So I just bought a cool new recorder that plugs right into my iPhone and the quality is really awesome. It is called the Belkin TuneTalk Stereo. It cost me about $70. I thought I would turn it on and play a tune that my lessons teacher has me working on. This is my attempt at playing Giant Steps as a bossa. I am also trying to do it from memory, so sometimes my memory fails me.

Any suggestion or tips on how to weave through the changes better would be nice. Also any tips in general are greatly appreciated.

Amazing. Everyone on this site needs a copy in my opinion.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002K0WC1S

Originally scheduled for release next Tuesday, this was apparently release a couple weeks ago. It is Bobby Hutcherson with his regular working band recording tunes written by or associated with John Coltrane. The session was done direct to two track.

Oh jeez!!

Sorry Ed, I can't wait for you to feel like posting this new vid: it's truly amazing!

That version of the tune is incredible! Awesome! I love it... Words are missing. It's so far from the original, and yet so close! Wow!

Enjoy guys!

- Marie

Tony here is head and 2 choruses I did'nt use a metronome trying to get comfortable without it a few shaky bits but will keep at it and get it all done, sorry for delay but with all the other pieces I am doing with improv class have to try and get around to them all

John

Here's another clip from the same concert that my previous post "Pure Spirit" was taken from.

The lineup is Dave Liebman - tenor, Matt Wilson - drums, David Clark - bass and me on vibes. We're performing an original of mine called The Healing. The concert took place on February 2nd, 09 at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH.

The Healing lead sheet can be downloaded from my website here: http://www.edsaindon.com/originalcompositions.htm

Spain is one of my all-time favorite Chick Corea tunes. So many of his pieces have this great energy and beautiful melodies. My recording (done about 10 or 12 years ago) had a boring intro that's been removed for this post. Please pardon my less than perfect editing!

If someone would like the piano accompaniment to practice with let me know and I'll upload it.

Hi Tony,

This isn't quite directly vibes, but is there any chance we can get a lesson on the equipment/software you use to produce videos? You've really upgraded your capabilities since the "quick and dirty" days, so I'm looking for how you handle the multiple cameras, good sound, and syncing up the sound with the video. No need for details like "click this menu", but stuff like what kind of cameras, what records the sound, what software package mixes everything together, are there any lighting problems that have to be taken care of, etc.

Thanks,
Tom P.

Here is my version of 'My One And Only Love'. I really wanted to play it as a beautiful ballad, and I didn't have a lot of time this week so when I recorded today I really found out that I really need to work on playing ballads. I think this is hard to do playing solo vibes and especially not playing it rubato. Somehow I believe playing things rubato is a lot easier, right?

But anyway, as promised, here is my recording of this weeks tune. And as Tifoo mentioned, it's not perfect but that's the nice about doing this. We learn, compare and learn some more.

Here's a short audio lesson on practicing basic II-V-I voicings in open position.

Any questions? Post them here!

TJ

I was asked to play a few numbers with one of our big bands at University of the Arts. They said they have one of the school arrangers arrange something for me and I said. Karn Evil 9. And they said, what did you say? But I convinced them to do it.

I love this arrangement and I think they are going to write 4 or 5 more charts for me! So then my next problem is to come with with 10 grand so I can make a CD out of the material!

YEAH!!! I love playing Rock Tunes.