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Post by mikegarrison on Apr 21, 2020 19:02:30 GMT -5
For many years The Flecktones played in a quartet. Bela, the two Wooten brothers, and Howard Levy. Levy left the group, they replaced him, and then he came back. In that second video I posted, the guy playing the horn(s) is the replacement, named Jeff Coffin. Victor Wooten is the bass player. Roy Wooten goes by the name "Future Man" and plays an instrument he invented that he calls the "synth-axe-drumitar". Victor is a really good bass player. Like, really good.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 21, 2020 20:16:04 GMT -5
I'm practicing a lot of ii-V-I chord progressions with different voicings and ordering of 3rds, 5ths, 7ths, and 9ths. For all keys around the Circle of Fifths and good voice leading. Takes a long time. Variation 1:LH: root-5-7 RH: See chart (below) ii | --> | V | --> | I | 7 5 3 | --> | 3 9 7 | --> | 7 5 3 9 |
Variation 2:LH: root-5-7 RH: See chart (below) ii | --> | V | --> | I | 5 3 7 | --> | 9 7 3 | --> | 5 3 9 7 |
Variation 3:LH: root-5-7 RH: See chart (below) ii | --> | V | --> | I | 3 7 5 | --> | 7 3 9 | --> | 3 9 7 5 |
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 22, 2020 1:38:57 GMT -5
This is such a great piece that I used it many times in my home videos. LOL! Once, I used it for a split screen scene (Brian De Palma-style) of a visit to a museum.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 22, 2020 1:44:33 GMT -5
I used this as background music for our home video of a trip to Mexico. It was for a montage sequence using 3 split screens of all the sights we saw on a particular day.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 23, 2020 1:52:18 GMT -5
The Manhattan Transfer was one of the groups/bands that helped me transition from pop/rock to jazz. Here's "Candy." So lovely.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 23, 2020 14:36:19 GMT -5
I used to listen to Herbie Hancock's album Maiden Voyage a lot while doing homework sets in college. Wow! Takes me back! Here's the title track:
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 26, 2020 12:29:59 GMT -5
I ordered The New Real Book (Chuck Sher), a fake book, from an Amazon seller. I'll be working off this (and another fake book I have) for my jazz repertoire. The first song I'll be working on will be "All The Things You Are," a standard and a jazz favorite. And a personal favorite. The video below shows a "popular" version by Michael Jackson.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 26, 2020 19:35:32 GMT -5
The only thing I liked about the TV show, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, was the jazz piano accompaniment to many of the show's segments. Johnny Costa was the pianist and musical director for the show and he was given the green light to give the show a jazzy flavor. He was probably the only reason I kept watching the show, here and there.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 27, 2020 10:39:23 GMT -5
This week, I’m going to learn the major and minor pentatonic scales. Why? Good question. By the way, the statement, “This week, I’m going to learn the major and minor pentatonic scales,” is one that I never thought i’d ever make in my entire life.
I was reading about jazz improvisation and found out the blues scale is very popular (and useful) among jazz musicians. The 6-note blues scale is basically the pentatonic scale plus an additional note.
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Post by Phaedrus on Apr 27, 2020 17:48:53 GMT -5
The amazing Pat Metheny. "Are You Going With Me?" is such a hypnotic piece. Now you're talking. I started listening to him junior year in high school. American Garage album. I think I have every album he's put out. He has this midwestern lyricism and melodic sense that is very hypnotic. I saw Spyro Gyra when I first moved to Atlanta. Very nice show. Another one of my favorite is Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Really interesting melodies.
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Post by Phaedrus on Apr 27, 2020 17:50:22 GMT -5
For many years The Flecktones played in a quartet. Bela, the two Wooten brothers, and Howard Levy. Levy left the group, they replaced him, and then he came back. In that second video I posted, the guy playing the horn(s) is the replacement, named Jeff Coffin. Victor Wooten is the bass player. Roy Wooten goes by the name "Future Man" and plays an instrument he invented that he calls the "synth-axe-drumitar". Victor is a really good bass player. Like, really good. Have you listened to Victor's solo stuff?
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Post by mikegarrison on Apr 27, 2020 17:58:58 GMT -5
For many years The Flecktones played in a quartet. Bela, the two Wooten brothers, and Howard Levy. Levy left the group, they replaced him, and then he came back. In that second video I posted, the guy playing the horn(s) is the replacement, named Jeff Coffin. Victor Wooten is the bass player. Roy Wooten goes by the name "Future Man" and plays an instrument he invented that he calls the "synth-axe-drumitar". Victor is a really good bass player. Like, really good. Have you listened to Victor's solo stuff? I have not, but I'm sure it is excellent.
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Post by Phaedrus on Apr 27, 2020 18:01:17 GMT -5
This is usually the first jazz that people are exposed to.
Or this
Or this, with the inimitable Jaco Pastorius.
This is my favorite Pat Metheny tune.
This is the version of Strayhorn's Take The A Train performed at Newport Jazz that blew up. Especially Paul Gonsalves' sax solo.
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Post by Phaedrus on Apr 27, 2020 18:08:08 GMT -5
This is one of my favorite Bela tunes.
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Post by mikegarrison on Apr 27, 2020 18:24:56 GMT -5
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