Tower of Power – Boys from the Bay

[Jazz Cat]

richard elliot is great here

[john]

thanks JC, I’m a huge TOP fan since the 70’s…such a unique band….speaking of which, looks like a pretty unique tenor with zebra stripes? never seen that before.

[Jazz Cat]

right… stripes get attention i guess.. hes got some good riffs in there + growls

hey any idea on how to do the upper/lower notes trill like at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C1B-EbBSUw&feature=youtu.be&t=104 ?
i guess just practice; its a great sound

[john]

Not really a trill but kind of mordent….
you could call it a lower mordent; play the note followed by the lower note then back up, then back down again, then on to the next note wich is not part of the mordent. so it would look like this:
Bb A Bb A G he repeats this over a few times

[Jazz Cat]

hey thanks! i always wondered how that was done; i’ll practice w/watermelon man, pick up the pieces tracks; bis fingering – much appreciated

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