jeffcrom Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 (edited) I don't know if any O board members live in the Columbia, South Carolina area, but if so, you are invited to hear me play with an old friend, bassist Ben Gettys, on Friday August 24 at Conundrum Music Hall. Ben and I have played together, off and on, for almost 30 years. We'll be playing a bunch of my free-jazz-ish orignals, plus some Ornette and even a Cecil Taylor piece. (How often do you hear that?) Our friends Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel, an improv duo that is exactly what the name says, are also on the bill; we'll probably play some quartet music as well. Edited August 13, 2012 by jeffcrom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 I didn't know you could find Cecil Taylor lead sheets - and I think you have to stand on your head and think in Sanskrit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Or else just use your ears... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted August 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Yep. I just decided that I wanted to learn this tune one night. It helped that the tune we're playing, "After All," was recorded in two takes by CT. I was able to "average" them and get pretty close, presumably, to what he had in mind. But maybe I should publish The Unreal Book, full of Cecil Taylor, Roscoe Mitchell, Evan Parker, Derek Bailey, and Anthony Braxton tunes. It should sell thousands of copies at Berklee, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 But maybe I should publish The Unreal Book, full of Cecil Taylor, Roscoe Mitchell, Evan Parker, Derek Bailey, and Anthony Braxton tunes. It should sell thousands of copies at Berklee, right? Right idea, wrong title. It should be called The Get Real Book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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