I'm game. I don't have a bt though.

Hey LeftyBlues, what kind of BT do you have in mind? Slow blues in A?

I'd be happy to chip in a segment if thats OK. haven't done one of these collabs yet.

LeftyBlues wrote:

a jam in A

Blind Boy wrote:

Slow blues in A?

12bar wrote:

slow and heavy Blues in A

I'll check my BTs and see if anything looks promising, but I've not built up that big a collection yet. Also I'll give the "Groaning The Blues" a quick listen or two when I'm back at a PC with sound tonight - not familiar with that song.

On the backing tracks in A. I found a couple of possibles (both Lawrence Fritts) - Stomp & Bawl Blues, and Bubble Gul Blues. I'll put them in the backing tracks room this evening - see what you think?

Also strikes me a piece already in the blues room in G described quite rightly by MAC who posted it there as  "Cool backing track". Given the circumstances I know we might have problems with whether we should use this, but as a test I converted it to the key of A in Samplitude and I think it sounds OK still. I can post up the track in A if you want to consider it. I appreciate this might be a non-starter and it might already have been used for a collab anyway (I've not been here long). The original BT in G is at the foot of Page 1 in the Backing Tracks Room (Texas Blues Pt2).

I'm afraid I've exhausted the possibles in what I have with this - as I said I've only built up a small collection so far, and not knowing it properly I'm not in tune the "Groaning" song to easily judge how well a BT ticks all the boxes we're looking for.

I was thinking a slow-medium heavy jam track in A sounding like EC's cover of "Groaning the Blues". About the tempo that Kalle posted.

For this Collab, we have so far:

LeftyBlues
12Bar
BlindBoy
Viking
Kalle.

This sounds like a good number of people if we were to play 2-3 12 bar's.
I'm not doing the first solo so if anyone wants to start naming the order of the jam, go ahead.
Viking

I also think that it would be appropriate that since this is a groaning the blues jam, that whoever takes the first solo plays this at the beginning:

12--12/----------
12--12/--X 3----
12--12/----------
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LeftyBlues wrote:

Just found this, Anyone like it?

http://www.bluesblast.com/j2005/hi_a_65.mp3

Good find LB. Gets my vote.

Well after midnight here now, and work in the morning - must try to get some sleep now.

I'm down for anything, if anyone wants to add vocals, they can. Once we get the backing track and the length of the solos, then we would have the order of:

1. 12bar
2. LeftyBlues
3. _________
4. _________
5. _________

Lets try and get this order set so recording will be a breeze.

I will follow VikingBlues. No singing for me
Probably be Monday before I can work on it any. I am playing with some people at the local bar on Sunday, and they want to rehearse on Saturday (imagine that )

Can I join?   I don't have a guitar, is harmonica okay?

LeftyBlues wrote:

I don't see why not, you'll go last in the order, so after Kalle.

Cool, thanks.

None of the mentioned BT's actually fit, even when slowed down.
Now we can search, make our own (who?)  or pick one of the above and stick with it, even if it's not 100% Groaning (GTB needs a quick change type).
Waddaya think?

12bar wrote:

or pick one of the above and stick with it, even if it's not 100% Groaning (GTB needs a quick change type).
Waddaya think?

I say just go with what we already have.

But here are some bts for your consideration:

http://www.freejamtracks.com/play-guitar-blues-01.html

There is an A that has a qwik change, it's #09....But you'll have to change the tempo since it's a medium slow shuffle.

Last edited by bluesinbflat (Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:19:11)