Oleo in B Flat (with guide tones in the bridge), Blues in the Closet in F, B flat, E flat, and G major.

aloha everyone ..

It has been way too long since i posted anything on vibesworkshop ..

some exciting projects happening and one in particular i would like to share with you .

Vibra Cubana is the latin side of my brain and now being a resident of Honolulu the influence of hawaiian exotica music and Arthur lyman has taken hold ...

the video ive attached here is vibra cubana live a Blue note Hawaii .. 2017

I humbly post this one, I am pretty sure it should be twice as fast as this, I'm still working it up.

Dampening

Putting the Scales in the Chords

This is an old lesson, but I think it's good. The audio is down at the bottom of the text.

So think of the scales this way. The chord tones and the notes between the chord tones are the scales. For example:

OK guide tones. I'll do a video and talk about them very soon to go along with this TOTM.

But they are super important. If you know your guide tones then you understand how the harmony works. If you can improvise guide tones, then you can make up accompaniment parts behind a singer. You can make up other parts with other musicians quickly. Guide tones are important!

Assignment from Tony: post a video of an etude from the Friedman book