Hi guys, today’s standard was composed by Henry Mancini for the Blake Edwards movie in 1962. The lyrics from Days of Wine and Roses were written by Johnny Mercer.
I’m playing the song on a vintage 1938 epiphone Deluxe that is exactly why people seam to look after those prewar epiphones.. the sound is punchy, super woody, precise, and the guitar is confortable to play (the feels easier to play than the one on my 1946 deluxe). You can compare how the different strings affects the sound, since today it’s strung with Jumbo King phosphore bronze strings gauge 12, which gives more attack than the thomastik flatwound 13 that she had on AS#43 “Skylark” posted a few weeks ago. You can hear it plugged in with the flatwounds on AS#50-1 “Indian Summer”. This guitar unfortunately is not mine, i’m just helping a friend sell it, if i didn’t have already a few Epiphones i would buy it for sure !
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I make a living with my music, but to prevent the spreading of COVID 19 the French President has decided not to allow any concert until at least Mid July, so If you want to help me : www.paypal.me/acousticstandards
I’ve decided to take a couple of student for online classes so hit me up if you’re interested. Contact and info : acousticstandardsinparis@gmail.com
I haven’t recorded albums in the style of those acoustic standards, but i have 2 albums on bandcamp with my Django tribute Quartet :
Keep playing acoustic archtops if you can (I have some for sale, mail me for more info). Stay home and stay safe