The whole Russia/Ukraine crisis has been on my mind the last two days. I realized after I finished writing this that it was really an expression of what I've been feeling about this whole situation. I originally intended this to be part of a little string quartet piece, but maybe it should stand alone. Forgive the quality, it's just an audio burn of a MIDI playback- maybe someday I can get some musicians to record it.

Hymn For Kiev

I purchased this Dobro guitar when I was in the Navy Band in Hawaii. I wanted to study with Jerry Byrd, the lap steel player that played with Hank Williams Sr. (and pretty much brought slide guitar to Nashville). I showed up to my first lesson and he said, "Well you don't really want one of those". I didn't realize that his career was built on the ELECTRIC lap steel. Afterwards I purchased an Epiphone electric lap steel from the 1930's and studied with him for a while but I didn't get very at it, I didn't have time to practice that and guitar and he said it really was a different thing. He told me to keep the bar moving, that is one thing I did learn from him.

I had to record this with headphones because I had to mic the Dobro. I used an AKG C414 using an omni pattern to pickup the room. I duplicated the track and ran the second one through reverb to get that bluesy room sound.

Rollin' And Tumblin'

Another open G tuning exercise from the Blues Guitar Course I am taking @ Berklee Online.

Death Letter Blues by Son House




John Brighenti on piano, Lou Bocciarelli on bass and Tom Devino on drums playing I Thought About You and In Walked Bud at the Baby Grand Jazz Series at the Hartford Public Library on February 16,2014.



 







John Brighenti piano, Lou Bocciarelli bass and Tom Devino drums playing I Thought About You and In Walked Bud at the Baby Grand Jazz Series at Hartford Public Library on Feb. 16, 2014.


John Brighenti Trio

Demo recording includes Be My Baby, Sunshine of Your Love, Somebody to Love, Lola and Double Shot of My Baby's Love

Third Stone Demo August 2014

This is a live performance of a song that didn't make the cut for the album. It's about the human longing for redemption but it's written as a cautionary tale. No happy ending.

Grant You Peace

by Arthur Hamilton

I have been into studying vocalists like Chet Baker and Diana Krall lately. I am fascinated by the Elvis Costello / Chet Baker connection.

Cry Me A River

I have not played guitar seriously in a very long time. So today I picked it up just to see what would come out. Its sloppy but it is what it is.. 

Flirtatious Flapper

AlanF