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Rock ’n’ Roll Endings

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When rock ’n’ roll was being invented, the guitars used were often the hollowbodies that were originally designed for jazz – just check out early photos of Scotty Moore, Chuck Berry and, of course, Eddie Cochran. In many cases, the harmonic sophistication of jazz found its way. Brian Setzer is a great example of a more contemporary player who clearly has a good knowledge of his jazz voicings, as evidenced on or his version of with The Brian Setzer Orchestra.

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