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I've been recently working on a solo version of Bobby Hutcherson't "Little B's Poem". It's a 16 bar tune with no bridge. The form is simple but getting the feeling of the tune plus feeling good about the time and the groove have taken me quite a long time. Although I've been "dabbling" in the tune for years I feel I'm finally kind of getting it down. It's a killer. Questions like, "What should I play in the left hand?" "Should I play every change?" "Sould I comp during the solo or just play lines?" Lots of things to consider.

Here's the solo vibe piece that goes with the Misty Lesson. There are some serious challenges in it.

This is Giant Steps stuff!

I've told this story a million times. So sorry if you heard it before.

When my 1st wife was pregnant she came home and said so many woman were pregnant at the save time. I said I bet it's not any more than usual however you are pregnant and now you're seeing all these other pregnant women. We got into a big fight!

The point is, sometimes just doing stuff will pay off later.

Practice dividing the octave up into 3 parts and don't worry about why. I can do it very easily and if you can't then you should so we both can do it, think about it and talk about it.

Just kind of went off on some ideas I have :-)

Hi vibes friend today I'd like to present my transcription of the head of Falling Grace (Swallow) as played by Gary Burton in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7Dtsh_BhkQ

Unfortunately there's no description in the video but I think it was recorded in the '90.
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Great interview with Mike Mainieri. I'm probably the only person who hasn't seen it already but I thought it was excellent.

https://youtu.be/2053-hgjve0

Hi Tony,

I had a go at this. I should probably practice it more, but I was inspired by Al to post something. I had to simplify a chord or two to play it at this tempo. I also missed at least one chord in the bridge, but I think I kept the time together.

Does anyone remember the story Gary told about this tune from his autobiography? As I recall, George Shearing gave this tune to Gary at rehearsal thinking it would be difficult for him. Lo and behold, Gary was already familiar with the tune and blew through it no problem!

-Tristan

It’s just about playing silence. How to play the silence. The challenge here is to say enough without saying too much. Needs a lot of practice. Phrasing is one of the key.