Blues For Alice

[CliffR]

Been working on Blues For Alice for a few weeks. This is the speed I've managed to get to with the head so far, and I can definitelty hear some issues with the triplets. Need to slow down again. I'd appreciate any feedback:

[joe2758]

That's a tough one, good work.

I listened at half speed a bit to make sure my advice is correct:

Watch the timing of your slides

The "grace note" type sometimes separate, while the actual 8th note slurs sometimes rush

so sometimes they sort of meet in the middle to where it's not quite clear which is which.

To practice play the 8th note line picked with your swing feel, then add the slurs to compare and make sure it is the same

and then make the grace note slides sound like one note

you don't do it every time but maybe it is something you didnt notice

[GuyBoden]

Cliff, it's going very well. A difficult head to play at a fast tempo.

[Question]

Hi Cliff,

always improving!

Here is an easy one to fix: set the count-in to two measures. This is less hectic and gives you more time to internalize the tempo before you play a note.

Listen to your recording and you will hear that you start off in the first few bars being a bit ahead before you settle into the tempo.

Pianist Peter Martin, in an Open Stdio video says regarding time; "If you can hear it you can fix it".

Easier said than done!