Jimmy Herring Discussion

Jimmy Herring Fishing :: RE: The ones that did not get away!

Author: another fishin' musician
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:16 am (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 1

OK, I'll bite...

Jimmy Herring Music :: RE: Jimmy on slide??

Author: another fishin' musician
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:24 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 1

With all due respect, I'm afraid it is most definitely a case of mistaken ID. Warren played all the slide for sure... P&F video as well as shows in person...

The Theory Cornor :: RE: Where do i go from here?

Author: another fishin' musician
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:11 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 5

The above is all good advice.

I'd suggest getting a copy of Scott Henderson's "Jazz Rock Improvisation" on DVD; he breaks a lot of tricks down by chord type. Also Steve Khan's book "Pentatonic Khancepts".

Also look into chord substitution. Experiment with occasionally playing triads & runs of a different chord than what you're playing over; i.e. a blues scale (or 7th chord triad) a 4th, flat 5th, or sharp 5th higher than a minor chord the band is playing....

Diminished!! I like whole-half over minor chords, half-whole over 7th chords.

Also skipping strings (or wide intervals); this can make any diatonic thing sound 'out there'.

Good luck!

The Theory Cornor :: RE: Coltrane cycles

Author: another fishin' musician
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:55 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 4

It's not 4ths, but definitely minor 3rds... 4ths wouldn't get you back to the starting key.

The Theory Cornor :: RE: Where do i go from here?

Author: guhster813
Subject: Get out out of the box!
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:23 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 5

Try practicing getting out of the box. I would suggest getting a copy of Band-in-a-Box and setting sometime of funk genre and input the chords Am7 and D9. Something simple like that, and just practice getting out there. For example, the A minor pentatonic scale works great but will get boring so try get a half step out of the box pattern on every other beat. Just so we can visualize this, imagine being in your 5th position a minor pentatonic shape... Let's start with index finger on the 5th fret of the A string.. now play the next 4 notes in key starting with the 5th fret of the A string.. the notes would be D, E, G, A, all in that box pattern.. now is the interesting part.. you should end up with with your ring finger on the 7th fret of the D, scoot that finger up one half step so now you'r a half step out of key, let 4 notes, then pop back into the 5th position and play 4 notes, then back out etc. So your basically going from the A minor pentatonic to Bb minor pentatonic then A minor again back and forth. This should of course should be done quickly and make sure you don't hold on a note that is out of key.

Later on I'll post a new topic with an example.

The Theory Cornor :: RE: Coltrane cycles

Author: guhster813
Subject: Cycle of 4th's
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:14 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 4

I'm pretty sure you're talking about the cycle of 4th's. Jimmy does this thing he got from coltrane where he plays just intervals of 4th's until he pops back in to key.

Jimmy Herring Music :: Guitar Player Magazine -Master Class Article

Author: smv929
Subject: Guitar Player Magazine -Master Class Article
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:13 am (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 0

The latest issue (Aug? 2008) has a nice Master Class article with Jimmy. Hope they post sound clips of the examples on their website.

Jimmy Herring Music :: Jimmy on slide??

Author: Franklin
Subject: Jimmy on slide??
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:02 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 1

I've never seen (or heard that I know of) Jimmy playing slide. A couple of my band mates are telling me that he and not Warren played most of the slide stuff for Phil and Friends when they were in the band together.

Warren has a pretty distinctinve style and tone, so it can't be a case of mistaken identity!

First post! By the way, Jimmy IMO is the best player walking the earth at the moment.
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Jimmy Herring Music :: New YouTubes of Jimmy

Author: triadboy
Subject: New YouTubes of Jimmy
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:50 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 0

There are some new YouTube clips of Jimmy playing in a band while at GIT. This was right after I played with him. How come he doesn't age?

Open Discussion :: RE: Jimmy Herring with WSP Pictures

Author: triadboy
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:24 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 1

Jimmy looks good. Beard is getting pretty Allman_Brotherly

Open Discussion :: Jimmy Herring with WSP Pictures

Author: jaystraw
Subject: Jimmy Herring with WSP Pictures
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:55 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 1

http://picasaweb.google.com/jaystraw/SignedPhotos

Please come take a look and let me know what you think.
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Jimmy Herring Music :: RE: Jimmy? Anyone?

Author: triadboy
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:42 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 3

smv929 wrote:

Was Paradox a successful popular band or more like a great band that played cool technical music but couldn't get a following.

Check out my introduction for my story. When Jimmy invited me to play with them - they weren't playing out at all. (And I hadn't played in years) We'd go to Jimmy's basement and jam for hours. Apparently before I got there, they used to play a particular club in Fayetteville every once in a while and had a following of musicians. (It wasn't dance music)

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Do you have any interesting recordings or stories from playing with Jimmy?

No recordings.

I just can't explain enough what a monster Jimmy was - at 21! He had just come back from a summer course at Berkley. But as a guitarist - watching him play Steve Morse perfectly - and smiling at me while he did it...was glorious and disheartening. I felt like giving up.

But I didn't. He actually sparked a renewed interest in playing and I've been playing ever since.

Jimmy Herring Music :: RE: Jimmy? Anyone?

Author: smv929
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:50 am (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 3

I heard he was into Steve Morse long ago and it shows like in Mirrors of Embarrassment. I like where he's gone with it. Was Paradox a successful popular band or more like a great band that played cool technical music but couldn't get a following.

Do you have any interesting recordings or stories from playing with Jimmy?

Jimmy Herring Music :: RE: Jimmy? Anyone?

Author: triadboy
Subject: Re: Jimmy? Anyone?
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:14 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 3

smv929 wrote:

Must...have...Jimmy...discussion...fix...

When I played with Jimmy and his band Paradox (1983) - he was playing Dixie Dreg songs NOTE FOR NOTE! Jimmy was around 21 at the time. He's a monster.

Jimmy Herring Music :: Jimmy? Anyone?

Author: smv929
Subject: Jimmy? Anyone?
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:58 am (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 3

I really miss the activity that has disappeared since Jimmy joined WSP. What's up with that? Even his own site has cobb webs. Anyone have any news or you tube videos or equipment updates or pics or how he custom shapes the fat side of his picks by rubbing it against the carpet or something? Must...have...Jimmy...discussion...fix...