The Chief is a really nice tune Pat Metheny wrote and recorded on a CD called Reunion, with Gary Burton. I made this video clip for one of Tony's Vibe Hangs, and decided to post it here too.

I've included links to the Lead Sheet and an mp3 of the Piano Accompaniment to use to practice the tune.

Cheers!

This is what happens when people talk about Jazz:

Acid jazz
Acid blues
Afro-jazz
Asian American jazz
Avant-garde jazz
Bebop
Calypso jazz
Cape jazz
Chamber jazz
Continental Jazz
Crossover jazz
Cubop
Ethno jazz
European free jazz
Free funk
Free jazz
Gypsy jazz
Jazz fusion
Jazz blues
Jazz rap
Jazz-funk
Kansas City blues (music)
Kansas City jazz
Latin jazz
List of jazz fusion recordings
Livetronica
M-Base
Mainstream jazz
Mini-jazz
Modal jazz
Modern Creative
Neo-bop jazz
Nu jazz
Orchestral jazz
Post-bop
Postmodern fusion
Progressive jazz
Punk jazz

I saw the post and decided that I had to learn this tune. I read through it and I was instantly in love with it. I've known about this tune for a few minutes. It's great!!

Speechless...

I just heard the post of nico, where he is playing just friends solo, and also the lesson tony did about solo playing as an answer to it. So I thought I'd post a tune I was working on playing solo: falling grace.

Giving it away to the first subscriber who posts a chord melody version of the tune, 'What's New'.

The first one who posts it here, gets the Aebersold book title 'What's New'.

Here's a link to the book:
http://www.jazzbooks.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=JAJAZZ…

Thanks to toddc for donating a bunch of Aebersold books to give away.

Posting a response to Nico's solo post on the tune "Just Friends". The link to his video is under 'Check This Out'.

I have a situation with my Musser M55 vibe that's becoming anonying - the instrument doesn’t hold very steady during playing. From what I can tell, the problem is in the assembly where the wheels are allowed to swivel. That section of each wheel has a wooble in it. In other words, it’s not the actual wheels themselves that are shakey, it’s the assembly above the wheels that has bearings in it that's causing the problem as far as I can tell. When I pedal, this location (the point between the part of the wheel assembly where it can turn around)has a lot of play in it.

You know you do. And you'll play better with my new mallets!!! LOL

They are finally done. Now I'll call Mike Balter and get a bunch! More news to come.

I bet most of the pros have done a few house parties. I dig them because usually you're in nice houses which means wealthy people, which usually means educated people and music appreciation.

We're usually left alone and can just play with no pressure at all.

Any other house party fans here? Oh yeah they usually pay GREAT!