People have been posting what they're working on. They're also posting original compositions and rehearsals and tunes from gigs. This is COOL! I always get inspired listening to others play. And I get ideas also. So I'm glad to see people posting what they're up to! I bet everybody feels the same way.
hey guys. i was 5 days off the army and i thought it will be great if i practise these days.i practised chord solo and simple bebop lines(this is something i do for over 3 months)and i posted angel eyes-a part of my study
thanks
see you all soon
So Instead of going to G he puts what I call a pivot chord and modulates to Eb. I think of this as the Anti-Mack-The-Knife modulation. It fits with the melody and moves you to a new key seamlessly.
The best thing about a jazz swing bass line is it does 2 things. The first is it is supposed to outline the chord changes very clearly. The second is in it's main function it insists on being played on each beat. A great way to study chords and improvisation is to play bass lines.
This doesn't have to be strict for our purposes. By this I mean you don't have to stick to the low end of your instrument. If you're not a bass player just play quarter notes and outline the chords. Below is an example of a simple blues bass line.
In this section we'll study different grips.
Chord Tone Solos
Tony Miceli
Here is a video showing a close-up of Alexey Chizhik's 5 mallet technique. At the beginning of the video, you can see how the sticks are laid out.
"Alexey Chizhik (vibraphone) and Zhenjia Glukk (journalist). Show on TV VOT 2008 (summer). St-Petersburg Russia. Playing Over the rainbow by Harold Arlen."
Barry
This is an arrangement I did of Coração Vagabundo by Caetano Veloso. For those who don't know, Caetano Veloso is a very famous Brazilian songwriter. I've always liked this tune so I decided to attempt a solo version. This is also my first attempt using my new mic setup. Thanks for listening everyone!
Mike Blake is the percussion cat out at University of North Dakota. He's well respected in the vibe world and is a great player. Check him out playing Blue In Green.
