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Here's the Cherokee etude. It's sooo hard, I'm burnt out on it! I give up.

I wanted to play a bass line over a head. You can't do it over a solo really, but over a head I thought it was possible. I think it's a technique that can be interspersed in a tune or solo. I don't think anyone should strive to play a baseline through a whole tune.

My goal for this year is to learn to play scales and modes.

i was talking to a friend of me who plays in an orchestra which had a concert with evelyn glenni shortley. he told me that shes using the pedal with her left foot if shes playing in the high registers. sometimes if i play there i got problems with my stand also...i just want to know what you guys think of this?

At the end of my last lesson with Tony, he gave me two Bill Evans CD's to check out. One of them is Bill Evans' "Alone". Tony said that he learned to play solo vibes from this record.

As soon as a got home I checked it out. First of all, I'm a big fan of Bill Evans. (is hard not to be, right?)so I knew that whatever I was going to listen it was going to be beautiful, emotional and magical.

Hi all!

Yesterday I've been at Porgy&Bess (www.porgy.at) - the most important jazzclub here in Vienna where Bosko Petrovic Trio (vib, git , bass)played. These guys blew me away! Maybe someone of you have seen Bosko - he is 74 years old and from Croatia. He plays with two mallets - the huge ones like Milt Jackson and uses a timpani gip. Bosko has also composed many jazz tunes. The last few tunes of the gig he featured a boy of about 12 years named Vid Jamnik from Slowenia who studied with Bosko for several years and now plays like a killer.

The most obvious Valentines Day tune is "My Funny Valentine". Are there others?

I put the changes into Band-in-a-Box and had fun with "My Funny Valentine". I'll probably do another take though.

How about posting your version or another Valentines Day tune? I know you want to!

Barry

This is a solo that me and Tony came up with last week. I had to play it in 12 keys. It was fun! Hope you guys try it as well.

I didn't write the chords down. I think is a good exercise to try to figure them out by ear using the lines.

Have fun!! :)

This section will cover Giant Steps and ways to study and master the tune!

The other day, I heard a couple tunes on our local jazz station:

An arrangement of Burt Bacharach's "This Guy's In Love".

Victor Feldman and Bobby Hutcherson played on this album. I don't know who played on this song though.
http://www.emusic.com/album/Barney-Kessel-Barney-Kessel-Plays-For-Lover…

I bought a beautiful stick bag off of Danasud as he's known on the site.

That bag is beautiful!
Thanks Danasud!