Have a Merry, Jazzy Christmas

Jeff Lampert · Post by **Jeff Lampert** » 15 Dec 2002 6:16 pm

Just wishing everyone on the Forum a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family. If you click on one of the links, you'll go to a web page. On there, you'll find a link for The Christmas Song which features my playing of a jazz arrangement. If one of the websites is down, try the other. If they are both down, come back a little later, or e-mail me, and I'll send you a .mp3 attachment of the song. Best to you all and to all a good night.
http://www.geocities.com/jefflampert2002/mypage.html
http://www.geocities.com/jlampert2002/mypag2.html

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Dave Birkett · Post by **Dave Birkett** » 15 Dec 2002 7:11 pm

Very nice! Thanks and Merry Christmas!

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 15 Dec 2002 8:14 pm

Sounds to me like you understand a few things about that neck, eh? Nice job!
jc

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 16 Dec 2002 12:37 am

Real Nice Jeff !

shades of Curley
Send More....
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Bill Fulbright · Post by **Bill Fulbright** » 16 Dec 2002 3:15 am

Jeff,

Just a note on your clip...

AWESOME! So fine. What a fist full of notes and harmonies!!!

Thank you so much for sharing your artistry with all of us. I am inspired, again.

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Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 16 Dec 2002 10:06 am

WEll Jeff my Brother......that is just awesome.......what a cool listening pleasure...and rendition of the Christmas Song on C6.
For those wanting the tab to this....."don't ask".....I get stuck after the first chord....ha....and then by the end of the song....I'm in the corner of my room rolled up in a ball sucking my thumb.....Just mezmorizing my friend.
Ricky

Dave Birkett · Post by **Dave Birkett** » 16 Dec 2002 11:20 am

What a fist full of notes and harmonies!!!

What a coincidence! Remember "Handful of Keys"? On hearing this and thinking of Jeff's three-pick technique, I thought of a handful of strings.

Rick Schmidt · Post by **Rick Schmidt** » 16 Dec 2002 12:49 pm

Merry Christmas back at you Jeff! Very very nice!
Is that a Sho-Bud?

Larry Bell · Post by **Larry Bell** » 16 Dec 2002 12:58 pm

Killer arrangement, Jeff

Happy holidays!

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Frank Estes · Post by **Frank Estes** » 16 Dec 2002 1:40 pm

Very interesting, Jeff. Makes me think of Chalker and a little bit of Jernigan.

Stephen LeBlanc · Post by **Stephen LeBlanc** » 16 Dec 2002 1:43 pm

haha...that was fun...thanks for posting it.

Sam Minnitti · Post by **Sam Minnitti** » 16 Dec 2002 3:20 pm

Awesome job Jeff, keep them coming.

Happy Holidays and Happy Birthday!!!

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 16 Dec 2002 6:14 pm

Wow! Fantastic playing. Reminiscent to me of Julian Tharpe's artistry. Simply great.

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Stephen Gambrell · Post by **Stephen Gambrell** » 16 Dec 2002 9:39 pm

Shows as much chordal knowledge as George Van Eps. I could listen to this stuff a lot more!

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 17 Dec 2002 2:32 am

I believe that is Jeff's Zum with 11-strings on the C6th neck.
....and see......you don't need 3 finger picks.....ha....just a thumb and 2 finger picks......like Jeff.....and you can play this too.....

....yeah Right.
Ricky

Dave Van Allen · Post by **Dave Van Allen** » 17 Dec 2002 7:36 am

Pick it, Wichita!

Mighty Fine!!!

Merry Christmas to you and thanks!

Wayne Cox · Post by **Wayne Cox** » 17 Dec 2002 8:00 am

I'm not sure if that was in Eb or D#,but one thing is certain; it B#!!! Great Christmas present, JEFF! Now,let's see...maybe I could tune my 10th string to Eb,instead of B,and start on the 11th frett...nawww,shucks!
Hope you have a wonderful Christmas,JEFF!!!!
~~W.C.~~

Nathan Delacretaz · Post by **Nathan Delacretaz** » 17 Dec 2002 8:17 am

Lordy....That's fantastic. Great work!

Jeff, have you been listening to guitarist Phil DeGruy by any chance?

Jeff Lampert · Post by **Jeff Lampert** » 17 Dec 2002 11:05 am

Hi Guys,
Thanks for all the wonderful comments. I'm overwhelmed and deeply appreciative. Like Ricky said, I play a Zum D10/11 with an 11-string C6 neck. 2 finger picks and a thumb pick. As many of you know, I study jazz theory a lot, and it heavily permeated the arrangement. Also, some of it was just my own out-of-the-box stuff which works, even though I don't really know why. Anyway, again, thanks so much.

Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 17 Dec 2002 1:40 pm

Jeff: My first time hearing you play and I am surely impressed !! Years ago I sat with Julian at MSA and he was playing changes like this and I winced at one of the changes and he asked me "What ??"

I replied: Wasn't that wrong ??

He replied: There is no such thing as wrong !!

I've since learned to listen better and understand more and a lot of that has come from discussions I have had with you. For the music and the learning

I THANK YOU !!

Regards, Paul

Rick Barber · Post by **Rick Barber** » 17 Dec 2002 7:05 pm

And a Merry Christmas to you. I actually get 2 weeks off to play and work on tube amps.

Rick Barber
Morgan Hill

Fred Truitt · Post by **Fred Truitt** » 18 Dec 2002 4:02 am

Merry Christmas Jeff

You have given us so much here on the forum. You are truly the gift that keeps on giving. Thank you so much.......Fred

Reggie Duncan · Post by **Reggie Duncan** » 18 Dec 2002 6:03 am

Way to go Jeff! Thanks for the Christmas present! Beautiful!

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Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 18 Dec 2002 7:38 pm

Jeff-I am impressed, but not surprised after reading all your great posts. I knew then that you are a fine musician.

As Herb says, a little Julian Tharpe in there and maybe Curly too.

But Mostly I think it was original Jeff Lampert...Happy Holidays to You and all the guys on the Forum....al

John P. Phillips · Post by **John P. Phillips** » 18 Dec 2002 10:59 pm

Jeff, I downloaded it yesterday and can't stop playing and listening to it. my player keeps snapping at me when I reach to turn it off. My other half is not even a steel fan per sa but she even commented that it was pretty. Even turned down the T V so she could hear and she was a room away at the time. DAMN, my old fingers just can't move that fast !!!
SHEEEEEE I gotta turn this off and go to bed. I'm like a junkie now, I GOTTA HAVE MORE PLEASE ???

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