Pete … Man on the Street says ..
Session 6 was good. Michael Glynn Song with Greenblatt and Nelda: https://youtu.be/GTTKFsxjXoo
and Michael’s presentation was good: https://youtu.be/NzRK-mnI9p8
Seajazz was good too. All Groups played great and the weather was great! I have some photos and clips later….
Tonight we ran the arrangement of Perdido all the way through. Oh boy, it's really coming together! The solos are sounding great. Keep reviewing the Harmonic Minor Scales (turn back to ii). Strive to keep solos aurally engaging by not starting phrases on the root of the chord. Solos are not meant to be impressive, rather expressive--Keep it simple! We're all guilty of playing too many notes, so let's make an effort to keep our solos tasteful and meaningful! We played Cattin' and figured out some backgrounds (#1 & #2). To end the session Dan taught us his contrafact of Blue Bossa by ear; we'll work on this more in later sessions... in the meantime soak those reeds, oil those valves, grease those slides and get ready to heat the audience with our FIRE!
Real McCoy combo - follow up to session #6 and first concert (summary by Dylan Allrud-Faltisco)
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Good job last Wednesday everybody!! I had fun directing the performance. I've seen a lot of growth and inspiration in all of us and I'm proud to be involved.
WORK SONG
Tempo is dragging on Work Song especially. Drums and bass need to stay in the pocket, while horns need to keep those hits tight and on time.
Drum solo - needs to cue in the head- melody on toms or rhythm of melody around the kit. You can do bring in parts of the melody in other parts of the solo too.
Rest of the soloists - Making a concise single-chorus solo is a good skill, but we can take our time to really branch out each solo. We're all here to explore improvisation. We’ve been doing a good job keeping it simple and putting space between our phrases. Just take all the time you need during rehearsal because the solo is your oyster right now!
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Rhythm section's time was much better at the show, good job!
Drum solo - simplify on your solo, at least for now, so we can stabilize the time. The tempo tends to slow down during and after your solo. For now, stick to the 8th note grid and get really comfortable in the pocket there. Then you can bring up the heat in the future as long as the time won’t drag.
Rest of the soloists - We did a good job bringing the melody into our solos. I have the same advice for solos on this song as I did for Work Song. I would just emphasize the importance of building your solo up and exploring where you can take it. This song has a shorter and more simple progression so it needs dynamic and exciting solos even more.
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