Eddie Lang Tab

Bones

Sorry, not GJ, but that vid on the Archtop thread got me listening to Eddie Lang's version of April Kisses.

Does anyone have tab for that (or any other Lang stuff)?

Thanks

JSanta

The tab for that can be found in Masters of the Plectrum Guitar from Mel Bay. This might be my favorite book of tunes ever compiled.

http://www.melbay.com/Products/95293/masters-of-the-plectrum-guitar.aspx

Bones

I'll check that one out. Thanks JS

alberto250579

The book is a must! i got it, and is a very nice one.
But you can find here and there quite a lot of tab and partiture on the web.
Here for exemple:
http://www.eddielang.com/fgo.html

http://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/eddie-lang-april-kisses-tab-s61780t0

In this site you can find trascriptions of other early american jazz guitarist like Dick McDonough or Karl Kress.

http://leyoy.free.fr/download-us.html


And if you make a little reserch you can finde some more.
I would be very interested in this book, but i can not find anything more on the web, maybe i should e-mail the author!?!

http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/1122020029/jazz-history-method-book-for-developing-jazz-guita/

Bones

Cool thanks for that!

Lango-Django

Always happy to see my "other" guitar hero getting his well-deserved accolades.

Eddie was the "Wright Brothers" of jazz guitar; there was no such thing until he invented it.

Take just a couple of minutes to dig this 1932 film clip of Eddie accompanying singer Ruth Etting on "Without That Man"...



Or here's a lovely 1929 composition by Lang and Venuti "Apple Blossoms"



Or one of their hot compositions from 1927 that must have inspired Reinhardt and Grapelli, "Wild Cat"



Eddie was the real deal!

Will

Bones

I just played part of April Kisses for the band at rehearsal and they want to arrange it for the whole band.