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Topic: Naima |
Susan Alcorn
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Baltimore, MD, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2017 12:54 pm |
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John Coltrane's "Naima" with Carl Grubbs (alto saxophone) and myself; also, some interesting times with my one-string capo. Not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but it's a pretty song. I hope you enjoy the music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCrzf8yYv4s&feature=em-upload_owner
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Brian Dumont
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2017 2:01 pm
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| I love the free style you play with. Thanks for sharing! |
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Chris Brooks
From:
Providence, Rhode Island
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Posted 3 Nov 2017 5:31 am
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Hi Susan. We must be thinking along the same lines. I am in a 4 piece jazz group here in Providence (so far, rehearsals only) and last week brought in my little arrangement of Naima!
I figured it would lay nicely on steel, with its major 7s, but had to find out positions for the bridge!
Anyway, I have been listening to ska lately and put it into an easy ska beat. I was nervous, but the guys liked it.
And congratulations on your recent successes and collaborations. You are extending steel into new territory . . . which is good!
Chris (still teaching English) Brooks |
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Bill Sinclair
From:
Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 3 Nov 2017 6:11 am
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Susan,
Your lovely and challenging musical posts always compel me to check out some of the other work of your collaborators. Interesting to discover that Carl Grubbs' cousin was Naima. |
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Carey Lainhart
From:
Upstate New York, USA
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Posted 3 Nov 2017 6:23 am
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| One of Coltrane's many masterpieces. Susan, you are an inspiration to so many of us that want to take this instrument to new places. |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 3 Nov 2017 7:16 am
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Sooo good!
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Jim Robbins
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 5 Nov 2017 8:19 pm
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| Good rapport between you and Carl Grubbs, & great to hear your approach to Coltrane. I hope we hear more. Thanks. |
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Jan Jonsson
From:
Gothenburg, Sweden
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Posted 8 Nov 2017 3:08 pm
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Hi Susan,
That was fantastic! Thanks for sharing.
Best regards,
/Jan |
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