Some gig recordings from tonight. I was very conscious about keeping my rhythm good and avoiding rushing. I was pretty disgusted with myself last time. These are a little better.
Side story -- a guy walks up and says, "I'm a musician, can I sit in with the bongos? I play with Ramsey Lewis...". Well that was quite intimidating and I made sure to set his expectations but he was a nice guy and you can hear him playing bongos.
Recordame (still a little rushing at the beginning of my solo but I fixed it).
https://www.box.com/s/76mwrjn4as437ma8m5ti
Blue Monk
https://www.box.com/s/f20oz3gdmzfyieod5pk6
Blue in Green (Funk)
https://www.box.com/s/r075lngmt54c1gyphbxq
So What (Funk)
https://www.box.com/s/3o40zdrv4y920nb7ojnv
Night in Tunisia
https://www.box.com/s/buqrgopcq28wed6d4odt
What I noticed is that I'm beginning to recognize when I rush and then I naturally take a pause and relax and listen. And it seems to work.
Now the other thing new is playing several tunes in Jazz Funk style. After listening to the recordings, clearly I need to be more percussive when using EP. It sounds like I'm banging it. And I set the Key weight to Light for it. It's not good since it kills the dynamic range. Well, next time.
One thing that's different from this gig was that I got a lot of claps on my solos which was more than I ever got before. Also, the drummer said "You sound good...did you practice?"
The answer to "practice" was not really much. I spent a couple of hours one day recording myself and then listening to my articulation and time. It must have helped. Not bad for a single day of work I guess.
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