princeplanet99 wrote:
> --- In Band-in-a-Box@yahoogroups.com, dhbailey52 <dhbailey52@...> wrote:
>> The best way is to listen to the original recordings while
>> reading the music, then trying to play them. You can buy a
>> program such as Transcribe! which allows you to slow the
>> recordings down without changing pitch so that you can get
>> to a speed where you can play them. Much better than midi
>> files which can't begin to capture the nuances.
>>
>> Just remember that even Charlie Parker couldn't play them if
>> he were reading them, so be wary of spending too much time
>> learning to play his solos. He never played the same solo
>> twice. Far better, in my opinion, is to learn to play your
>> own solos, not someone else's. To that end, studying what
>> he did can be very helpful but only if you can internalize
>> it and make it your own so that you play truly original solos.
>
> Yes, you are absolutely right, and I do use software to play along with the
slowed down recordings, but it's faster and tidier to have the notes in BIAB,
loop and learn, then plat with the real Bird to cop the phrasing. Then to do
your own thing with the bits you like yadda yadda....
>
> Anyways, are there midi files of the solos out there or not, anyone?
>

I did a search and found only vague references to them,
never finding a link to the actual files themselves.

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David H. Bailey
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