Hey guys heres a live tune from a show I did a month or two ago! Its an original composition entitled "Rewnew". Hope you enjoy it!
Here's a lesson on the tune Conception by George Shearing.
There's a chord melody etude, and a chord study. I also have a chord analysis. That is the chord melody with the bass notes. You should try and go through the tune and put the chords in yourself before you look at the other etudes. You will learn a lot doing it this way.
Above is a link to the video where I talk about the tune and four mallet playing.
I was working on the tune Conception by George Shearing and I had some thoughts I figured I'd pass along. I have an etude and chord study coming also.
There is some symmetry on the pan, Victor talks about it here.
well here is the start.... this is an idea on how i get around Gaint steps...
I have only done the first Cycle of the progression, however, this idea should be continued to the other cycle that starts not the Bmaj7 but rather on Gmaj7.
Enjoy more to come
So I've been practicing the tune Stablemates over the last week or so. It's an incredible tune and great to work on with solo playing.
I work on the head, the changes, I'll mess around with different keys (this was a 12 key tune for me a while back).
I'll record 20,30,40 or more solo versions of the tune. I'll listen back after I take a take. Analyze and work on things. It's amazing what you learn about yourself concerning time, phrasing and soloing.
I've been listening a lot to Oliver Nelson's "Stolen Moments" on "The Blues and the Abstract Truth" album. I have also been listening to other arrangements including the one from the Kenny Baron/Joe Locke CD entitled "But Beautiful", as well as other arrangements on the net.
I have a head arrangement worked out but am still working on the C Minor Blues that follows. I started playing along with the solos on Nelson's CD to give me ideas.
My M55 will be appearing at the Iowa City Jazz Festival this year. I won't. I'll be backstage all nervy and excited to be among the professionals. At times like that I have the appearance of a one year old yellow labrador retriever banging my tail on some-one's bass drum without any regard for how bad my time is or how really annoying I am.
After about three minutes of tough negotiating I agreed to loan my M55 to Steve Nelson.
We also have a bunch of lessons that will be coming online.
Here's an itunes podcast series that seems really great.
http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/gsu.edu.2009534935
You can subscribe to this in Itunes. I listened to one so far, and his style is great and he's very knowledgeable.