Donna Lee – Bob Reynolds demonstrates improvisation practice technique
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 at 7:14 am
www.bobreynoldsmusic.com How to practice tunes a cappella – play slow – metronome on beats 2 & 4 (80bpm) – outline harmony through melodic ideas – emphasize chord tones and time feel
it’s alot better than those lightning lipped twinkle fingers… ok, less harshly said, alot better than people who play really fast! i can actually hear the feeling.
Great playing ! I heard lots of Dexter. Good job
take it one note at a time you can do it
WOW! I love the smoky tone, especially down low, EXCELLENT!
no book can teach jazz in my opinion- feeling and timing is what jazz is about- i mean look at miles davis’ playing. a lot of his notes notes make no sense, but they are placed and played in a way that sounds incredible. some of these people on youtube who play really fast and you hear of all these child prodigies who play with no feeling and are concerned only with being the fastest players but they dont play jazz- that’s just notes. learn your triads by ear and improvise from your heart
as beautiful as your words are, music requires knowledge, and knowledge comes from good musicians to newer ones through writing and oral transfer. Jazz is a music style. Anyone can play jazz, but there are people who play jazz and jazz musicians
yeah i totally agree and i didnt mean for my words to negate that fact- thank you for pointing that out. The message I meant to convey was that jazz is about feeling and as good as people can be from taking lessons means nothing if they dont put feeling into their playing.
wow! i like your interpretation of this song, i keep coming back to this page just to hear you play! keep it up
RE: thepeople1325: “learn your triads by ear and improvise from your heart ” …I like that.
I like to transcribe and use things I like from solos to make up exercises. For books, I’m a fundamentals guy: The Saxophonist’s Workbook by Larry Teal has always been with me, and I like the Rascher 158 Saxophone Exercises. Walt Weiskopf’s Intervallic Improvisation is a heavy one, too. All of these are just to hone technique.
thanks man! youre great you connect the chords so well in this i love the feeling
The great Charlie Parker once said “You’ve got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail.”
Nice playing. i play gtr, but study tenor saxophone players for ideas. where can i purchase sax workbook by teal? also r those cds on the wall back there? i have over 600, mostly jazz, love trane and sonny stitt. always learning more
That’s nice.
Nice tone, beautiful improv , sweet articulation, fine air stream totally natural.. Dude could you demonstrate seting the Metronome on 2 & 4 before you begin . Studied with Bergonzi, Garzone, etc ex New School Jazz Graduate who never admitted to being unable to work with a metronome. Ashamed yes , but know it’s a simple fix. My teachers told me my time was great but I know I do even better. Love the idea & use it Slow Mo Practice using 8th notes Beautiful way to get inside the changes Best Rob
The main thing is getting it out of your head that when you hear that first click it’s one. That’s the natural reaction. Let it click for a few beats, then start subdividing quarters in your head and then use one of the clicks as beat 4 and start counting that way. Ex.: Click/rest/click/rest/4/1-2-3-4.
ehat kinda of mouthpiece, reed, and saxaphone do you use and have
It’s fantastic! few notes sounds great!
More, please. It’s edifying to hear a player at your level solo at a tempo
we mortals can play along with. Maybe some Rhythm changes?
grazie, Bob. Molto bravo. Spero di arrivarci, prima o poi.
nice relaxed solo, man. nice sound, too.
Please bob make another album
Is that a mark six
Oh , great time and phrasing.
I love that reeeally relaxed time feel , great playing!
I’ve played a solo sax version of body and soul (without metronome, rubato feel) played by me , if you want check it out , feel free to give your impressions.
Bye, Fabrizio
hi. im a guitar player and just recently learned this song and found a video of you playing it. you’re very good. i loved your solo in stitched up
1:35 to 1:43 Nice