tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67015609047732244852024-03-13T20:49:25.161-07:00Jazz IT upJazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-30665702544047779182010-06-23T20:57:00.000-07:002010-06-23T20:58:55.071-07:00More NavarroHere's another Fats Navarro imitation. <br /><br />Symphonette: <br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6RyjsD1T2QY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6RyjsD1T2QY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-79771049866209047902010-06-19T04:33:00.000-07:002010-06-19T04:37:29.259-07:00Boys Night OutComposition of the week:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAH7EK9MwZwjgHvdVFNFdt7IS0zoc6umnBYwpdPHO3iq0UU46xLwJXWR4MeST_KG1EKh7k8ngRpfaTCt77ubyL-PPyJii2gU3SKV1tnvZ2EHOzi-XjI5_pGUVWvmSzfRlHG8CKpJu9DE/s1600/Boys-Night-Out.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAH7EK9MwZwjgHvdVFNFdt7IS0zoc6umnBYwpdPHO3iq0UU46xLwJXWR4MeST_KG1EKh7k8ngRpfaTCt77ubyL-PPyJii2gU3SKV1tnvZ2EHOzi-XjI5_pGUVWvmSzfRlHG8CKpJu9DE/s320/Boys-Night-Out.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484447376739329362" /></a><br /><br />and a quick recording:<br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/upyti1pie5">Boys Night Out</a>Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-25922201449280177752010-03-29T14:10:00.000-07:002010-03-29T14:13:34.669-07:00See you TonightComposition of the week<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6vMCJqXMwOCzMtc70ZUWzy-9dtZwfm8dMp2SInogmmvzpZra-Jhh-hbt6cuwT1t2qKdxM5HH3gQZsZDdIT9gLc4PurzkgZDq3qRjzhwVvRxcG1pU9D07fe3TWShvHOgRs3Pwus5-Y1c/s1600/see-you-tonight.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6vMCJqXMwOCzMtc70ZUWzy-9dtZwfm8dMp2SInogmmvzpZra-Jhh-hbt6cuwT1t2qKdxM5HH3gQZsZDdIT9gLc4PurzkgZDq3qRjzhwVvRxcG1pU9D07fe3TWShvHOgRs3Pwus5-Y1c/s320/see-you-tonight.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454166840318176930" /></a><br /><br />and a quick recording:<br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/gqq39uyozg">See you Tonight</a>Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-18506903544740779382010-03-18T17:56:00.000-07:002010-03-18T17:59:47.739-07:00Here's that Summer DayComposition of the week. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3_7wlJkkCN0kKE7S6gEDC2AUe410oaPwytbnRnJ0GxKkbaBu1OoOyKd07fp-CishxMOALVO1O2XscLZQ-FrQ7OfI-20spDdoUD9EX_Vebo6nL54aERyybG0qZDBThQSDIiYNEEV2OVo/s1600-h/heres+that+summer+day.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3_7wlJkkCN0kKE7S6gEDC2AUe410oaPwytbnRnJ0GxKkbaBu1OoOyKd07fp-CishxMOALVO1O2XscLZQ-FrQ7OfI-20spDdoUD9EX_Vebo6nL54aERyybG0qZDBThQSDIiYNEEV2OVo/s320/heres+that+summer+day.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450142846161311906" /></a><br /><br />and a quick recording:<br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/rliv3459zy">Here's that Summer Day</a>Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-21878857746745552462010-03-10T17:30:00.000-08:002010-03-10T17:48:27.563-08:00Just a Little StoneComposition of the week.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WPRHb2B-026gzXv8zf35McQJQhhsAXqWUwEpOizRdAMNh9wglLdlwtHyapVPN5rGkzIVvz8p-ACQiZlMY-gZ_E5GCarBcE3nEbvWxGoYAgF-7ZMJVAVWl8u76OD9o9sYKyx7UueLpO0/s1600-h/just-a-little-stone.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WPRHb2B-026gzXv8zf35McQJQhhsAXqWUwEpOizRdAMNh9wglLdlwtHyapVPN5rGkzIVvz8p-ACQiZlMY-gZ_E5GCarBcE3nEbvWxGoYAgF-7ZMJVAVWl8u76OD9o9sYKyx7UueLpO0/s320/just-a-little-stone.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447187016060138098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And a quick recording:<br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/xi2udnadms">Just a little Stone</a>Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-73284760679251581802010-02-19T17:39:00.000-08:002010-02-19T18:12:48.232-08:00Imitating Fats NavarroImitating the Jazz Master Fats Navarro playing Lady Bird. Slowed down to 70% or so, I play and sing along to the great solo. <br />This is not something you'd want to do for a performance, but this is an excellent exercise. Probably the best way to learn how to swing. <br />When people say that in order to learn jazz, one needs to listen, this is how I understand it. <br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ShieE2b7A5o&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ShieE2b7A5o&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />Also check out 7notemode's tutorial on how to swing:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqAZgKR2HQcJazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-43936606855326409712010-02-08T18:30:00.000-08:002010-02-08T18:35:24.544-08:00Just FriendsThis has to be one of the most amazing arrangements of Just Friends ever played. Bird is blowing incredibly melodic lines at blazing speed. It's hardly believable someone can reach this level of musicality. <br /><br />So for fun, I played over the head of Just Friends, at 50% of original speed. Then I added the same piece, with Bird alone this time (I wish), at original speed. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/c1mvcmra29">Just Friends</a><br /><br />Listen to Charlie Parker.Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-11336332646992621242010-02-07T17:56:00.001-08:002010-02-07T18:01:47.208-08:00Bits of New YorkI took a short break while moving since most of my stuff was packed away. <br /><br />Here's Bits of New York:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwj-eSdmxsZ1aIyqVBli5DOGejVk0Nn2m3C_AUj8Nuyz40unH0koF1EucGyNiA-GnzsrN6ektw3kPuRNds4f-Xc3Csv3LgrBBcGIRT_u61848C6fA9-SsPvCyKlIoOBaAIMxMLoLKwtUc/s1600-h/Bits+Of+New+York.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwj-eSdmxsZ1aIyqVBli5DOGejVk0Nn2m3C_AUj8Nuyz40unH0koF1EucGyNiA-GnzsrN6ektw3kPuRNds4f-Xc3Csv3LgrBBcGIRT_u61848C6fA9-SsPvCyKlIoOBaAIMxMLoLKwtUc/s320/Bits+Of+New+York.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435686199783054930" /></a><br /><br />And a quick recording:<br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/cxyghae8zc">Bits of New York</a>Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-43876683543867857742010-01-01T16:41:00.001-08:002010-01-01T16:53:21.942-08:00Ear Training RingtonesHere's a present for the new year. Ringtones for your iPhones. Download <a href="http://www.box.net/shared/yxpe6uclds">this file </a>, unzip it, open with iTunes, sync your iPhone. <br /><br />Next, assuming you have about a dozen contacts that call you, assign one ringtone per contact. <br />Each ringtone is an interval. After a while, you will associate John to a minor 6th interval, and Sophie to a b9. <br />This is passive ear training, intended to slowly help you recognize about a dozen intervals. <br /><br />What else? It is far less annoying than having Fur Elise or Jay-Z interrupt your meeting!Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-53059431365907395302009-12-01T18:52:00.000-08:002009-12-01T19:10:53.925-08:00April in ParisA quick Parker transcription. It gets me everytime. Even at slower tempos, staying so close to the melody, the lines are absolutely gorgeous.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/qob47t9nh2">April in Paris</a>Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-82410039941218180822009-11-28T06:58:00.001-08:002009-11-28T07:01:56.316-08:00And it all adds up to NothingComposition of the week:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrmA0pZTZ-YXfce8qxL91AkiYEnQCWdY-JecmkEhYVqzHoKwCE-KiFqIY3reJ_bpmgV2YK18LrPI6OWU1cIIUMFc6BTebTSw7X45V_AQP-S1Mmi_KcKfqZDg4vVh78z4-j1vdI10mOdo/s1600/and-it-all-adds-up-to-nothing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrmA0pZTZ-YXfce8qxL91AkiYEnQCWdY-JecmkEhYVqzHoKwCE-KiFqIY3reJ_bpmgV2YK18LrPI6OWU1cIIUMFc6BTebTSw7X45V_AQP-S1Mmi_KcKfqZDg4vVh78z4-j1vdI10mOdo/s320/and-it-all-adds-up-to-nothing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409169749690143938" /></a>Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-79855898822421198952009-11-02T05:31:00.001-08:002009-11-02T05:35:24.026-08:00Sea of GreenComposition of the week.<br /><br />The exercise here is to use more 16th notes, and "shift gears", going from 16th, to triplets, to 8ths. <br /><br />I have a little fun with Tynerisms on the bridge. I thought it just screamed for it. <br /><br />Here it goes:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaE_y04-RjZP7JB_89SQZNoBKquQ9lH6W-4443uGBj-Y0hZVNFEMJUNX98OAyB61-sStp98-vVZD5BdmPVQ4ah2_J4s-itZSvYqj1tzlPTUoeym-wNrg5tisJtfNgJ-Mbkb1RIK1BmOvk/s1600-h/sea-of-green.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaE_y04-RjZP7JB_89SQZNoBKquQ9lH6W-4443uGBj-Y0hZVNFEMJUNX98OAyB61-sStp98-vVZD5BdmPVQ4ah2_J4s-itZSvYqj1tzlPTUoeym-wNrg5tisJtfNgJ-Mbkb1RIK1BmOvk/s320/sea-of-green.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399499091234991346" /></a><br /><br />and a quick recording:<br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/9d92lvjc2a">Sea of Green</a>Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-33592170122468113052009-10-23T18:53:00.000-07:002009-10-23T18:59:38.042-07:00And then it didComposition of the week.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAf5wsE8l5PAiZY7SwygDlrF6NWvTZSWuTvy_SYxv4MOdASYcy3AMSxY2IYYt07Hv3vCIwcyB9Do4TjTFzfUxN9EfdL8VqIwKEwb9GGhHsw6tsVnCxpImMGpsUrFhQhqOZ1IBzWlWW4s/s1600-h/and-then-it-did.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAf5wsE8l5PAiZY7SwygDlrF6NWvTZSWuTvy_SYxv4MOdASYcy3AMSxY2IYYt07Hv3vCIwcyB9Do4TjTFzfUxN9EfdL8VqIwKEwb9GGhHsw6tsVnCxpImMGpsUrFhQhqOZ1IBzWlWW4s/s320/and-then-it-did.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395979501899229378" /></a><br /><br />And a quick recording:<br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/ccpvjigt7o">And Then It Did</a>Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-24919837467779681102009-10-03T06:34:00.001-07:002009-10-03T06:36:57.801-07:00What if there was another you?Composition of the week. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAemWZc3qhbti2RtX2ZU30GH9aIUFs_nvfYttizjPgsoiSK-SeCZMDkJZwQnQGg1WMoOh82v0ATu1yH1EeuGU3LaMl_U-kMQOircCAeJrUWh7Yfik8OfJ6faXRzZUcdMAy3tIttbQml0s/s1600-h/What-if-there-was-another-you.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAemWZc3qhbti2RtX2ZU30GH9aIUFs_nvfYttizjPgsoiSK-SeCZMDkJZwQnQGg1WMoOh82v0ATu1yH1EeuGU3LaMl_U-kMQOircCAeJrUWh7Yfik8OfJ6faXRzZUcdMAy3tIttbQml0s/s320/What-if-there-was-another-you.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388367176173775250" /></a><br /><br />and a quick recording:<br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/qtmaeapooe">What if there was another you?</a>Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-49295163256213947952009-09-18T16:38:00.001-07:002009-09-18T16:40:21.344-07:00FloraComposition of the week. <br /><br />This composition, like the last, uses only triplets. In addition, ghost notes are added, breaking the flow. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9F-MA0odTsdh_0qrzI3ESJG5PSp0MPZ8EWstJEvxpgRRR9eYdNDEBinWf28JJZLrt-aL6l2cX5KMy3QKsAczA9LBPMI3xGRZv0dPF08Un-q91Nc_Znd7oe_YIck3svH314PAHEO6UEQ/s1600-h/flora.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9F-MA0odTsdh_0qrzI3ESJG5PSp0MPZ8EWstJEvxpgRRR9eYdNDEBinWf28JJZLrt-aL6l2cX5KMy3QKsAczA9LBPMI3xGRZv0dPF08Un-q91Nc_Znd7oe_YIck3svH314PAHEO6UEQ/s320/flora.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382956152704066066" /></a><br /><br />And a quick recording:<br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/6xoj1o9iaz">Flora</a>Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-13460550361474967452009-09-07T11:02:00.000-07:002009-09-07T11:05:57.441-07:00Darn ThisComposition of the week. <br /><br />Different than usual, the point of this exercise is to create a line exclusively with triplets. Add to that the fact that I wanted to do long lines. The result's a little wild.<br /><br />Here we go:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBVr1AkJgYPrA-J7jTEipsAhxxXg91mXCZwUktw4CqYcvVdHeSxfQ1lZ54yVUH6SzKQMhyPqMTNQHANuEyJSzang-9YTUR8-o8X5lx5ew_4qaNbMO_gJg17vhVywiFY4wpf8Gi3dWwPc/s1600-h/darn-this.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBVr1AkJgYPrA-J7jTEipsAhxxXg91mXCZwUktw4CqYcvVdHeSxfQ1lZ54yVUH6SzKQMhyPqMTNQHANuEyJSzang-9YTUR8-o8X5lx5ew_4qaNbMO_gJg17vhVywiFY4wpf8Gi3dWwPc/s320/darn-this.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378787892449513042" /></a><br /><br />And a quick recording:<br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/mrhi016s6b">Darn This!</a>Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-20045058735634348942009-08-29T05:47:00.000-07:002009-08-30T06:42:44.224-07:00Parker's MoodAnother Bird transcription. Another masterpiece. I'm going through the first 2 choruses of<br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/a7l6o7jv6x">Parker's Mood</a><br /><br />More Charlie Parker to come ...Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-54327289177890579972009-08-26T17:59:00.000-07:002009-08-26T18:03:32.273-07:00East of CyprusComposition of the week:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEBOCxKUXJUMCXlo7-Qm7HS_9mV6t1rzGqf-ZB93fVTsXtOqHaov9ieGgFzP1KnD3gyHX7QznvtdWHxtcN0VXASt1kLe-tA9ubZinP7AP2XZw365rtSbwZfruO5Mt8JbWuZ_ZeVUveLY/s1600-h/east-of-cyprus.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEBOCxKUXJUMCXlo7-Qm7HS_9mV6t1rzGqf-ZB93fVTsXtOqHaov9ieGgFzP1KnD3gyHX7QznvtdWHxtcN0VXASt1kLe-tA9ubZinP7AP2XZw365rtSbwZfruO5Mt8JbWuZ_ZeVUveLY/s320/east-of-cyprus.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374442751149943074" /></a><br /><br /><br />and a quick recording:<br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/9gf4b6pgv6">East of Cyprus</a><br /><br />Composed in Rosegarden, recorded in Logic.Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-77961072477516118652009-08-20T06:15:00.000-07:002009-08-20T06:20:58.639-07:00White Whale DriveComposition of the week. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis581YD4GS03ZCSFSTupHmNNIBufAQBdnY-KRWdfEC3WmZI4HpuWxx7TAvhre100dPA-UcycppCeSsY203cHofNjvkOFidDYvwSAx6HnihYmAdKhY4W46lj0_AUBRWQAyHJb5YAHEbj4Y/s1600-h/white-whale-drive.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis581YD4GS03ZCSFSTupHmNNIBufAQBdnY-KRWdfEC3WmZI4HpuWxx7TAvhre100dPA-UcycppCeSsY203cHofNjvkOFidDYvwSAx6HnihYmAdKhY4W46lj0_AUBRWQAyHJb5YAHEbj4Y/s320/white-whale-drive.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372034905900451762" /></a><br /><br />and a quick recording:<br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/dy44jsy4ht">White Whale Drive</a><br /><br />(recorded in Logic, composed in Rosegarden)Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-77121117749929745772009-08-18T18:24:00.001-07:002009-08-18T18:34:23.539-07:00Embraceable YouAnother Charlie Parker transcription. This is probably the best solo I've ever heard. I never realized just how much was going on in Charlie Parker's ballads until this. <br /><br />This is a ballad played at a slow tempo. There are a few solos before this one. Everyone is playing swing eights, taking it easy and melodic. Bird comes in, and everything is taken to a whole new level. Swing 16th are the new rules. Pick up the track from to see what I mean. Parker still keeps a ballad feel throughout, he's just re-inventing how to play them, right there and then. I cannot imagine having to solo after Bird that day. <br /><br />Despite the slow tempo, I had to slow this down considerably to hear the individual notes. My teacher tells me him and Lennie used to learn Bird's solo on a record player set up at half speed, with everything an octave down. This is basically it. <br />I dropped the usual sax voice in favor of the good old acoustic. <br /><br />More Parker to come. For now, this is <br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/tc9jgxczpf">Embraceable You</a>Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-56596726083800201162009-08-16T06:25:00.000-07:002009-08-16T06:29:41.740-07:00It's not much reallyComposition of the week. I have a couple more ready, just need to create the blog entry. <br /><br />Here we go:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMdCFnnudsBPmE_cZkov0R8QndQvWvBK2UiaZ0439M1_6LO9hKhNHRbNzTynDEDKMgRuFPj5e8kdh_drWjh1RK6zUDK_Rw8cwa6m9sSfljtBk1OQC4mx4af8MAaC0cF25XclvI3q8zHQ/s1600-h/its-not-much-really.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMdCFnnudsBPmE_cZkov0R8QndQvWvBK2UiaZ0439M1_6LO9hKhNHRbNzTynDEDKMgRuFPj5e8kdh_drWjh1RK6zUDK_Rw8cwa6m9sSfljtBk1OQC4mx4af8MAaC0cF25XclvI3q8zHQ/s320/its-not-much-really.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370552614242817426" /></a><br /><br />and a quick recording:<br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/kl5ufnt8qh">It's not much really</a>Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-26484204655838990142009-07-26T09:28:00.001-07:002009-07-26T09:33:35.272-07:00Now's the timeUsually, I slow down Bird recordings to play along to them. In this case, he takes it a a reasonable tempo, somewhere around 130. So I decided to play along at normal speed. All was good for an entire chorus. And then he puts you right back where you belong. I ended up skipping a couple of lines :). <br /><br />I need to do more Charlie Parker. <br /><br />For now, here's<br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/byoao4v69j">Now's the time</a>Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-11370305718128989722009-07-25T04:11:00.000-07:002009-07-25T04:18:58.558-07:00Tweet TweetLast Composition for a short while. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXjmk7XtVwqAfrOoU3Yq_dZ8gFYsyBxeJNnqamsWVYsja9-lgGLrE6Hm6sr8pl9Rd6v_ZGAO17SqzPqDzteeMbmqL5PXkQEZWbs6lNcPEpsADGFbG2WAQxY4hyphenhyphenvPZWn4gaOvfMcIpqCY/s1600-h/tweet-tweet-1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXjmk7XtVwqAfrOoU3Yq_dZ8gFYsyBxeJNnqamsWVYsja9-lgGLrE6Hm6sr8pl9Rd6v_ZGAO17SqzPqDzteeMbmqL5PXkQEZWbs6lNcPEpsADGFbG2WAQxY4hyphenhyphenvPZWn4gaOvfMcIpqCY/s320/tweet-tweet-1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362355060856991970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRs8M49_UiTwTaPSkd-R3jpqpZSY9zycOnL8YErMUtPBSe7stMhnLQyV_NObsshquWaGyg7YMZRUkz5unw58DOv5UV1GFjcoHUIHzmp4rwzgk09MZ4uoGK3Poylr9xSvZ0iQmE1-37vM/s1600-h/tweet-tweet-2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRs8M49_UiTwTaPSkd-R3jpqpZSY9zycOnL8YErMUtPBSe7stMhnLQyV_NObsshquWaGyg7YMZRUkz5unw58DOv5UV1GFjcoHUIHzmp4rwzgk09MZ4uoGK3Poylr9xSvZ0iQmE1-37vM/s320/tweet-tweet-2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362355055631219170" /></a><br /><br />and a quick recording. <br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/cf4yznihye">Tweet Tweet</a>Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-7032022444865454722009-07-15T15:02:00.000-07:002009-07-15T15:08:06.926-07:00Billie's Bounce4 choruses of Charlie Parker. Some parts are very tricky to play. Nevertheless, this is quite addictive. <br /><br />Here I am on top of Bird playing <a href="http://www.box.net/shared/8sfo9xmqor">Billie's Bounce</a>Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701560904773224485.post-6846415854049041182009-07-11T18:02:00.000-07:002009-07-12T04:59:19.702-07:00But Not TodayComposition of the week.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgD5aGf1OPQRjQcyn2f9T1mTA27krNSuUL6qZa7gr0sSVlFAn0OGblUk5uTQFpmSSF2wlFSJTf07bCl5lFyTKkYQH-KBjtIx14vWVT4WhnsrqZ1J_weO9HxtfrIe9vFnIKClbv0QYV2dg/s1600-h/but-not-today.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgD5aGf1OPQRjQcyn2f9T1mTA27krNSuUL6qZa7gr0sSVlFAn0OGblUk5uTQFpmSSF2wlFSJTf07bCl5lFyTKkYQH-KBjtIx14vWVT4WhnsrqZ1J_weO9HxtfrIe9vFnIKClbv0QYV2dg/s320/but-not-today.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357373011681008722" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/bu89xnjdit">But Not Today</a>Jazz IT Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749911198683710258noreply@blogger.com0