Off the cuff version of “Just Friends” while in between teaching online today in the studio. Pretty much just focusing on lines here.
Aloha from Honolulu ,
Did I post this already? I don't think so.
Be sure to download the attached excerpt from my book "Clave" which covers the examples found in this video lesson.
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Vibist Challenge: Since we all have pretty much a lot of time on our hands, I’m posting a fairly simple challenge to my fellow vibists out there. Here it is: Take an improvised chorus on “All the Things You Are” and use the exact rhythms from the Ted Reed “Syncopation” book on page 37. This is a page that all of the students of Alan Dawson have worked on in various drum set applications with the great legendary educator. The solo should be spontaneously improvised (not worked out ahead of time or written out) and clearly sound the changes.
The story is so common that it is even in the Wikipedia entry about Bobby Hutcherson; He was so inspired by hearing Milt Jackson play on Miles Davis’ version of Thelonius Monk’s “Bemsha Swing” from the 1954 album “Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants”, that he decided he wanted to learn to play the vibes.
Had a little time between students while teaching online today so I picked a song and focused on a specific task. The task was incorporating scalar lines/runs with a variety of stickings including alternate strokes as well as combination sticking. Also, starting and ending the runs in different places of the measure. The tune is Jobim’s “Triste”. Again, it’s practice and a work in progress.