this was a wonderfull gig with Legendary Percussionist Gerardo Velez ( founding member of Spyro Gyra) at the blue note hawaii .. the amazing Bonny B was on Drums ...
Second part of a series of videos my Electric Trio recorded Live in the Brooklyn last Fall.
Enjoy!
In this clip I'm improvising with Pentatonics over "On Green Dolphin Street".
In addition to Pentatonics, there are some Upper Structure Triads (USTs) and Four Note Groupings (FNGs) in there. USTs and FNGS are two of the chapters in "The Complete Guide To Improvisation - Volume Two" that was just released.
The improvised solo in this clip was later transcribed by German vibist Volker Heuken.
To view and download Volker's transcription and the chart that lists the Pentatonics being used in this clip, click on the link below.
Improvising on Green Dolphin Street using the improv concept of Four Note Groupings (FNGs) which is a chapter in the just released The Complete Guide To Improvisation - Volume Two. The technique uses triads with a passing note as a means of generating lines. For major triads: 1, 2, 3 and 5. For minor triads: 1, 2, b3 and 5 or 1, b3, 4 and 5. In the clip, I'm playing the last 8 bars of the tune to set up the tune. The first chorus is a written out solo based on the Four Note Grouping concept.
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Practicing the beautiful composition "Emily" by Johnny Mandel. Of course inspired by the brilliant version of the great Bill Evans.
A little rendition of "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" before teaching a long day at Berklee. Thanks to the great pianist Keith Jarrett for the inspiration and nice changes.