In our final session for this block (Block V) we played both Las Vegas Tango and Pop Tune #1
with more extended solos. Recordings of these are now in the Dropbox
(along with the recordings Mike made from the previous week). I hope you
will have time to listen to these tracks even though they are quite
long. Pop Tune #1 has also been chopped up solo by solo.
Las Vegas Tango
- Beautiful feeling to this piece, right from the start, lovely
relaxed groove from rhythm section and good ensemble sound. Great to
hear each soloist stretching out over 4 choruses (and occasionally with a
few extra bars as well … ) The longer solos give more opportunity for
each player to shape and develop their ideas more fully. The two backing
sections (the stabs and then the smooth rising line) help to push the
soloist into different areas.
THEME01 trombone Ash02 tenor Peter03 tenor Steve F04 drums Charlie05 guitar Mike06 voice Annie07 flugel Steve08 alto Patrick09 baritone Jim10 bass Steph11 guitar Stuart
Pop Tune #1
- This piece has come a long way in the four sessions and I am
delighted to hear how well everyone is negotiating the sequence now. It
is apparent to me that you have all spent some time working and/or
thinking about this piece. There is still a measure of ‘playing chord by
chord’ here (which is a challenge in itself) but many of you are
beginning to play more freely and melodically across the sequence
(whilst still acknowledging the chords).
THEME01 baritone Jim02 tenor Steve F03 alto Patrick04 tenor Peter05 flugel Steve06 trombone Ash07 voice Annie08 guitar Stuart09 guitar Mike10 bass Steph11 drums Charlie
That’s all for now - Mark
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