Just A Little Loving

Ted Greene Arrangement

Transcribed by Ric Molina

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Just a Little Lovin

As performed by Ted Greene at Mark Josephs birthday party on December 19th, 2004
Transcription by Ric Molina
You can find the video here: YouTube

Commentary
I didn't engrave the slurs because I believe that the greatest aspect of this type of
performance is the performance itself! In the old days we used to labor over the turntable,
listening to half speed recordings, picking the needle up and dropping it when we learned a
phrase by ear. I still believe hard won battles are the best teachers. The more you have to
struggle to gain a foothold, the more solid that advancement becomes.
So this transcription goes only so far, the rest is up to the student's desire to get as
close to the rhythmic subtlety and soulful expression that Ted Greene provides us with in this
video. The more you get the performance in your ear the more Ted reveals his commitment
to keeping the groove solid and although there are fascinating moments where he suspends
the time, it reveals his lightning fast thought process and the seamless way he re-harmonizes
the tune to add variety and surprise.
This is not a preordained rehash of a written out arrangement. It strikes me as a
request that he is assembling in real-time in front of a small attentive audience. Such
displays are the things we live to experience, and once again we have the opportunity to sit
before a master who tosses off this complex harmonic yarn with beauty and grace, even
finding the time to complement the host on his furniture. Way to go, Ted!

~Ric Molina