I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Billy Taylor

[bknoth]

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free by Billy Taylor

 

[Impromptu]

Suggestions

I usually play:

bar 2/10: | D- C |
bars 6-8: | F F#o | C/G G7 | C C7sus |

And the C#o chord at the end is optionally A7b9

 

[nightjazz]

Feel free to post your alternate version.
)BOB

 

[Impromptu]

Not that much different, really

But here you go...
I Wish I Knew by Billy Taylor

In the original recording, Taylor plays funky gospel style in F, then modulates up to Ab as the feel shifts to a more straightahead swing.

 

[pdxdjazz]

Thanks. It's easier for members to try out your suggested changes using the player when it's posted.
)BOB

 

[ManuelB]

I wish I knew how it would feel to be free

As-per-Nina-Simone version

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Billy Taylor

 

[pdxdjazz]

Thanks for your post.
Helpful info about posting songs and lists here:
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/Sharing-songs-and-Playlists.14683/
)BOB

 

[engelbach]

This is a medley combining I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free with Horace Silver's The Preacher. I used this backing track for a piano concert I gave in 2016. It's very long and repeats the same material because I wanted to vary the 2/2 with the 4/4 sections.

The scheme is as follows:
I Wish in 2
I Wish in 4
Preacher in 2 (2x)
I Wish Solos in 4 (2x)
Preacher in 2 (2x)
I Wish in 4
I Wish in 2

I Wish I Knew Medley-Rev JE - Billy Taylor

Cheers,
Jer