Merle Travis

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

Blue Smoke ( a Merle Travis early fusion tune)

Christmas Song

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 Brisbane river. \Key F, tuning CGBD ..... hope you enjoy this one on plectrum banjo.. ..... Don.

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 Brisbane river. \Key F, tuning CGBD ..... hope you enjoy this one on plectrum banjo.. ..... Don.

''Emaline''

Blue Drag

Autumn Leaves

Windy and Warm

Limehouse Blues

The Very Thought of You

Made famous by Les Paul and Mary Ford (check youtube), and brought into bluegrass in the 1970s by Walter Hensley (again, check youtube), this may be the first clawhammer--make that clawjazz--version of this fabulous tune.

The World is Waiting for the Sunrise

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

AT THE JAZZ BAND BALL (La Rocca-Shields, 1918)

Top 100 Jazz Songs banjo songs which Banjo Hangout members have uploaded to the website.

Love them!

this is just as great as clawhammer podcasts- thanks banjo hangout!

banjojazz!

 Banjo Hangout Top 100 Jazz Songs

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 electric bass with the exception of a shaker that shows up in the first section for a few bars. All other rhythm is played on the banjo head.

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 electric bass with the exception of a shaker that shows up in the first section for a few bars. All other rhythm is played on the banjo head.

Mountain Dance

West of Bucharest

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

Blue Skies

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

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

"Sophisticated Lady"

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 Mississipi, down in New Orleans.   Don.

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 Mississipi, down in New Orleans. Don.

"Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans" - - Don and Marco.

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

All of Me

Caravan

Muskrat Ramble

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 couple of rounds of me trying to be gypsyish, then Django again. Recorded through laptop mic onto a Realband backing track.

Minor Swing

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

''Buddy Boldens Bluees,'' written by "Jelly Roll Morton."

''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 posting it here, so you can have a listen.21/5/14 I'm sorry for misleading you! but this is ''Lance Maquire'' playin' this, and not ''Harry Reser.'' Take a bow ''Lance,'' well played.

''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 posting it here, so you can have a listen. 21/5/14 I'm sorry for misleading you! but this is ''Lance Maquire'' playin' this, and not ''Harry Reser.'' Take a bow ''Lance,'' well played.

Slow Blues

Back Home in Indiana

Eddie Kebabjian and I playing Autumn Leaves. I play both banjo parts, Eddy plays guitar and bass. There is a little multi tracking here so we could play all the parts ourselves. There is 2 tenor banjos and a bass and guitar with some guitar fills on another track.

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

Panhandle Rag

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

Sleigh Ride

Swing 62

Bruce Miner - Plectrum BanjoPer the request of my first BHO friend, LNEU

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

Lady of Spain - Plectrum Banjo

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