SOTM SOTM June 2022 - Manha De Carnaval (Theme from Black Orpheus)

[rhysonsax]

whoops - try this...


View: https://soundcloud.com/user-934945909/alto-manha-de-carnaval

Very good and you sounded confident and comfortable.

I am playing this song at a workshop in a couple of weeks' time - would it be OK for me to steal some phrases from your impro ?

Rhys

 

[sax panther]

Very good and you sounded confident and comfortable.

I am playing this song at a workshop in a couple of weeks' time - would it be OK for me to steal some phrases from your impro ?

Rhys

if you think there's stuff worth stealing, go for it!

 

[rhysonsax]

At the start of the month I had plans to record this tune several times and now I find it is 30th June already.

Here is a slowish recording I made with a nice backing track from a playalong book called "Easy Latin Standards" from Alfred Jazz. I played it on soprano and instead of two improvised choruses I tried to play a transposed version of Paul Desmond's solo. It's a lovely, logically developing solo but despite being at two thirds of his tempo I still struggled quite a lot in places.

Manha de Carnival - Rhys sop V1.mp3 - Box

Rhys

 

[nigeld]

Yes, the end of the month has arrived, so many thanks to @rhysonsax for acting as host, and to all the contributors.
As usual, the thread will remain open after the end of the month, and further contributions are very welcome.