Re: [Harp-L] YouTube - AFTER YOU'VE GONE-- shtreiml

[Robert Paparozzi <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Randy,

Jason is a very talented overblower, and obviously has studied musical
theory and IS blowing OVER the changes. I would like to first hear the
MELODY stated and then play off the changes with phrasing rather than all
the notes that fit.....a good soloist must learn to tell a story it has to
build and have phrases and dymanics as well. Knowing the notes and scales is
only half the battle on improvising.....father TOOTS has taught us an
important lesson:
"pay attention to the melody"....the improves need to start there.. that is
how we learn to SING our solos.......that being said this is GOOD work, but
not great soloing....I agree, he is not doodling he is playing the RIGHT
notes.....now he must study great soloist ala Miles, Rollins, Toots and
Trane.......

Thanx for sharing,
Rob P


On 12/2/08 10:55 PM, "Randy Singer" <randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> hard to make this clear. He is not doodling at all.
> 
> it is like viewing the water from the surface. You cannot tell how
> deep the water is..........it might only be two inches or two hundred
> miles deep.
> 
> Same thing with jazz. Those who do not understand jazz do not realize
> there are complex chord changes going on and that a jazz musician is
> navigating those changes expertly.  He is playing the notes that
> correspond to those changes and creating mini melodies on top. This
> extraordinary level of musicianship is also similar to a pilot or race
> driver operating and processing at top speed with total clarity and
> command.
> 
> Perhaps if it were SLOWER you might be able to better appreciate the
> genius of a jazz musician.
> 
> Great music is a very subjective term. However I have learned that the
> more I learn about any subject, the more I am able to appreciate it on
> a deeper level.
> 
> It ain't the blues but if that is all you like, there will be plenty
> of blues music for you. I love it all.
> 
> randy singer
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Dec 2, 2008, at 10:46 PM, Rick Dempster wrote:
> 
>> I'd have to go with Effjay on this, though I don't just think it's
>> intonation; where's the music?
>> With the exception of a few phrases, it sounded like a lot of
>> doodling, with the express
>> purpose of overblowing everything possible.
>> RD
>> 
>>>>> Randy Singer <randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 3/12/2008 13:53 >>>
>> incredible diatonic harp playing IMO
>> 
>> he plays it like a chromatic (howard style)
>> 
>> congratulations
>> 
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edEuO9TOWLM&sdig=1
>> 
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