I was lucky enough to get along to Ronnie Scott's on Saturday night, to see an absolutely fantastic gig. I rushed over to catch the late show, (all the early tickets were sold out, unsurprisingly) and a packed out club was treated to some amazing music.
This is a top 30 list derived from the tune list PDF Tony posted.
I was so overwhelmed by 200 tunes I needed to add some focus.
One step at a time :)
-Todd
I'll just pass this letter along for the real vibe geeks!
This guy called Nico got information and then went to a machine shop to get the work done on his yamaha!!!
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Tony, Thanks you for introducing Nico Vanderplas to me after telling him about my Yamaha YV2700 keybed problems with the sounds of the last seven bars in the high register.
I just wanted to give a quick shout-out to recommend the DVD of Gary and Makoto Ozone's Live at Montreux DVD from the 2002 performance. I was just websurfing last week at Amazon and discovered this, and I didn't even know that it was available. As much as I like the CD, the DVD adds that "third player" - the audience, and I think you'll enjoy this even more.
Here's a tune list that was compiled by a fellow teacher at Univ of the Arts. Might be of use to some of you. Also see the 'Check this out link' for the Short Tunes List.
Hey I'm just getting started on Facebook and thought I'd mention it here... (I need friends and fans). Check it out. You can hear many of my recordings by clicking on the "My Band" tab. (Thanks Michael Pinto).
This is the quintessential recording of this tune. Maybe some of the younger guys haven't heard it??
Stop, sit and lesson.
If you didn't know this it makes the tune even heavier.
Billy Strayhorn wrote this tune at age 17 (if my research is correct, i.e. his biography). Listen to the words.
Is this one of the most heaviest songs or what? I get chills listening to it.
And then add Johnny Hartman and Coltrane and this is off the map.
THE DATES ARE SET!!! July 18 until the 21st. This workshop is designed to be inexpensive for members and subscribers on a budget. The workshop will cost €40 a day.
Any susbscribers who attend and want a private lesson can get one for free. For members a private lesson will be an additional €40.
Tony Miceli will be doing this workshop.
The best students are the ones who teach themselves and as a result have lots and lots of questions for their teachers..
When I teach a class and we do nothing that I had prepared, then it was a great class usually.
For some reason that just hit me. I forget who told me that but someone great did, way back in the day.
Rather than bury back in my mind, I thought I would type out here.
What's your favorite cd(s) where the format is a vibes trio, that is Vibes, Bass and Drums?