I'm very excited to announce that my new album "Familia" is finally ready! It is a set of 9 originals dedicated to my family including 3 wonderful tunes written by Joshua Hettwer and Lyle Hopkins.

It is available for purchase via BandCamp through this link: 

https://gabrieleduardodavila.bandcamp.com/releases

You can also check it out at gabrieldavila.com

If you would like a physical copy please send me a message.

Personnel:

Gabriel Davila - guitar 
Tony Glausi - trumpet 
Josh Hettwer - tenor sax 
Matt Hettwer - trombone 
Lyle Hopkins - bass 
Ken Mastrogiovanni - drum

Blue Mitchell's Solo on Stablemates

This is a beautiful rendition of Benny Golson's tune "Stablemates" by the great trumpeter is Blue Mitchell. It comes form his album "Stablemates" with Dick Spencer on alto sax,  Victor Feldman on piano, bassist John Heard, and Dick Berk on drums. Please enjoy it!

Blue Mitchell - Stablemates

Lage Lund's Solo on Stablemates

This solo comes from Will Vinson's Live at Smalls. This date includes Aaron Parks on piano, bassist Matt Brewer, and Marcus Gilmore on drums. This is a great solo; Lage plays comfortably at the fast tempo. He plays fairly in while keeping the ideas pretty modern. His triadic approach can be heard more easily when he plays chords but you can still hear it in his single lines. It is definitely worth studying it! 

I am a bigger fan of guitar solos without a piano comping, I feel it restricts some of the ideas. I will post some pianoless solos soon. 

Stablemates - Lage Lund

Woody Shaw's solo on There Will Never Be Another You

Merry Christmas! It's been a while but I must say school had been taking most of my time. Here is Woody Shaw's solo on There Will Never Be Another You. It is standard Woody; short solo but to the point. I love the way he builds the turn arounds, he has the great ability to go out and come back in no problem. This is off his album SOLID! with Kenny Garrett on alto sax, Kenny Barron on piano, Neil Swainson on bass and Victor Jones on drums. Guitarist Peter Leitch is also on this album but not on this track. This is a great solo to get some great vocab and work on the swing feel. Enjoy!

There Will Never Be Another You - Woody Shaw

Bill Evans' solo on Minority

This is my second Evans' solo and I am real excited about it. This one comes from his classic album Everybody Digs Bill Evans, definitely an album everyone should have. "Minority" is a 16-bar standard in F minor with a great amount of inconclusive II-Vs; this is a great solo to steal some of Bill's II - V's ideas but that is not my favorite thing about it.

 Evans ideas go beyond a single chorus, he starts phrases at the end of a chorus and end them in the middle. He does this so flawlessly that sometimes it is not easy to know where the beginning  of the form is. It is such a great study on how to go beyond a chorus and have a more organically developed solo.

Also, his rhythmic figures are incredible. He creates tension in measures 95 through 102 with the dotted eight figures and then resolves it with a great swinging line. He does something similar in measures 63 - 66.  Enjoy this solo and also enjoy Bill Evans!

Bill Evans - Minority

Lage Lund's solo on How Deep is the Ocean

More Lage! This one from his debut album Romantic Latino for Ladies. A very laid back version of Irving Berlin's standard, "How Deep is the Ocean" with some great swing and a beautiful solo. 

Really well balanced linear solo; some blues, some bebop, some harmonic minor and some diatonic lines. This one was also a bit of work but definitely worth it. Enjoy!


How Deep is the Ocean - Lage Lund

Lage Lund's solo and melody comping on From This Moment On

This solo comes from the great album OWL trio. This is a project Lage Lund embarked on with Will Vinson (alto sax) and Orlando le Fleming (bass). They approach some unconventional standards with a very modern touch. This is a great album for guitarists because you can easily hear Lage's comping and his approach to improvisation without a drummer.

 Lage is easily one of my favorite guitarists out there. His ideas are unique, his triadic approach to improvisation is very interesting. I have transcribed some more stuff of his; I'll post it when it's ready to go. Enjoy!

                 From This Moment On - Lage Lund