by ericdano
September 6, 2009 in Sheet Music
Vasik sent in this great transcription of Miguel Zenon on Ulysses in Slow Motion. Great stuff and great work!
Miguel Zenon - Ulysses In Slow Motion (100.1 KiB, 201 hits) by ericdano
September 1, 2009 in Articles, Reviews
Greg Fishman has a number of excellent books out. I’ve reviewed and highly recommend his Jazz Etudes Book Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 and his Saxophone Duets book. His latest book is Jazz Phrasing For Beginners, which is aimed at the beginning student. It contains 10 melodic tunes that great examples of idiomatic “classic” jazz tunes such as “C Jam Blues” and the like. The tunes are great studies in good voice leading and use of jazz rhythms. Also great motivic (or sequential) development. You get 2 CDs with the book. One CD that has Alto Sax demos and backgrounds, and one that has Tenor Sax demos and backgrounds.
As a book for someone who is just starting to play, this would be a good first book before diving into something like Jim Snidero’s Jazz Conception Easy. The etudes are short, and emphasize excellent idea development. However……
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by ericdano
August 9, 2009 in Articles
The WSJ has an article up called “Can Jazz Be Saved?“. Basically, the article says that in 2002 10.8% of adults went to listen to jazz, and in 2008 that number fell to 7.8%. In the college market it fell from 19.4% in 1982 to 14.9% in 2008.
I somehow think that there are more factors than the author suggests. I think there is a big fissure between people who want “traditional jazz” and those who don’t really care what type of jazz it is. I know I have encountered the former attitude in several bands I play in, where arrangements by Gordon Goodwin are sort of mocked and some crappy B-side arrangement of some song no one knows (and after we play it we know why) is favored more.
I know my own listening habits have been to go back to the great music of the 70s and early 80s. LPs I’ve been getting in Berkeley that. The new last “album” I bought was Gordon Goodwin’s latest. Not like the Vandermark 5, or yet another reissue and remaster of Coltrane or Miles Davis.
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January 11, 2009 in Sheet Music
I recently transposed and modified 2 movements of the Bolling Suite for Flute and Trio for Oboe. It was a simple click of a button to make a version for Soprano Sax. Enjoy.
Baroque And Blue (127.4 KiB, 123 hits)
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Sentimentale (106.6 KiB, 123 hits)
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Javanaise (123.6 KiB, 120 hits)
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January 10, 2009 in Articles
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October 28, 2008 in News
George Garzone has a 2 DVD instructional set coming out next month. $89.95. Sounds interesting.
“The Music of George Garzone & The Triadic Chromatic Approach”, is a Jazz Improvisation Instructional DVD and much, much more.
MADE FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS
by ericdano
October 17, 2008 in News
From the LATimes:
Neal Hefti, a former big band trumpeter, arranger and composer who worked with Woody Herman and Count Basie and later composed the memorable themes for the movie “The Odd Couple” and the campy hit TV series “Batman,” has died. He was 85.
by ericdano
October 13, 2008 in Reviews
Here are the ingredients of a great album and recording:
1. Great songs….Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon…..check
2. Good arrangements of said songs…..check
3. Great players…..check
4. Record everything live, with a single microphone and no digital “wizardary” (not Pro Tools *gasp*)…..check
The sound of the album is great (seriously, no Pro Tools). Tunes are great. Just……..great! When is a “Jazz Side Of The Wall” coming out? I think a jazzed version of Comfortably Numb would be rather cool.
Check out the album Jazz Side Of The Moon by Sam Yahel, Mike Moreno, Ari Hoenig, Seamu Blake on iTunes or CD via Amazon.
9.5/10
by ericdano
September 27, 2008 in Articles
Sometimes on the internet, you find some great sites. This is one such site. “You Are What You Hear” is a great site that has concert recordings from great artists such as Dave Liebman, Michael Brecker, Chris Potter, John Scofield……to name a very few. Well worth spending some time getting some of the recording here.
I think the best recording is the Michael Brecker : Montreal Jazz Festival 27.6.2001. Simply amazing.
by ericdano
September 15, 2008 in Articles
Another transcribed solo by Kenyon Carter. Ralph Moore playing Bye Bye Blackbird off the Album “Ralph Moore and Ray Brown – Moore Makes 4″
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by ericdano
September 15, 2008 in Articles
Transcribed solo of Bob Mintzer on Listen Here off the album “Bob Mintzer Quartet – In The Moment”. Transcribed by Kenyon Carter.
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by ericdano
September 15, 2008 in Sheet Music
Transcribed solo of Stan Getz on The Way You Look Tonight from the Album “Ultimate Stan Getz” (probably on another albums/compilations too). Transcribed by Kenyon Carter.
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September 15, 2008 in Sheet Music
Kenyon Carter sent some transcriptions to put up. The first of which is Eric Alexander on the song Solid off the album “Eric Alexander – Solid”. Enjoy!
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by ericdano
March 2, 2008 in Articles, Videos
One of the best tutorial sites I’ve seen. Doug McKenize’s Jazz Piano Site. If you play piano, or want to play, or just get better, check out his videos he has up.
Very well done!
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