Vol. 2 Corcovado (Quiet Nights)

A great ear opener

I got the package yesterday and dove right into Corcovado with Robert's brilliant lines ... incredible! Much obliged! So far, easy going... I must be getting better ... WAVE, SATIN DOLL, BLUESETTE were excellent training for CORCOVADO.

Thank you so much for retro-fitting my recent guitar instruction order to be included within the sale. This was a wonderful act of kindness toward me. You have a life long customer!  Plus, Mr. Conti's lessons are excellent!

Bob, I have to says Thanks again. I was going over your Corcovado solo in the Rio series to use in tonight's gig, but started getting burnt out. I was having trouble remembering the phrasing of bar 23 and 24, so I went back to the video. You were very motivating in your talk during these two bars, and it really helped me get back on to my studies. I've noticed that listening to your comments has motivated me in the past, but I really needed it today.Thanks,Guy

Robert, I thought it was time to tell you how much your efforts in guitar education are appreciated. I previously worked my way thru your series of Source Code books. I found them refreshing and unique, but struggled with, frankly, the nuances of a line, i.e., the way in which a line was presented. It is hard to get this feeling off a printed page, unless you are a classical musician. In which case the conductor provides nuances. I recall hearing Tal Farlow during my high school years in the '50s, and I purchased my first LP The Red Norvo Trio at Levis Music Store inRochester, NY, My buddy took trumpet lessons at Eastman School of Music and advised me to quit listening to Les Paul and Mary Ford and check out the Norvo/Mingus/Farlow trio. I did, and it changed my life. My buddy went on to be a musical educator, and I, a NASA Scientist, but I will never forget those first Tal Farlow lines I heard.. Indeed, I used my father's talking book recorder to slow the guitar lines to half time, but an octave lower. And what a struggle to try to duplicate these lines! This is all offered in an attempt to extend to you my heartfelt thanks in finally making accessible so many of the jazz lines I love. Your DVD's are unselfish in their presentation, and very frankly, simply brilliant!! Many, many thanks, and continued success!

Not only does this solo follow in the Conti tradition of taking key harmonic devices and twisting them around and connecting them in interesting ways, but also, at least at my stage in the process, it introduced me to several new devices, including two diminished ideas that will get a lot of mileage and inspire further experimentation.

Tell Robert that the DVD is "super excellent", wow great lines and excellent education!