Blues Improv in F

A little improvisational solo over the 12 bar blues in F

I record some of my practice sessions because it’s really hard to critique my own playing while I’m playing. In this clip, I’m trying to use the F minor pentatonic scale to spontaneously compose a melody. In the second chorus, I am trying to adapt the head to “Eastern Standard Time” by Don Drummond before returning to minor penatonic noodling.

This is Halloween 🎃

Wonderful World

Astro Zombies

@adamplaystrombone
I’ve been listening to The Valkyrians’ cover of the Misfits’ Astro Zombies. Decided to transcribe the vocal melody and try to play. #valkyrians #misfits #astrozombies #trombone #punkrocksteady
♬ original sound – Adamplaystrombone

One Step Beyond

@adamplaystrombone
Learning a new tune. Pardon mistakes. Its a process. #onestepbeyond #princebuster #madness #ska #trombone #trombonepractice #skanowmorethanever
♬ original sound – Adamplaystrombone

Sound Check

St. James Infirmary multi tracked in Acapella

I went out and got myself a proper microphone to record my trombone stuff. The above piece is recorded on an Audio Technica AT2020 Microphone routed through an interface to an iPad running the Acapella app for multi-tracked videos. The backing track is from iReal Pro.

This setup does seem to produce a better sound that just using the mic in my phone, which is what I had been doing.