How about we build a list of Essential Blues heads. The must knows.
Billies Bounce
Bags Groove (of course)
Sonymoon for Two
Straight No Chaser
Footprints
Berks Works
I'll stop there. what others? it would be great if we had a list of 20 of them, major and minor
Here's an 10 part series on Stella that I did a while back.
http://www.vibesworkshop.com/video/pt-1-stella-starlight/tonymiceli/061…
http://www.vibesworkshop.com/video/pt-2-stella/tonymiceli/061208
http://www.vibesworkshop.com/video/pt-3-4-stella/tonymiceli/061208
http://www.vibesworkshop.com/video/pt-5-stella/tonymiceli/061208
http://www.vibesworkshop.com/video/pt-6-7-stella/tonymiceli/061208
http://www.vibesworkshop.com/video/pt-8-stella/tonymiceli/061208
http://www.vibesworkshop.com/video/pt-9-stella/tonymiceli/061208
(I talk at the end)
I worked on this today with my student Ian Meiman. Smart student.
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Chinese translation for Chinese students.
練習調式Modes時，其實可以同時練習很多不同項目，包含棒法，踏板（止音），聽力，
練習時慢慢打，把每個音都止音止乾淨。
之後加入節拍器，可以按照速度打。
Here's a solo etude on rhythm changes based upon the use of four note groupings.
This is a simple exercise my student and myself made up!