Gypsy Jazz Duets came together under an unusual and somewhat improvised set of
circumstances. Yet, in the true spirit of "gypsy jazz," those improvisations
gave birth to an extraordinary l earning experience for any
jazz guitarist, particularly for those with a passion for gypsy jazz guitar.
TrueFire’s radar screen started beeping loudly when it picked up that two of
our favorite jazz players, Andreas Öberg and Frank Vignola would be within a
hundred miles of our studios within just a few weeks. Both also
happen to be very accomplished students of gypsy jazz guitar, a
subject we’ve long wanted to present. And while both artists had heard of
each other, they had not met nor played together in the past.
Over the course of the next few weeks, we worked out the logistics of the
session while Frank and Andreas worked out the curriculum and outline for
the course. Frank and Andreas met for the first time on the day of the
session to review the material. We powdered their noses, someone shouted
"action" and what followed is one of the most amazing, masters workshop on gypsy
jazz guitar ever recorded.
 Over the course of the session, Andreas and Frank perform several improvisations over
standard gypsy jazz forms followed by an extensive breakdown during which
they cover all of the requisite techniques, discuss gypsy harmony and
present a wide variety of improvisational and duet approaches.
In the midst of these breakdowns, Andreas and Frank would often bridge out to
related tutorials, many of which are worth the price of admission
alone. Topics covered over the 66 video lessons include: gypsy jazz voicings, tritone subs, chromatic reharmonization to V7, cycle of fifths
with tritone substitutions, chromatic guide tones, gypsy-style soloing and
improvisation, arpeggios with chromatic embellishments, soloing on one
string, rhythm la pompe, rhythmic dynamics, sweep picking diminished lines,
gypsy picking, stutter picking, duo soloing approaches, chromatic approach
to chords, whole tone voicings and patterns, bebop approach, melodic voice
leading, gypsy and bebop articulation, trading 4's, playing outside, comping
and reharmonization, rhythmic variations, comping and soloing over ballads,
motific development, personal style, double time rhythm, extensions and
voice leading, off beat 1/8th note patterns, triplet patterns,
distinguishing gypsy and gypsy swing feels, scatting and duo communication.
Swedish guitar phenom Andreas Öberg has performed with and earned the
accolades of such guitar luminaries as Toots Thielemans, Bireli Lagrene and
Larry Coryell. Frank Vignola is one of the most accomplished,
multi-dimensional artists in the biz. Monster player, composer and widely
respected
bandleader, Frank’s played with everyone from Les Paul to Madonna to Donald Fagen.
Gypsy Jazz Duets is a valuable resource of wisdom and insight from two young
masters of the guitar. Like those great jazz records cut in a day, where all
of the stars must have aligned to create that magical moment forever
preserved on vinyl, Gypsy Jazz Duets captures such a moment for students of jazz
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WHAT YOU GET
Andreas Öberg's and Frank Vignola's Gypsy Jazz Duets is optimized for
late intermediate to
advanced players and includes 66 video lesson segments, text commentary, tab, notation and
Power Tab so you can see, hear and play along with the tab and
notation at any tempo, without change in pitch.
ORDER OPTIONS
DATA-DVD and Download formats include complete course with
TrueFire's Lesson Player with PIP, zoom, full-screen, slow motion,
looping and other handy controls.
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