Jonathan Stout - "Coquette (2024)" - AEA R84A Active Ribbon Mic - 1939 Gibson L-5

[@PiotrBarcz]

I may have listened to this already 100 times... you know it's good when it never gets old!

[@theterpenoids]

Wonderful playing, just wonderful ❤

[@campusfive]

Many thanks!

[@PiotrBarcz]

I'm going to try and learn this tune now because it's just AWESOME. Also your playing swings so hard, gotta love it, keep it up!

[@2ShadesOfGray]

What a gem to pop up in my feed. Masterful playing, a joy to listen to

[@SoftButReady]

I'm so glad your knowledge of this kind of playing is being shared in the DC Music School courses! It's so important for preserving music history

[@campusfive]

Thanks so much. There's precious little educational material on non-Django swing playing, so I was honored to contribute!

[@davidjones3520]

A very beautiful old L-5 deservedly in the hands of a master practitioner preserving the beauty of long-forgotten melodies. Many thanks !

[@ElOrans]

This blows my mind, Jonathan. Such exquisite playing, and your tone is gorgeous. This is a full meal right here.

[@tomguitaronline]

Wow. To be able to sit there are play these swinging guitar songs both the rhythm and the melody and licks wearing a cool bow tie is my dream! Such a mentor Jonathan!

[@reallyordinary]

Dang this is such a happy li'l ditty. Well done!

[@jahoopyjaheepu497]

Beautiful archtop sound

[@normhardy]

Very lively picking and, yes, bright sound. With decent wired headphones, it sounds great, and I can clearly hear the location and sound of the backing guitar. Thank you!

[@VitalBigras]

Incredible 😅

[@campusfive]

Thanks!

[@lugerocovers9449]

Wow good stuff ,🎸your goood man, just flows .🎬🎸🖤

[@campusfive]

Thank you so much!

[@JHTenor]

This is my favorite guitar of yours.

[@TheTonomancer]

Holy heck!

[@joelschmidt7700]

Cool! Thanks for explaining the "skronch" chord. It seems you're smitten with the AEA R84A ribbon mic. 😀

[@lonestarshawn]

The tone when you go to the single note soloing is crazy. It almost sounds electric!

[@campusfive]

Yeah, that guitar really jumps with single notes.

[@joephillips4082]

Great stuff, Jonathan, as always. Your listeners eagerly await the book of your transcribed arrangements.

[@campusfive]

There's actually a bunch of transcribed stuff in my three volume course at dc-musicschool.com - the third volume is mostly all chord melody stuff. Also check out jonathanstout.bandcamp.com for two tabs under the "merch" tab, and I've got two transcriptions for sale at soundslice.com as well a bunch of a free stuff.

[@FenceThis]

half magic then ?

[@joephillips4082]

@@campusfive Thanks for this info Jonathan. I'm checking it out now.

[@davidsummerville351]

Top shelf. So good.

[@Alex_Paramonov]

Awesome! Can you tell more about this three-note voicing(F, Gb, Eb) over Eb tonic chord in the main theme? Sounds spicy!

[@campusfive]

I first found it used in a George Van Eps solo on "Cherry" from a Jess Stacy recording from 1950, and I've taken to calling it the "skronch" chord. Allan Reuss also played it in an unissued blues from the Peck's Bad Boys session as well. It's basically just a really "crunchy" way to play the tonic note over the tonic chord. So it's just a funky "Eb" voicing. "Spicy" is another good way to put it.

[@Alex_Paramonov]

@@campusfive Wow, what a story! I really admire the way how you recreate the passion and joy of this music along with the historical background

[@PiotrBarcz]

@@campusfive I listened to Cherry afterward and just caught the two strikes of that chord that Van Eps threw in at the very end of his solo! I have you to thank for the introduction to that tune, it's very nice. Do you know who wrote that one?

[@jimmyb1378]

Thank goodness musicianship isn't gone. It's epupting in guitarists like Jonathan Stout.

[@campusfive]

Thanks!

[@nz1m]

Just loverly! Where's the rhythm track coming from?

[@campusfive]

Recorded separately, and I've got headphones in.

[@bethhoffman1954]

Caleb Hoffman