A lot of times when I practice, I hit an interval and it reminds me of something I've heard before. Then I have to learn that tune. I heard an interval from Crepuscule with Nellie, by Thelonious Munk. I didn't have a lead sheet so I…
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This is the first chorus of Steve Nelson playing a solo over Beautiful Love. I also posted part of it as a pdf, but I just started transcribing today so it's only a part and I think there are some parts wrong. but I'm working on it.
This…
Here's a solo to transcribe. I made it fairly simple, but not too. Memorize it. Record yourself playing on top of my solo. This is how you transcribe! This is how you steal other peoples stuff! All great musicians do it!
This is a solo…
Here's a podcast discussing comping over the 'A' section to Green Dolphin Street. If focuses on which notes are least important and expendable as well as using the C pedal in your comping.
A member of the site here just got his first gig on vibes. I thought I would mention that and mention how important it is to play live. Yes if you haven't done it, the first times are a little scary and might even be a disaster, but this…
Here is lesson two where I demonstrate harmonizing minor and dominant bebop scales. Make sure to run these through all keys with a metronome. Notice how the major and relative minor scales are identical (you only have to learn one that…
Thought I'd post my practice session with the tune 'My Romance'. Working on getting it smooth and finding lines to weave through the changes and keeping the tempo steady!
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Here's a solo version of "Alone Together" for your consideration :-). I've been trying to get this together for weeks now, but have been battling technical issues and finally just decided to give up. There's some buzzing and…