My top 12 sources of Music inspiration part 2

To have an impact or effect on; influence;

Alter: to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify:

 

Inspiration:

1. Stimulation or arousal of the mind, feelings, etc, to special or unusual activity or creativity.

2. The state or quality of being so stimulated or aroused.

3. Someone or something that causes this state.

4. An idea or action resulting from such a state.

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It is very important to know when you talk about inspirations of artists, a live performance like a concert you have been to, is in fact sometimes much more different than a recorded album.  These are things that you must have in mind with all kind of musicart experieces, and especially Jazzmusic were the whole thing is about improvisation, a direct communication with the listener, that can never be reproduced.

My top 12 sources of Music inspiration 

  No 8: Wes Montgomery and George Benson

These two Jazzguitarists are very similar to each other, so they go on the same ticket.

Wes Montgomery is a Jazzguitarist that inspierd thousands of guitarists with his techniques of using octaves in his playing. Not only that, but he had an enormous ear of harmony changes in the songs. He used this with e.g superimposed scales or block-chords. He never used a pick either, just his thumb, to get his sound.

 

Bumpin on sunset

Impressions (1965)

 

George Benson is a younger Jazzguitarist that clearly has his inspirational source from WM. He uses the same octave-Techniques but in a more distinct and a more modern way, uses a pick in soloing and he is also a singer , Studiomusician and a great entertainer too.

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This Masquerade

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  No 7: Bill Evans

A Jazzpianist/Composer with a unique style in harmony, that nobody else can even get close too. Some might call him a "barpianist", some say too soft and not Jazz, too much sweet... Well, I don´t thinks so. Many things and stories about him are to be found on the net. Check the link below. Above is probably the most popular album recorded live, and considered the absolute best album of his by the critics.. Well ?

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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Evans

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No 6 : Pat Metheney Group 

 

Pat Metheny - So May It Secretly Begin

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Pat Metheny Group - Into the dream - Have you heard 1998

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Pat Metheney is a speciall guitarist, and so is PM Group.

PM Group plays sometimes totaly different music than PM himself on records. He performs often with his group but sometimes alone too. His solo albums in his own name could be surprisingly different. The conserts of this group are strictly arranged and improvisations are upto the pianist and himself. The "airy" soft sound and lyrical melodies are also typical of PM Group. The way he plays and the sound he has makes it very difficult to copy, and it´s even useless to even try. It will just makes you stupid, and there are few trying to, because they just cannot do the things he does. Simply, but true facts!

My Top 12 so far:

9. Quicy Jones

10. Count Basie Big Band

11. Herbie Hancock

12 The Beatles (John Lennon)