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July 21, 2005 at 3:53 AM

I had another jam session with Ron again, we are starting to form a set list and its alot of fun playing music with him.

The following is a list of the music we are playing currently:
1)Autumn Leaves - standard in the real book
2)Misty - standard in the real book
3)There Will Never Be Another You - standard in the real book
4)Django - a standard Ron Likes
5)Stardust - another standard Ron likes
6)Joan - Ron wrote this
7)Treasure Map _ I wrote this
8)A Night In Tunisia - By Dizzie Galespie
9)Four - by Miles Davis
10)Blue In Green - By Miles Davis
11)Ornithology - by Charile Parker
12)The Sigh - by Ralph Towner
13)Afro Blue - As played by Coltrane
14)Love for Sale - By Cole Porter

These are all songs I know how to play now, we are also studying many compositions by Bill Evans like:
Very Early
Re: Person I Knew
Waltz For Debby

...and also the standards he used to play
My Romance - standard in the real book
My Foolish Heart - standard in the real book
Nardis - By Miles Davis
Milestones - By Miles Davis
Peri's Scope - By Scott LaFaro

(if you dont know about the real book do a search at amazon for the real book)

This week went well, we are starting to improvise more and its starting to turn into 2 guys having fun rather than an academic study in harmony like it has been for the last 2 months. This is the part where all the thinking has been done and all the hard work is paying off and we can relax and have fun.

I had an audition for a bass gig yesterday that I mentioned in my last blog, it went well. They are a old school rythm and blues band with horns like the band in the movie the blues brothers. Its kind of fun and it pays well, we play some motown/ r and blues stuff, for example remember that song "if you dont know me by now"? We also play rock pop reggae and rap. SO if you think about it I have ties to all styles of music: I play jazz guitar with Ron, study classical violin on my own and play bass in a pop band for good money. Also, a pianist in the band is offering to sell me a piano for 300 bux, Im so excited, I think Im going to buy it!

I also just thought of an amusing name for a fusion band, how about epo - electric prune orchestra?
(special thanks to Buri, the John Madden of violin)

cheers
scott (muggle violinist)
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Scott, I'm glad that your hard work has paid off and that you're having fun improvising now.