Woah. I really needed that massage Wednesday morning. I’m seeing a specialist for some neck issue (whiplash because of my workouts…); the guy is fantastic.

He’s the one who “fixed me” when I had serious left hand injuries. I’m doing all the little “exercises” again to make sure my back, arms, neck, hand, wrists, hands (etc.) are good to go when I need them.

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Practice (on guitar) :

• I Hear a Rhapsody
  • Improvisation “around the melody”
  • Metronome on 2&4 @ 48 then @ 96
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• If I Should Loose You
  • Melody and Chord Melody Rubato
    • Improvisation “around the melody”
    • 2&4 @ 50 then @ 100
  • Great!

Discovery:

Just realized that in bar 12 of If I Should Loose You, the Bb dim to Bb major (to accomodate the melody) can also be seen as an A7(b9) going to Dm  (secondary dominant to IIIm…) Cool.

I’ve always had trouble hearing and outlining that “diminished resolution” when improvising; I guess seeing it as a dom(b9) (which I’m more used to) will simply sort the stuff out in my ears/mind/fingers…

So, I like to blow on the form like this : (the underlined really is Bb dim to Bb major…)

Gm / / / | ii-V / / / | Gm / Gb7 / | Fm7 / Bb7 / |
Eb / / / | II-V / / / | Eb / / / | / / / / ||

Cm7 / / / | F7 / / / | A7(b9) / Dm7 / | / / / /|
Gm7 /// | C7 /// |Am7(b5) /// | D7(b9) /// ||

Gm / / / | ii-V / / / | Gm / Gb7 / | Fm7 / Bb7 / |
Eb / / / | II-V / / / | Eb / / / | / / / / ||

Cm7 / / / | F7 / / / | A7(b9) / Dm7 / | Am7(b5) / D7(b9) /|
Gm7 / / /  | Cm7 / F7 / | Bb  / / / | / / / / ||

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Just received an email today : Charles Ellison is asking me to join his group for a short set next week. I studied in Charles’ class for 2 years and it’s an honor for me.

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Teaching at night. Some piano practicing on Oscar Peterson Exercises and blues in C.