Hello Ed Bickert!

Bill Hullett · November 16th, 2005, 10:57 AM

Hi Ed....

I just noticed your name in another thread here on the TDP....Welcome....we're not used to such "Fret board sophistication" here @ the TDP ....It will be an honor to have your knowlege and wisdom here ....

Thanks,
Bill Hullett

FraKo · November 16th, 2005, 11:09 AM

Dear Maestro,

you've got a huge list of fans here, count me in!

Chris S. · November 16th, 2005, 11:20 AM

I think it's just a fan. He says in one post "Been playing for 25 years." THE Ed Bickert was born in 1932 and has been playing for well over 50 years...

Sorry. :-( CS

Michael Minnis · November 16th, 2005, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris S.

I think it's just a fan. He says in one post "Been playing for 25 years." THE Ed Bickert was born in 1932 and has been playing for well over 50 years...

Sorry. :-( CS

Our hopes have been dashed. :(

Bill Hullett · November 16th, 2005, 11:58 AM

Ed welcome anyway.....will the real Ed Bickert please stand up

Bill Hullett

Dana · November 16th, 2005, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris S.

I think it's just a fan. He says in one post "Been playing for 25 years." THE Ed Bickert was born in 1932 and has been playing for well over 50 years...

Sorry. :-( CS

Boy, if that didn't suck the energy out of this thread!

Too bad. I like Ed Bickert too.

Ed Bickert · November 16th, 2005, 09:40 PM

Whoa,

No, I'm not the real Ed Bickert! The real Ed didn't even have a computer last I heard.

My real name is Glen. I'm 37 years old. I am a huge fan of Ed's and have enjoyed his recordings for many, many years. I have nothing in common with Ed. I have never met him. The closest I have been to knowing him was knowing someone, who knew someone who recorded a CD with him a few years ago. That's it folks. Sorry to dissapoint.

After seeing this post I'll put a disclaimer as my signature. I can't play like Ed and I sure can not speak for Ed.

But thanks for the Hellos anyway, even if they were meant for someone else. ;)

Bill Hullett · November 17th, 2005, 12:01 AM

Ok Then!
Well Glen.....I'll properly welcome you !!!! Nice to have you here on the TDP!!!

Bill Hullett

FraKo · November 17th, 2005, 02:48 AM

Guys,

it would be great if you could be so kind to call me "Charlie Christian", since I'm a fan and I've nothing in common with him

weelie · November 17th, 2005, 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed Bickert

The closest I have been to knowing him was knowing someone, who knew someone who recorded a CD with him a few years ago.

You are almost close to being famous right there! :D

Dana · November 17th, 2005, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weelie

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed Bickert

The closest I have been to knowing him was knowing someone, who knew someone who recorded a CD with him a few years ago.

You are almost close to being famous right there! :D

I'm practically related to Ed Bickert. You see, his mother and my mother are both mothers! N'Yuk! N'Yuk! N'Yuk!

Paul in Colorado · November 17th, 2005, 09:09 AM

I'll admit it. I'm ignorant.
Who's Ed Bickert? I'm guessing he's a guitar player... 8)

Dana · November 17th, 2005, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul in Colorado

Who's Ed Bickert? I'm guessing he's a guitar player... 8)

Ed Bickert is a great Jazz Guitarist from Canada who did some albums with sax great Paul Desmond. He's an amazing guitarist, but for some reason he never achieved the fame that other guitarists like Jim Hall and Pat Martino did. He plays a Tele with a humbucker in the bridge.

Ed Bickert

Eric Karonen · November 17th, 2005, 09:49 AM

Locally, I have heard that Ed Bickert is retired from playing - personally I hope it's just a sabbatical!

I've seen Ed play around this town since I was a kid. He's played with everyone from the Boss Brass to Paul Desmond. It would have been amazing to have him drop in for a chat and tell us about that beat up old tele.

sidneystreet · November 17th, 2005, 09:50 AM

Oh yeah, Ed Bickert can play a LITTLE straight ahead jazz on a telecaster, not one to different from what Keith Richards likes to use.

Check him out on the Concord label. I especially like Third Floor Richard, I Wished On The Moon, and a duets album he did with Lorne Lofsky called This Is New. But his work with Paul Desmond, of Take Five/Dave Brubeck fame is also legendary. Unfortunately, some of his stuff is out of print at the moment.

jazzguitar · November 17th, 2005, 02:09 PM

I would doubt Ed Bickert even has a computer. He does not even have his own web site.

His last recording was done in a trio setting, with double bass and sax, with Mike Murley as the leader:
Murley, Bickert, Wallace: Live at the Senator

Very sadly, Ed Bickert retired. He told me that he is no longer interested in "MUSIC" (capital letters his) but not why. Rumors have it he fell from the roof when he helped his son building a house, but I don't know whether that is true. I never met him, but we exchanged a few letters.

One of the greatest players of all time IMO !!!

Ed Bickert · November 17th, 2005, 05:51 PM

The friend who knew someone. He spoke with Mike Murley a few times. (My last name is Murley...no relation but that's how the correspondance started..go figure). My friend is a fellow guitar player and has literally idolized Bickert for years and years. He tried to find out information about Ed's signature guitar. That beat to shyte tele.

He didn't find out much, but he heard a lot of nice stories about Ed. He also heard why he stopped playing. It wasn't because he lost interest in the music. From what I understand it was medical issues. But that happened a few years ago. Who knows nowadays.

I would sure love to hear Ed on a new CD. If you want to hear him in his prime, pick up the latest re-release, "At Last." You can get it off Amazon. Also, "At the Garden Party", "Live at the Senator" and "Days Gone By" are fantastic.

He has two recordings (that I know of) with his friend (and student for a while) Lorne Lofsky. The first recording is "This is New" and is fantastic. The other is "...And Friend" and is still currently only available on vynil. But WELL worth the listen if you can play it. The cover has a pic of his beat-up Tele in full view. Even has his ashtray on it.

Teles are very famous for their signature sound. And if you're on this forum you guys/gals probably know how incredible versatile that tele sound is. But in the jazz circle the tele is the most highly respected solid body jazz guitar. And there's not many solid bodies that can pull that off.

As a side note, if you're not familiar with jazz on the Tele pick up "Solo Guitar" by the recently deceased, Ted Greene. The CD, as the title suggests, is just Ted and a tele. You may have seen his books (Chord Chemistry) but to hear him is incredible. And that sound is ALL Tele. One of the greatest Jazz cds of all time, and in my very humble opinion, one of the best Tele cds of all time.

Cheers and thatnks for the warm welcome. I like this forum much better than the "The blah blah" forum. Lots of information around here and a lot of really nice people.

Paul in Colorado · November 18th, 2005, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dana

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul in Colorado

Who's Ed Bickert? I'm guessing he's a guitar player... 8)

Ed Bickert is a great Jazz Guitarist from Canada who did some albums with sax great Paul Desmond. He's an amazing guitarist, but for some reason he never achieved the fame that other guitarists like Jim Hall and Pat Martino did. He plays a Tele with a humbucker in the bridge.

Ed Bickert

Thanks! I'll check him out.

TeleDog1 · February 12th, 2008, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dana

Ed Bickert is a great Jazz Guitarist from Canada who did some albums with sax great Paul Desmond. He's an amazing guitarist, but for some reason he never achieved the fame that other guitarists like Jim Hall and Pat Martino did. He plays a Tele with a humbucker in the bridge.

Ed Bickert

Hi, I'm aware that many on this forum have talked about one of my favorite jazz guitarists, Ed Bickert, and are aware that his Tele's humbucker pickup is in the neck position, not the bridge position, but I thought I'd mention it here in case Dana hadn't read the other Bickert posts.

Love this forum!

colonelrobert · February 12th, 2008, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dana

I'm practically related to Ed Bickert. You see, his mother and my mother are both mothers! N'Yuk! N'Yuk! N'Yuk!

That makes him your brother from another mother.

November 16th, 2005, 10:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bill Hullett Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Nashville Tn. Posts: 1,186	Hello Ed Bickert! Hi Ed.... I just noticed your name in another thread here on the TDP....Welcome....we're not used to such "Fret board sophistication" here @ the TDP ....It will be an honor to have your knowlege and wisdom here .... Thanks, Bill Hullett

November 16th, 2005, 11:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
FraKo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 1,229	Hey, is that true? Dear Maestro, you've got a huge list of fans here, count me in! __________________ FraKo-the-gnome 1/2 Member of the Double Bound Telecaster Owners Club

November 16th, 2005, 11:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
Chris S. Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Near TELE-Town (Wash. DC) Posts: 2,811 7 Photos	Uhh... I think it's just a fan. He says in one post "Been playing for 25 years." THE Ed Bickert was born in 1932 and has been playing for well over 50 years... Sorry. :-( CS __________________ "I go online sometimes, but everyone's spelling is really bad. It's depressing." – Tara, from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" "It was born at the junction of form and function." – Bill Kirchen, from "Hammer of the Honky-Tonk Gods"

November 16th, 2005, 11:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
Bill Hullett Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Nashville Tn. Posts: 1,186	Oh Well..... Ed welcome anyway.....will the real Ed Bickert please stand up Bill Hullett

November 17th, 2005, 12:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
Bill Hullett Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Nashville Tn. Posts: 1,186	Welcome Aboard Glen...... Ok Then! Well Glen.....I'll properly welcome you !!!! Nice to have you here on the TDP!!! Bill Hullett

November 16th, 2005, 09:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ed Bickert Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cape Cod, MA Age: 39 Posts: 946	Whoa, No, I'm not the real Ed Bickert! The real Ed didn't even have a computer last I heard. My real name is Glen. I'm 37 years old. I am a huge fan of Ed's and have enjoyed his recordings for many, many years. I have nothing in common with Ed. I have never met him. The closest I have been to knowing him was knowing someone, who knew someone who recorded a CD with him a few years ago. That's it folks. Sorry to dissapoint. After seeing this post I'll put a disclaimer as my signature. I can't play like Ed and I sure can not speak for Ed. But thanks for the Hellos anyway, even if they were meant for someone else. ;)

November 17th, 2005, 02:48 AM	#9 (permalink)
FraKo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 1,229	Guys, it would be great if you could be so kind to call me "Charlie Christian", since I'm a fan and I've nothing in common with him __________________ FraKo-the-gnome 1/2 Member of the Double Bound Telecaster Owners Club

November 17th, 2005, 09:09 AM	#12 (permalink)
Paul in Colorado Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fort Collins, CO Age: 55 Posts: 4,123 3 Photos	I'll admit it. I'm ignorant. Who's Ed Bickert? I'm guessing he's a guitar player... 8)

November 17th, 2005, 09:49 AM	#14 (permalink)
Eric Karonen Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 56 Posts: 1,194	Locally, I have heard that Ed Bickert is retired from playing - personally I hope it's just a sabbatical! I've seen Ed play around this town since I was a kid. He's played with everyone from the Boss Brass to Paul Desmond. It would have been amazing to have him drop in for a chat and tell us about that beat up old tele. __________________ Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string. --Pope (1688-1744)

November 17th, 2005, 09:50 AM	#15 (permalink)
sidneystreet Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,235	Oh yeah, Ed Bickert can play a LITTLE straight ahead jazz on a telecaster, not one to different from what Keith Richards likes to use. Check him out on the Concord label. I especially like Third Floor Richard, I Wished On The Moon, and a duets album he did with Lorne Lofsky called This Is New. But his work with Paul Desmond, of Take Five/Dave Brubeck fame is also legendary. Unfortunately, some of his stuff is out of print at the moment.

November 17th, 2005, 02:09 PM	#16 (permalink)
jazzguitar Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 280	I would doubt Ed Bickert even has a computer. He does not even have his own web site. His last recording was done in a trio setting, with double bass and sax, with Mike Murley as the leader: Murley, Bickert, Wallace: Live at the Senator Very sadly, Ed Bickert retired. He told me that he is no longer interested in "MUSIC" (capital letters his) but not why. Rumors have it he fell from the roof when he helped his son building a house, but I don't know whether that is true. I never met him, but we exchanged a few letters. One of the greatest players of all time IMO !!!

November 17th, 2005, 05:51 PM	#17 (permalink)
Ed Bickert Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cape Cod, MA Age: 39 Posts: 946	The friend who knew someone. He spoke with Mike Murley a few times. (My last name is Murley...no relation but that's how the correspondance started..go figure). My friend is a fellow guitar player and has literally idolized Bickert for years and years. He tried to find out information about Ed's signature guitar. That beat to shyte tele. He didn't find out much, but he heard a lot of nice stories about Ed. He also heard why he stopped playing. It wasn't because he lost interest in the music. From what I understand it was medical issues. But that happened a few years ago. Who knows nowadays. I would sure love to hear Ed on a new CD. If you want to hear him in his prime, pick up the latest re-release, "At Last." You can get it off Amazon. Also, "At the Garden Party", "Live at the Senator" and "Days Gone By" are fantastic. He has two recordings (that I know of) with his friend (and student for a while) Lorne Lofsky. The first recording is "This is New" and is fantastic. The other is "...And Friend" and is still currently only available on vynil. But WELL worth the listen if you can play it. The cover has a pic of his beat-up Tele in full view. Even has his ashtray on it. Teles are very famous for their signature sound. And if you're on this forum you guys/gals probably know how incredible versatile that tele sound is. But in the jazz circle the tele is the most highly respected solid body jazz guitar. And there's not many solid bodies that can pull that off. As a side note, if you're not familiar with jazz on the Tele pick up "Solo Guitar" by the recently deceased, Ted Greene. The CD, as the title suggests, is just Ted and a tele. You may have seen his books (Chord Chemistry) but to hear him is incredible. And that sound is ALL Tele. One of the greatest Jazz cds of all time, and in my very humble opinion, one of the best Tele cds of all time. Cheers and thatnks for the warm welcome. I like this forum much better than the "The blah blah" forum. Lots of information around here and a lot of really nice people. __________________ Sorry, not the real Ed Bickert. Just a fan.