64 Hits · 3/19/2002 5:44 PM
     Thanks, Charlie. I had failed to indicate that the open fifth string should be sounded when I inserted the grid for the first chord, an Am7(9). I've edited the page, corrected the grid, and inserted a note with your helpful correction, which exp...(more)