Another track from a recent online concert. I'm preparing all this for Diane, so I thought I'd post here as well.
This is a great lesson to check out. It's interesting to see how much David knows about the instrument.
Unfortunately there is no vibe solo but the music is cooking nonetheless. Nelson's comping is superb. At about 3:00 they flash on Steve and it looks like he is using Mainieri style grip. Then about 40 seconds later they show him again and it looks like he has the mallet between ring and middle fingers. Are my eyes playing tricks on me or did he switch?
I'm digging back into recordings from a few years ago. I have an m-audio and was bringing out to lots of gigs.
I just started digging into ones from 4 years ago. It's really great because they're far enough away that I have really no connection to them. I can really listen critically which i'm doing right now.
Checking out your past can really give you a perspective on things. Too bad we can't listen to the future! That would really help.
There were still a couple mistakes in my transcription of the Coltrane solo on "Four". I have corrected them and asked Tifoo, my faithful copyist, to rectify the Sibelius file. This is great stuff. I have managed to learn the whole solo by heart, and I play it (but only slowly)as an exercice, to try and get the feel of it.
About the Mallet Kat metronome.
I love this. This reminds me of David's duo with the sax player. To me it shows that if you can play lines you can play in any situation and make music.
