robert, thanks for post, nice playing, what u have done is what I do on my gigs..except I don't use the guitar in the comp..just bass/drums/percussion, because I find using the guitar comp parts(or any other parts) the way these arrangers are set up is just too stiff for jazz, plus you have to be so careful in your LH voicing. too bad, because the sound of the guitar comp does add a nice flavor to it. for me it's about keeping a real jazz trio "feeling" going when I play and sing, not trying to duplicate details of 'authenticity"--that's the paradox, if you try to 'freeze" anything perfect, it tends to sound canned and lose its underlying spontaneous jazz impulse. I try to vary the
sounds I use a lot, depending on how it strikes me, even
though I keep to the piano-rhodes-vibes-organ-guitar-
muted tpt-flute most of the time..but having the choice of
hundreds of sounds, try a non-jazz instrument on occasion to keep it fresh and the creativity flowing. that's
something not possible with a live band.(how many guys
can play a frnech horn, tuba and ocarina in unison?LOL)
Miami Mo