Attached is a PDF. Listen to the simple audio file AFTER you play the melody to the tune or listen to it on CD.

Here the changes? Lots of rootless voicings there but you hear the harmony. Rootless voicings are a little magical to me.

Write the chords in from a lead sheet but add my chord extensions so you know exactly what is there.

Memorize the voicings and then add your own rhythms.

If you are really a hard work, transpose everything into another key.

Practicing the beautiful composition "Emily" by Johnny Mandel. Of course inspired by the brilliant version of the great Bill Evans.

A little rendition of "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" before teaching a long day at Berklee. Thanks to the great pianist Keith Jarrett for the inspiration and nice changes.

Feel free to play it rubato and rhythmically loose!

Aloha, This is Scale exercise concept i have been developing of the last year. The concept is to be able to " call upon" any part of the scale at any time.

concept of this idea is to start on the tonic of the scale. go up to the 7th degree and skip the repeated tonic and land on the 9th.. once you get to the 9th degree you descend down the scale in question to the 2nd degree and repeat the cycle ... ascending and descending til you have worked thru the entire scale ...

Enjoy

Aloha everyone ... today i am presenting a cool Art Tatum lick that i have been starting to use over ain't Misbehavin and other standards for tin pan alley ... The lick is definately inspired by Ed Saindon's record. on the sunnyside .. which really nails this style of playing in the vibes ..

Ed, i hope ive come close to presenting this in a solid manner.

enjoy

Trying to get playing again! Can't wait to go through this book. Thanks vibes workshop for motivating me :-) I don't think I got the dynamic (phrasing) just right – Mf a little too strong in the beginning.. Thanks for listening!

Trying to get the vibraphone to sing again (been a long time) excited to get back into the Friedman book :-)-jj

took this photo on stage with my Iphone Jazzminds Honolulu Hawaii .. my monday night regular gig