#100daysofpractice day 35. Coltrane’s solo on Giant Steps, which I’ve been meaning to learn for ages. I’m approaching it in the way the masters (including Lee Konitz) recommend you do it, in 3 stages: 1. Learn the solo by ear by singing along with the recording, memorizing as you go 2. Play the solo on your instrument 3. Write it down. No writing or reading of any kind in stages 1 and 2. Got the 1st 3 choruses more or less down tonight in stage 1. There are 11 choruses, so I should be able to learn the whole thing by the end of this practice series, even if I only return to it here and there.
(series originally posted to social media January - April 2023)
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