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Lydian meets Be-bop
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An open letter from Alice Russell. June 21, 2011, Brookline, Massachusetts. 1. DO NOT make insulting, mean spirited remarks about anyone or their work; there are a plethora of sites where you can rant unfettered. If you attack someone personally, your comments will be removed. You can post it, but I'm not paying for it. Go elsewhere, and let those artists who are actually interested in discussion and learning have the floor. 2. There will be NO posting of or links to copyrighted material without permission of the copyright owner. That's the law. And if you respect the work of people who make meaningful contributions, you should have no problem following this policy. 3. I appreciate many of the postings from so many of you. Please don't feel you have to spend your time "defending" the LCC to those who come here with the express purpose of disproving it. George worked for decades to disprove it himself; if you know his music, there's no question that it has gravity. And a final word: George was famous for his refusal to lower his standards in all areas of his life, no matter the cost. He twice refused concerts of his music at Lincoln Center Jazz because of their early position on what was authentically jazz. So save any speculation about the level of him as an artist and a man. The quotes on our websites were not written by George; they were written by critics/writers/scholars/fans over many years. Sincerely, Alice
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bobappleton
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be bop
that's beautiful.
i still remember the first lesson when my teacher showed me a bebop scale. i was like 40 at the time - and i was shocked. it didn't seem possible that the music i'd loved had come from this simple alteration of the order of notes played.
c parker. wow.
ps: there is a funny ps to this - since you knew miles. when i taught at the university of bridgeport (during some of it's darkest years) there was a young man who was introduced to me as a nephew of miles. he'd heard that i was teaching design classes using george russell's river-trip diagram and other jazz references.
so he used a technique taught him by his uncle to give me a new name. my "normal" name became bebopple. so from bob appleton we drop the unneccessary tone (or ton) and switch things around a little. it's just too beautiful not to share.
i still remember the first lesson when my teacher showed me a bebop scale. i was like 40 at the time - and i was shocked. it didn't seem possible that the music i'd loved had come from this simple alteration of the order of notes played.
c parker. wow.
ps: there is a funny ps to this - since you knew miles. when i taught at the university of bridgeport (during some of it's darkest years) there was a young man who was introduced to me as a nephew of miles. he'd heard that i was teaching design classes using george russell's river-trip diagram and other jazz references.
so he used a technique taught him by his uncle to give me a new name. my "normal" name became bebopple. so from bob appleton we drop the unneccessary tone (or ton) and switch things around a little. it's just too beautiful not to share.
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Re: Lydian meets Be-bop
motherlode wrote:arker discovered a NEW WAY to connect the notes...the "1/2 step rule".
The rule: the scale is divided into odd (1 3 5 7) & even (2 4 6) scale steps. (descending only) THE ODD RULE: If you start on a *1*, add a 1/2 step @ 6-5; If you start on *3*5* -or- *7*, add 1/2 step @ 6-5, 3-1, 2-1
(descending only) THE EVEN RULE: If you start on *2*, do NOT add anything;(or) If you start on *2*4*-or-*6* add 1/2 step @6-5, 2-1.
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I'm guessing in C this would be C B A Ab G.If you start on a *1*, add a 1/2 step @ 6-5;
If you start on *3*5* -or- *7*, add 1/2 step @ 6-5, 3-1, 2-1
I'm not sure i get your meaning here. could you write an example in C?
Similarly with
Sorry if I'm a little thick here.If you start on *2*, do NOT add anything;(or) If you start on *2*4*-or-*6* add 1/2 step @6-5, 2-1.
10 {The artist formerly known as Bb}
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