This is such a beautiful tune with a tremendously long form, which, for ballad lovers, should be of great interest. It's been performed as a fast tempo latin tune by several artists, such as Chick Corea, but I love it as a ballad with a loping even eighth note feel.
Hi folks,
Here is a new video that demonstrates the expressiveness of some of the electric sounds that I've been working on...You will notice that the natural vibe sound still makes up the basic attack, and that it is very responsive to velocity and phrasing techniques such as bar dampening, etc.
I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, so feel free to comment, good or bad!!
Cheers,
Steve
Hey Folks,
I was thinking about something that I think is worth talking about on the site: Looking up from the vibes once in a while when playing.
To me, communication with the other members of the band in real time is a huge part of the music on the bandstand. When I first started playing I looked down 100% of the time. It's hard not to, we can't feel the notes!
This beautiful little E- prelude by Chopin adapts well into a tune format (see pdf lead sheet attached). The changes are interesting and fun to improvise on. I think it makes a great solo piece. The long sustained melody notes are perfect for vibes.
Gerry Mulligan recorded a version of this piece with his group. You can listen to it on Youtube.
This a part of our weekly workshops where we had to play a free piece. Tony is the man! We gather all together almost every sunday and play tunes/talk about music. This video has for me a lot of emotions in there and I really hope me and Tony do a free jazz gig together!
enjoy
Dimitris
All consumer video recorders, or camcorders, produce good to excellent video, but usually terrible audio. I have an inexpensive Kodak Zi8 camera, which has an external mic-in port. I can get sort of ok audio when I use a good condenser mic plugged into the camera, but I've been hunting for an inexpensive way to improve that even more.
Just came across this little concert clip of Gary and Julian in an informal performance setting. They sound great!
Quick Tips: Breaking In New Mallets
Another video of my Electric trio playing a new tune of mine entitled "The Whah Whah Song"
-Tyler