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Like Someone In Love - vibes-Ed & bass-Mark

I just watched a fantastic version of Tony playing this tune solo. There's also a beautiful version of David and Tony playing duo on this tune. Some players play this tune in C, but here we are in Eb. Bill Evans plays it in D and Ab (half chorus in each key). It's nice do this transposing thing with Wine and Roses ala Bill Evans (F and Ab, half a chorus in each key). This is a fun tune to play on with nice changes. There's a nice solo transcription of Jerry Bergonzi playing this tune that can be found on the web.

Forum Topic: Motor vibrato simulator

Nico at VDP has now released his vibraphone "leslie" style amp. This looks interesting but I already have a good,small amp that I use with a malletkat (and in a few months with a fabulous new VDP gigvibe with pickups).
Does any body have any suggestions about Leslie style stomp boxes that can do a good version of the vibes motor-on sound ?
The Neo Ventilator has come to my attention, though it seems a bit pricey and I have not heard one with vibes. Demos on the web for these sorts of things are predictably by guitarists.

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TOTM - Rhythm Changes - Oleo Exercises Pt. 3 - The Bridge by Tony Miceli

這邊我們要講到rhythm changes的bridge。
在練習bridge時,不要loop it(反覆連接不斷的打)
而是要打完這八小節回到home key, 停下來,然後再打一次。
試著轉到不同的調,然後連接所有屬和弦的tritone,也就是他們的三音和七音。
一遍又遍的演奏,從簡單的chord outline(和弦音)開始即興,接著試著演奏比較忙的句子,
這個練習會真的幫助到你的屬和弦即興的技巧,
因為平常我們演奏ii- v- i習慣了,常常看到屬和弦,就會演奏altered聲響。但是藉由這個練習,
你可以真正的練習到屬和弦聲響。

TOTM - Rhythm Changes - Oleo Exercises Pt. 2 by Tony Miceli

上一集已經講到了如何把head練好。
這一級我們要試著把已經練得很熟的head放到不同調中。
這首曲子很適合做這樣的練習,
因為旋律很好記,也很有旋律性(melodic)
當你在演奏不同調時,專心聽,我們的目標是耳朵在solo的時候要聽得到Melodic的東西,
把簡單的東西演奏得好很重要,尤其是要能夠solo很有旋律線條,有意義的句子。
這個練習可以幫助你聽得到簡單又有旋律線條的即興句子。

你的任務是轉到不同調,試著solo一個chorus,然後head out。
在不熟悉的調中,bridge演奏chord outline就好。主要是還是要聽到chord changes。
不要忘記keep swing, keep the tempo。

TOTM - Rhythm Changes - Oleo Exercises Pt. 1 by Tony Miceli

今天要講的是oleo
首先第一個步驟就是要練好head(主旋律)
看似很簡單,但是其實蠻困難。
要不失去swing,並且對到節拍器,其實不容易。
這也可以是個很好的對節拍器warm up的小練習。
你的任務就是要開啟節拍器,試著練習好幾個星期,用不同的速度(tempo)練。
像是很快的速度其實難度很高,但是這個練習會對你很有幫助。