Finally got around to ordering your two Lyrical Approach books Richie. Real easy using Lulu. Can only practice so much though. I love Woody's style. Thanks so much for inspiring us wannabe aspiring players.
Hi Simon, I do recommended playing this exercise in 3/4 first. It has a nice swing to it and pauses every 7th motif. Then practice it in 4/4 as it's a little more difficult. This is pretty much the way Woody taught it to me.
Great lesson. I am not all that familiar with WS's playing. What do you suggest as a good starting point to learn about his playing? Thanks for any recommendations.
I would purchase the "Rosewood" CD and there is a transcription book of Woodys solos I would suggest: www.amazon.com/Woody-Shaw-Jazz-Trumpet-Solos/dp/1423481399 And listen to any jazz standard on TH-cam with Woody 😍
I think if you treat the 3/4 exercise like a slow waltz, it's actually fun to play! So yes...it that suits you :-) PS - sorry I'm getting back to you so late!!!!!
Ritchie please discuss Woody's perfect pitch and perfect recall! Also do you have great relative and perfect pitch? Hubbard,Tal Farlow, Martin Taylor...have/had relative Im thinking great hearing/creativity without thinking technical ideas has been done by several acts such as Wes Montgomery, I always gravitated towards"natural" players but some technical knowledge is fun as a non one dimensional player myself!
Woody (and myself) have very good relative pitch (as far as I could tell from this story). I was walking down the street with Woody and we were guessing what the car horn pitches were. Woody said most of them were our "G#" 'cause that was a more shrill sound. On one of the guesses I pulled out my horn and his guess was 1/2 pitch off, and I told him, and he said, "busted". I think it was more his wonderful ability to play in the moment, near perfect pitch combined with natural talent, and incredible technique (he also practiced regularly) that earned Woody his place in jazz history!
Then I would trust implicitly in what Woody III said, nonetheless, the story I told is true :-) (It could have been a bad day for Woody's hearing. When the trumpet is in my hands I have near perfect pitch also.) I don't believe perfect pitch is as important as relative pitch . . . or as important as people make it out to be. There was a classical pianist at the Eastman School who had perfect pitch from a piano that was 1/2 a tone flat. That could be more of an detriment that a blessing. I think it's more important to play with recordings of singers such as B. Holiday, Carmen McRea, C. Baker, Sinatra, Shirley Horn, etc. then to take a course in ear training. Singers are usually a 4th or 5th away from the key I would play a song in and it's great training . . . and fun.
Hi David, I don't have PDF's but people can pause the video and take a screenshot very easily :-) All this is also in my book "A Lyrical Approach to Jazz Improvising" available here along with more Woody exercises and many of my own: www.richievitale.com/store
fantastic! TY
Great lesson Richie. A real workout for sure. Thanks for sharing.
Finally got around to ordering your two Lyrical Approach books Richie. Real easy using Lulu. Can only practice so much though. I love Woody's style. Thanks so much for inspiring us wannabe aspiring players.
Thanks for your incredible insights and sharing your amazing knowledge...5 stars to Ritchie Vitale.
Hi Simon, I do recommended playing this exercise in 3/4 first. It has a nice swing to it and pauses every 7th motif. Then practice it in 4/4 as it's a little more difficult. This is pretty much the way Woody taught it to me.
Great lesson. I am not all that familiar with WS's playing. What do you suggest as a good starting point to learn about his playing? Thanks for any recommendations.
I would purchase the "Rosewood" CD and there is a transcription book of Woodys solos I would suggest: www.amazon.com/Woody-Shaw-Jazz-Trumpet-Solos/dp/1423481399
And listen to any jazz standard on TH-cam with Woody 😍
Do you recommend starting with the 3/4 exercise then adding the 4/4 ?
I think if you treat the 3/4 exercise like a slow waltz, it's actually fun to play! So yes...it that suits you :-)
PS - sorry I'm getting back to you so late!!!!!
Ritchie please discuss Woody's perfect pitch and perfect recall! Also do you have great relative and perfect pitch? Hubbard,Tal Farlow, Martin Taylor...have/had relative Im thinking great hearing/creativity without thinking technical ideas has been done by several acts such as Wes Montgomery, I always gravitated towards"natural" players but some technical knowledge is fun as a non one dimensional player myself!
Woody (and myself) have very good relative pitch (as far as I could tell from this story).
I was walking down the street with Woody and we were guessing what the car horn pitches were. Woody said most of them were our "G#" 'cause that was a more shrill sound. On one of the guesses I pulled out my horn and his guess was 1/2 pitch off, and I told him, and he said, "busted".
I think it was more his wonderful ability to play in the moment, near perfect pitch combined with natural talent, and incredible technique (he also practiced regularly) that earned Woody his place in jazz history!
His son Woody 111 told me he had PP and a photographic memory
Then I would trust implicitly in what Woody III said, nonetheless, the story I told is true :-)
(It could have been a bad day for Woody's hearing. When the trumpet is in my hands I have near perfect pitch also.)
I don't believe perfect pitch is as important as relative pitch . . . or as important as people make it out to be. There was a classical pianist at the Eastman School who had perfect pitch from a piano that was 1/2 a tone flat. That could be more of an detriment that a blessing.
I think it's more important to play with recordings of singers such as B. Holiday, Carmen McRea, C. Baker, Sinatra, Shirley Horn, etc. then to take a course in ear training. Singers are usually a 4th or 5th away from the key I would play a song in and it's great training . . . and fun.
Hey what's the song at 1:20
That's "Stepping Stone" on of Woody's beautiful compositions!
@@RichieVitale such a great opener for the album. The trading takes me to the EDGE!
Is there a PDF available
Hi David,
I don't have PDF's but people can pause the video and take a screenshot very easily :-)
All this is also in my book "A Lyrical Approach to Jazz Improvising" available here along with more Woody exercises and many of my own: www.richievitale.com/store