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New JGT Lesson: Davy Mooney Dissects His Arrangement Of “La Bruja”
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In this video lesson, Mooney dissects his arrangement of the Son Jarocho standard “La Bruja,” from his Sunnyside Records album “Way Back.” In his take on the song, he focuses on the polyrhythmic aspects of Son Jarocho, coupled with bluesy, diminished harmony.
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Check out Davy’s album on Sunnyside, “Davy Mooney and the Hope of Home Band Live at National Sawdust”.
Davy Mooney’s “Into the Labyrinth: An Anatomy of Position Playing for Jazz Guitar”
Davy’s Mel Bay book “Personalizing Jazz Vocabulary“
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