So many great versions of this song. One of my favorite versions is by the late jazz harmonica player Toots Thielemans and pianist Kenny Werner. It was very sad hearing of Toots' passing last week. There was no one like him and it's such a huge loss. Toots and Kenny recorded this song on their duo recording. I also saw a video last week of Toots and Kenny playing this song in a concert. Toots playing the melody so beautifully on harmonica and Kenny backing him up on piano and synth with sensitivity and lots of harmonic color and variation.

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Here's a bonus for our 7 weeks of bebop, Blues For Alice. I thought this would be a good one because of the different changes. Good luck!

Behn

Trying to catch the spirit of the blues. Not a piece of cake.

This Horace Sliver tune is a great tune for modal study. It moves through some contrasting and somewhat awkward keys. When improvising it is important to make smooth connections as you move from key to key.

I've included the arrangement of the head. You can substitute the flute with pretty much any other instrument.

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I hope we are doing well and making great music with our vibraphones!

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My lesson is once again an epic etude made up of a few parts. Do the parts that are of interest to you.

Everyone:
As always, memorize the tune and the chords.

Fun recording of a very young Gary Burton