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has anyone mentioned scott henderson yet? that dude bends all over changes, and has been for decades now.

I saw him with leibman. Tele with. kustom amp. As I remember it, he was bending. Big it was a long time ago.

In his earlier, bluesier days he was all about the usual vibrato and smears, from what I could tell, after hearing some recordings. I...

IMO, this is a major barrier to entry for a lot of non jazz guitarists. Along with the under a blanket--and under another-- amp tone, it...

Let's see...piano players can't bend notes or apply vibrato, yet they've been playing the blues for a century now. I think I can manage...

Uhem...i think Jazz had the drugs before Rock existed

In every style. Jazz has its pipes and little hats, rock has its spandex and sock stuffers, so there you have it! ;)

I guess we have different definitions then. That’s been an issue from the beginning with every new breakthrough in Jazz.

To me, like blues, rock, country, rap, fusion etc, Jazz is a style. Get to far removed from any style, and it's a different style. There...

To me, Jazz as an art form has pretty open parameters. It’s improvisation. Sometimes freedom within a form, ie a tune- changes...

I grew up listening to metal and playing in metal bands and bending every note known to man. To me THAT sounds cliche and boring, and...

Not when I saw him with a Tele! He was an early influence on me.

Linc Chamberland, my late teacher, had nothing against bending, but always said that the bends were easily replaced with just playing...

Nobody, in my opinion, incorporates bending and whammy better than Scott Henderson. The guy can play the crap out of a standard, make it...

I got three words for you: Dewey Decimal System! Seriously, what a fantastic find. Coltrane and Dolphy, out and outer!