CEB Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Number 1. Making 80's soundtracks. [video:youtube] Quote "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 70s Soundtrack production [video:youtube] Quote "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 The Good Doctor splainin' his keyboard mojo. [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyray Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Love The Good Doctor monster player one of my favorites. Billy Preston and Dr. John were very talented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 I learned a ton from those tapes and the booklets Quote "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Lobo Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 I have the Dr. John DVDs but no longer have a player so it's fun to find the vid on utoob. When I watched the DVDs when I first got them, I just smiled and knew that he was way too advanced for me. What I love about the DVDs/videos is that he just plays the music. When Happy Traum asks him to break something down, all he can do is slow it down. Happy asks him to show left hand and right hand and Dr, John plays the left hand maybe slowed down but then automatically starts playing the right hand. It's as if he can't NOT play with both hands and at tempo. He just is Dr. John playing the piano. He can't explain much about what he's doing. He can show you some of it, slowed down for a minute or two, but then he's just playing again at tempo. I love it. He is what he is. He plays what he plays. What's amazing is that he started out as a guitar player but picked up piano after his hand got shot. That doesn't seem to have affected his keyboard skills. The video shows his patterns from overhead. I noticed that he a does a lot of 10ths in his left hand. I can stretch to a minor 10th but he's doing major 10ths all over the place with ease. I accepted a long time ago that I would never be even a poor Dr. John clone. Quote These are only my opinions, not supported by any actual knowledge, experience, or expertise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 The books helped a lot. Quote "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 I have the Dr. John DVDs but no longer have a player so it's fun to find the vid on utoob. When I watched the DVDs when I first got them, I just smiled and knew that he was way too advanced for me. What I love about the DVDs/videos is that he just plays the music. When Happy Traum asks him to break something down, all he can do is slow it down. Happy asks him to show left hand and right hand and Dr, John plays the left hand maybe slowed down but then automatically starts playing the right hand. It's as if he can't NOT play with both hands and at tempo. He just is Dr. John playing the piano. He can't explain much about what he's doing. He can show you some of it, slowed down for a minute or two, but then he's just playing again at tempo. I love it. He is what he is. He plays what he plays. What's amazing is that he started out as a guitar player but picked up piano after his hand got shot. That doesn't seem to have affected his keyboard skills. The video shows his patterns from overhead. I noticed that he a does a lot of 10ths in his left hand. I can stretch to a minor 10th but he's doing major 10ths all over the place with ease. I accepted a long time ago that I would be never be even a poor Dr. John clone. Jon Cleary did a video on Dr John and he said Dr John had small hands but using the pedal and rolling he could do 10th and make them look simple. I never got to meet the Good Doctor but I did get to know a bunch of guys that played in his band and go to some video shoots. Always a great show from Mac. All the guys I met who played with him loved working for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 I thought the homespun tapes for Dr. John were terrible. Because you can do something well doesn't mean you can teach it. Quote "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 The books helped a lot. ð Quote "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzjazz Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Here's my latest Jazz Organ Bites episode, performing the Charlie Parker tunes "Confirmation" and "Au Privave" [video:youtube] Quote www.dazzjazz.com PhD in Jazz Organ Improvisation. BMus (Hons) Jazz Piano. my YouTube is Jazz Organ Bites 1961 A100.Leslie 45 & 122. MAG P-2 Organ. Kawai K300J. Yamaha CP4. Moog Matriarch. KIWI-8P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BbAltered Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Thanks DJazz - I really enjoyed your playing. I appreciate the overhead view. I'd be interested to know what you do with the pedals on these tunes. Quote J.S. Bach Well Tempered Klavier The collected works of Scott Joplin Ray Charles Genius plus Soul Charlie Parker Omnibook Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life Weather Report Mr. Gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzjazz Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Thank you Bb! I"m playing the pedals mostly as percussion, sometimes called 'tapping' or 'thumping'. As long as you keep the note short, any note will do. Then I add some accents once in a while by playing a longer note, so its pitch is audible. This is all pretty traditional, back to Jimmy Smith. Quote www.dazzjazz.com PhD in Jazz Organ Improvisation. BMus (Hons) Jazz Piano. my YouTube is Jazz Organ Bites 1961 A100.Leslie 45 & 122. MAG P-2 Organ. Kawai K300J. Yamaha CP4. Moog Matriarch. KIWI-8P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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