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"Bridge Over Troubled Water" - a classic song from Simon and Garfunkel that I've been working on the past few days. I worked with it for some reharm possibilities and applying voicings from my book Voicing Concepts for the Jazz Vibist (available from Amazon). The version from Art singing this at the Central Park concert is a must see. If anyone is interested they can message me for the lead sheet that includes the reharm.

Applying the concept of Tension Resolution to the standard "I Hear a Rhapsody". Working on my sabbatical project which is the combination of solo playing along with improv concepts from my four volume improv series The Complete Guide to Improvisation.

The Ballad of the Sad Young Men" - a great ballad composed in 1959 by Tommy Wolf with lyrics by Fran Landesman. I was listening to Keith Jarrett and the trio on the plane home today and they play this song beautifully. It has been one of my favorites but I hadn't really checked it out. A beautiful song with a great melody and superb lyrics.

More Than You'll Ever Know rehearsal clip.