Our 5 Favorite "Simple" Solos

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🗓️ 14 February 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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These solos might be "simple," but that doesn't make them any less killin'. Peter and Adam list their favorite understated solos. You can hear them all on our Spotify playlist here.5 Favorite "Simple" SolosMiles Davis - "So What"Keith Jarrett - "Never Let Me Go"Ahmad Jamal - "But Not for Me"Herbie Hancock - "Solitude"Sonny Rollins - "Blue 7"BONUSCheck out Geoffrey Keezer's new course from Open Studio: Elements of Solo Piano. He'll show you the strategies and techniques you need to know to become a better solo pianist. For a free sample, take a look at Keezer's excellent transcribed performance of "The Nearness of You" right here.Interested in more music advice? Go here to browse our catalog of jazz lessons and courses available for purchase. And be sure to check out our All Access Pass - every course from Open Studio on every instrument.Let us know what you think by leaving a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review, or head over to our YouTube channel.Follow us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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0:00.0	Hey Peter.
0:08.2	Hey Adam.
0:08.8	Have you ever heard this record before?
0:10.8	Um, it sounds vaguely familiar, like from a dream.
0:14.3	It's a little known album released in the late 50s.
0:18.0	Kind of green?
0:19.5	Close.
0:20.6	Some kind of blue?
0:23.2	Closer.
0:27.7	Is that Bob Evans on piano?
0:34.4	Spree down.
0:41.2	I'm Adam Manus. I'm Adam Manus And I'm Peter Martin
0:42.3	And you're listening to the You'll Hear It Podcast
0:43.8	Daily music advice and beautiful tones coming to you
0:46.8	All right now if we time this right Pete
0:48.5	We're going to get right into our number one
0:52.1	Of our five favorite simple solos You know what I'm saying? yes do you like a simple solo or do you like a complex solo because we're going to do both we're going to do our five favorite busy solos tomorrow oh we are okay um I like simple I mean complex has this place agreed yeah but don't you variety is the spice of life variety is the spice life as Bob said. But it's not... I think the point I want to make is that because a solo is simple doesn't mean it's any easier to compose or play. Or to execute correctly. Yeah, it can be much harder. Let's make something complex sound simple. Yeah. Well, you know what one of my favorite simple solos is? What?
1:29.6	Miles Davis. So what? Yeah. I mean, do we even have to play the rest of it?
1:51.7	You all have heard it a million times, right?
1:53.1	Yeah, it's so fun to talk over it anyway.
1:55.1	Yeah, I mean, simplicity of it's fine.
1:57.2	It's called on.
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