Could someone tell some jazz songs to play on an acoustic guitar?

BrokenTele

Kinda like Autumn Leaves. And also if someone could give me some jazz scales, for my own compositions. please and I will give 5 stars to the best answer!!

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imho the best acoustic jazz is Gypsy Jazz. Check out my pal Paulus Schafer (on the right).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73E-NVzU1-U

Scales are handy (melodic minor is my fav.) but also check out arpeggios, they will lift your standard:
http://www.hotclub.co.uk/java/javpggio.html
http://www.timrobinsonguitar.com/lessons/basicarpeggios/basic.html

Songs:
My funny valentine
Confessing that I love you
Nuages
All of me

There is a jazz type song of just a saxophone and an acoustic guitar.?

Razor

Its been played on the weather channel, but not listed on their sight. No other instraments just the sax and the guitar, kinda like a back and forth song between the two.
It's a duet of a sax and a gitar. I hear it all over but, they have been playing it on the weather channel. Everywhere I look its nowhere to be found.. Anyone know where to find this?

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Well, George Benson did an album like that with Boney James. It's The new Boss Guitar . The songs have a drummer. The lead is played by sax and guitar,alternating back and forth or playing together sometimes. Sounds like what you are describing. Listen to samples of songs on Amazon. And I checked out the weather channel site and they had a Best of George Benson.....so maybe??

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What is a great holiday/christmas song I could play at a school performance?

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Anthony

I'm going to be playing a tune for a school assembly next week. To be specific I'll be playing acoustic guitar and singing. Genres I usually play are jazz, blues and songs from male singer-songwriters from '95 until now. Any suggestions are appreciated, so thank you in advance :)

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Elvis' Blue Christmas is always a good choice

What type of guitar lessons should I get?

lolz

The place where I'm learning to play acoustic guitar offers two styles. Rock/pop/jazz and classical. Which should I take? I've never played guitar but I've been playing piano for five years now, if that makes a difference. Also, what's an example of a classical song for the guitar and what's an example of a rock, pop, or jazz song for the guitar?

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Rock pop and jazz you will probably learn more chords and things. It would be good if you want to play actual songs that you know. My father plays classical guitar and I find all the songs that he plays very beautiful, but he often tells me how frustrated he gets playing for people when they say "why don't you play a song that we know?". He started teaching me a few months ago, I don't know what style it would be considered. I only know how to play the song Horizons by genesis, blackbird by the beatles, and some classical song called La Grima. I just learned from copying what he did, thats how I learned to play classical piano as well. I realize that not everyone can learn that way though.
If I were you I would go classical because I bet somebody with a foundation in classical will be able to pick up on rock pop and jazz songs easily, but not the othe way around.

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