@markmarktarmann i know this is an assumption, but i feel pretty confident that he's not reading the changes for giant steps. there's no way he wouldn't know them by this point in his career.
@flipadiddle yeah. you're right. i just thought that at the time he made this ( 80's?). he might not actually have played it for about 15 years, and needed to look at them once or twice.i am projecting my problems with memorization to a guy who certainly is a mutant. i remember "stella" chords and a lot of other complicated tunes, but i can never remember these changes, and always have to look. cheers. mt
@markmarktarmann yeah i know what you mean. Although, I learned when I was going to school that if you think about giant steps a certain way, it is actually very easy to remember. A teacher of mine told us to think about it like a rotating triangle, because there are 3 key centers in the song: G, B and Eb, and the only other chord in the whole tune are just 2-5s to those keys. so, as long as you can remember which key or "side of the triangle" you're on, you can play it in any key!
@flipadiddle But what side of the mathematical equation am i on..now..? i just tried to play it again, without the music, after playing it several times with. which ii V is next? AAAGGH!
This composition uses a pattern of Major thirds that are moving in a cycle between those key centers. V to I modulating through key centers as it packs a lot of music in the small space of 32 bars. It is a standard piece that all intermediate Jazz musicians should be able to play in all 12 Major keys. Chick uses some nice voicings. He has a nice intervallic concept of voicing. Too bad the sound is only coming out of the right speaker.
Interesting it seems like he is switching between open voicings, and closed voicings, and the bass line on the 2-5-1's. But, does he use a tenth voicing? And when does ehe switch from bass to chord?
@majsterN What comping style is he using to go through this progression. I wanna comp like that on all my songs. Do you know what comping style that is?
haha yeah poor tommy flanagan is right...jazz history's chump...poor guy. I think he did well all things considered!
zackrawlings 23 hours ago
I really LOVE his form and fingering while hes playing
acmaddox0825 2 days ago
I like how he's pretending to read the sheet music...haha!
etampier 3 weeks ago
@etampier he's not pretending to do anything. he's just making sure he doesnt fuck up the
"logical" but in reality, squirrelly changes, while on camera.
markmarktarmann 2 weeks ago
@etampier If there was a camera on the other side, we'd see he has the thousand-yard stare on. I don't even think he's pretending. :P
michaelvmurray 2 days ago
No doubt he's in a league of his own???
inidminstrel 1 month ago
Master Chick....
olibo64 2 months ago
Genious
elortibamal 2 months ago
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Ormaaj 2 months ago
Indeed, he is a genius.
tonalkeys 2 months ago
poor Tommy Flanagan...
sextaycuarta 2 months ago 13
classic music played by a great musician! Thanks for the post. Interesting to hear it in mono.
ntesslafan 2 months ago
Truly brilliant - thanks X 100.
OctoberJoe 3 months ago
why is he reading this??
ehardi 3 months ago
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markmarktarmann 2 months ago 8
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Ormaaj 3 weeks ago
@markmarktarmann i know this is an assumption, but i feel pretty confident that he's not reading the changes for giant steps. there's no way he wouldn't know them by this point in his career.
flipadiddle 1 week ago
@flipadiddle yeah. you're right. i just thought that at the time he made this ( 80's?). he might not actually have played it for about 15 years, and needed to look at them once or twice.i am projecting my problems with memorization to a guy who certainly is a mutant. i remember "stella" chords and a lot of other complicated tunes, but i can never remember these changes, and always have to look. cheers. mt
markmarktarmann 1 week ago
@markmarktarmann yeah i know what you mean. Although, I learned when I was going to school that if you think about giant steps a certain way, it is actually very easy to remember. A teacher of mine told us to think about it like a rotating triangle, because there are 3 key centers in the song: G, B and Eb, and the only other chord in the whole tune are just 2-5s to those keys. so, as long as you can remember which key or "side of the triangle" you're on, you can play it in any key!
flipadiddle 1 week ago
@flipadiddle But what side of the mathematical equation am i on..now..? i just tried to play it again, without the music, after playing it several times with. which ii V is next? AAAGGH!
markmarktarmann 1 week ago
@markmarktarmann Ah, okay. I'm glad that's cleared up. ;)
michaelvmurray 2 days ago
@markmarktarmann You don't honestly think he was reading, do you? Please.
michaelvmurray 2 days ago
@timwood1987 Howdy sir, sent you a PM with a request for the 'scription too.
Cheers.
Vayshen 3 months ago
This composition uses a pattern of Major thirds that are moving in a cycle between those key centers. V to I modulating through key centers as it packs a lot of music in the small space of 32 bars. It is a standard piece that all intermediate Jazz musicians should be able to play in all 12 Major keys. Chick uses some nice voicings. He has a nice intervallic concept of voicing. Too bad the sound is only coming out of the right speaker.
Flextones 3 months ago
Man, what a stretch with the left hand. Real nice chords he's playing!
Gospelplayer007 3 months ago
... whenever I hear Chick it makes me wonder 'hmm, maybe Scientology really is the way to go'... lol
Just kidding. Chick was a brilliant mind right from the start and remains so.
icecreamforcrowhurst 3 months ago
Real Book yeaaaa
Royzilber 4 months ago
@timwood1987 can you make your transcription available?
innertortoise 5 months ago
@innertortoise seconded
hotamali 4 months ago
@hotamali PM me with your email address
timwood1987 4 months ago
@timwood1987 Thanks. you got friend lock on, I requested you so I can PM ya.
hotamali 4 months ago
What dvd is this from?
Blackkx 5 months ago
So cool
goreri 5 months ago
seep
ketupatbian 8 months ago
Interesting it seems like he is switching between open voicings, and closed voicings, and the bass line on the 2-5-1's. But, does he use a tenth voicing? And when does ehe switch from bass to chord?
danieljones013 8 months ago
there is no freakin sound
godschild1991ful 11 months ago 2
@godschild1991ful
sound is in the right speaker only ... sorry for that
majsterN 10 months ago 6
@majsterN What comping style is he using to go through this progression. I wanna comp like that on all my songs. Do you know what comping style that is?
danieljones013 8 months ago
@majsterN In the the left: sound. In the rigth, nothing
elortibamal 7 months ago
@elortibamal you have your headphones/speakers on backwards then.
aiken000 6 months ago
@aiken000 No
elortibamal 6 months ago
@majsterN trolololol
EyMeng 3 months ago
This is from his instructional video "Keyboard Workshop" released by DCI..available on DVD..
manuelergcruz 11 months ago
What a pianist. Such ease and flow, with such ear-surprises ---- fleet and subtle changes of articulation.
nobodady1 1 year ago
Don't know why he even needs to refer to the sheet music?
maramazone 1 year ago
he is so raw dude
jazzincelo 1 year ago
One of the best videos on youtube and not a single comment? This version of giant steps is fantastic! What's the name of this series?
AcePro 1 year ago