Jazz piano solo and musical/historical discussion of the Wayne Shorter tune “Ana Maria,” which featured Herbie Hancock on the Native Dancer album.
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Learning every Real Book tune 0:00
A Wayne Shorter anecdote 0:23
Improvisational approaches to Wayne Shorter’s “Ana Maria” 1:19
Beginning with the 2-chord vamp 2:26
Playing the melody 2:45
Soloing over the vamp, a la Wayne Shorter 4:23
Improvising over the full chord progression to “Ana Maria” 4:41
Developing a motif 4:50
Becoming more rhythmic 5:34
A more expansive pianistic texture 4:38
Reprising the melody 5:57
Returning to the vamp as an improvised “coda” 6:22
Immersing ourselves in the music while performing 7:24
“Commitment” leads to “confidence” 7:50
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