TEXT: Michel Camilo TEXT: sequenced by [email protected] MARKER: Piano only to start MARKER: 'Bass' notes in LH follow a descending pattern - some 3rds & 7ths used MARKER: E Half/Whole dim scale on E7b9 MARKER: Runs into a chromatic scale to finish on E MARKER: Another dim scale on E7b9 MARKER: Triplet feel in RH phrase MARKER: G/Ab, Bb/B, Db/D, E/F, G/Ab (2nd inversion triads in RH, over LH bass notes) MARKER: LH begins Camillo type stride. MARKER: Bass notes ahead of beat - chords just after the beat MARKER: Bass and Drums in MARKER: On this section LH plays chords strictly on 'ands' MARKER: Improvised solo section MARKER: Bass plays 'salsa' type bass - piano same sort of rhythm with LH MARKER: That diminished scale again! MARKER: Lots of Am 'bluesey' licks MARKER: Dim scale phrase MARKER: On D7, RH plays down an Ab triad MARKER: On G7, a Db triad MARKER: Another Dim scale figure on E7b9 MARKER: Am 'bluesey' lick MARKER: Back to 'Head' to finish
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Please note that this player is in Beta, and that it often does not play Yamaha XG format files correctly.
Instructions
If you have a Bluetooth-MIDI adapter installed in your Disklavier and are using an app (such as PianoStream), you can stream these MIDI files right from your Apple device to your piano.
Otherwise, you can put them on a USB stick. Files will be playable natively on newer Disklaviers, such as the Mark IV, E3, and ENSPIRE. You can see my Disklavier compatibility table to see which instruments support USB.
For older generations of Disklavier using floppy disks or Nalbantov USB emulators, see my article on converting MIDI files to E-SEQ and creating PIANODIR.FIL.
Read more about the former Kuhmann Directory (Disklavier World).