| LearnJazzPiano.com archives: Barry Harris Workshop Videos - now on DVD | |
| bopper -- 01/06/2005, 00:09:49 -- #10152 | |
| recently checked www.jazzworkshops.com and found that that this great video set has been released on DVD - has anyone seen it yet? | |
| Paul -- 01/06/2005, 16:12:40 -- #10165 | |
| No, but I meet a young college guy at the Abersold jazz camp that played really good that spoke very highly of it. I'll check it out one of these days... | |
| Scot -- 01/06/2005, 23:55:59 -- #10176 | |
| Randy Porter from Portland (killer jazz pianist- check out his recording Rio or something like that if you don't know of him) spoke very highly of the Barris Harris videos as well. I haven't seen them, but I'm thinking about making an investment... | |
| 7 -- 01/07/2005, 13:30:21 -- #10187 | |
| Scot, You oughta see if you can become a distribution affiliate (like with musicnotes, sheetmusicplus, etc.) and sell those videos direct from this site. Also to find your affiliate link to "The Jazz Piano Book" I had to hit refresh a zillion times. Is there an easier way to find a listing of which books and CDs you sell here that you get a cut of? | |
| Jazz+ -- 01/07/2005, 13:39:53 -- #10188 | |
| There is a transcription that is a collection of every example Barry Harris showed in a series of West Coast workshops he gave in the early 90's. I was lucky enough to obtain a set, it's about 30 pages with 3-4 examples on each page. The problem is they are not legaly for sale. | |
| Jazz+ -- 01/07/2005, 13:43:36 -- #10190 | |
| The workshops were audio recorded and then the detailed transcriptions were made later. There were a couple of short articles published in The Piano Stylist and I think even keyboard Magazine had one about Barry Harris and the Bebop scale. Those articles barely skimmed the surface of what he covered in the west coast workshops. | |
| bopper -- 01/07/2005, 16:54:43 -- #10194 | |
| Jazz+ haven't seen the transcriptions you are referring to, but I found 4 very detailed articles on Barry Harris' harmonic system on www.jazzworkshops.com | |
| Scot -- 01/07/2005, 22:43:00 -- #10196 | |
| 7- I could sell stuff on the site, but I'm not into distribution and smaller operations always want me to do the shipping as well. | |
| quartal -- 01/10/2005, 17:58:14 -- #10275 | |
| I ordered it the other day..said shipping was going to take 6-8 weeks !! sheesh.. makes me wonder how its being shipped... | |
| Nikos -- 01/10/2005, 18:21:23 -- #10276 | |
| Funny...I just ordered it and got a mail from Howard Rees, I can expect delivery in 7-10 business days. Can't complain with that... | |
| quartal -- 01/10/2005, 18:52:53 -- #10278 | |
| cool ..that is encouraging | |
| comrade c -- 01/13/2005, 05:30:28 -- #10332 | |
| it's awesome stuff.. worth every penny. i have the vhs copy, not the dvd version, does that still count?:) problem with me though is, i've put all books aside and now trying to ONLY listen, and practice. enough of 'looking at books' and just trying something different for now. all my life been looking at books and want to do things the 'right' way. use them too much as a tool, rather than an aid. so now it's just in the corner collecting dust:( it's an AWESOME resource to have. I think i wrote a couple reviews or some info about it in previous posts. | |
| Seaside_Lee -- 01/13/2005, 06:17:27 -- #10336 | |
| hey wow ordered mine last week after reading this thread and here it is arrived this morning (and I'm in the UK!!) They quoted me 6-7 weeks very impressive Lee | |
| bopper -- 01/13/2005, 11:06:42 -- #10343 | |
| I agree with Comrade. Just received my copy (only took 5 days). Its well worth the money. Years of the right stuff to work on for the cost of a couple private lessons. | |
| paulF99 -- 01/14/2005, 10:51:45 -- #10381 | |
| Have to agree with everything everyone has said about these DVDs. I've just watched the first two, after receiving them today (less than a week to the UK), and there is a wealth of material in there that will keep me occupied for a long while. Best of all, when Barry sings out various phrases for the band members to copy, you can join in yourself, either using the music as a guide, or just listening and use it as ear-training. Paul | |
| Seaside_Lee -- 01/17/2005, 07:42:19 -- #10466 | |
| First thoughts after watching the first 2 disks (as a beginner) It seems to have a very steep learning curve and is way over my head at the moment....it may be a while before I understand it. That opening solo piano he plays...now, that is how I would like to play :) As I am learning the piano ...the fact that the majority of the first 2 disks are played with a brass section has me pretty confused and to be honest is a bit way over my head...but, one day who knows? Lee | |
| Seaside_Lee -- 01/17/2005, 07:44:12 -- #10467 | |
| Oops sorry Didn't mean to over-amphasize the "way over my head" bit...pity you cannot edit posts after you've blooped...grrr Lee | |
| elwapo -- 01/17/2005, 08:46:40 -- #10471 | |
| Hi PaulF99! Where did you order the dvd,s from because I really want to get them but am a bit worried about what region type the dvd,s will arrive in. I,m in the UK aswell. Thanks......... | |
| paulF99 -- 01/17/2005, 09:26:12 -- #10474 | |
| elwapo, I ordered the DVDs direct from the US via the Howard Rees website. I, too, was a bit concerned about region-coding, but when you order it seems to acknowledge that you are outside the US. Anyway, we have 4 DVD players around the house, one of which is "chipped" to play all regions, and 4 DVD drives in various PCs, so I knew at least one of them would play the DVDs ;-) As it happens, the DVDs work in everything I've tried, so there was nothing to worry about. http://www.jazzworkshops.com/ Paul | |
| bopper -- 01/17/2005, 10:13:19 -- #10478 | |
| elwapo, I emailed Howard Rees before ordering on your point of regions and was informed that the DVDs are open region. | |
| elwapo -- 01/17/2005, 17:36:36 -- #10484 | |
| Great Stuff! I just ordered them myself! Thanks for that guys! | |
| Scot -- 01/17/2005, 20:42:46 -- #10486 | |
| I just had an email discussion with Mr. Rees about selling them on this site. When I make some other upgrades, we'll be able to do that. It will also let folks on this site sell their own recordings, books, etc. | |
| Seaside_Lee -- 01/18/2005, 12:40:16 -- #10500 | |
| Hi guys Anyone know who the 2 singers are on disc 4 ? I just love the girls voice and I cannot seem to get "You must believe in Spring" out of my head at the moment...what a lovely tune :) Lee | |
| bavern -- 01/24/2005, 14:12:56 -- #10666 | |
| Hi! i'm pretty new on jazz and i was wondering if anyone knows some good beginner songs i could learn. I'm not new at piano just jazz. | |
| marksdg -- 01/24/2005, 16:38:01 -- #10667 | |
| My personal recommendation is that you look for some things where it is easy to learn to sound good solo. I think for a beginner the most confusing thing is what to do with your left hand. Keep your left hand simple, so you can think about your right hand. Things that work well for this are 1) Boogies (there are lots of these, and many books on learning boogies. I think boogies with straight walking octaves are easier than ones with a swing rhythm in the base. 2) Ballads. These are good because you can do arpeggios in the base hand, and you have time to play around. Recommendations include My Funny Valentine, Over the Rainbow, and Misty. 3) Bossa Novas, such as Black Orpheus, using a simple two note pattern on each chord (look at Albetan's area for details of Bossa Nova base). In general, you can fill out the right hand melody with notes from the chord in that measure. What jazz do you like to listen to? What would you like to be able to do? How good are you at classical music? | |
| albetan -- 01/24/2005, 18:48:23 -- #10673 | |
| Thanks Marksdg for your mention. Hi Bavern: At Albetan's area you will find good tips in lessons "Beginning..." Also in "Melodic voicings 1, 2, and 3". | |
| steinjazz -- 01/24/2005, 20:34:59 -- #10678 | |
| Im embarking on a thesis on Barry's approach, however published and unpublished sources are few and far between - if anyone could manage it, I would love to get a copy of the west coast transcriptions or any other source (in addition to howard rees' four articles, the workshop video and book, paul berliner's book, and the exercise books on his official website) my email is steinjazz@aol.com - thanks | |
| bavern -- 01/25/2005, 10:03:31 -- #10688 | |
| marksdg thanks! it's true I don't know what to do with my left hand. I am not very good at classical music. | |
| marksdg -- 01/25/2005, 10:35:20 -- #10692 | |
| Bavern, Since you are a beginner at classical, I would not recommend transcriptions as a way of starting out. What do you want to play? Do you want to learn a boogie, or do you really want to be able to play something jazzier? Actually, maybe a slow blues would be good to start with. Try a left hand pattern that goes |C C-E G E-G|, repeated every measure, where C-E denotes a pair of swung eighth notes and the second C is an octave above the first. When a chord changes, move the pattern up to the new chord. Do a 8 bar blues, which has the following 8 chords, one on each measure: C | C | F | F| C | G| C | C and make up something in your right hand using the C blues scale: C Eb F F# G Bb C. Make up simple patterns using these notes, and feel free to repeat them. If you want to add more notes, you can also sometimes throw in D and A, and an E during the C chord, but you can start just sticking to the blues scale. I hope this helps, and feel free to ask for clarification of any of this. If you want to go further, I would really recommend finding a teacher. You will know soon if the teacher is good, by if they are teaching you to play what you want to play. If the teacher isn't doing this, go to a different teacher. | |
| Dr. Whack -- 01/25/2005, 12:31:38 -- #10695 | |
| I recommend starting with C- Jam Blues. It is a simple 12-bar blues with only two notes in the melody...learn to play it with LH rootless vocings, perhaps play along with a Jamey Aebersold CD/Book and you're off and running:) | |
| bavern -- 01/26/2005, 08:03:04 -- #10730 | |
| well, i have played blues before and I know how it works and so on. I would like to learn something more jazzy. just tell me some good songs that are not to hard=). by the way thanks for all tip! | |
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