Tony,
Interesting! Do you mean these?
http://www.guitarmaster.net/books.htm
They look like scale fingering books.
-Dan
On Saturday, July 21, 2012 12:18:48 PM UTC-4, TD wrote:
> On Jul 21, 12:02 pm, Dan Adler &
lt;d...@danadler.com> wrote:
> > Hi Tony,
> >
> > Any plans to write a book about the man and his picking?
> >
> > -Danhttp://
danadler.com
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thursday, July 19, 2012 5:58:14 PM UTC-4, TD wrote:
> > > A few days ago, my old friend Jimmy Bruno hipped me to the passing a
> > > great Philly icon, Joe Sgro.
> >
> > > By far, one of the greatest plectrumists in the history of the
> > > instrument, has passed away on July 15th in Philadelphia. Along with
> > > fellow Philadelphians Eddie Lang, Joe Venuti (Joe's 2nd cousin) and
> > > Dennis Sandole, Joe was a national treasure. He was especially dear to
> > > me and, in my opinion, changed my life far for the better. He wasn't
> > > interested in world-wide recognition, more than likely due to the fact
> > > that he was a devoutly religious man and extremely active within his
> > > religion, but the small lot of us, who knew him/studied under him, are
> > > forever indebted. He was a master's master of a teacher. Dennis
> > > Sandole once said, "If I had to learn guitar all over again, I'd be a
> > > student of Joe Sgro." Joe was originally a violinist who , when
> > > switching to guitar, managed to transfer the science of bowing to the
> > > plectrum hand.
> >
> > > The technique is little known, but whenever it is witnessed by fellow
> > > players, eyes are noticeably mesmerized by it. It is often
> > > misconstrued as mere "economy picking", probably coined by Tommy
> > > Tedesco, but it is far more involved, because it involves a formidable
> > > training, which works in conjunction with whatever written or aural
> > > music to be confronted. And not just what seems "logical" as mere
> > > string traversing. It involves the overall architecture of the music
> > > at hand in accordance with the physics involved in plectrumming.
> >
> > > Joe was a genius at this method. I might add that he was a true
> > > teacher, because his intentions were always to foster the student
> > > (many were already seasoned professionals) in such a way as to develop
> > > his/her mental faculties regarding the music and the instrument to the
> > > highest possible potential. In other words, he respected the student
> > > and there would never be, "Well, this is how I do it...it took me
> > > years to learn this, so you learn it on your own." This is a real
> > > teacher and I consider that quite rare within a world of ever growing
> > > selfishness and self-importance.
> >
> > > An unknown historian wrote: "Joe Sgro, arranger,composer, conductor
> > > and teacher is among the world's greatest guitarist. He started his
> > > music career at the age of four playing the organ. Then he went on to
> > > play the mandolin, banjo, violin and guitar. In 1939 Joe joined Victor
> > > Hugo's band being featured on the guitar. He went on to work with
> > > practically all the big names in show business, Jackie Gleason, Jan
> > > Murray, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis to name a few, Joe has played with
> > > most staff bands in Philadelphia radio and TV. He has worked with the
> > > Paul Whiteman Orchestra for seven years. He has appeared on the Ed
> > > McMahan show where Ed featured him as the world's greatest guitarist.
> > > Joe has appeared with the Philadelphia under guest conductors, Percy
> > > Faith, Andre Kostelanitz and Eugene Ormandy. Joe has recorded hundreds
> > > of records with the top artists of the 50's,60's,and 70's."
> >
> > > I recall coming down to Philly early in the morning from NYC many
> > > years ago. I'd always stop off at the corner diner (Moore Street) and
> > > have a little breakfast before knocking on Joe's door. I'd always
> > > bring him a bag of corn muffins. He was surprised the first time and
> > > said, "This is like an apple for the teacher, thanks." I replied, "But
> > > Joe, their corn muffins." He used to *laugh*...
> >
> > > RIP Maestro.
> >
> > > TD
> >
> > >
www.tonydecaprio.com
>
> There are already volumes books available by a student of Joe's: James
> Tillman ( his take on his lessons and endorsed by Sgro). I had
> submitted a book to Hal Leonard Pub some years ago on my brand of
> picking involved with the improvised line and more, which is merely an
> offshoot of the Sgro method, but they weren't interested. They were
> already passing the threshold deeper into commercial-land. I have
> since become rather disenchanted with writing books and publishing. I
> feel the same way about teaching unless it's for people really wanting
> to learn from my experiences. Whatever I had written ( and may write
> in the future), rest assured that Joe Sgro's name gets mentioned.
>
> -TD