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I am taking a jazz workshop at Butler University here in Indianapolis. It's a "big band." After the workshop is done, we will perform at the Jazz Kitchen here in Indy.
We are doing a Basie tune which starts out with a blues pattern, and a piano solo. I thought my piano solo sounded fairly decent, so I made a recording of it with my MiniDisc deck. It's a five-foot Steinway which is pretty well in tune. Looks like the piano might be 25+ years old, but appears to be recently rebuilt.
Ain't nothing like the real thing, Baby! I just am in love with the chance to play a "real" piano that sounds and reacts the way a "real" piano should. Digital stuff is fine, but the real thing needs to happen once in awhile, just to remind myself why I like to play piano in the first place.
The voice you hear at the top is our bandleader, not me. He's the one snapping, also.
You'll also hear live drumset, live "real" upright bass, and live jazz guitar. What a blast.
The picture is me at Kids Camp, on my "staff" bunk bead. I am the music leader each summer for Kids Camp, which our church does for our kids. I play a mean campfire guitar!
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What main thing I love about &mdash 07/28/06 - 11:13:06 PM
Your playing is that you have the gift to make people happy. That is one
of the greatest types of musical gifts people can have.
It's happy jazz!
Hey, maybe I coined a name for your style john!
"Happy Jazz" - ) [ Reply to This ]
What main thing I love about &mdash 07/29/06 - 05:56:51 AM
Thank you, Bill. OK, you can call my style "Happy Jazz." That's OK with me! If I
can play music which makes people feel happy, then that's a pretty great thing.
Feels good for them, and feels even better for me.
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GOOD &mdash 07/29/06 - 06:17:45 AM
GOOD &mdash 07/29/06 - 06:33:27 AM
Thank you, Guion. I appreciate that.
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Yes indeed! &mdash 07/29/06 - 06:54:39 AM
Yes indeed! &mdash 07/29/06 - 07:10:19 AM
Thanks, Rick!
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Nothing like the real thing! &mdash 07/29/06 - 10:49:26 AM
It's nice to hear you play the 'real thing' Also, great to hear a recording of
all 'live' instruments. I enjoy the big band sound and the instrumentation.
I was waiting to hear the brass and winds, too, but I suppose that's
probably not something you can share here. Nice solo. [ Reply to This ]
Nothing like the real thing! &mdash 07/29/06 - 11:52:04 AM
Thanks so much, Kristy. Yes, I chose to end the recording where you heard the
trombones coming in, to respect the copyright. The first section (the piano solo)
is simply a blues pattern. You can't copyright the blues! But afte the solo ends,
then you hear the original material which Basie wrote, and that's where I cut off
this track.
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Groovin' &mdash 08/02/06 - 11:32:22 PM
Beautiful playing, John. I only wish it were longer...I love when the horns come in, but that's when it cuts out! Maybe you could publish the whole thing? [ Reply to This ]
Groovin' &mdash 08/03/06 - 09:11:01 AM
Thanks, Drew. I wish I could post the whole thing, too, but due to copyright, I
can't do that.
The piano solo is just my improv over a blues pattern, so I don't see any
copyright difficulty with the little bit that I did post.
The tune is called "Ticker" and you can find it at the iTMS, if you really want that
track. It's by the Count Basie Orchestra.
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Very nice &mdash 08/03/06 - 07:55:26 AM
Very nice &mdash 08/03/06 - 12:27:28 PM
Thank you, QueenRoyal. The swing is just as much due to the guitar, bass, and
drums as anything the piano player is doing. Playing with others is such a gas.
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swinging &mdash 08/03/06 - 01:19:44 PM
swinging &mdash 08/04/06 - 05:12:49 AM
Thanks, McBoy!
Those changes are
F7 Bb7 F7 F7
Bb7 Bb7 F7 F7
C7 Bb7 F7 F7
Repeat ad libito.
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swinging &mdash 08/05/06 - 05:02:03 AM
Crazy chords! How do people ever come up with this stuff???
:= )
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swinging &mdash 08/05/06 - 11:20:45 AM
Witty, Clark. :-)
Cool link and website, BTW.
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great!!!! &mdash 08/03/06 - 04:55:39 PM
Just great!!! I was very lucky to have a mother and father that like jazz.. I
grew up with Brubeck, Jamal, and the likes...This song was too short
for..haha. I live about 70 miles from you. Im on the Il and In boarder off
74. I go to Indy all the time to Keystone grill, eat well, and listen to the
trio they have from time to time. Let me know when you are Playing
again..Ill make a trip. Great tune!!!!!! more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ps. and Art Tatum [ Reply to This ]
great!!!! &mdash 08/04/06 - 05:21:59 AM
Hi, Neighbor! And thanks for the kind words.
Well, I'm playing again, but only as a solo this time. Tonight at the Ruth's
Chris Steak House downtown (Friday, August 4, from 7 to 11), and then
tomorrow night (Saturday, August 5) from 6:30 to 9:30 at the Adams Mark
Restaurant ("The Marker") at the airport.
I know some of the guys who play at the Keystone Grill (a gal, too), and I'm
not quite in their league yet. Maybe someday.
Sounds like you had a GREAT environment to grow up in. Your parents sound
very cool, Steve.
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You understated it... &mdash 08/03/06 - 05:43:49 PM
The piano solo is way better than" fairly decent". You have a real sweet
touch, which I envy, and a great ease on the keyboard, which I also envy.
Great idea to post this solo, knowing there were copyright issues to be
respected, but knowing your solo created no problem in that regard.
Wonderful facility at the piano, John. [ Reply to This ]
You understated it... &mdash 08/04/06 - 08:53:21 AM
Thank you, FP.
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Lovely &mdash 08/04/06 - 03:24:16 AM
Another beautiful piano performance by you! I understand your reasons
for cutting out just as a trombone (?) solo begins, but I found it pretty
disturbing! I was really getting into it, then oops, it's over!
It sounds like you had a great time at the workshop! [ Reply to This ]
Lovely &mdash 08/04/06 - 11:05:55 AM
Thank you, Clark. Yes, I had a great time! Many opportunites for piano solos
with rhythm section accomp. Sure beats loops!
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Shoot the fader guy &mdash 08/04/06 - 05:51:27 AM
Shoot the fader guy &mdash 08/04/06 - 11:08:37 AM
The "fader guy" is me! Boy, you try to obey copyright law, and this is the thanks
you get! :)
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Go Johnny go... &mdash 08/07/06 - 03:30:58 AM
Nicely done John. A toe tapper from the git-go! I only wish it was longer.
But I guess you're showcasing your piano work here. Did I mention it's
superb?
Be well!
(The Conductor is no more) [ Reply to This ]
Go Johnny go... &mdash 08/07/06 - 09:12:45 AM
Thanks, Michael.
And I am sorry to read about your mother's illness, and about your wife's
unemployment. That's good news about your sister, though. You will be in my
prayers.
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WOW !! &mdash 08/12/06 - 05:13:53 AM
hey !! this is fun ....I mean GREAT !! ... I realy enjoy it ...
such jam session you wish never stop .. thnx !! [ Reply to This ]
Real Vintage Sound &mdash 08/20/06 - 09:54:33 PM
Tapping my foot, over here. Rich and masterful playing, John. Some delicious jazzy chops around that blues progression. Sounds like you're ready to front the John Stebbe Big Band.
Go daddio! [ Reply to This ]
Thanks! &mdash 11/18/06 - 01:58:16 PM
Scorp, you're very kind.
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of the greatest types of musical gifts people can have.
It's happy jazz!
Hey, maybe I coined a name for your style john!
"Happy Jazz" - )
[ Reply to This ]