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OK, so I get the notion that I wanted to learn how to play guitar.  I bought an Epiphone Les Paul Elitist and a Peavey amp and started lessons. Again, I started taking guitar lessons from a local jazz guitarist named Jeff Sherman, which I believe actually gave some lessons to John Goldsby, but I could be mistaken. Anyway, this leads to me performing in what the instructor calls a Jazz Lab.  This turned out to be the most frightening night of my musical career as this was going to be my first improvised solo in public. Anyway, here is the results, Watermelon Man by Herbie Hancock. Anyway, I play the melody on the head and take the 2nd solo, each solo was 2x through the form.

Watermelon Man

from the last jazz lab, Tenor Madness.  This is my worst recorded solo to date.  I played the melody on the head, then took the last solo, each solo was twice through the form.

Tenor madness

Here is a recording from the last jazz lab I preformed in, Dec. 2, 2011.  We performed 4 songs:

    Tom Cat:  Tom Scott
    Mr. PC:    John Coltrane
    Swing That Thing:  Jeff Sherman
    Tenor Madness:   Sonny Rollins

Anyway, here is our version of Mr. PC, I play the melody on the head and take the 2nd solo, each solo was 2x through the form.

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