+40

airdyn · Heavyweight Member Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 579

I need a copy of +40. Let me know.
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BeboppinFool · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 10:58 am Post subject:

I'm pretty sure I have this, Dave. I'm out-of-town at the moment, but later tonight I'll see if I can track one down for you. I may even have it scanned as a PDF.
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BeboppinFool · Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2016 1:09 pm Post subject: Re: +40

take2 · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 9:19 am Post subject:

Ok, I'm curious. What is +40?
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Mr.Hollywood · Heavyweight Member Joined: 14 Dec 2002 Posts: 1730

Hey Fellas,

Johnny Hodges my good friend and great player just sent me a copy of the 40+.

Thanks to everybody and especially our "leader" Dave Sheetz and his Wife for coming immediately to my rescue.

Happy Thanks giving everybody,

Chris

BeboppinFool · Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2016 5:02 am Post subject:

kungfuhorn · Regular Member Joined: 14 Aug 2009 Posts: 53

Hi All!

Thanks for the kind words Rich. I keep meaning to get over and try to hang with you, especially since my Mother-in-law lives in Hendersonville. Mike is an amazing player and he is such a pro. Loved having him come him!

Chris helped me with a couple things that I had been struggling with over the years. Since I was playing the Big Apple Circus at the time, the schedule and music was pretty tough and you couldn't really afford to have issues. lol. Chris introduced me to the wonders of Reinhardt and I have never looked back. He is an amazing teacher and good friend... and one of the scariest overall trumpet players I know! Chris really laid it all out in black an white. So many things that I had heard suddenly made perfect sense to me.I had bought the encyclopedia quite awhile back and tried to get through it with some progress but as you guys know, without someone that really KNOWS their stuff, it can be hard. On the flip side I can say without question that when Chris was kind enough to help me out and show me the Gospel...lol...I understood right then that WITH a true Reinhardt teacher, just about anything is possible with practice and diligence.

I remember playing a gig with Chris one night in FL and he played probably the most gorgeous lyrical solo over Round Midnight I had ever heard. Ended on a Dub C# that rang for a decade in that room. lol. Good times.

Anyway... thanks again for the kind words Rich. I love your material and playing bro. It is a true testament to Doc that everyone here is so willing to help each other and anyone that chimes in with questions. That's the way it SUPPOSED to be. Not always like that in other places or other forums.
Reinhardt Rules! lol

Johnny H

BeboppinFool · Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 11:55 am Post subject:

Well, thank YOU, Johnny! I clicked on your username here and found a youtube clip you had posted awhile back and want to share that with the Reinhardt community:

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Also, when that was finished, I got to listen to this great old track again:

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Charlie Parker tore it up!

Anyway Johnny, I have heard nothing but great things about your playing from Mike Wyatt and hope that we get to work together sometime as well.

It sure sounds like Chris helped you find "the answer" when you studied with him!

Thanks for posting, Johnny!
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kungfuhorn · Regular Member Joined: 14 Aug 2009 Posts: 53

Awww! Thanks Rich!

By the way... if anyone is wondering...Chris helped me get control of my aperture. Just like many IIIA's, I tended to "fall in love with my sound" in the middle register and lower register. By the time I would try to play anything upstairs my aperture was so spread and out of shape from playing too loud down there that it was impossible to play in the upper register the way I should have been able to. Classic problem for us IIIAs's. Chris explained everything to me and worked with me to get my head straight and really understand the mechanics.

I am serious when I say that I don't think anything could be more valuable to a pro than really understanding how your face works, because when things go south you can usually manage to get a handle on things and get back on track or at least get through the gig in a way that is acceptable. What could possibly be more valuable than having a chop tool kit in your head? That is why I swear by Reinhardt... you learn what to do but you ALSO learn WHY it works that way conceptually. I am not throwing any other system under the bus. But I am saying for me... this is the best thing I could have ever been exposed to. I still try to learn every day and believe me when I say... I am not above calling Chris and saying.."help me, bro!" hahah!

I personally love Doc's teaching because it gives me a way to understand myself and further my playing in a way unlike anything else I have ever discovered. That was Doc's gift to all of us.
By the way....I played with Gabe Osborne at the Opry for awhile. He spoke so highly of Doug Elliot and his teaching. Just reinforced what I already thought. Reinhardt teachers are awesome.
I will be posting a few more tunes on YouTube over the next few weeks.
Rich....let's try to get together soon! I want to pick your brain about some changes....lol. And have some good food of course!

Johnny H