Here it a simple solo on Cherokee. I like making simple solos and trying to get the essential notes, guide tones, color tones, etc. Your job is to transcribe it. Then try to play it faster and faster.
Barry Harris is so amazing as a player and a teacher.
Here he talks about All The Things You and progressions. This is so amazing!!!!!!
Great lesson to break into playing tunes solo.
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Hello all,
Here's another lesson on dampening, and specifically how it can be used to achieve a certain stride-like feel on vibes. I use this technique when playing solo and with a trio and love its possibilities for different articulations and textures. Watch my lessons on staccato and partial dampening first if you haven't already seen them.
Here's a second part to the other lesson titled "A Way To Practice Soloing and Comping Together".
I took a couple other examples about how to practice this. Ultimately, you just do it and try to make music. I know for some of you it won't sound great in the beginning. I always think that if you keep doing it and doing it, eventually you play something good and recognize it and learn from it. Know what I mean????
Here is a lesson with an etude. I use the tune Green Dolphin Street and I play a chordal solo. There's very little that monophonic here. I tried to hit always with 2,3 or 4 mallets.
I played a few choruses of Green Dolphin Street and transcibed it.
I also talk about little bit about this series. I will continue it by doing a video for each of the technical ways I am doing this.
Check out the transcription below.
Great lesson to break into playing tunes solo.
Here are links to all the other vids:
Older players have to really think about there hands. Esp if you're coming back to the instrument in retirement.