This is probably one of the most singurlarly challenging pieces of music on the planet. It's also a great piece. Ruth Underwood was the mallet player with Zappa and she played the shit out it. I thought it might be interesting for all of us to check this piece out, see it written and listen to the music. It's great the way Zappa creates a sense of constant flow without conveying a sense of meter or tempo. Enjoy.

(the lead sheet is below)

Chick Corea and Gary Burton's duet of "Monks Dream" recorded at the Blue Note, NYC.
I Found this on YouTube,..not sure if it has been posted on this site before.....
Nice rendition. :)
Carla Jenkins

Check out one of the late greats

Chinese translation for Chinese students

C為起音的第四級Melodic scale, (C Lydian dominant scale)
如果把C這個音當作是一個Melodic scale 的第四個音，那往下推（完全四度），可以得到G。
所以你可以把C Lydian dominant音階想成Ｇ melodic scale, 但是從C音開始打。
這個音階為，C,D,E,F#,G,A,Bb,C (跟大調音階相比，降七音，升四音)
這是一個很常被用到的音階。
這個音階的音，會經過C7 （C,E,G,Bb）和弦,
但是dominant 和弦最常用的mixolydian音階其實沒有完全符合，因為Lydian dominant 音階還有升四音。
所以C7#4才是正確的和弦記號。
看到C7#4 和弦時, 可以用C Lydian dominant音階。

David Friedman talked about playing an free improv each day as a way to kind of start the process, when he was practicing. It's a great idea and I've been messing around with it during my practice time. Here's the one from today.

As he mentioned 'free' doesn't mean out, it just means, not based on anything specific. This was the last thing I did when I was practicing and when I listen back I can hear parts of Dolphin Dance in the improv because that's what I was just practicing.

Jakez François is a French Harpist I just discovered. But don't expect from him much classical scales or wise lyrical standards... He plays jazz/blues with his instrument, and man, he plays it freaking good!!

Watch him here on a soulful version of Georgia on my Mind...

Whatever the instrument, if you have technique you can do a lot, but if you got soul, you can do... anything... and do it so right!

Enjoy,

- M

I am working on Stella By Starlight. Here a version with Band-in-a-Box.
Is there too much ringing? I try to find a trade-off between ringing and being to choppy (with pedal/dampening). I thought it was OK, but would appreciate other opinions.

I tried doing a solo version, but my timing is terrible. I'll continue working on that...

Barry

(4/24/10)

Here's a lesson I made for Stefan. He wanted help with putting scales to the tune Bluesette.

Check this tune! You think it sounds like '60s? I really dig it, it captures an era, doesn't it?

I asked Terry to pick a solo of his that he really dug, and he chose his solo on 'You Go To My Head'. Check it out