Show Notes: 72 minutes@160kbps (78 MB) - September 1st, 2005. David Valdez on Alto, Pere Soto on guitar, Dan Schulte on bass. Recorded live at the Red and Black Cafe here in Portland, Oregon. These are mainly original compositions by Pere Soto, with one Lee Konitz composition. The tunes are: 1.Amazonic Vals 2.Coming in Drums 3.Another Minor Blues 4.I Remember Dolphy 5.Hi Beck (Lee Konitz) 6.Born Again 7.Sailing 8.Oasis This is a really fine show, and we hope that you love it. Be sure to check out the David Valdez Jazz Blog for deep insights, as well as the Pere Soto site for his instructional programs, videos and CDs. Pere is in the studio mixing for a movie on Gypsy Jazz which will be released next year.

Show Notes: 42 minutes@160kbps (48.5MB) - Guitar Talk with John Stowell No. 2. John Stowell visits with me at my house and discusses what he's been up to in his travels. He brought a custom guitar that's been through several renovations, and is tuned down a major third (C to C). We talk a little about some of the Berklee players and teachers past and present before John plays a Cole Porter tune. John discusses his harmonic devices, including the use Bill Evans voicings and the inner voices concepts of Jimmy Wybel and George Van Eps. Level: Advanced.

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