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Quick Win: Pro Jazz Musician Reacts to His Playing From 10 Years Ago
What's up, guys? It's Brent here. So I was just surfing the Internet and I found a video of me playing a gig from 10 years ago.
Today, I'm gonna watch that video, give you my reaction to it, and let's see how messy it gets.
In this episode:
1. Intro
2. The melody
3. Pro Tip
4. The organ solo (by Camden Hughes) - my impression
5. My impression of my comping
6. Pro Tip
7. When I hit it pretty good
8. How I rate my solo
9. How I failed on trading 4s
10. How I rate my trading 4s
11. Evaluation
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