Jazz Piano Cafe http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:12:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en You Don’t Know What Love Is (Practice and Vocals) http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/you-dont-know-what-love-is-practice-and-vocals http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/you-dont-know-what-love-is-practice-and-vocals#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:12:02 +0000 admin http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/you-dont-know-what-love-is-practice-and-vocals I worked on practicing the beautiful but sad tune, “You Don’t Know What Love Is”.

Click here to listen to my practice on piano midi format.

Click here to listen to me sing and play the piece (Mp3 format). I am going to work a lot on my singing from now on, because I would love to sing in public some day.

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I recorded myself playing a tune on the piano. Please click above to view my video.

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Fingers are getting stronger!!

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 Earlier in the day I worked a bit on the tune “Sophisticated Lady” - this is a really beautiful standard.
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 Then before bed I worked more on the tune ‘Simone’. I am finally starting to get it. This one is a difficult piece; I’ve done about maybe 6 practices on it now and finally I am starting to get it under my fingers:
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]]> http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/two-practices-today/feed Alice in Wonderland and Close Your Eyes http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/alice-in-wonderland-and-close-your-eyes http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/alice-in-wonderland-and-close-your-eyes#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:01:16 +0000 admin http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/alice-in-wonderland-and-close-your-eyes I worked a bit on two great jazz standards, Alice in Wonderland and Close Your Eyes. I did this practice by ear, without any chord charts (although I previously saw chord charts for these pieces a long time ago). Check out Marian Mcpartland’s piano jazz interview with Bruce Hornsby for a great version of Close Your Eyes!

Click below to listen to my piano practice:
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]]> http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/alice-in-wonderland-and-close-your-eyes/feed More practice on Simone and a little bit of “All of Me” http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/more-practice-on-simone-and-a-little-bit-of-all-of-me http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/more-practice-on-simone-and-a-little-bit-of-all-of-me#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:52:25 +0000 admin http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/more-practice-on-simone-and-a-little-bit-of-all-of-me This is a really hard tune! (Simone) I find the melody challenging to play because my technique is still not what it once was (and will yet be, I am certain!:)  It’s also so different harmonically from the other tunes that I know in my head. Please click below to listen:

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]]> http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/more-practice-on-simone-and-a-little-bit-of-all-of-me/feed More work on Simone http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/more-work-on-simone http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/more-work-on-simone#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:11:26 +0000 admin http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/more-work-on-simone Please click below to listen:
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]]> http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/more-work-on-simone/feed Simone by Frank Foster - practice session http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/simone-by-frank-foster-practice-session http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/simone-by-frank-foster-practice-session#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:06:01 +0000 admin http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/simone-by-frank-foster-practice-session This is a great tune. Taken from Elvin Jones - Coalition (I haven’t heard that CD but I believe I heard Lee Morgan on a CD playing this).

Click below to listen:

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]]> http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/simone-by-frank-foster-practice-session/feed Practice - Brad Mehldau tune, some standards http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/practice-brad-mehldau-tune-some-standards http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/practice-brad-mehldau-tune-some-standards#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:47:24 +0000 admin http://www.jazzpianocafe.com/piano/practice-brad-mehldau-tune-some-standards Worked on a Brad Mehldau tune that I tried to remember from a CD, and also played a bunch of standards - Voyage, the Nearness of You, Alice in Wonderland. Please click below to listen:

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