Working up a solo version of Horace Silver's Peace. We all need some peace right about now...
Comments welcome - work in progress.
Comment if you want me to write out the chord melody and upload it!
This is a project I've been working on for a long time. I'm offering it up as new practice material while isolated due to Coronavirus Lockdown. It's about 1/3 complete but it's a LOT of practice work.
I came up with the idea about 35 years ago, then put it out in a very rough form with intentions of someday making it more user friendly. In the past few years, I add to it it when I feel like messing with it. It's great practice material and is very challenging. I thought I'd add it to the mix here at VW for folks looking for something different to work on while held up at home.
You're assignment is to learn the melody.
Post a comment here that says you know it, or post a video of you playing simply the melody. Do this before you go on to lesson two.
I added the lead sheet below.
Some ideas for things to do while we are all huddled up in our homes because of the Corona Virus. It's also for after all this is over as well. It's using Play alongs and Playlists to keep tunes in your head!
Playing pan and congas at a local Indianapolis club.
I am trying to play vibraphone with broken thumb after a stupid bicycle accident.
Next week they will nail my thumb - an unpleasant imagination.
But it is not acceptable not to play for 8 weeks.
I told myself before this performance, to just have a good time, and practice in front of people. This is my attempt at putting the "play" back into playing.
Unfortunately, I didn't find the time to work on a Christmas tune this year, so this is a repost of an arrangement I did two years ago of the Christmas Carol "In the Bleak Midwinter." Even though it's not a jazz thing, I'm really proud of this one. I love the sound of chorale-style voices on the vibes.
Merry Christmas!
