December 2025 – Bill

[Bill]

Happy New Year!

Didn’t have much time to prepare for this one and no time to fully inject Brian’s lesson for Ep496. So, I worked up a couple choruses imagined as some of my 1940s influences like T Bone Walker, Bill Jennings or Oscar Moore.

Looking forward to another good year of AM Challenges.

[Alan L]

Very cool! This was my BT choice too, fun to hear what you did with it. Love the blend of smooth jazz voicings with raw blues growl and aggression. Bravo! 👏

[sciencefiction]

Great bluesy jazz playing, Bill. And on such short notice. Nice out of the box riffs on this, and loved your chord work.
Larry

[AndréM]

Nice jazz vibe.
Loved the jazz chords near the end.
Well done..

AndréM

AndréM

[Dieter]

Yes, that is the good old blues – very authentic playing and sound.

dieter

[Tremelow]

Happy New Year, Bill. You got a good start there. Your easy-looking improv is impressive and sounds really nice!

[Richard G]

Nicely done in the short time Bill, some dynamic chord work there which gave it that punchy feel.

Richard

[JoeD1]

Nice Chicago Blues Bill. Very jazzy and very well played.

Joe

The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
--Graeme Edge

[Mark T]

Love the blues/jazz vibe on this, Bill – beautifully played with great phrasing 👍🎶😎

[Michael Krailo]

Nice guitar, and super groovy blues jam.

Go slow and practice correct technique, and your abilities will dramatically improve.

[Lights]

Great Chicago blues indeed!
Lights.

[Guido]

Having chosen the same BT I’m really glad that you didn’t played the original Brian’s but an original lead of your own! Something new and very refreshing for my ears, and especially so well crafted with a very original jazzy vibe and brilliantly played. A great rendition that shows your refined jazzy and “out of the standard rules” musicality!

Guido

[charjo]

Love the jazz influence and chord voicings. Very cool, Bill.
John

[Manfred M]

Not having much time doesn’t seem to affect you much, Bill. It grooves and bursts with originality. Great take!
Just as I was getting into the groove, it was unfortunately already over. But good to know: I can always press play again.

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Manfred

[Mike W]

Foot-stompingly good Bill. Wish you’d made it longer.

[James B]

Really cool, Bill. Love that old style jazzy blues with the chord voicing’s you use.

James

[Martin W]

Nice take Bill ,and impressive for a short study , leaning on your influences brings out the creativity with those alternative chords , love the tone of that guitar especially when you dig in a bit .

Martin

[JoLa]

Oh wow, that sounded awesome! You need no prep, Bill, seriously!

🎸JoLa

[Juxi]

Awesome, Bill! Very groovy and energetic! I especially liked the part around 0:40 – very cool! (Priceless in combination with your look into the camera, as if to say “ hey now, look what I am playing” 😎
👍🏽

Bluesige Grüße
Juxi

[Andy N]

Tremendous that you could just pull that out of the proverbial hat, Bill. Bags of groove to enjoy and as always you injected that twist of jazz that gives it such a cool sound.

[Michael L]

Hey Bill, yes, you really captured that ’40s blues feel. Nice lines and some great chordal work. I loved some of those voicings in there. Great the way you closed it out with some rhythm playing.

[Laurel C]

Bill, I had to give this a 2nd lesson because it so good. The smorgasbord of influences worked a treat. T Bone Walker move blended in so well as with the others. So creative to take handful of influences of the past and mix it over a Quist track. 👏

[David H]

Ah, that got the blood flowing and the head bobbing. Most enjoyable!

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