Bill Breitsprecher's Guitar Music Podcasts

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Here are some solo-guitar music, jazzy-blues styles, arranged and performed by Bill Breitsprecher. Primary Format : Jazz Language : English Also Listed as: Country : USA Region : NA User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: View this Podcast on a Google Map. Podcast iTunes Link Text Only listing of Bill Breitsprecher's Guitar Music Podcasts Methings.com listings of Bill Breitsprecher's Guitar Music Podcasts If you like this podcast, you might also like:

VIDEO/MP4: Someday My Prince Will Come (Instrumental - iPod/Zune) A beautiful song from the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Someday My Prince Will Come has become a jazz standard with an upbeat jazz-waltz feel that makes it swing. It is one of my favorite songs to play. Here I share it on guitar with my jazz trio: piano, bass, and drums - thanks guys! (November 2009). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: Take Me Out To The Ballgame (Instrumental - iPod/Zune) It's almost time for the annual fall classic - Major League Baseball's World Series. In honor of this great American tradition, I have put together a music video for Take Me Out To The Ballgame. Sit back, think about spring training, opening day, the All-Star game, and the dog days of summer. Baseball can be a lot of fun and I had a lot of fun putting this video together (October 2009). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: Tribute to Chuck Berry (Instrumental - iPod/Zune) Due to positive responses, I put together another homage to pay tribute to a famous guitar player that has influenced my outlook on the instrument, Chuck Berry. He was the first inductee into the Rock-And-Roll Hall of Fame and his music still inspires generations of players. This video is based on my favorite Berry-style guitar licks - enjoy! (September 2009). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: Something: Homage to George Harrison (Instrumental - iPod/Zune) The "quiet Beatle," George Harrison, was always one of my favorite musicians. He inspired me to learn to play guitar. I recorded an instrumental version of his song, "Something" as a personal memorial to his life and work. His family reports that his last words were "love one another." I remember him as a great guitar player and person that cared about humanity.(August 2009). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: This Land Is Your Land (Instrumental - iPod/Zune) Happy 4th of July! This is an American classic, by Woody Guthrie that I have been playing since I was a kid. I still enjoy it today, don't do much "Travis picking" anymore, but it is a fun sound that I don't want to forget.(July 2009). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: I Can't Get Started (Instrumental - iPod/Zune) Written by Gershwin and Duke for the Broadway show Ziegfeld Follies, 1936. Its a comedy, first sung by Bob Hope to Eve Arden, about a man that cannot "get started" with the woman he loves. Today, its a classic jazz standard.(June 2009). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: I Love It When You Read to Me! More acoustic guitar - wouldn't call this one of my "best" pieces, but the song I enjoy sharing the most. I wrote it a couple of years ago when I accepted a library media position in a lower elementary school - all Kindergarten through second-grade. What a happy and joyous place! Since then, I have added a third verse and incorporated more of a swing feel (I may have featured a early version on this feed last year). Here I sing it with some 4-year-old Kindergarten students - this is ju ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: Love Him (Instrumental - iPod/Zune) I got some positive comments about the accoustic guitar I was playing on last month's podcast -- Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! Here's another accoustic song for Easter, from the Broadway musical, Jesus Christ - Superstar. I created this instrumental guitar arrangement to celebrate a beautiful song about Mary Magdalene's love for Jesus. To me, it is also song about my acceptance and faith. (April 2009). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! (Instrumental - iPod/Zune) Ok - this one is just for fun - a music video I made to share with young children the week of Dr. Seuss's birthday, March 2nd. Theodor Seuss Geisel wrote great books that have inspired many generations of readers. Join me and some of my bear friends as we celebrate Dr. Seuss's life and books while wishing him a happy birthday! (March 2009). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: It Had to Be You (Instrumental - iPod/Zune) I like jazz standards from the 1920's - music from the jazz-age sounds great on guitar. My arrangements bring in some blues influences too. This video features some clips of Felix the Cat that are now in the public domain. (February 2009). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: Anji - Featuring an American timeline 1960-1965 (Instrumental - iPod/Zune) While most recognize this song as "Angie" from the Simon and Garfunkle "Sounds of Silence" album, it was written as ANJI by Davey Graham in 1962. I present it hear with a timeline of important historical event s in the U.S. from 1960-1965. (January 2009). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: Silver Bells (Instrumental - iPod/Zune) A couple of years ago, I realized that my instrumental arrangement of Silent Night was similar to how I play Rock-A-Bye-Baby. A medley was born! I enjoy playing the former each holiday season and the latter all year around. Together, they are even more fun. (December 21, 2008). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: Silent Night Medley (Instrumental - iPod/Zune) A couple of years ago, I realized that my instrumental arrangement of Silent Night was similar to how I play Rock-A-Bye-Baby. A medley was born! I enjoy playing the former each holiday season and the latter all year around. Together, they are even more fun. (December 8, 2008). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: What Child Is This? (Instrumental - iPod/Zune) One of the most beautiful melodies of all time, this song dates back to at least the 1600s. During the holiday season, I play it to celebrate Christmas and the birth of Jesus. The rest of the year, it is "Greensleeves." (December 1, 2008). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (Instrumental - iPod/Zune) Yes, it's a little early, but November and Thanksgiving does kick off the holiday season. This is one of my favorite instrumentals - it just "fits" on a jazz-guitar. In many ways, this song is a lot like Over the Rainbow, another song I enjoy sharing. Each Christmas season, I have fun "dusting off" my arrangement and playing it until the holidays are over for another year. (Nov 2008). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: Halloween Boogie (Instrumental - iPod/Zune) Halloween is a celebration, a time for black cats, pumpkins, witches, ghosts, and goblins. It a time for fun. Its a time to boogie with skeletons. Don't believe me? Talk a look yourself. Lot's of magical things happen this time of year. This is one of my favorite songs. I wrote it as a tribute to some of the great Chicago blues guitarists I used to see years ago at Biddy Mulligans. Oh yeah, I missed the SEPT 08 update - sorry, too busy with the new school year(Oct 2008). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: All Blue (Instrumental - iPod/Zune) I worked out this solo guitar arrangement of an all-time jazz favorite while sitting on the shores of Green Lake, admiring the deep blue water and sky. The video features images that reflect the mood and feelings I had at the time and what this song means to me. (Aug 2008). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: America the Beautiful (Instrumental - iPod/Zune) This instrumental arrangement of a favorite American song honoring this nation combines walking bass lines, melodies, harmonies, and chords. I created the guitar piece and video to celebrate the Fourth of July, 2008. Perhaps the best thing about being a musician is sharing the joy of holidays with favorite songs. (July 2008). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: Bill's Guitar Boogie (Instrumental - iPod/Zune) Years ago, I used to frequent a legendary Chicago blues club - Biddy Mulligans (now gone). The greats all played there, including Albert Collins, Johnny Lee Hooker, Matt Guitar Murphy, and local legends too like Buddy Guy, Lefty Diz and Mighty Joe Young. I wrote this to recapture the raucous feel and rhythm of the Chicago styles blues I remember from that era. This video features some cartoon clips of teens meeting at a malt shop that I found at YouTube (June 2008). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: Greensleeves (iPod/Zune) This haunting melody is hundreds of years old. One legend is that it was written by England's King Henry the XIII (1491-1547) and refers to his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: Sweet Georgia Brown (iPod/Zune) This upbeat old-time jazz standard is a lot of fun. Many recognize it as the theme song for the Harlem Globetrotters. Its actually a "hit" from 1925, so let's look at the "roaring 20's and celebrate an American jazz standard with my solo-guitar arrangement. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: I Love It When You Read To Me! (iPod/Zune) Children love to sing - they love songs about books. I wrote this to share a love of books with the young students I read to. The kids love it and they love the books we share too. Please share a joy of reading with children - why not teach them fun song? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: Rock-A-Bye Baby (iPod/Zune) Here's a peaceful song that I play to help children sleep or to provide a quiet atmosphere for reading or independent work. My version has a "jazz waltz" feel, a subtle difference that you will feel. The video features clips from an old animation that is in the public domain. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: When I'm 64 (iPod/Zune) I have always admired the melodic guitar work of George Harrison, especially the chord melodies that set the mood for many of the Beatle's songs. I created this instrumental arrangement using some of the lines that are used in the Beatles version. The video features some pictures and video clips from the movie, Yellow Submarine. If you are not looking for an iPod/Zune download, I have a Web streaming version of this video for PCs/Macs on the MY GUITAR MUSIC link at www.breitlinks.com Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: What I Did for Love (iPod/Zune) One of the most beautiful songs I know, from the Musical "Chorus Line," this instrumental guitar version features the lyrics and a montage from the Broadway production. It's a healing piece, about acceptance and gratitude for things we have, things we have lost, and things that are still with us. If you are not looking for an iPod/Zune download, I have a Web streaming version of this video for PCs/Macs on the MY GUITAR MUSIC link at www.breitlinks.com Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO/MP4: Late Freight (iPod/Zune) This traditional style blues features the rumble of a steam locomotive and freight train - no other machine created by man has intrigued and inspired so many. The video features the Union Pacific's Big Boy - the largest steam locomotive to ever work the rails. If you are not looking for an iPod/Zune download, I have a Web streaming version of this video for PCs/Macs on the MY GUITAR MUSIC link at www.breitlinks.com Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO: Rim Shot (iPod/Zune) We have probably all heard the gag where a comedian tells a joke that bombs, and a drummer hits a "rim shot", striking the side of a snare. I learned it as an old "head tune" that generations of blues and jazz musicians have shared. In this video, I get some help from Felix the Cat and a 1920's silent film that is now in the public domain - April Maze (part 2). This set of videos (Rim Shot and Rambunctuous) immediately became a popular video when I uploaded it to Google Video. If you a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO: Rambunctuous (iPod/Zune) An old "head tune" that generations have shared, Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines the term as "marked by uncontrollable exuberance, unruly." I get some help from Felix the Cat and a 1920's silent film that is now in the public domain - April Maze (part 1). This immediately became a popular video when I uploaded it to Google Video. If you are not looking for an iPod/Zune download, I have a Web streaming version of this video for PCs/Macs on the MY GUITAR MUSIC link at www.breitli ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO: L'Amour Est Bleu/Love Is Blue (iPod/Zune) A song written by Andre Popp (music) and Pierre Cour (lyrics) in 1967, most know if from a recording by Paul Mauriat. It's a powerful melody, that describes the pleasure and pain of love. If you are not looking for an iPod/Zune download, I have a Web streaming version of this video for PCs/Macs on the MY GUITAR MUSIC link at www.breitlinks.com Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website VIDEO: The Story of Amazing Grace (iPod/Zune) Written more than 250 years ago - the story behind the song Amazing Grace is an inspiring tale of hope, freedom, and change. Please listen to my guitar version of this popular song and a short history of American slavery, how this song was written, and what it means to different people. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website When You Wish Upon a Star A great tune from Pinocchio, I have given it a "swing feel." I am not sure if Jiminy Cricket could keep up with this tempo, but I like it. This song is a lot of fun to share with children and you have to love the positive, upbeat message. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website When I'm Sixty-Four I have always admired the melodic guitar work of George Harrison, especially the chord melodies that set the mood for many of the Beatle's songs. I create this instrumental arrangement using some of the lines that are used in the Beatles version. (Instrumental). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bourree I studied classical guitar for a year in college. This piece, by Bach, is a tribute to a dance of French origin common in Auvergne and Biscay in Spain in the 17th century. It is danced in quick double time. My version uses a swing feel. I don't know if classical guitar teach would approve of the changes I have made, but I enjoy playing this with a jazzier feel (Instrumental). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Chicken Shack Here's an "old style" blues - a shuffle with a very different feel than what most play today, very different than the "Guitar Boogie" above. The bouncing rhythm has its root in a style of organ music played long ago. It is a "head tune," shared by ear, never written out (Instrumental). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Vincent/Starry Starry Night 2 tributes in one: Don McClean's beautiful ballot for artist Vincent Van Gogh and master guitar player Chet Atkins. This is what I remember from a transcription of Chet's guitar arrangement that I learned long ago. It is still one of my favorite pieces, fully highlighting the rich resonance that a guitar can produce (Instrumental). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sweet Georgia Brown This upbeat old-time jazz standard is a lot of fun. Many recognize it as the theme song for the Harlem Globetrotters. For years, I didn't think I could work it out as a solo-guitar arrangement, keeping the melody intact, but here it is. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What I Did for Love From the Musical "Chorus Line," I have always found this a healing piece to play. I sang it in a high school swing choir years ago and have incorporated the harmonies I remember in this arrangement. I don't sing it anymore, I play it when I need to be grateful for the things I have had, things that I have lost, and things that are still with me (Instrumental). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Silent Night Medley I have paired "Silent Night" with "Rock-A-Bye Baby"(Instrumental). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christmas Song/Chestnuts My instrumental version of the yule-time classic that most people know as "Chestnuts Roasting Over an Open Fire" Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What Child is This Based on the melody of "Greensleeves", this song is another Christmas classic Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Silent Night Medley I have paired "Silent Night" with "Rock-A-Bye Baby" Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website