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Blue Bossa Toolkit - 4

Here are some scale solos to transcribe. I could write them out, but you should work on transcribing them. You can post them here and one of us can check them.

Do you see all the things I can do with scales? Can you do them? I think they are very important and simply seeing all the notes light up are crucial for playing solos. Repetition of scale studies will really help you.

The toolkit are all the things I think you need to know to play a tune.

Blue Bossa Toolkit - 3

Can you nail the 7th and the 9th of all the chords in Blue Bossa? I can, and you with practice you can also. It's a skill to instantly know where everything is in a chord. The only way you can learn is through repetition. So transcribe these solos, based on the 7ths and 9ths of each chord.

The toolkit are all the things I think you need to know to play a tune.

When I think about it. These are things any good pro can do. So if you can't do it, think about that. Get these skills together and you move a little closer to some great player, to whom all this is second nature.

Blue Bossa Toolkit - 2

This solo is harder than Toolkit-1. But it's still fairly simple.
The toolkit are all the things I think you need to know to play a tune.

When I think about it. These are things any good pro can do. So if you can't do it, think about that. Get these skills together and you move a little closer to some great player, to whom all this is second nature.

You need to know how to transcribe other peoples solos. Here is a simple solo for you to transcribe.

Blue Bossa Toolkit - 1

The toolkit are all the things I think you need to know to play a tune.

When I think about it. These are things any good pro can do. So if you can't do it, think about that. Get these skills together and you move a little closer to some great player, to whom all this is second nature.

You need to know how to transcribe other peoples solos. Here is a simple solo for you to transcribe.

  • Transcribe it. Memorize it, maybe don't write it down.
  • Play it with Ireal in different keys
  • Play the chords and the solo even if rubato

Great performance with different styles

In the linked video, I noticed the very different sound development due to the different playing styles of Oliver and Tony.

Oliver uses the dampimg significantly less than Tony. The damper bar also seems to press harder against the bars. His tone is therefore extremely percussive, but also dry and with almost no sonority.

In contrast, Tony gives the tones more opportunity to develop sonority by adjusting the damper pedal almost constantly while playing.

"A Treasure Moment"

"A Treasured Moment" - an original that I recorded with strings first and then with vibraphone played over the strings track. I'm a huge fan of the great film composers like Ennio Morricone, John Williams, Michel Legrand, Henry Mancini, Hans Zimmer and many others. I love how the film music enhances the mood and feelings in the films. I wrote this composition with that in mind and as the inspiration.