How to play Take Five | Jazz Piano College 147

Tutorial on the great Dave Brubeck song Take 5 written by Paul Desmond. Here's a lead sheet: goo.gl/kC22Dk
my website: www.tonywinston.com

[@maxcarter3413]

I like following as you think out loud. Very helpful. Thanks.

[@VeradoSil]

I wasn't going to say anything about the shirt

[@Ceeby]

Oh my goodness! I tried so hard to learn this song on piano. I used white keys only, but struggled. I taught my daughter of 6 years old the beginning of it and within half an hour she got it! I was so amazed. She is 40 now and a beautiful pianist playing by ear.

[@Ceeby]

Keep teaching! The younger generations need to hear this 5/4 beat! 😊

[@dannuttle9005]

"But don't play it wearing this kind of shirt"--ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the King of the Internet. (Also, love your playing. One of my goals is to be able to play this. Um...should I get a Western shirt to practice in?)

[@aviaron2677]

Instablaster

[@freetime2006]

great class. as one teacher (not of music) to another, thank you.

[@avispianoroom]

You are such a great guy man!! More power to you

[@darkside9129]

Man, you’re a magician. How the hell am I supposed to follow that. 👍 I think this clip will keep me busy for the next year.

[@oliviaedralin1436]

This is a hard song. But will attemp it because you make it easy for us❤

[@YishaiKnoll]

Paul Desmond composed take five.

[@jdchd]

The shirt is awesome

[@kirkloganj]

Composer is Paul Desmond

[@MridulMalpotra]

Great video! Thanks for your explanation, it was super informative. Can anyone tell me the name of the classical piece at 7:43?

[@TonyWinston]

Sure, it's a Chopin waltz. The minute waltz, opus 64 no.1

[@MridulMalpotra]

@@TonyWinston Thanks Tony! Cheers

[@dissi2866]

This arrangement is actually written by Sharon Aaronson just FYI :)

[@azaak_melody]

Great teacher thanks

[@flack5008]

Nice tutorial but I have to say that "Take 5" was written by Paul Desmond who played the saxophone in Dave Brubeck's band. Paul should get credit for this classic piece.

[@TonyWinston]

I believe credit is in the description..thanks

[@frank-ts1yr]

Thank you sir

[@mr.fabian8471]

uff!!! excellent!!!

[@annailyin431]

Thanks for the video, Tony! Like. And I’m subscribed. After messing around with this tune on piano, I discovered that the hardest part is to keep track of the measures while soloing on those two chords. I mean, if you play really square lines(it’ll sound more like an exercise) maybe it’ll be easier to count, but if you want to focus on phrasing it’s impossible to count those measures. So when they perform this song, do they have fixed amount of measures for solos(on those two chords) or soloist goes by feeling and when he feels like it’s enough he lets the band know to move on?

[@TonyWinston]

I think they just go on feeling. You're right, 5/4 time is confusing but if you stay at it long enough you start to feel it

[@annailyin431]

@@TonyWinston thanks 😊

[@rachelmoran3175]

The lead sheet isn't loading for me, is it still a working link for anyone else?

[@ifeayinochonogor]

Oh my goodness... Please 🙏 sir, can you help out with the solfege of the melody part

[@ankororamanychristophe9952]

I want to play jazz on piano! No I don't find college for that.

[@רוןעשהאל-ג8ו]

dope shirt

[@ksg7821]

Good.

[@shreyamhome979]

🙏

[@roydweyer]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@marvfear]

I'll loan you my shirt (grin) Merv F from Perth Australia

[@musicpianoman]

Can barely hear you. What happened to the audio that it's so turned down?

[@jazzerson7087]

"Hey Doc, get me back to 1985!!" that's what they'll think! ;-) They'd like the shirt more than the prospect of playing C flat ionian scale anyway Tony!!

[@robertman3109]

top jazz

[@palodinettelol7207]

Hey thank you for this video !! I was wondering: can you do a video about "Dindi" ? (Sorry if my english is bad i'm french ahah)

[@TonyWinston]

good tune! yes

[@TonyWinston]

Dindi video is up!

[@nezkeys79]

Lol the shirt comment is sub worthy alone

[@petrusocto-gagatem9426]

Paul desmond not brubeck

[@JeffRyan_88keys]

Correct

[@user-gi3ro9rm9k]

Is this piece by Brubeck or Desmond? I see so many differing answers online!

[@EMBRabbit]

Desmond write the Sax solo

[@_futur3_298]

its by desmond, brubeck was the pianist

[@wyndhl9465]

Altoist Paul Desmond composed and played the tune - melody, harmony and ad lib (solo). The drummer originally and incipiently came up with a rhythm - in melodic and harmonic isolation. Dave Brubeck, pianist, leader and band "owner", obviously gave tits-bits of advice here and there in respect of arrangements. For many years, Paul Desmond was unheard of and unknown as the composer and alto saxophonist of the jazz-like waltz of the very early 1960's. Paul Desmond subsequently and, yes, consequently went on to record under his own name, thus making him more noticeable, known and renown as a Smooth, Cool Jazzician of "Organic Real Jazz" - NOT of "Generic Fake Jazz", known today as "Smooth JAZZ", a misnomer.