Slept in. Absolutely out of it. Running late. Getting very difficult to think of new improvs. What am I going to do?
Yesterday I came across a young jazz pianist that made such an impression on me, I might not ever be the same - in a good way. Vadim Neselovskyi is his name. Man, could I start rambling endlessly about his playing, but I won't right now. I'm running late posting today and want to wrap this up.
All The Things You Are is one of the greatest standards in jazz. Every pianist it seems, has to do their version of it and it can include long fantastic intros and catchy chord substitutions, not to mention uncommon keys and odd time signatures (okay I mentioned it). This has all contributed to a sort of "over served" condition that afflicts me hard. I'm a bit jaded. Anyway, Vadim has a version on YouTube here that slayed me. Yes, his own intro and a different time signature are used, but his LH is the star of the show. Very advanced hand independence and a touch with the full range of dynamics.
This is a lead in to my piece today. Slept in. Absolutely out of it. Running late. Getting very difficult to think of new improvs. What am I going to do? All The Things You Are? Are you kidding me? No. Well, I have to do it in my impressionistic way, but it wouldn't have happened without hearing Vadim.
Disclaimer: In no way am I comparing his and my versions. He was merely an inspiration for me to do the song my way. You might want to listen to my piece first!
Yesterday I came across a young jazz pianist that made such an impression on me, I might not ever be the same - in a good way. Vadim Neselovskyi is his name. Man, could I start rambling endlessly about his playing, but I won't right now. I'm running late posting today and want to wrap this up.
All The Things You Are is one of the greatest standards in jazz. Every pianist it seems, has to do their version of it and it can include long fantastic intros and catchy chord substitutions, not to mention uncommon keys and odd time signatures (okay I mentioned it). This has all contributed to a sort of "over served" condition that afflicts me hard. I'm a bit jaded. Anyway, Vadim has a version on YouTube here that slayed me. Yes, his own intro and a different time signature are used, but his LH is the star of the show. Very advanced hand independence and a touch with the full range of dynamics.
This is a lead in to my piece today. Slept in. Absolutely out of it. Running late. Getting very difficult to think of new improvs. What am I going to do? All The Things You Are? Are you kidding me? No. Well, I have to do it in my impressionistic way, but it wouldn't have happened without hearing Vadim.
Disclaimer: In no way am I comparing his and my versions. He was merely an inspiration for me to do the song my way. You might want to listen to my piece first!