Got myself learning a couple of wonderful tunes, which are simple enough to play! Or they will be once I practice them a bit more. It's good hearing yourself playing something you've always wanted to play; the first of the two being what I mean.
The first one is a piano alone version of Freddie Freeloader, by Miles Davis. It's the version in the Associated Board Grade 5 Jazz book. It's only Grade 5, but I'm not sure if there's much in terms of Grade 7+ Jazz Associated Board pieces, but I'll have a look. Apparently, graded jazz books are more difficult than their classical counterparts [eg. An Associated Board Grade 5 Jazz book may have pieces which are technically closer to those found in a Classical Grade6/7 level book. Not that I'm saying classical is easy. At all. Hah.
I could have easily made a solo piano version for it myself with enough work, but didn't. Now that I've been shown a version made just for piano though, with the sheet music, I've motivation to start playing it.
Here's the original version, from Davis' critically acclaimed album "Kind of Blue" (known to be "the greatest jazz album of all time". Personally, I wouldn't agree (as I haven't heard that many jazz albums yet) but from what I've listened to in the jazz world so far, it's an album I keep finding myself coming back to.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6nbxwwxjcw
The other is a slow waltz piece, which has a classical influence though is still technically "jazz".
It's slow, easy, and lovely to play. I'm mainly learning it so that once I begin to improvise properly, I'll have a song to improvise into. Much like the player here [he's not me] has done;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_4uOarDEzE
I'll upload videos of myself playing these once I get them learnt properly and have started improvising at a level in which I'm happy at.
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