The lick comes from a Ralph Bowen record called Movin’ On. If you’re interested in learning the step-by-step process of transcribing, you mind find my upcoming course helpful. Registration opens this weekend and you can get on the list right here. In a nutshell, the course will cover how to improve your ears, sharpen your […]
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John Coltrane Trading Fours with a Tap Dancer?
Can’t say for sure but sounds like Trane to me. What do you think, is that a tap dancer he’s trading fours with?
Paul Desmond Interviews Charlie Parker (1954)
Charlie Parker on what music should sound like, who it’s for and how he got his incredible chops. Listen to the full interview (13 mins): http://d34l0idax7p8xb.cloudfront.net/audio/Paul_Desmond_Charlie_Parker.mp3 Download the mp3 C.P.= Charlie Parker / P.D.= Paul Desmond / J.M.= John McLellan (Fitch) P.D.- that music because there’s many good people playing in that record but the […]
16 Tips on Composing Music
Writing your own music is a bitch. Unlike just playing your instrument (which is hard enough), composing music demands you put your emotions, state of mind and perspective on record and present it to the world saying, “Here world. This is me. This is who I am.” And unlike an improvised solo, which is over […]
4 Minutes of Mind-Blowing Rhythm Changes
Don Byas (tenor sax) and Slam Stewart (bass) in 1945. 1945, people! What? This is insane. http://youtu.be/-0ypn2rWvFA My thoughts on this:
Joshua Redman on Musical Communication, Creativity of Expression, and Composing
The whole interview is great, but if time is short, make sure you check out 7:40-12:50. I love what he says about communicating through music—both with an audience and with band members—and his (lack of?) process when it comes to composing. Notice Josh does not mention anything about wanting to play a certain number of […]