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Originally Posted by valejazz  Of course but as an athlete before running 100m prepares his/her body for such an extreme performance I still think that starting with a slow down could help me get a clearer idea of the job. I completely agree with singing the solos as a first step and I really envy your chance to learn from Tristano's students :)
Did you learn all Lester's solos as Konitz did?
Valerio Prigiotti |
Not all, but several. Konitz was one of my teachers. And he was a Tristano student too. BTW, sports analogies to trumpet playing or music in general I find unhelpful. You don't have to warm up your ears, once they are trained they're always there, on call, ready to go from 0 to 100 on a moment's notice. A 100m run is over in ten seconds, when you play you have to play all night sometimes
Michael McLaughlin