So What on guitar

[jazz oud]

Originally Posted by guitarjazz

I've played SW on the bandstand a gillion times and it's rare that the head gets played correctly. Nine times out of ten the 'B' section ends up being played just like the 'A' section. There are worse crimes but it's kinda neat when it's right.
I also enjoy playing Blue in Green like the album, with each measures eventually turning into one beat.

Well, it's almost the same. The bigger crime, IMO, is when people do that to "Impressions" because the real bridge has such a beautiful contrast.

[guitarjazz]

Originally Posted by jazz oud

Well, it's almost the same. The bigger crime, IMO, is when people do that to "Impressions" because the real bridge has such a beautiful contrast.

It is. I just learned a version that mimics the McCoy Tyner version on the Trident album where the melody is played in fourth chords and without much variation. Trane played it differently almost every time. Have you heard the studio version only available on the Very Best of John Coltrane CD. It's odd that it's not on the Complete Impulse box set.
Have you heard Ahmad Jamal's interpretation (starting around 1:35) of Morton Gould's Pavane, which seems to be where Trane got the melody?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrTx5evEHM4

[meritonemusic]

Here's a groove version of So What to try this out on !

So What - groove style backing track

[kenlars99]

Originally Posted by Mariotte

I'm glad it was usefull.

I was thinking that, as the lower note in the melodie is a d, it can be played in a lower octave just lowering the sixth string, drop d tunning, so it sounds more like the bass in the song (the chords played in other octave). This lower d is also usefull for the bass in sections A's.

I find it neat to play in drop D, since since basically the dropped D is the same as the lowest D on a standard tuned bass. Works nicely for playing solo. I liked the low sound of this enough that even if I play in standard tuning, I like to play the whole melody in that same (lower) octave, substituting the higher D for the drop D only for that one low note...