[Harp-L] Re: "Take the A Train" [again]
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- From: Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:43:37 -0500
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I agree with Rob P that corner switching helps a lot with "A Train."
For that matter, it helps a lot with many swing and bebop heads, which
often change direction frequently and jump a 4th or more in the process.
Some folks on this list may remember that I posted a link to a solo
performance of "A Night in Tunisia" a while ago. The point of that
recording was exactly that corner switching is the way to go on those
twisty high-speed melodies.
How about Gillespie's "Salt Peanuts," which makes 8th note octave leaps
back and forth? Or Monk's "Straight No Chaser"? You can do that kind of
stuff without corner switching, but it takes better synapses and motor
skills than I have on most days.
Regards, Richard Hunter
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