I'm doing some recording this week with a bass player. We spent a whole session last week putting together and recording this arrangement of "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me". As much fun as improvising is, I love putting little arrangements like this together. I'll add the notes once I get a chance to write it out.
Autumn Leaves” - Applying voicing concepts as a means for solo playing. Voicings are played harmonically and linearly. The concepts are from by book Voicing Concepts for the Jazz Vibist which is available from Amazon. Some of the concepts addressed in the book include: Pentatonic Voicings, Cluster Voicings, Intervallic Voicings, Shapes in the Texture, Voicings with Upper Structure Triads, Chord Alteration, Reharm Concepts and Symmetrical Diminished Voicings.
Blues with a shuffle feel. I love how Keith Jarrett plays the blues with this type of feel usually as an encore during his solo concerts. Also a fan of how great guitarists like B. B. King, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan play the blues. The scope and depth of music is very expansive.
Always nice to see vibes in a different setting.
I finally finished my new book and have settled on a title. The Shapes and Patterns of Music Prologue
The book is approximately 50 pages of nonstop exercise patterns. Great for reading and improvising. I hope you enjoy the workout! The printed complete book will be available very soon.
A new interview (FWIW)
http://voyagedallas.com/interview/meet-pipervibe-music-fire-ice-corinth…
My wife and I are passing through Spokane on vacation, and we visited the "Historic" Davenport Hotel, a hotel originally built in 1914 and then fully restored several years ago.
Hi Folks,
Been vacant on the site here the last few months. Just wanted to take a minute and do a quick blog about what I've been doing in the shed the last few weeks.
This year I decided I wanted to be a stronger 2 mallet player. From the time I got on the vibes in college after playing marimba for a year or two I pretty quickly committed to 4 mallets, all the time. The whole approach from the Burton school, comping, dampening, etc.
I love it!
