Banjo Hangout Top 100 Jazz Songs

my arrangement and adaptation of a Merle Travis guitar instrumental to banjo...it's in Dm and shifts to Dmaj for the bridge......

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A Cab Calloway hit from the 1930's, that our 7 piece jazz band often played on a Sunday arvo' at the ''Story Bridge'' pub ... a very popular watering hole, here on the banks of the ...

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traditional blues / jazz...

Les Feuilles Mortes...

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jazz classic...

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That's another intercontinental job with Don on plectrum banjo & me on tenor banjo: each one recorded his part at home, Don in Australia, myself in Italy. We enjoyed a lot!...

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Originally in a 1926 Rodgers and Hart musical, Betsy, and recorded by 50 or more singers and bands afterwards....

Supporting ''Eddy Davis' '' 4St. forum topic, ''Modern Jazz Videos.'' This 1932 memorable jazz ''Duke'' classic played on plectrum banjo. Key Ab, tuning CGBD. ...

Jazz song from an old broadway play...

Another banjo collaboration, with yours truly plectrum banjo, and Marco tenor banjo. Hope you all can join us, [as we imagine ourselves] playin' this beaut tune, on the banks of the lazy Mississip...

5-string over Realband backing track, gypsy jazz stylie....

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This is my "coming out" recording, as my first upload. In support of the tab I posted, it's my transcription of Django's guitar part to banjo. 1st two rounds are Djangos notes, then a coup...

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Supporting Eddy Davis' 4 string forum topic on'' Some more Jelly Roll Morton Tunes.''...

I think this is technically a samba....

''Lance Maquire,'' a good tenor banjo playin' old mate of mine, had a copy of this tune, played by ''Harry.' I'd never heard it before, and liked it a lot, so I'm postin...

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Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys is where I learned this....

Me and the Americana Ensemble class at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music giving St. James Infirmary a go (Oct 2013). I'm practicing soloing and rolls. It's a wonderful class full of nic...

I re-recorded Sleigh Ride at a faster tempo and it turned out much better. Easier to play too......

Version is done on a plectrum banjo for the four string tune of the month for October....

This version is done on a plectrum banjo recorded in garage band with the built in mics on the mac...

More gypsy jazz....

Exploring some single string jazz technique with this 1920's jazz standard....

This is an old "Fats" Waller song that I found on Bela's first CD. Uke, banjo, guitar and rhythm track....

Bruce Miner - Plectrum Banjo...

If Miles Davis can play this.....than so can we. Kevin Chaffee on banjo, Pete Roehling on guitar....

Bruce Miner - Plectrum Banjo Per the request of my first BHO friend, LNEU...

Bruce Miner - Plectrum Banjo...

The iconic song from "Showboat", originally sung by Paul Robeson in the Broadway play and then covered by everyone from Djanjo Reinhardt to Frank Sinatra. (Frank Sinatra???) My version is an ...

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Bruce Miner - Plectrum Banjo...

Caravan with accordionist Sara...

Bruce Miner - Plectrum Banjo ...

Bruce Miner - Plectrum Banjo...

I have been listening to his music for half my life - finally got around to recording one!...

My triple banjo version of the ol' jazz standard from the early thirties. Rhythm banjo, brushed banjo, and a lead banjo. All mixed on Audition with only some reverb and volume adjustments....

A tune associated with the pioneers of bebop, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Written over the changes to the 20's pop song 'Whispering'....

Heres my 6 banjo version. I matched the tempo and the arrangement as closely as I could. But my jazzy solo in the middle is my own..good or bad,haha. I snuck in a hook riff from a 007 movie for laughs...

Heres my banjo take on the Christmas favorite. I've always loved Vince Guaraldi's version that was featured in Charlie Browns Christmas cartoon. This one has 5 banjos and I used a Keyboard cleaning br...

This is a tune that Dave Grusin did in the 1980's ... for a movie called "Falling in Love" with DeNiro and Streep. I always liked it, so .. here 'tis. It's all 5 string banjo and electr...

My swingy, bluesy version of the old standby. I guess its now "rest YE Funky Bluesy Dudes" Lol....

Bruce Miner - Plectrum Banjo...

Bruce Miner - Plectrum Banjo...