"East of the Sun" - A classic standard that my students and I have been playing to work on improv concepts and solo vibraphone playing.
Roger's recent post playing with iReal Pro inspired me to show what I've been working on with iReal as well. This is one of those Q&D "Just hit play and whatever happens happens" recordings. Thanks Roger :)
Hi All,
Check out the May Good Vibes at www.gloriajazz.com.
Good Vibes is beginning its 10th year!
best,
gloria
Tony told me about iReal last August, and I like to use it to work on tunes before trying them with the band. So here are melody lines, no improvisation, for two classics: Armando's Rhumba, and I Remember Clifford.
A little smile...
Eclipse, the final track from my first Cubist CD, began as a vibe improvisation/groove in 12/8. Layers of percussion — balafon, Marimba, African drums, tabla, gongs — were added to build a tune. It features Randy Roos on guitars and Noam Sender on duduk and vocals.
Cubist CD:
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/jerryleake3
This is our first try at recording this wonderful little song at a crazy, slow tempo. (The original version is up tempo!) I'm not sure if anyone under the age of 50 is familiar with this tune. The composer, Harold Arlen, wrote such classics as, "Somewhere over the rainbow", "Blues in the Night", "Sleepin'Bee", etc.
I posted #4 awhile back - continuing to work through the book. Constructive feedback is always welcome!