'Some Other Time' (Leonard Bernstein) solo jazz piano lesson

'Some Other Time' (Leonard Bernstein) solo jazz piano lesson.
This could be a companion piece to one of my other instructional annotated videos - 'Peace Piece' (Bill Evans) http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=MznKtQbBea It has been claimed that the Bill Evans piece originated from his 'noodling' in the studio before he recorded 'Some Other Time' Others have suggested that Chopin's 'Berceuse' was the inspiration for his 'Peace Piece'. http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=lUnf19MQOdo
This is another piece to give to slightly more advanced students - it has the same repeating I/V pattern but in two keys, and parts that can accept more blues or gospel oriented improvisation. My favourite version is by Richie Beirach on his Maybeck Hall CD. It is also a good song for singers with words by Betty Comden and Adolph Green - from the Bernstein Musical 'On the Town'.
I am having that same problem that Youtube does to (especially) solo piano sound. I think they try to level out the wide dynamic range of a solo piano, and in boosting the quieter passages they cause digital clipping of the louder parts of the recording. In the past this has not been a problem - it has became a lot worse more recently. As always, there is a very high quality video to download free(very clear to read, and excellent audio) at
http://www.bushgrafts.com

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[AttemptingToBeBusy]

The beginning sounds similar to Miles Davis' Flamenco Sketches...

[jeremy7012]

what keyboard is used? so real?

[MisterHowe]

I appreciate your brief comments beneath the score, not only because they tell what you were doing theory-wise, but also where you were going with the solo mentally. So many parts of this video could be paused and imitated for hours by aspiring jazz pianists. What software do you use to create the scrolling score with the coordinating piano key diagram?

[malbuono]

precioso!

[Bessie99Big]

Wow!Thank you so much.Lovely playing............

[MrAtlantajazz]

Love your mellow sound. All on the same page musically. Love it when it all comes together like this.

[contrabaixo10]

Nice Nice Nice Maravilhoso...

[jonycuddlesgert]

Wonderfully LOVELY reading, jazz 2511 -- You are a treasure. Thank you... This song... YOUR rendition here... really takes me back to my own many MANY days, alone in NYC and lotsa Other cities, in my own authentic USNavy whites... waking in morning... nearly late, back to the ship... with my honey.of.the.night right next to me... You, jazz2511, and LennyBernstein are One! Fine! Team!. Thanks again. =J.

[cpynch]

bill evans did the cover of this song - but his version is more well known.

[chimmyrim]

bill was great