Bilbo

Learning by copying has some merit buy, in my experience, learning complex 'party pieces' without understanding them is pretty pointless. Most bass players can nail some of this stuff; Teen Town, Donna Lee etc but, without the knowledge behind it, nothing happens. Learn to read music and open everything up.

That's 'cos Jazz is the best

Music to video?

31 days in July; should be 24th?

Do these massive arena shows ever sound any good? I have never found them that presetable.

I played some stonking jazz with an old friend, guitarist Nigel Price and tenor saxophonist Vasilis Xenopoulos. Am feeling it this morning but, wow, what a night's music.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1373819718' post='2141930'] I seem to have been bitten by the composition bug. I can't wait until August, so I've done another one anyway... [/quote] If we go down that route, there will be chaos.....

I don't mean playing the song a whole tone higher type key change, I mean non-diatonic key movement.

Sorry. Twas Jones on the tour

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCS9QOBFDQo[/media] For those who don't know, the band is MArcus Miller (bass), Nana Vasconcelos (perc), Omar Hakim (dr), Dave Sanborn (alto) and Don Grolnick (keys) - the cream of NY session musicians of that time.

Changing keys....

She went out for chips.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jm-5wHeRDU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jm-5wHeRDU[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLXQZnsYwJ4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLXQZnsYwJ4[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlC2d8rdeZI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlC2d8rdeZI[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irEyzVPlWgc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irEyzVPlWgc[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aH4DAa-B_c"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aH4DAa-B_c[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7QdAYq9_EA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7QdAYq9_EA[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJrQKiFS91M"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJrQKiFS91M[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk_CghlLAr4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk_CghlLAr4[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLOqNeCps20"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLOqNeCps20[/url]

Another early favourite: Mike Stern 'Goodbye Again' [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEzJqPqE0jM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEzJqPqE0jM[/url]

Here is that Steps Ahead track I was talking about: Beirut.. Listen to Brecker's EWI solo at 3.40 and Manieri's synth vibe solo at 5.40. And Daryl Jones munching throughout. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLcqC0gUIvI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLcqC0gUIvI[/url]

I do struggle to modulate in my compositions

I am getting increasingly frustrated at the gap between the ideas in my head, the technology available (to me) and the time it takes to make it all happen. I came up with this tonight after sitting in front of the computer for ages but, to my ears, although it started from there, the final piece has nothing whatsoever to do with the image. Can't even justify it with b******t double talk! [url="https://soundcloud.com/robert-palmer-1/waking"]https://soundcloud.com/robert-palmer-1/waking[/url]