Hi JazzMentlists! If you have not yet watched my version of Take 5, here it is. Note that jazz musicians typically only solo over the opening vamp. I solo over the bridge. I met Dave and his wife at the Montreal Jazz Festival backstage. He was playing the large hall, I was playing the smaller hall. Andre Menard who ran the Festival at the time arranged this for me. It was a complete surprise to meet Dave. We chatted a bit. And when he hit the stage, I was backstage watching him walk on - and the theatre roared with a standing Ovation for him. I couldn't stay to watch his show because my performance was about to start in the next 30 minutes. So I went to my hall and played Brubeck for my audience. They roared, and just loved it. Great memories. I'm a big fan of course. So enjoy my version here: th-cam.com/video/Bo2hB1feBhA/w-d-xo.html. PS: If you enjoy this type of jazz "training" , then I invite you to join me Saturday mornings at 11:00 am EST right here on TH-cam for FREE MasterClass and hang with other jazz musicians from around the globe. Just hit the 🔔 to be notified. Or go here now to view previous MasterClasses www.youtube.com/@Jazzmentl/streams
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Brilliant! 🎶 I’ve been doing ‘something strange’ for nigh on 50 years - cos that’s how the sheet music is…never too late to learn - I feel blessed by your ears!! Thanks. I came to Brubeck through Unsquare Dance, would love it if you’ve got similar insights into that…
Welcome to JazzMentl. I have noticed we have a solid base of guitar players coming here for resources. I'm glad to hear it. Thanks for the feedback as well. Much appreciated. :-🙂
Finally! After all this years... OMFG! xD I so unbelievable thankful for that 'cause when I learned take 5 there was nothing like this. Well, didn't watched the video yet but after the other it must be great... ^^ On the other hand, good videos come and go. E. g. my inspired version of "Clubbed to Death" as piano solo can't be found on YT anywhere anymore. ^^
@@Jazzmentl Great! 😀I never figured out for myself that a simplified bassline like demonstrated is perfectly good. So this enables me to practice this piece on my mini-keyboards (e.g. Yamaha Reface CP) too. I'm transposing it to Fm then but it is my favorite key anyways. ;-) Also the simularities to Cantaloupe Island are very surspring. Didn't practice a solo on that piece neither. The first 2 or 3 steps are fine for me as I am not really so much into jazz. Playing "outside" is not so pleasing for my ears yet. ;-) I'm wondering if I should count the total bars for the solo. Like what is best practice to have a "consistant" feel? What should be the overall structure of a solo or does this matter at all?
Hi JazzMentlists! If you have not yet watched my version of Take 5, here it is. Note that jazz musicians typically only solo over the opening vamp. I solo over the bridge. I met Dave and his wife at the Montreal Jazz Festival backstage. He was playing the large hall, I was playing the smaller hall. Andre Menard who ran the Festival at the time arranged this for me. It was a complete surprise to meet Dave. We chatted a bit. And when he hit the stage, I was backstage watching him walk on - and the theatre roared with a standing Ovation for him. I couldn't stay to watch his show because my performance was about to start in the next 30 minutes. So I went to my hall and played Brubeck for my audience. They roared, and just loved it. Great memories. I'm a big fan of course. So enjoy my version here: th-cam.com/video/Bo2hB1feBhA/w-d-xo.html. PS: If you enjoy this type of jazz "training" , then I invite you to join me Saturday mornings at 11:00 am EST right here on TH-cam for FREE MasterClass and hang with other jazz musicians from around the globe. Just hit the 🔔 to be notified. Or go here now to view previous MasterClasses www.youtube.com/@Jazzmentl/streams
Good teachers are like sunshine. Thank you Paul 😊
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Very concise well thought out approach. Nice work! Thanks!
I love You being the teacher cause I catch It all easier and I think i take It to master ..!!!
I'm glad I could be of help :-)
Fantastic lesson! Mixing and matching these scales opens a whole new thing for me.
Perfect! Happy to hear it! 😄
Great lesson.......thank you!!
Glad you enjoyed Matthew 😊
Great tutorial! Thank you very much Paul❤
Thank you Robert 😊
I love this well explained breakdown of one of my favourite pieces of music. Thank you. 👍👍🎹🎹🎹🎹
@@philldwyer5221 Thanks Phil! Glad you enjoyed 😊
Excellent explanation. Thank you from California.
Thanks 😊. Glad you found it helpful
Genuine expert in action here.
Thank you for the kind comment. I hope you enjoyed the video. You can also join me on Saturday mornings for the live master class right here on TH-cam. It's at 11:00 a.m. Eastern standard Time.
Thanks Paul, this is very helpful
Glad you found it helpful Ryan 🙂
Great teacher always
Thanks 🙏
Great and just in time to push my motivation Wundervoll Merci beaucoup
Bienvenu 🙌🎶
Thank you very much!
My pleasure ☺️
Great advice! Thanks, Paul!
Thanks Bobby 🎵😊
Nice to hear what to me is a lyrical approach rather than just scales and tone colors?
Glad you enjoyed 😊. This is the full version th-cam.com/video/Bo2hB1feBhA/w-d-xo.html
Brilliant! 🎶
I’ve been doing ‘something strange’ for nigh on 50 years - cos that’s how the sheet music is…never too late to learn -
I feel blessed by your ears!! Thanks.
I came to Brubeck through Unsquare Dance, would love it if you’ve got similar insights into that…
This made me smile. I appreciate it. And I appreciate you watching 😊
I play guitar but this very helpful
Welcome to JazzMentl. I have noticed we have a solid base of guitar players coming here for resources. I'm glad to hear it. Thanks for the feedback as well. Much appreciated. :-🙂
Finally! After all this years... OMFG! xD
I so unbelievable thankful for that 'cause when I learned take 5 there was nothing like this. Well, didn't watched the video yet but after the other it must be great... ^^
On the other hand, good videos come and go. E. g. my inspired version of "Clubbed to Death" as piano solo can't be found on YT anywhere anymore. ^^
Ha ha! Glad you find this one 😁. Let me know how you do with it.
@@Jazzmentl
Great! 😀I never figured out for myself that a simplified bassline like demonstrated is perfectly good. So this enables me to practice this piece on my mini-keyboards (e.g. Yamaha Reface CP) too. I'm transposing it to Fm then but it is my favorite key anyways. ;-) Also the simularities to Cantaloupe Island are very surspring. Didn't practice a solo on that piece neither.
The first 2 or 3 steps are fine for me as I am not really so much into jazz. Playing "outside" is not so pleasing for my ears yet. ;-)
I'm wondering if I should count the total bars for the solo. Like what is best practice to have a "consistant" feel? What should be the overall structure of a solo or does this matter at all?
5/4 make me crazy . when I try to do rhythm by left hand with solo by right hand more than 20 sec. then 4/4 always coming haha
Yes. That happens. It just takes experience. Keep playing a bar of 3/4 and a bar of 2/4 and you'll eventually get there. 🙂
@@Jazzmentl yes sir 12 / 123 - thank you