Chord Melody Solos by Barry Galbraith
Master New York Jazz Guitarist of the 1950s and 60s....
It is typical of Barry Galbraith's careful preparation and considerate nature that he
carefully wrote out many jazz chord melody solos.
His handwriting may not have been the
best, but his musical ideas are still the greatest!
Unfortunately, he reproduced them using a
"wet copier" (1970s mimeograph machine by 3M) for his students.
The copies were "hard to
read" -- but the struggle is certainly worth it for students of jazz guitar. His passing has left
us with many complex guitar arrangements of great beauty.
Up until now, these arrangements have been unavailable at any price. Some were occasionally passed around by his students, and only rumoured in guitar circles as "legendary arrangements."
As a Barry Galbraith student in the late 1970s, Andy Polon has recently been able to acquire a group of these mimeo-ed copies in very good condition. His copies became very funky with age.
He is making them available FREE OF CHARGE, with one condition:
They CANNOT BE SOLD in any fashion!
Play 'em, study them, use them to learn from,,,
but DON'T SELL THEM or charge for them in any way, shape, or form.
Many thanks for your
cooperation.
ALL-the-GIFs to click in zipped package