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Modes - 15 wk crs - Lesson 1
You need to start the course, knowing the following and with the tasks completed. Wait to start until you have all this preliminary stuff…
These are my videos for lesson 1 of the 15 lesson vibe course. I'm also attaching my Listening Assignment notes here.
Alone at Last Track by Track
Moon-child/ In Your Quiet Place
Firstly, I don’t think this piece could have been named…
I've been loving the lessons that Behn has been posting about the tune. I have been playing it for a while and, in fact, have been using it for some of my most recent experiments. Yes to everything that Behn has been saying! We all…
The Arrival of Victor Feldman
Track 1 Serpent’s Tooth
Victor plays vibes. Early Miles Davis tune.
Track 2 Waltz
Chopin waltz that starts with piano, then vibes and back to piano. The track reminds me of MJQ.
Track 3 Chasing Shadows…
Mike Mainieri Wanderlust
Track 1 Bullet Train
Lots of percussion at the opening. Really cool. Tune is super difficult but, as is the case with the entire album, played effortlessly so it doesn’t sound difficult. To me, it sounds like…
So What is an A,A,B,A form tune using 2 chords, dm7 and ebm7. Maybe the most famous modal jazz standard. The bass usually plays the head. Soloing involves using the Dorian Modes on D and Eb. Repetition and rhythmic motifs work well.…
Gary Burton Alone at Last
Track 1 Moonchild/In Your Quiet Place
Keith Jarrett tunes. Fast, smooth runs showing Gary’s impressive technique.
Track 2 Green Mountains/Arise, Her Eyes
2 Steve Swallow tunes. My favorite track. Pitch…
I’m back on the radio, ladies and gentlemen!
WETF FM, the jazz station in South Bend, Indiana, and home to two dozen or so jazz programs covering every variety, is our new home. “Mornin’ Gloria” will air on Tuesday mornings at 8AM…