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Hi vibes family:

I record my debut album back in February right before the craziness happened. Last week I put a crowdfunding together. Since I didn’t sign with a label, so I’m managing everything myself. The record will be released sept 23rd (that’s also my birthday). So far I’ve recorded all the songs and paid the musicians.

Arrangement from Gary Burton of Michel Legrand's "The Summer Knows". Dug this up from the files and got this way back from Gary during lessons in the 70's. Some really nice things in here in terms of the harmony, techniques and voicings.

Here's the link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19q3XU8qLELCQt1g_WDZfF4xKPk1Be1Z1/view?…

The harmony is based off of Tony's chord study in the pop up class 2 weeks ago. I tried to make it lyrical using arpeggios, chromatic bass lines and surround notes, as well as with 3 and 4 note chords. I am still working on learning to play my own arrangement accurately... sigh.

I hope you all had a great 4th of July weekend! I'm a day late, but I wanted to post what is my work in progress arrangement (not least in the performance) of this beautiful patriotic song. As a newcomer to this country, it's quickly becoming one of my favorite holidays.

The following notes were taken down right after a lesson with Gary during my studies with him at Berklee during the 70s.

Gary Burton Lesson
March 6th, 1975
Vibes Solo – Chega de Saudade (No More Blues)

Remember Dynamics – They make a simple line sound remarkably dramatic. Use more swells and de-swells in your line. When you use swells and dynamics, it gives you more time for space because each line is so important and stands alone.