In my classes this week we are focusing on Latin American music styles, so I figured it was time to record a Latin version I'll Remember April to share with my students. Lots to learn still. Enjoy!
Chovenda na Roseira (Jobim)
This is one of my all time favorite tunes. It's sung by brazilian singer, Rosani Reis. It was played on an older Musser M55 and there's unfortunately pedal noise.
This is dedicated to Marie.
At the pop-up class on Monday we spent some time discussing diminished harmony, and I shared this "OctaTowers" chart (very similar if not the same as the diminished access system). Behn also posted a lesson on diminished harmony, which is…
Ive always loved this album with Deborah Brown and the Sandviken Big Band so I learned the vocal solo by ear yesterday and recorded it. Its so cool to play with a big band..:) great way to pass a horrible day of rain and wind
Trying stuff out on the gig - mp3
Hey everyone,
Played a very casual gig recently, which is always a good chance to try out some new music. It was a new trio, with Chris Bishop on electric bass and Joel Rosenblatt at the drums (Joel is…
Newer member to the site...I wanted to share that my long-awaited Omega Vibe has arrived! Two days in and it is a beautiful instrument, wow. Coming from a vintage 60's Jenco, this is a night and day difference, that will take some serious…
Hey all,
I hope this is the right place to post this - this is my first time actually making a post. With all the work we've been doing on I'll Remember April I thought to share an arrangement I've been making of it. It's by no means done…
So here's the deal.
I have a Sibelius file and a midi file and an xml file. So there's a way to use this with any notation file or even DAW that you have.
I put down chord tones on the beat. You fill in the off beats with notes from the…
There are 4 files here.
This section deals with the first part of Caravan.
C7 for 6 bars then Fmin
But I broke this into small chunks to work on the basics of the A sections.
We talk about using the Alt scale on a 7th chord to get to the…
As a following to one of the last topics about piano, guitar or drums as models for vibists, i found that video who took me completely off-guard.
Dorothy Ashby was a jazzwoman playing HARP ! And to my biggest surprise, i discovered that…
Hey hey,
On Monday, March 8th at 7 PM EST there will be a pop-up class where everyone will play for each other and give feedback. We can also discuss any topics, no teachers! Post yourself playing the tune so you can join if you haven't…
