Re: Wall-to-Wall soloist

reed ( (no email) )
Wed, 12 Feb 1997 22:25:23 +0000

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At 10:11 PM 2/12/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Bert mentioned these wall-to-wall soloists. I'm having this exact problem
>with a guitarist. I recently joined a guitar trio. Everything sounds the
>same. This guitarist will play an infinite number of choruses (or so it
>seems) on every tune. It's gotten to the point where I have to stomp on
>his foot or something. It's so tasteless and boring. He was even opposed
>to playing acoustically because he wouldn't be able to use sustain and
>stuff. I told him it would force him to play more quality notes.
>
>I could use some advise.
>
>peace,
> David Kaczorowski
> kaczordk@umdnj.edu
>
>
FWIW, Bill Evans used to stop comping after 2 choruses of the bass
solo.

If the guy went on after that he was on his own.

You could just stop playing after the guitar players second chorus.

That will get his attention.

reed

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Reed Kotler
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