A great way to get your week going, a Don Julin bonus track, "Lydia O'Lydia" packed with the signature Julin cool. This is our most recent addition to the Webtracks support page as we anticipate more entries by the likes of Mel Bay author (The) Gerald Jones, Wisconsin Gypsy Jazzer Sims Delaney-Potthoff, and Jeff and Josh Pinkham (if we can ever catch him between his extensive touring). Even Mandolin (Cafe) Mogel Scott Tichenor is talking about blowing the dust off his recording equipment to contribute to this project, and we couldn't be more excited!

Back to Don, one of our favorite Julin jewels is from a rare appearance of the Neptune Quartet with guest mandolinist Alan Epstein (who's also committed to a submitting a LAB sample) at a Liberty Hall performance in Lawrence, Kansas. After introducing the four members of the quartet, Don brings in Alan by boasting, "most quartets only have four members. Ours has five..."

Don's interpretation in the first of the five "concept songs" of the Getting Into Jazz Mandolin book is a lesson in "laid back." Notice how he delivers mood along with the notes, simply by laying the melody just behind the beat. "Cool" in every sense of the word.

Enjoy:
Don Julin Lydia O'Lydia

Don Stiernberg: Demo Song Tracks (includes two that aren't on the books CD!)
Getting Into Jazz Mandolin PROFESSIONALS SOUND LAB

Artist website

Important update on the book's availability: despite only three weeks out, Mel Bay has already cleared their warehouse of the initial printing batch, and they are already in preparation for a 2nd print run. There are still scattered GiJM copies available through your favorite book source (and here, of course), but don't risk a back order situation; get your order in soon!

Posted by Ted at October 21, 2008 5:15 AM