banjopaolo - Posted - 03/22/2025:  05:55:37

Today I feel like playing this tune... with my tenor on a on line backing track
hope you enjoy

VIDEO: Take the A Train
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Meestro - Posted - 03/22/2025:  09:54:28

Nice work on a great tune!

banjopaolo - Posted - 03/22/2025:  10:28:05

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Originally posted by Meestro

Nice work on a great tune!

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Thank you Ernie!

TB4 - Posted - 03/22/2025:  14:35:14

Nice job,Paolo!

banjopaolo - Posted - 03/22/2025:  15:05:01

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Originally posted by TB4

Nice job,Paolo!

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Thank you Marco my dear friend! :-)

Laurence Diehl - Posted - 03/22/2025:  15:34:57

Oh - nice tone, nice playing! This tune has such an interesting history.
What do you use for the second chord?

banjopaolo - Posted - 03/22/2025:  16:12:51

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Originally posted by Laurence Diehl

Oh - nice tone, nice playing! This tune has such an interesting history.

What do you use for the second chord?

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Thank you Lairence! I’m happy you liked my tone :-)

I play a whole tone scale on the second chord...

Laurence Diehl - Posted - 03/22/2025:  17:18:17

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Originally posted by banjopaolo

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Originally posted by Laurence Diehl

Oh - nice tone, nice playing! This tune has such an interesting history.

What do you use for the second chord?

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Thank you Lairence! I’m happy you liked my tone :-)

I play a whole tone scale on the second chord...

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Right, but what chord are you playing?

banjopaolo - Posted - 03/23/2025:  01:34:54

Laurence Diehl it’s a D7/9 (#11) on tenor I play (low to high) F# C G# E, on five string with G tuning you could play it with 4556 (you will have the ninth one octave lower than tenor) you can move this chord up and down every two fret remaining on the whole tone scale….

Edited by - banjopaolo on 03/23/2025 01:35:48

Laurence Diehl - Posted - 03/23/2025:  10:55:54

My favorite chord! It is tempting to go to the C+ (and could be a sub) but the D9b5 has so much more character.
An excellent rendition of this classic Paolo!

Joe Phillips - Posted - 03/23/2025:  19:47:41

Very good: imaginative and improvisational. I like your chord choices. I hope you post more tunes.

banjopaolo - Posted - 03/23/2025:  23:48:10

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Originally posted by Joe Phillips

Very good: imaginative and improvisational. I like your chord choices. I hope you post more tunes.

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Thank you Joe, of course I will post new videos... 

Hot Club Man - Posted - 03/26/2025:  13:12:26

One of the all time great tunes. Excellent rendition Paolo. Improvisation chorus's excellent---'swinging all the way!'