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What Happened to the TOTM? Blue Bossa

tonymiceli 28 October 2010

I have the final lesson coming of our TOTM. The thing is there have been so many heavy videos going up that I thought I should chill on the TOTM and let all this great stuff through. It's been the Burton Lessons, the Friedman lessons, Ed Saindon performing. This is great stuff, and I've been learning a ton from checking out these cats so I assume you guys are as well.

I have the last lesson the 'Putting it all Together' lesson planned and I'll post it soon.

These Foolish Things by BarryK & Philippe Briand

BarryK 27 October 2010

Philippe sent me a version of his "These Foolish Things", without the Piano track, so that I can work on comping. I recorded a version tonight, and had a discussion with Tony about it. His first comment was that I should be voicing the chords with the melody in mind. This is not saying to play the melody, though. The goal is to support the singer. My thought was that I should not play melody notes since the singer is doing that.

All The Things You Are - Ed Saindon at the Park Plaza

ed saindon 27 October 2010

Hello everyone,

Here's another clip which was just uploaded to YouTube. Billy sounds great on alto as on clarinet and Thomas is swinging like crazy. However, I might have had too much coffee before the gig. Ha!Ha!

I just saw a smokin' version of Tony (with bassist Tony Marino who also sounds fantastic) playing this tune a few days ago. Tony's lines and swing feel are beautiful. All The Things You are is one of those tunes that everyone plays. Keith Jarrett has recorded it a number of times.

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