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From McCoy Tyner’s album “Guitars“
McCoy Tyner - Piano
John Scofield - Guitar
Ron Carter - Bass
Jack DeJohnette - Drums
A look at how the great bassist Ron Carter plays this classic minor blues in a modern setting. You can see several harmonic substitutions and note choices that setup the vibe right away, as well as compliment and sometimes push the soloists.
There is a great walking-solo towards the end as well, worth checking out the ideas and harmonies being utilized.
I left the chord symbols as is throughout even when Ron is clearly outlining something specific, because they are heard and created on the fly. For educational purposes I like the idea of seeing what is actually happening ’against’ the chords that someone would be seeing on a leadsheet, and to give the opportunity to write in or figure them out for ourselves.
You can see the in-studio video of this performance on YouTube here:
Enjoy!