Joy Spring (Clifford Brown) - Jazz Guitar Chord Melody

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Joy Spring (Clifford Brown) - Jazz Guitar Chord Melody
Clifford Brown's 1954 jazz composition "Joy Spring" arranged for solo guitar.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Spring
From wikipedia: Brown first recorded "Joy Spring" in a studio session led by him on August 6, 1954, at Capitol Recording Studios, in Los Angeles, with Harold Land (tenor sax), Richie Powell (piano), George Morrow (bass), and Max Roach (drums). They did two takes - 10877-3 and 10877-4.[1][2]
Six days later (August 12, 1954), at the same studio, Brown, as leader, recorded Jack Montrose's arrangement of it with Stu Williamson (valve trombone), Zoot Sims (tenor sax), Bob Gordon (baritone sax), Russ Freeman (piano), Joe Mondragon (bass), and Shelly Manne (drums). That take has been issued on several albums, including Jazz Messages (Jazztone J-1281), Clifford Brown & Max Roach (Pacific Jazz CDP 7 46850 2), and Jazz Imortal - Featuring Zoot Sims (1988; Pacific Jazz CDP 7 46850 2).[3]
Larue Anderson, before marrying Brown, had been a classical music student at the University of Southern California.[4] Absent any knowledge of jazz theory - and in particular, absent any knowledge of bebop articulations, phrasing, and the use of half-step progressions, tritone substitutions, and other musical features of the style - she began writing a thesis titled "Jazz versus the Arts." Max Roach, her friend who introduced her to Brown, took her aside and said: "Honey, the whole world is not built around tonic / dominant." He convinced her to the point that she became a jazz devotee.[5][3]

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Arrangement available here: www.musicnotes.com/l/BlGwJ
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Beautiful! 🎸😎

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Authentic jazz guitar at its best 👌🏼

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Thank you Steve!

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Fantastic

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Thank you 🙏🏻

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One of my favorites, well done!

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Thank you!

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Oh, man ...this is just a wonderful version!!!!

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Thank you John

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Thank you Chris for keeping those CLASSIC JAZZ standards ALIVE and your GREAT RENDITIONS! 🎸

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Thank you

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wonderful wonderful

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Cool! I've been wanting to learn this for a while. Just downloaded the arrangement. Thanks Chris!

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Thank you for your support Bruce!

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so smooth

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Thank you!

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amazing

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Thank you!

[@mr.b4444]

Thanks Chris, nice to know that I've been using just about the same fingerings for this melody.

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fantastic!

[@AlOwens]

Outstanding!!!

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Thank you Al

[@CurtSmithGuitar]

Fantastic Chris - performance and arrangement - 👍👏👍👏

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Thank you Curtis

[@lenmusic123]

Ah so smooth - just love it!

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Thank you Len!

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Beautiful.

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Thank you Kevin

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Oh yes!!

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Thank you Jon!

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I'm loving this. Well done

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Well done!😎👍

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Thank you Rich!

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When I see your videos pop up in my feed, I know it’s gonna be good. Thanks for sharing your god given talent with us. Cheers.

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Thank you Ralph!

[@musiconlyplease98]

super nice jazz piece.. light and melodic😊

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Thank you 🙏🏻

[@meeyan4345]

That'd be my wet dream to be able to play this kind of huge jazz box...I'm 5'2 with tiny hands. I really love the tone you got! This is wonderful 🔥

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Thank you

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How good is this! One of my FAV

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Thank you Colin

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Beautiful, Chris. Thanks for sharing!

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Thank you

[@michaelbartlett9954]

So beautifully clean and swinging!

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Thank you 🙏🏻

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Clifford is here ! :)

[@alkirob]

Cookin!

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Thank you

[@Chilajuana]

Awesome rendition!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Thank you Jeff

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Wow Chris! That was nicely done!

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Thank you Mark!

[@56Belem]

Nice one Chris ! Really awesome

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Thank you

[@bernardbigorgne2535]

A great Jazz Guitar Chord Melody, beautifully interpreted and presented Chris.
Have a pleasant Tuesday.
All the best / Bernard.

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Thank you Bernard

[@sebastianroeder-hensley1669]

I have that exact Epiphone! It's such a great guitar, and I've never actually seen or met anyone else who owns it until now.

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Yes! it is a fantastic guitar!

[@vecernicek2]

Nice, Chris! More bebop heads chord melody style, please!

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Thank you! Stay tuned!

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My fav channel you get lessons and ear candy 🍭

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Thank you 🙏🏻

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Well played sir 👏

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Thank you

[@robertblagg4718]

Nice Chris!

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Thank you Bob

[@insidejazzguitar8112]

That was awesome! Always been one of my favorites, and your arrangement and performance were swinging and impeccable. If you transcribe this arrangement, I would buy it.

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Thank you!

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Yeah!

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Thank you!

[@nicholasindalecio8211]

Nice take!, I gotta brush up on this tune !

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Thank you

[@vincentparrella272]

It would be wonderful Chris if you could do a Lesson on Joy Spring.......Just thought I'd throw that out there.

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Thank you, good suggestion!

[@Eged282]

And now to the solo..please.

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👌

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[@sirmitch1]

I don't know this tune but man that's nice!

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Thank you Mitch

[@jeffhildreth9244]

I really enjoyed that, Thanks. Is that an Epiphone Elitist Broadway?

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Yes, it is!

[@jeffhildreth9244]

@@ChrisWhitemanGuitar I bought the Byrdland version new some years back.. did not bond and regret not buying the Broadway which, sadly, is no longer available. You make yours sound just great.

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Burnin man! Charlie Banacos used to say “Bernie Bernola!!”

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Thank you!

[@billkimball2161]

Wow, just found you, awesome! If another guitar player was backing you up, what would you think they would play, just bass lines? Would bass and one chord per measure get in the way of what you’re doing? If I can figure the backing out, I’ll purchase the transcription to perform with a guitar duo

[@ChrisWhitemanGuitar]

Hi Bill! A second guitar would probably sound best playing mostly bass lines. Some sparse comping with shell voicings could also work.

[@darrenmcgowen2705]

Hey Chris, how do you compare the Epiphone Byrdland to your Gibson?

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I prefer the Gibson, but the Epi is really nice