So Much to Learn...

[Brian]

In the 4-Stringers Forum Bass "Ah-ha!" Advice? (http://gpawf4christ.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3423) thread I made such a big deal about reading. Last Jr college band rehearsal I was utterly humiliated when the director handed out charts to discover what we will compete with at the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival (http://www.jazz.uidaho.edu/default.aspx?pid=101756) next month. One tune we decided not to do at the festival but will perform later this season was Gordon Goodwin's Big Fat Band's (http://www.gordongoodwin.com/index1.html) tune Hunting Wabbits (http://www.alfred-music.com/player.php?item_no=jem04005). Very few guitar chords in this piece. Most of the guitar part is like the the horn intro in this score (http://www.stagepass.com/images/lookinside/JEM04005.pdf). It was amazing to hear everyone else play their parts from the downbeat, yet I sat there totally inept. Yeah I know it's my choice to play jazz, and in this band, but I have so much to learn. But in the spirit of 1Chron 25 I want to be able to, and do use these skills in service to our Lord Jesus Christ.

[Crunchyriff]

It's okay Brian. You can still play jazz and be my friend... charts or no.

:poke:

lol

Anybody else showing a little love for the jazz-man?

[MrMike]

I dunno...

The guitar part in that score is right up my alley. I played it for my wife and she said that I never sounded better.rofl

[Brian]

...Anybody else showing a little love for the jazz-man?Big hug

I dunno... The guitar part in that score is right up my alley. I played it for my wife and she said that I never sounded better. roflAwesome Mike, that's one of the hardest sections too!

[MrMike]

(For those who may not have looked at the score, it starts with 9 measures of rest.)

[LesStrat]

I could DO THAT! Awesome!

[Brian]

A song we will perform to compete with next month is John LaBarbera (http://www.johnlabarbera.com/)'s arrangement of Miles' So What (http://www.johnlabarbera.com/media/sowhat_edit.mp3). It's a long piece; 336 measures plus repeats, 1/2 of which is playing the uni head with the sax section. The other half though is pretty boring D dorian to Eb Dorian :huh: chord vamps in the solo sections. I don't think in modes, why didn't the guy write D-7 to Eb-7 and just have the guitarist working with chordal and sub chordal lines (the way the greats did/do)? It's hip to be square...

[Brian]

Well I misunderstood about competing next month with So What (http://www.johnlabarbera.com/media/sowhat_edit.mp3). However we will be doing it in our local performances this season. We're going to open with a medium grade, Samba Facil (http://www.kendormusic.com/2007/mp3/kmb02.mp3). Guitar plays the intro chords, then a uni head with 1st trumpet, 2nd 'bone, and lead alto, then takes a 32 bar chorus; I love latin solos. The second piece we'll do is a ballad; In A Sentimental Mood (http://www.emusic.com/samples/m3u/song/10594399/11143410.m3u). Guitar also plays uni head in this piece with 1st tenor. We'll finish out with this up bop instrumental arrangement of How High The Moon (http://garyw0001.com/GMIDI/HowHigh2D.MID) (forgive the midi seq). Guitar is all comping but I'm hangin' on by my fingernails as the chords fly by.