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I'm always wondering how to play a busy bebop tune and add chords.

I also don't think we have to play a lot of chords with a busy melody as busy melodies usually have a lot of information in them.

So I tried here to simply add only notes for the function of making sure the harmony was clear. I personally like this sound a lot.

Try to play it and see what you think.

Very simple but gets you improvising in minutes. And it's kind of fun!

This is an arrangement of Have You Met Miss Jones? I have been working on for the upcoming Pop Up Class. I'm hoping to play it a little faster and work it through the keys of F, Db, and A. Feedback welcome!

"All The Things You Are" with comping/solo playing: working with a student yesterday on comping/solo playing. We were working on various voicing techniques and concepts including closed, open voicings, voicings in 4rths, pentatonic voicings, 4-7 note voicings with upper structure triads, clusters, textural voicings and symmetrical diminished voicings. We also focused on how connecting the voicings with inner voices or an upper melodic line, breaking up the voicings and interspersing melodic fragments can lead to solo playing. That's how Gary developed many of his solo arrangements.

Transcription of solo using Upper Structure Triads on "What Is This Thing Called Love". (Thanks to Nico Chara for the transcription) The improv concept explanation and the first chorus analysis is included in The Complete Guide To Improvisation Volume Two.

For more on the topic, including the specific USTs being used, here are page excerpts from the book:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6z3NzPm4yYpckJlWjlwdm9DTXM/view?fbcli…

Here you have it: one of the most challenging licks for vibraphone taken directly from the master.
it's also a great technical exercise based on the double lateral stroke.

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Using the first 16 bars of Exercise #1 from Ted Reed's classic book, ideas are adapted to the balafon in a variety of styles to build independence.

Download the attached excerpt from Ted's book.

Play the head along with me.

Then we trade 8s. Remember it's AABA Dmin Dmin Ebmin Dmin
I'll start off the 8s. That means you are only soloing in Dmin. However you have to comp for me when it goes to Ebmin7. So work on your chords and solo in Dminor.

I can put up a version where you solo first that means you will solo in both Dmin and Ebmin

Get it?

Play along, record it and post it!

I kept my solo simple. Maybe you can transcribe some of my 8s? Do some ear training?

Its been a while since I've posted anything so here's a tune I've been working on, no comping on this just bass drums and vibes melody and solo. Feedback welcome Thanks