Steel Guitar Jazz
Steel Guitar Jazz
Steel Guitar Jazz: Guestbook
Dr H
January 2, 2012
Hi, I'm a guitarist & composer, play a little slide, but not pedal steel. But I listen to everything. A few years ago I heard (on the radio!) some wicked bebop played on pedal steel, first time I ever heard the instrument used in that context. Haven't heard anything like it since, but I'm interested in finding more. Looks like some interesting mainstream sort of jazz on your listening list. Is there any avant-garde/experimental/free-jazz stuff being done on pedal steel?
Mehrdad Moghadam
October 15, 2011
Dear Sirs,
Hello , its a very great site, I'm guitarist from Iran and I wanna start playing jazz pedal steel,
please inform me of buying s10 or d10, which brand (for jazz) and which book, cs and Dvd , because here in my country there is no pedal steel and its teacher ...
Thanx
Mehrdad
Butch Gardner
October 4, 2011
Love It....
Haoleboymusic
September 13, 2011
I love playing Hawaiian steel guitar. Now I am a fan of jazz steel guitar. I'm happy to have found this site.
Mahalo
Milton Stone
July 30, 2011
Love the website! I play guitar and one of my favorite guitar players was the late Thumbs Carllile. I now realize why I like his sound so much- It has to do with the jazz pedal steel sound.
I really enjoyed listening to all the videos on your site. I'd like to begin learning to play the steel. Can you give me some advice as to what type of steel guitar setup would be a good choice to begin learning blues and jazz numbers on the steel? What copedents or tunings do you use to play jazz or blues? Many thanks- Milton Stone
Tommy White
July 29, 2011
Love this site!
Bob Hempker
April 15, 2011
Great project! I'll be back. I think this is great for those of us that are steel guitar fans first, and Country Music fans, second. Best of Luck!
Jan Viljoen
April 13, 2011
I really dig this. Did'nt know such a website exists.
Keep up the good work.
Hans
April 10, 2011
Great music and great site. Thanks everyone!!
Daniel Eaton
April 9, 2011
Was never a big fan of jazz but the steel guitar may have changed that.
Jay Braasted
April 9, 2011
THANK YOU. i LOVE YOU! I don't have time right now to write more, but I so much appreciate your contact to me!
I've been away from the stage due to some not-so-good experiences in the music biz, but my goodness, your email is like a light in the darkness!
Will be in contact with you in future---soon!
Thanx again!
Jay
Brion Copas
April 3, 2011
Don Riley steel man I played with for the better part of 15 years, last run for 7 years 39 jobs a year with Dan Lepper and The Country Classics.
Good Band well pereped sets! One night at 20 till 12:00 Don changed his e string and took a drink of his soda and died on stage smiled all the way to Heaven! God Got him a fine steel Man !
.
February 24, 2011
thanks for posting the rusty walker melody he is my favorite steel player .
Denny Collins
February 20, 2011
Very happy to find this website.
Pedal steel & jazz...what could be better?
Jay Y.
January 8, 2011
Just found this site. REFRESHING. Jay Y.
Jay Riley
December 23, 2010
Love your website, I've sent it to many of my Steel Guitar Buddies. Jay
mike sampson
October 25, 2010
I am loving the site and the music. even though I am just a bass player who wanted to play steel..:)
Jimmy Jenson
September 5, 2010
Dave Knight(steel guitar) playing in my band back in the 70s. We had some fun crazy times thru the Dakotas, Mn, Wisc. Wondering where he is etc.
Dan
September 3, 2010
Want to check out your site.
belarmino pereira dos santos
August 5, 2010
compra pedal steel , qual e o presso, vem com o, manual, de afinaçao?
TOMMY BANNISTER
May 25, 2010
bloody fabulous playing and could listen to this a;ll day without getting fed up!!!
tommy
Brion Copas
May 23, 2010
Walley and Jimmie Murphy's sister was my dads secretary in jefferson City Mo. I also played music with Ed Adkins for years, and were good friends.
ed could play anything, i watched him make steel's in his wood shop, and guitars with elaborate enlays. I played 30,000 country jobs after seeing Jimmie play with Dave Duddly in columbia 1972.
Gabriel Edell
April 10, 2010
Great site! Interesting that the steel guitar is not often considered a jazz instrument considering it's prominence in western swing back in the 30s and 40s.
I have had the good fortune to see Dave Easley a number of times. He's just amazing.
Melanie ReMine
April 9, 2010
What a great site! Thanks so much. I'm sure I'm going to spend lots of time enjoying it!
Melanie
John C Marshall
February 3, 2010
Hi ya ,
Came at you over Blues musicians, good to see steel guitar include as a " jazz instrument" cos some of them texas swing boys can scare the "S;;t"
out of a guitar player.....nice will be back
Sincerely John C Marshall
Phill Walker
February 1, 2010
I am a steel player (pedal, non pedal & dobro) and mainly arrange & play jazz classics.
I can provide charts & backing trax if any interst out there.
I am Australian based.
Adair Torres
January 20, 2010
Hey Jim ... just to say "Hi Steelers" ...
Keep up the great work my friend.
Adair Torres
Dave A. Burley
January 7, 2010
Finally got on your site. I guess my Blackberry Curve isn't capable of bringing up your site so I had to check out the library. I'm looking forward to following whatever is happening on SGJ site.
Dave A. Burley
Mummenhoff Marc
November 21, 2009
Great site.
Rob Miller
September 28, 2009
Cool site.
bruce
September 10, 2009
so good to see you at the stl show last week. and to hear you play, OUTSTANDING!
Bill Duncan
September 8, 2009
Very good site!
Hugh Jeffreys
September 7, 2009
Another step in the right direction for serious players.
Tom Palmer
August 15, 2009
Nice site, Jim!
Joe Adams
August 7, 2009
Yo Jim. here's a California howdy from an Philly ex-pat. I remember see you play around town with Beats Walkin' Probably at the Mermaid...great site here. How about a discussion section on tunings and arranging jazz tunes for lap and pedal steel.
I've just started working on bebop on dobro...thinkin' I may move it over to steel guitar soon..I sends some stuff to listen to when it gets digitalized. thanks
Antoine Breton
July 30, 2009
Jim you are not only a virtuoso, your are man of good taste.
Thanks for sharing both.
Frank Freniere
July 30, 2009
Nice site, Jimbeaux!
r.l. (bob) brown
July 26, 2009
hi jim,i met you at jim thompson's show in washington pa.in april was sitting in front row while you were setting up during lunch break.enjoyed our conversation and your superb playing.love the music you have here.thanks for the site your new friend bob
Bobby Cox
July 25, 2009
Good Job Jim,Your new site is being added to my favorites.
Al Capoldo
July 25, 2009
Nice site, keep up the great work.
Tammy Jaye
July 25, 2009
Nice Site. I loved the music. I could listen all day. Thanks for taking the time to make the web a little nicer.
billy puckett
July 25, 2009
Great For C6
Steve Hitsman
June 12, 2009
Question: How do you get to this site?
Answer: Practice.
Ray Jensen
June 5, 2009
Love the chords used by the steel players in jazz tunes.
sam conomo
May 28, 2009
I am a E9th player,wanting to explore
more harmonic and scale possibilities,should I persist with
E9th or go C6.??
Matt Elsen
May 9, 2009
Great site. Thanks so much, Jim.
gary leeeeeeeeeeee
May 6, 2009
HEY....is for horses
Luiz Marcelo S. Maya
February 8, 2009
Great... congratulations.
steelguitar7 or Marcelo Maya in YouTube
Ron Randall
February 4, 2009
Thanks for doing this
Jim Saunders
January 29, 2009
Jim, thanks for that! Both sets are great. True jazz.
steve Alcott
January 16, 2009
Hey Jim-That is a great clip you just put up-the band is led by the sax player Per "Texas" Johansson. The tune can be found on "Alla Mina Komposar', on the KAZA label; it's one of my all time favorite jazz records.
Neal Yeagley
January 7, 2009
I have known Jim Cohen for about 7 years now. One great person and one helluva jazz steel guitarist. I rank him up there with the best of them. Gets better year after year! Keep it jazzy Jim!
Roy Ayres
January 5, 2009
Great site, Jim. Thanks for making all of the good S.G. jazz available for us wannabes.
Steve Bonner
January 2, 2009
This site is great....
Virgil Watts
December 9, 2008
Great site great players
Ron Bryson
November 18, 2008
Thanks Jim
Robbie Daniels
November 11, 2008
Great site
drarpattact
November 9, 2008
Hello! simply super!
Gilles
October 22, 2008
Very nice Website, Thank you!
Justin Williamson
October 14, 2008
This is a very cool site. It's nice to be able to hear what you guys out there are doing!
Austin Tripp
September 30, 2008
This is a great site. There need to be more jazz steel guitarists. Keep on pickin'.
ken newman
September 15, 2008
loosely , jazz ,,,is jazz, no matter if you wear wranglers or tuxedo, or zoot suit, or band jackets. it is not a look, it is not a noise , it is probably varying ''feels'',,now here,,, now there,,, anticipating the next 'change'. the environ and instrumentation, be damned. loaded with calories or devoid thereof, simple I,IV,V. boiling to the brim with cliches, then not one to be found. but to most it is music. some pretty good,, some, not so pretty good....stay tuned kenny
Rick Anderson
September 13, 2008
Great site, good to see old TV programs featuring pedal steel.
Enjoy evrything. Please keep it coming.
Rick Anderson
Al Marcus
September 12, 2008
Jim, great site you have here, for the jazz guys. That Doug Jernigan on "All the things you Are" is one of my favorites, and he really smokes it up and hits all those nice chords...thanks..al
Jim Mudge
August 30, 2008
Interesting site. I just bought a pedal steel and am starting to learn how to play it. It is good to find all sorts of resources on the internet.
bernard Glorian
August 22, 2008
encouragements and friendship from france...
bernard
Richard Damron
August 6, 2008
Jimbeaux -
I've been remiss in not having signed your guest book on the umpteen times that I've been to your site. My many thanks for providing a showcase for a most wonderful musical form. Respectfully, Richard
George Redmon
August 2, 2008
Hey Jim,
Great site, finally a place for us guys & gals that play steel guitar "That other way, on that other neck". Keep up the great work, i really enjoy your efforts. I will be spreading the word about your wonderful site. Your Buddy George
Mike Barone
July 28, 2008
Jim, thanks for offering this most enjoyable jazz collection. It's a vacation from the routine.
I often see your announcements on the Steel Guitar Forum when you add recordings to this site. Thanks also for the updates.
Howard Tate
July 18, 2008
You've added several new tunes lately, it keeps getting better all the time.
Adair Torres
July 16, 2008
I believe that Jazz and Bossa Nova can walk together. I love to hear Jazz playing with Pedal Steel Guitar, for me, there's nothing better than this. Thinking this way I decided to start a new project called "Steel In Bossa" . You guys can hear my first goal playing Wave (Tom Jobin) on E9th tuning. Go to www.myspace.com/adairtorres if you want, and, let me know what you guys think about it. Thanks..AT.
Jody Carver
July 14, 2008
I knew when first I hear Jim perform at the PSGA in Armonk NY 1988 that he was headed to the Top of the Heap. A number 1...God Luck Jim..You are great!!!
Dave (Frenchie) Boucher
June 9, 2008
How can a humble person elaborate on GREAT!!!!!
Bobby Bowman
June 6, 2008
Jimbeaux,
You're the best.
Love ya,
BB
Don Drummer
May 23, 2008
Nice Work! Glad you were able to get it! Don.
Deb Steffek
May 15, 2008
I am an old friend of wally Murphy's, actually an old flame. Just seeing if you had anything by him. He also loved the Jazz....DEB
Gil Zenzen
May 14, 2008
Wish I could play that way.Been playing since 11 now am 72 and still stumbling
Cliff Pike
May 10, 2008
This is a (Terrific) site and a
great venue for Steel Guitar. I
found my way here by accident. I
will be back by design. Thanks for
being here.
Joe McHam
May 10, 2008
Great sounds Jim.. and your efforts are greatly appreciated..
Joe Mac!
Richard Nelson
May 9, 2008
You got me there Jim... the words of Mother Theresa spring to mind .....People are unreasonable,illogical and self centered.. Love them anyway. When you do good,they will accuse you of egoism and ulterior motives.. Do good anyway....Sincerity and openness make you vulnerable...be sincere and open anyway...What you have built up over the tears can be destroyed...build anyway...People mat attack you if you help them...help them anyway
Larry Farrell
May 4, 2008
Excellent, I appreciate your great work and accomplishnents on the Pedal Steel
Shallom
Rudy Hawk
May 4, 2008
Really like your website. Many new sounds to explore.
Larry A. Farrell
April 20, 2008
Very nice site, I'll be coming back for more.
Thanks
Clay Freinwald
March 23, 2008
I have always loved to hear jazz played on a steel. Used to play bass many years ago with Don Robinson and Lee Knight who were early in the game...Hard to find CD's for my collection
Drew Howard
March 19, 2008
love the website and happy to see Al Marcus on here....
Gary Walker
March 10, 2008
Jim, I was surprised that this was your baby------Neah, okay, I would've been surprised if it was thought up by some guy named Walker. Only great minds could put this together and you da man.
Mike Auldridge
March 7, 2008
Thanks for the great site! Beautifully done... I really appreciate your efforts to bring such great music to the Internet. I'll be back often.
buddy
March 7, 2008
great site.......just discovered it..been playing guitar for 40 yrs...new to steel/dobro/lapsteel...only a year or so...love jazz stuff....played country for long time...just needed a change....and this is the place.....thanks again,
bud
Doug Childress
February 27, 2008
This is a great site for those looking for alternative steel guitar styles. Keep it going!!!
Buck Reid
February 12, 2008
Hey Jim ... keep up the great work my friend. Love your website!
Al Marcus
January 28, 2008
Jim-Congratulations on such a nice Website, dedicated to Steel Guitar Jazz. It isn't just for country. Thanks for bringing it back. I was in it in the early years 1938-1958, then I gave up, for lack of good playing jobs anymore.Keep up the good work, you are our inspiration now.......al
Bobby Dardeman
December 18, 2007
my favorite site
Bo Borland
December 10, 2007
grat stuff Jim, that's why we kep coming back. Thnx
Neal Yeagley
December 1, 2007
Hey Jimbo! Great web site! Long time over by one of the most upcoming jazz steel guitarist on the scene. Steel Guitar Jazz is finally here to stay. Best of luck. Keep it jazz! NY
Thedartt65
November 30, 2007
Great Site
Adair Torres
November 17, 2007
That's exactly what I was looking for....A Website about Steel Guitar & Jazz.
Congratulations.
AT
Jimmy Douglas
November 2, 2007
Cool Bananas!!!!!
ken newman
October 25, 2007
jc, enjoy your effort as we do,stay tuned, kenny
Jim Cohen
October 22, 2007
Thanks everyone for your interest in this new website. Your response has been very gratifying. I'll keep trying to find new material to keep the website fresh and interesting, worth returning to. Please feel free to email me your suggestions. Thanks again!
Jimbeaux
Mike Sweeney
October 21, 2007
Great site Jim!!!! Thanks for including a clip from my dvd. I feel really out of my league with the rest of you guys. Y'all are light years ahead of me. But thanks again for including me. Best of luck to you.
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