Hi everybody,

Here is a link on you tube to my new album. I hope you like it!

Arturo Serra - Bobby! www.newstepsrecords.com

This my last release my humble tribute to one of the masters. To me it is a double tribute to Bobby Hutcherson as a vibes player and Bobby Hutcherson as a composer.

If you are interested to obtain a copy go to: www.newstepsrecords.com (there are many payments forms)

Following through with more ideas to build on the last lesson. These are some ideas I've been thinking about with regards to the diminished scale.
Be great to hear/see what some of you come up with in response to this!
-Tyler

Nico,

just bought a used M55 (wish I could afford a new VanderPlas GigVibe, but can't foot the bill right now). The instrument needs some repair that I will do with my father. A few questions:

German publisher Advance Music just released a follow up book to my previous release Rhythmic Exploration in Improvisation. The new book is titled Advanced Rhythms in Improvisation.

While the primary focus of Advanced Rhythms in Improvisation is on polyrhythms, the book also covers other additional important rhythms that are useful for the improviser. Extensive syncopated rhythmic figures (via the use of rests, dotted notes and ties), mixed rhythmic figures and partial subdivision are also covered which are beneficial to today’s improviser.

Hi guys, David's brilliant reharm on Over The Rainbow reminded me of the topic of reharm. Here's a reharm of Moon River that I did for my Depth of Emotion recording with Dave Liebman. The harmony uses Maj 7th, Maj7th #5 and -7th chords. The corresponding scales are lydian, lydian augmented (or symmetrical augmented) and dorian. I used this reharm technique on Green Dolphin Street which is also on the CD. The new chords bring out a different mood on the tune. Here's the lead sheet with the reharm, it's attached below.

Listen to the complete etude.

Then download the PDF and the mp3 version without vibes and play along.

I love my m55, but like the pros know, it's noisy. And that's not cool in the studio. I just finished a cd and there are pedal noises. I never bothered with solving this problem since most times the sounds are drowned out. But not this time.

So now in the studio I hang with the engineer and we silence the instrument. Here's how we put the final touch on it last night.

Enjoy !
They have another great tune on Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn2-juE1A_s&feature=relmfu

Hey,
a couple of days ago, I hit by accident a combination I thought was interesting. It led to this.

I hope you like it.
Stefan,