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Topic: Freedom Jazz Dance tab |
Mike Neer
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Posted 2 Jul 2013 10:22 am |
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I was going through some of my files and found the tab for Freedom Jazz Dance by Eddie Harris that I had recorded, and I thought I'd share it--it's been a while since I added any new content.
http://www.mikeneer.com/lapsteelin/?p=1965
It's arranged for C13 tuning. Hope you enjoy!
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Tony Lombardo
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Alabama, USA
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Posted 2 Jul 2013 10:57 am
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| Now that's a truly beautiful take on one if my favorite compositions. |
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Mike Neer
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Posted 3 Jul 2013 3:41 am
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Thanks. To be honest, it makes me squirm, but it's the only recording of the tune I've done. This was probably a year or more ago.
I tabbed it for posterity, but also thinking of a Bebop book 2 with modern heads. I did a few difficult ones, like Lee Konitz's "Subconscious-Lee" (although it's not modern).
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Tony Lombardo
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Alabama, USA
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Posted 3 Jul 2013 5:30 am
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| If you're interested in suggestions for Bebop II, I'd love to hear "Half Nelson" on steel guitar. |
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Andy Volk
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Posted 3 Jul 2013 6:00 am
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| It's not the most complex bop tune but I dig the chord changes so I'd vote for Lady Bird. |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 3 Jul 2013 6:17 am
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Guys, that's funny--Lady Bird and Half Nelson are the same tune!
I'm not going to do the Bebop book, but I was mulling it over at one time.
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William Lake
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted 3 Jul 2013 6:20 am
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I cast my vote for Clifford Brown's Joy Spring.
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Andy Volk
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Posted 3 Jul 2013 7:01 am
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| Hey Mike - you're right! I never heard Half Nelson before. Same changes exactly. Doh! |
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Tony Lombardo
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Alabama, USA
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Posted 3 Jul 2013 10:37 am
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| I just listened to both tunes back to back. I guess that was a full Nelson. |
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Orville Johnson
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 3 Jul 2013 7:31 pm
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| nice. I dig the Sacred Steel-ish wah tone, too. |
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Paul Seager
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Augsburg, Germany
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Posted 7 Jul 2013 1:07 pm
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I liked this and I love the solo; it reminded me of those funky 70's fusion numbers that I loved when I was a kid.
Being objective I think I can see where you might squirm but to be fair, it doesn't sound like an easy tune to play.
This is a general query, not specific to jazz but how do you go about selecting tunes to adapt to steel?
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 7 Jul 2013 6:20 pm
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| Paul Seager wrote: |
I liked this and I love the solo; it reminded me of those funky 70's fusion numbers that I loved when I was a kid.
Being objective I think I can see where you might squirm but to be fair, it doesn't sound like an easy tune to play.
This is a general query, not specific to jazz but how do you go about selecting tunes to adapt to steel? |
Paul, I appreciate your comments.
I choose tunes to adapt simply as a learning process. Truth is, I've worked out dozens of tunes that I don't really have any intention of recording or sharing--they are simply for me. Tunes by Scofield, Metheny, Mike Stern, Lee Konitz, etc.--some extremely difficult, if not impossible, to play. But I get something from them.
In the case of Freedom Jazz Dance, I wanted to understand how to incorporate the wide intervals into my steel playing, just like I did on guitar. I wanted to use the angular sound of fourths and fifths and chromaticism. I really love that stuff. That's why I work on the octave displacement, and stuff like that, because I want it all at my disposal. If I can hear it, I want to be able to play it.
When I wanted to work on expression and vibrato, I chose songs that would really showcase that aspect. When I wanted to work on fast chromatic lines and approach notes, I worked on tunes like Donna Lee. So, there's almost always a purpose for each of the songs I choose.
I really love playing the instrument and playing the music I love on it.
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 7 Jul 2013 9:32 pm
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Paul, here's another example of a tune that I've transcribed and learned to play on steel. I really don't have any intention of playing this tune anywhere, unless I was to do a complete rearrangement of it, but you can see (hopefully) where it would be valuable to learn something like this.
1. The interval of a Maj 6th is used throughout, giving a diminished sound is useful, angular and cool--almost beboppish.
2. The blocking required to play this cleanly is very difficult.
3. The intonation is also extremely difficult, and as you can hear against the MIDI track, I'm always off just a little. Oh well...
BTW, excuse the MIDI track--I don't normally use them, but in order to demonstrate this track I needed something to play along with.
Mike Stern's "Upside Downside":
http://www.mikeneer.com/upside.mp3
BTW, Mike Stern was someone I took some guitar lessons with back in the 80s and he taught me a very valuable lesson in humility.
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