cheddatom Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 [quote name='alstocko' timestamp='1349883302' post='1831776'] Not from mid-late career he didn't. I believe that players do relax into tendencies though, but this is different from learned licks... [/quote] Well that's subjective. Some people have described their "tendencies" as licks. Personally, I'd like to think that everything I do is pure improvisation, but I know full well that's not the case because I record myself and can hear repetition. I don't hear other peoples' licks but then i'm not listening out for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 (edited) The guitarist in my band recycles his (stolen) licks a million times. To the amusement of the rest of the band (he'll whack a line in a swing and then put the same line in a minor key slow blues). He expects people who know their stuff to realise where he's getting them from and sees it as tribute rather than a straight copy. Edited October 11, 2012 by gjones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 (edited) This thread reminds me of the Bill Bailey skit, where the jazz keyboardist thinks he's playing toccata and fugue in Dm, in a solo, but actually ends up playing the theme to Ski Sunday. Edited October 11, 2012 by MacDaddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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