RE: not tight, but right.

Posted by beach cruiser (A) on March 8, 2025 at 13:23:00

In Reply to: RE: not tight, but right. posted by Inmate51 on March 8, 2025 at 05:46:06:

I learned improvisation sitting and watching the jazz saxophonist John Klimmer, best known, by me, for the song "free fall lover".

I had seen guys on country western TV shows improvise with variations on the main theme, but this guy was different.

my underaged self was right below the small light house jazz club stage , watching intently , because I was , at the time playing flute by ear, I certainly couldn't afford lessons, and wanted to see how a professional played a woodwind instrument. I must have been there because it wasn't a school night, I never went because I selected the artist , and the house just allowed me to watch without spending.

the guy was fearless, he would come to the break, and just jump off a cliff, selecting any seemingly unrelated random note and then counting on his skill to weave soothing that would allow him to work back to where it made sense within the song, and then continue playing the original tune. Sometimes it took awhile, but it allowed me to see and understand what he was doing.

the flute is a great instrument for backpacking , and always welcomed around a campfire when everyone else has a guitar . yes, I have stories.

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not tight, but right. - beach cruiser 00:03:15 03/08/25 (3)

RE: not tight, but right. - Inmate51 05:46:06 03/08/25 (2)

RE: not tight, but right. - beach cruiser 13:23:00 03/08/25 (1)

RE: not tight, but right. - Inmate51 16:18:08 03/08/25 (0)

just one of the reasons I always try to remember foam earplugs whenever I leave the pad. - beach cruiser 16:50:00 03/04/25 (5)

RE: just one of the reasons I always try to remember foam earplugs whenever I leave the pad. - Steve Franklin 11:20:33 03/29/25 (0)

RE: just one of the reasons I always try to remember foam earplugs whenever I leave the pad. - Sherlock 07:33:39 03/05/25 (0)

RE: just one of the reasons I always try to remember foam earplugs whenever I leave the pad. - Tuckers 17:50:12 03/04/25 (2)

RE: just one of the reasons I always try to remember foam earplugs whenever I leave the pad. - Tuckers 15:03:16 03/09/25 (0)

RE: just one of the reasons I always try to remember foam earplugs whenever I leave the pad. - beach cruiser 04:15:04 03/05/25 (0)

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RE: not tight, but right. - beach cruiser 13:23:00 03/08/25 (1)

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