Umphrey's McGee: The Art of The Jimmy Stewart
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- Опубліковано 17 чер 2024
- Saxophonist Jeff Coffin drops by sUMmer school and gets in on the Q&A. This excerpt highlights UM digging into the details of live improvisation, writing music on the spot, and staying out of each other's way.
Even at a Q and A Stasik doesn't get a mic.
Poor Pony Boy
my mind is blown by these guys. they're improv conversations are the same brilliant improvisations as their music.
Love this knowledge and the main thing I took from it being in a friendship or being in a band that has been friends is that I’ve been told I can talk too much when I drink. To not get that twisted. I’ve conversed with many friends where I be been simultaneously drunk with that build or the opposite x2 where when you’re drunk and they’re not or vice versa(judge reinhold😂)that one party or parties can feel agitated. Probably not the goal but myself being part of said conversations or situations playing or not, you have to overcome and communicate no matter what. If it’s real love for the friendship and also the craft of playing with said band and friends outside of the band in my experience that’s where the best friendships are forged. That is tough. People leave, people die but you can come back to forge the fire that was built. Love y’all and hope to see y’all out on a great moment in time. Keep it up. No shameless plug, just love for the sentiment🤘❤️🤘
I first heard UM on picking up an album or two on the recommendation of a listener to Al DiMeola (a guitar player I used to listen to a lot) who tuned into UM on hearing "Plunger" and "Prowler" (they reminded him of DiMeola). I don't play myself, but hearing the band talk here makes me think that they do improvise a bit like DiMeola, who comes up with a rhythmic arpeggio part and then tries coming up with melodies and/or improvisations on top of that: a very guitar centred approach, really. But I think that's a different thing to jazz improvisations, where scales are played off the improvised notes played by the bass (and/or piano chords) and the loose/swing rhythm is partly what gives the players plenty of space. The Allman Brothers and Santana bands were a bit like that in the 1970s. By contrast, DiMeola or UM usually play to a rhythm that is as tight as can be. They don't "swing". But their approach maybe is better suited to coming up with compositions that include improvisations rather than making improvisation the main thing. Which is maybe why DiMeola is often considered a bit like an instrumental rock player rather than a jazz musician, and it may be why I think UM could have fun covering Dickey Betts' old instrumentals...or, who knows, maybe some of DiMeola's tunes. Well...I'll end my waffle here for fear of offending Jimmy Stewart.
Yes
great advice guys, thanks!
Listen closely, these are GODS talking
Bayliss is right with the playing a simple part part... and all of them have extremely great points. I think that's why I have a hard time listening or disearning parts from older jam sessions. Every one is jamming at the same time not listening to one another. All the players are like lets play our most intricate parts all at once. Simple, layered, and on the one for the groove seems to be the way to jive.
I think you all do that as musicians
"Everything comes from something" except Aphex twin, Great vid though, wish I was a musician a felt comfortable coming to summer school. Easily one of the coolest event all year
If may not be commercially viable, but I'd like to see UM compile their instrumentals (like highlights from Hall of Fame) and released as an internationally available cd(s) because (a) their downloads are not available in my country and (b) instrumentals rather than songs are what I like to hear.
The best of the best
The thinking man's Jam.
bayliss's face at 25 seconds hahahahahahahah
Kris killin the sign off statement
Some great questions from Mr. Jeff Coffin to get the guys thinking. Great stuff.
playing at what high levels?
Keith Richards could not read music