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You can even see it in Frank's rhythm playing. They are just a steam train flying down the rails. Also fun to see the brushes being played on a few Manhattan phone books. Probably some folks on the scene now that have no clue what those yellow & white books are! Take those phonebooks (1), the Cathode Ray Tube television (2), and then the grainy feel of what was certainly an old VCR tape camera (3)... hard to believe that one little device (smartphone) would replace all three of those items in less than 20 years.
What has lasted is the music that is played. Thankful we now have a way to more easily record and remember intimate, temporal moments such as these.
A little background on Frank Vignola's Gypsy Jazz Jam video, iirc the actual footage was shot years prior to it being released by Mel Bay in the early-to-mid 2000s (which is when I got it, still have the original DVD), pretty sure it was after a concert they had performed at Carnegie Hall. Maybe someone with more knowledge can clarify? Regardless, Jimmy's playing throughout is insane, crazy how much of a prodigy he was (and Frank keeps up quite well, true pro).
And yeah, those are the real tempos, set me back for years thinking I could never play the style lol. I really love the Pent Up House from it too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khyX5uLRMuU
Yes. It was in a hôtel room after their concert at Carnegie Hall.
If you look closely, the drummer plays on the Manhattan yellow pages. I can see it clearly on my DVD.
And if you check on YouTube you can find the rehearsal backstage before the concert.
And for the lick, Stochelo explains it on his video " In the Style Of Stochelo Rosenberg " Hyperhip Media.
He says that he pick every notes unless when he plays it very fast, which he uses sweeping.
With a clear demonstration.
Sorry for my average english
By the way, Dario Napoli just put out a short video with this lick
I always wondered what happened to this session?
Never knew this one existed. Thanks! Frank is in the top form too.
I seen it for, just about as long and the hotel version, a while. I always speculated that frank had the idea to hit the studio while jimmy was in town. I believe frank has talked about releasing some of it, but it probably has to do with contracts and legal stuff. I’m surprised you haven’t seen these clips, glad you have. Have you finished writing bucology?
Don't laugh, Bill, this is serious business!
Actually I've been humming something all morning as I'm thinking about it. We'll see if something comes out.
I've seen hotel room jams many times over but never came across this one. It's on Vinny's channel. I'll have to browse and see if there are more. Too bad an album never came out of it...
Yes there are! There's even a thread on the forum about it
I created a playlist and put them together, studio and the hotel room stuff
Rumor I heard from someone who knows Vinny Raniolo is that Frank said part of the reason why is the studio was so hard to work with they shelved the entire project. Regardless of what happened tho, such a sad turn of events, pretty sure had Jimmy not descended into addiction they would have gotten together again - just glad they captured even some of that lighting in a bottle, hard to imagine a world where no one knew about prime Jimmy because it was never recorded.
Edit: wanted to add to that Frank should get his flowers for how well he kept up with Jimmy and how great his playing is too - I can't imagine there were many other American guitarists in the late 90s/early 2000s who were capable of doing so