Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
I’ve been listening to a lot of Roy Haynes lately. He turns 96 today!
Zakir Hussain – Making Music
It was Zakir Hussain’s birthday yesterday and this is one of my favorite albums of all time. Go give it a listen.
54 degrees
I just opened my window for the first time this year.
Some days are like…
Give me longer than 60 seconds with my synths, please! Moog Matriarch, Sequential OB-6, Eurorack Modular.
Bird
This is a print from the graphic novel, Chasin’ the Bird: Charlie Parker in California.
Good morning, Gibsons
Gibson Hummingbird Modern Classic & Gibson 50th Anniversary 1960 ES-335TD.
Philly Joe Jones
I don’t know who’s tenor sax is on the ground in front of Philly Joe Jones, but it looks like the reed touches the floor. Gross.
I miss you, buddy
It’s been a rough year.
I’m a musician in a pandemic
I’m a musician in a pandemic. I’m ready to show up for rehearsals in a 3-piece suit. But I will never look as cool as Dexter Gordon. 😎 He was one of my biggest influences as a young jazz student. He would’ve turned 98 today.
My first Chick Corea transcription
My first Chick Corea transcription. I was probably 19 at the time. I sampled the solo with my Ensoniq EPS sampler and played it down an octave to slow it down for the fast lines. Back then, we didn’t have access to all the tech we have now, but that sampler was transformative.
Non-stop Chick Corea
Two amazing books. Now He Sings, Now He Sobs transcribed by Bill Dobbins. And On Being A Musician Volume 1 by Chick Corea.
