Playing East of the Sun with a nod to some of my favorite "older style" pianists (Art Tatum, Errol Garner, George Shearing, Oscar Peterson, Dave McKenna and Teddy Wilson).
I had a few minutes before a class this week and was exploring on piano with this classic composition by the great Leonard Bernstein. This is a great song with a beautiful melody and deep harmony. One of those songs that plays itself. I'm using a little reharm here and there. There's a beautiful version of Somewhere with Keith Jarrett and the trio. Ed
My second attempt at recording Friedman's etude 7. I played with a click to ensure my time was solid, because it was anything but in my first recording.
Yeah vibes!
This version of "You Stepped Out Of A Dream" suggests a perhaps more "organic" way of starting a tune, as opposed to counting off, as is done too often for my taste. Starting free and slowly working one's way into the song can be a path towards a mutual discovery of how to play together. It's exciting because the feeling of walking a tight rope is always there.
First post on the site! Thanks for all your help Tony!
Practicing like someone in love
Did I post this Already?
This is a live performance in the A-Trane, Berlin. I thought it would be of some interest because of the TOTM. There was no duscussion, no rehearsal. We just started to play. Check out Andreas.
Justin Sekelewski- bass
Enerst Stuart- trombone
Hey All!
It's been a while, but I thought I would share a few clips from a gig I did Monday. This is with the great Justin Sekelewski, who is on some videos on this site with Tony. Hope you enjoy!!