| ...and listen to as much of diz as you can, buy dvds of his shows. listen to him, and listen to what your insides say in response. listen to what is going on musically and rhythmically; listen to how he interacts with what the other musicians are doing rhythmically and harmonically. listen to the fludity of the interplay, the constant balance of silences layered upon sound. take that with you when you practice the transcriptions; it'll give you stronger legs to stand on instead of getting lost in the misteries of converting a live(living) bit of music onto the page--the same as reading a speech and listening to it live or recorded live. best thing to do always is transcribe it yourself, by ear, without writing it(yet), just breaking up--stopping the recording--phrase by phrase, you echoing until what you play is what he plays, in your own voice of course.
me and booker little had lota little light conversation while riding through the south jersey country side bulls would testify |