Doug de Vries plays Four Jazz Standards on Altamira Guitars

Australian jazz guitarist Doug de Vries plays through his solo guitar arrangements of 4 classic jazz standards, each on a different Altamira guitar model. Altamira Guitars featured: 1. N300CE 2. Torres 1888 3. Hanson N1 Double Top 4. Sete Cordas (7 string) 0:00 🎵 AUTUMN LEAVES // Kosma 2:39 Hello from Doug 4:35 Exercise - Chord / Melody of Autumn Leaves in Em 5:59 Getting started with improvising 12:51 🎵 IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD // Ellington 17:29 About arranging Duke's piece 23:59 Revisiting the cadenza improvisation 27:21 🎵 'ROUND MIDNIGHT // Monk 31:40 About arranging Monk's piece 34:27 Improvising on Dominant 7 chords 37:44 🎵 SUMMERTIME // Gershwin 40:43 About arranging Gershwin's piece 43:38 Thanks for listening 44:26 Credits Doug de Vries ‪@dougdevriesddv‬ is an Australian jazz guitarist who has spent several decades working across many genres and is a dedicated composer for both 6 & 7-string guitar, excelling in choro, samba, Bossa nova, jazz and roots music. He exhibits a strong affinity with Brazilian guitar repertoire and has recorded a number of collections of original works and classic Brazilian repertoire, DdV Solo among others. DdV is particularly noted for his sophisticated guitar arrangements and accompaniments, deep musical knowledge, and daring improvisations in solo or group settings. He was a founding member of singer Vince Jones’s combo throughout the 1980s in which they built a loyal following and made their seminal recordings; afterwards working as resident guitarist in the house band with Paul Grabowsky on Steve Vizard's Tonight Live in the early ’90s. Has toured extensively both internationally, (Brazil, USA, Canada, India, China, Singapore, UK, New Caledonia, New Zealand) and domestically in all states and territories of Australia, recorded with major Australian artists such as instrumentalists: Don Burrows, James Morrison, Paul Grabowsky, Joe Chindamo, Andrew Pendlebury, vocalists: Vince Jones, Judy Jacques, Diana Clark, Kate Ceberano, Anthony Warlow, and USA vocalists: Barbara Morrison, Andy Bey and Lalah Hathaway. His performance credits in the world of Brazilian music are exemplary, having performed and recorded with Yamandú Costa, Hermeto Pascoal, Maurício Carrilho, Luciana Rabello, Jorginho do Pandeiro, Ronaldo do Bandolim, Paulo Aragão, Proveta and Lula Galvão. He lives and works in Melbourne. #jazz #guitar #altamiraguitars