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Wong Notes

Larry Carlton’s Favorite Guitar Solos From Bebop to “Sleepwalk”

Wong Notes

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Music, Music Commentary, Music Interviews

4.9587 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2021

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The studio legend also talks about developing a personal style, playing 500 sessions a year at age 22, tips for practicing blended chord voicings, and why he loves his ES-style guitars.

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Produced by Jason Shadrick and Cory Wong

Additional Editing by Shawn Persinger

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Transcript

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0:00.0

What's happening? Welcome to Wong Notes podcast. I'm your host, Corey Wong. Today, special, special, special.

0:13.4

Why is it a special show? Because one of the biggest ledges of all time is on the show. One of my favorite guitar players of all time.

0:20.4

Actually, Cat that recorded literally my favorite guitar solo of all time.

0:27.0

Larry Carlton is on the show.

0:29.5

He tracked on a bunch of steely dance stuff.

0:31.3

Well, what's the guitar solo?

0:33.1

You ask?

0:34.1

Kid Charlemagne.

0:36.1

Two guitar solos. Two legendary things that every guitar player

0:40.8

should learn, in my opinion.

0:42.8

He also played on Josie, several other hits.

0:45.5

He's had several other bands that he's either been a member of or been a side man for.

0:51.5

This cat is a straight up legend.

0:53.8

I'm not going to hold you up anymore.

0:55.8

Let's get to it.

1:00.9

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1:07.5

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1:11.7

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1:18.8

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1:26.5

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1:28.0

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