Falling Grace: Journey Through The Real Book

A jazz piano lesson to give you ideas on how to play the jazz standard "Falling Grace." This Steve Swallow tune was a big influence on 1970s jazz!
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Enjoy the journey, and "let the music flow!"
Ron

[@ninob5155]

Well done Ron!, one of my favourites ; for those who want to go straight to the action, it starts at 5:45

[@OliverKoelle]

my favorite song at the moment, so beautifully played by you. Thank you!

[@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453]

Thanks, Oliver. Have fun playing this great tune :)

[@joeb4349]

Great explanation of what is a beautifully difficult song. The best explanation on YT.

[@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453]

Thanks Joe, glad this helps!

[@mikeratledgeguy]

my favorite song. thanks for this friend!

[@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453]

Thanks, Brian! I remember looking at this when I was in college, and I couldn't make any sense of it. But as I'm sure you've found, it's internal logic slowly reveals itself. Good luck with your playing :)

[@randyknisely8979]

Really enjoyed the lesson...thanks!

[@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453]

Thanks Randy! Had you ever played the tune before?

[@randyknisely8979]

@@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453 nope, but I will now!

[@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453]

@@randyknisely8979 Yeah, check it out. The chords may sound strange at first but they'll gradually make more sense.

[@felipecornejo426]

awesome!!

[@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453]

Thanks Felipe!!!

[@dimitrikatakalos9487]

If memory serves right it was Staphane Grappelli who challenged Steve Swallow to write a tune and Falling Grace came forth.

[@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453]

Thanks, I hadn't heard that before. Grappelli was an amazingly open-minded person and musician!

[@ericmpereira]

Awesome!

[@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453]

Thanks Eric!!!

[@nanciannecianci1784]

Your videos would be much better if you simply played the tunes once all the way through at the beginning and then talked about them.

[@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453]

Thanks for the suggestion! What I'd love is for viewers to either play the tunes through themselves before watching, or listen to a few recordings by famous jazz musicians to get a sense of the tunes. This will give you the necessary context to go deeper into the tunes via my explanations and interpretations. Either way, good luck with your playing :)