Monday, November 21, 2016

John Coltrane's "Countdown" - Improv with Chord Tones, Scales and Four Note Groupings

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I had a little practice time today at Berklee and was working on John Coltrane's classic composition "Countdown". My improv s...
Monday, April 18, 2016

Chord Melody on "I'll Wait & Pray"

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Here is a chord melody on "I'll Wait And Pray" (George Treadwell, Jerry Valentine) utilizing a variety of voicings, as well as...
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Joe Locke's Solo Transcription - Stolen Moments (Sailing)

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Another beautiful take on Oliver Nelson's minor blues composition "Stolen Moments" by the great Joe Locke. This is a nice band...
Monday, December 7, 2015

Joe Locke's Solo Transcription - Stolen Moments (But Beautiful)

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Here is  a transcription of Joe Locke's solo on Oliver Nelson's minor blues "Stolen Moments". It is the closing tune in th...
Sunday, December 6, 2015

Joe Locke's Solo Transcription - You Don't Know What Love Is (But Beautiful)

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This is a transcription of another tasteful solo by Joe Locke on the standard "You Don't Know What Love Is" by De Paul/Raye. I...
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Four Note Groupings on "I Love You" & "Rhythm Changes"

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This clip was taped in a recent improvisation class taught by Ed Saindon at Berklee College of Music. The class was working on applying th...
Monday, June 22, 2015

Chord Melody on "Beautiful Love"

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Here is a simpler chord melody chorus on the 1929 standard "Beautiful Love" by Victor Young. Like we mentioned in the previous cho...
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Saturday, May 23, 2015

Joe Locke's solo - On A Misty Night

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Here is a transcription of Joe Locke's vibes solo on Tadd Dameron's tune, "On A Misty Night". This gorgeous duo session  w...
Thursday, May 7, 2015

Chord Melody on "How Insensitive"

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Here is a chorus of chord melody on Jobim's composition "How Insensitive". This is a good way to systematically work on solo v...
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Tension Resolution Improv on "Time After Time"

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Tension Resolution (TR) on "Time After Time": One of the improvisational concepts that my students and I were working on this we...