Just restored a couple of instruments.
I think, they turned out pretty well.

One of them is a Deagan 594, once owned by Mike Mainieri. When we got it in, it was painted white.
We did the following:
- cleaned the bars
- replaced the terrible casters by new, bigger, and better ones
- removed the experimental midi-electronics (didn't work anymore, impossible to repair)
- filled up the space in the endblocks where the midi was placed.
- coated the keybed
- powdercoated the supporting frame and the coverplates for the rails in black

From the Real Book, the chords are:

___|_Em7b5_______|_A7b9________|_Cm7_________|_F7__________|, etc., with melody:
Bb |_A___________|____G__A__Bb_|_F___________|_F___________|


When I play it, it sounds like the 1st and 3rd chords are suspended versions of the subsequent chords. I play the Em7b5 as Bb D E A, then dampen the D (the sus 4 of the subsequent chord) and hit a C#, to turn it into the A7b9. Similarly, I play the Cm7 as Bb C Eb F, then dampen the Bb (the sus 4 of the subsequent chord) and hit an A, to turn it into an F7 (no root).

Chinese translation for Chinese students

C為起音的第三級Melodic scale, (C Lydian Augmented)
如果把C這個音當作是一個Melodic scale 的第三個音，那往下推（小三度），可以得到A。
所以你可以把C Lydian Augmented音階想成A melodic scale, 但是從C音開始打。
這個音階為，C,D,E,F#,G#,A,B,C
前五個音形成全音音階（Whole-tone scale）
這個音階的音，會經過C Augmented 5 chord (Cmajor7#5) 和弦。
所以看到C Augmented 5 chord (Cmajor7#5)和弦時, 可以用C Lydian Augmented音階。
練習方式：設定一個速度（Set a groove), 然後開始即興這個音階，並且12個調都要練習到。

So, this was the scene. The old Hershey Hotel in downtown Philly. Milt Jackson was playing there with his quartet (Bob Cranshaw on electric bass, Mike LeDonne on piano and Mickey Roker playing drums.) There were two sets, and I had a ticket for the first one. I got there early to see if I could get to talk to Milt Jackson a bit. Turns out their sound man never showed up for the gig. I am an amatuer audio engineer, so I volunteered... it was perfect. I got to sit right next to him while he was playing and I got to stay for the second show for free.

Great camera shot of gary playing.

Check out how locked in the time he is and how clean all his phrases are.

Hey everyone! I've decided to post a rough mix from a track off of my new album. Theres no reverb and theres a lot of roughness to the sound but I thought the community might enjoy hearing what a track sounds like before it is mixed and mastered properly. Once its done i'll post the final mix and you can hear the difference!

I really like this tune because of its very simple harmony. It makes it quick and fun to play over!

Enjoy!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/21/arts/music/21guru.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cwjkn4VSqU&feature=related

Check out Milt's solo. It's so laid back, beautiful and swinging!

This is a short radio documentary i found in my collection about the life of Lionel Hampton. Some really interesting interview snippets with Lionel, along with insights from musicians.

Happy Birthday Lionel!

This is in reply to comments referred to in the lesson under 'check this out'.

Talking about more ways to practice modes and why.