Banjo Hangout Top 100 Jazz Songs

Bruce Miner - Plectrum Banjo

Caravan with accordionist Sara

A collab with KIDD on drums and mixing. Fun one to improv over.

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. This has rhythm banjo, two brushed banjos,banjo ornaments,banjo solo and bass banjo. I hope you like it.

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 brush, on the banjo head, to get the brushed sounds from the original recording,haha. Add a bass banjo track with the tuning dropped 3 whole steps and you get a pretty nice sounding bass string,haha. This was a fun project .

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.

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

Bruce Miner - Plectrum Banjo

Bruce Miner - Plectrum Banjo

Bruce Miner - Plectrum Banjo

Bruce Miner - Plectrum Banjo

© Laurence Diehl 2010<br> A Django inspired tune<br> I play guitar and banjo, KIDD played drums and bass and he mixed it.