Re: [Harp-L] Toot s Thielemans plays "Tenor Madness"

[Rob Paparozzi <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, actually I think they are all playin’ a bit Busy……but I sure wish I could play a ‘lame’ solo like that!,-) I guess it was one of those TV shows where time was limited so they’re all showing off their “Bop Chops”…..

BTW…The Original Sonny Rollins version is in Bb….Toots is wise to choose G especially at this brisk tempo…..a cool way to do this is start in G then modulate up a minor third to Bb….but you need to take it a bit slower then Toots is coin’ it at least while your learning it…it also swings a lil’ better slower ala Rollins & Trane….

best,
Rob Paparozzi

On May 28, 2014, at 5:03 PM, Music Cal <macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Norman
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> Thanks for that link. It's an excellent example in how not to comp during a
> solol! As is too often the case the pianist, van den Brink, shows that he
> knows how to accompany himself but not others. Listen to how much he plays
> with both his left and right hands during Toots solo versus how much his
> left hand plays during his own solo. He rhythmically, melodically and
> harmonically gives Toots no room to play. To me Toots looks very
> unsatisfied after his solo. I was! It was a lame solo. Not because of Toots
> but because of pianist whose ear seems to malfunction when others are
> soloing.
> 
> Daniel
> 
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> On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Norman Vickers <NVickers1@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> To: Harp-l
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>> From:  Norman Vickers, Jazz Society of Pensacola,www.jazzpensacola.com
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>> Here's Toots playing "Tenor Madness" on chromatic.  Enjoy!
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>> http://www.jazzonthetube.com/videos/toots-thielemans/tenor-madness-2.html
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