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Ok. I sight read through that, what's next?

(irony)

Very good. The Dolphy material is going to take some digestion. Dang.

ML,

I have been meaning to say thanks for sharing all of this!

Dolphy with an extended accapella bass clar. solo:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SzqVXvwMHCU&feature=related

Great Coles and Byard solos too!

chespernevins wrote:ML,

I have been meaning to say thanks for sharing all of this!

Dolphy with an extended accapella bass clar. solo:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SzqVXvwMHCU&feature=related

Great Coles and Byard solos too!

Dolphy!!! and 'the great imposter on piano.' OMG. Thanks.

How did you like hearing your music,"Open Letter", coming back at you from someone else?

Very cool! That was a nice surprise.

Great idea, trying it in 3 like that.

I notice you went for more open voicings on the 3rd 4 bar phrase, where I had been going for fuller voicings so as to hear the dissonance of the melody a little more.

Nice to hear your take!

'the great imposter on piano.'

Bob, I wonder if you could explain this about Jaki. Is this a known nickname, or something that you are coming up with? Just curious about him.

chespernevins wrote:

'the great imposter on piano.'

Bob, I wonder if you could explain this about Jaki. Is this a known nickname, or something that you are coming up with? Just curious about him.

I first heard that from Ron Kuzner, a legendary jazz dj, now deceased. It's common here in the hinterlands, but I know not beyond that. It's an affectionate reference to Byard's amazing ability to go from one style to another. Who else would play with Dolphy and slip into Willie the Lion Smith?

ML, great post. It does make me think more about exactly what I would want to hear.

I have done a more thorough job on occasion, when I was writing for a whole band and knew that it was going to be performed.

I never thought anyone would play this. But I could have been more specific even on the lead sheet, or have moved to a piano score at least.