Jazz Improv, Vol. 2, No. 1, Horace Silver, cover (Print Edition & Companion CD)

Jazz Improv, Vol. 2, No. 1, Horace Silver, cover (Print Edition & Companion CD)

CD: 

Pratt Brothers Big Band, "Easy To Love" 

Cedar Walton, "Bolivia" 

Suzanne Pittson, "Liberia" 

Amandah Jantzen, "Some Other Time" 

Cole Broderick, "Keep It Simple" 

Frank Tiberi, "The Garz And I" 

Eric Nemeyer, "Theme From Mr. Lucky" 

Horace Silver, "Yodel Lady Blues" 

Barbara Montgomery, "Invitation" 

Art Blakey, "Ecaroh" 

Amandah Jantzen, "The Song Is You" 

Gay Pearson, "Softly As In A Morning Sunrise" 

Richie Zellon, "Cherokee Samba" 

Play-Along: "Father Song" 


Interviews: 

Mike Longo

Horace Silver

Cedar Walton 


Columns: 

Perspective: Success and Failure – Distractions That Compromise Your Potential To Create, by Eric Nemeyer

Collected Wisdom: Silver’s Serenade, by Don Glasgo

Apprenticeship: Lessons I Learned From Horace Silver, by Todd Coolman 

Vocals: If You Can’t Sing Rs, Don’t Even Try, by William Collins

Latin: The 21st Century Musician’s Guide To Latin Jazz, Part 1, by Richie Zellon

Scales: Suggestions & Starting Points For Scale Selection, by Eric Nemeyer

Chords Developing Smooth Voice Leading - Root position & inversion chord applied in the context of the ii-V7 progression 

Melody Connecting Scales – Longer Lines

Play-Along, "Father Song" from Jim Snidero’s Jazz Conception – 21 Solo Etudes for Jazz Phrasing, Interpretation, and Improvisation, Published by Advance Music 


Book Excerpts: 

Hard Bop – Jazz & Black Music 1955-1965(Chapter 4: A New Mainstream), by David H. Rosenthal. Published by Oxford University Press. 

What Jazz Is – An Insider’s Guide To Understanding & Listening To Jazz (Chapter 4: The Rhythm Section), by Jonny King. Published by Walker and Company 


Transcribed Solos: 

Patterns – The More I See You

Scales – Days Of Wine & Roses

Chord Permutations – There Will... 

Scales – Cherokee Cedar Walton, Piano Solo, "Bolivia," from the album Roots, Astor Place, Trans. by Aaron Garner

Richie Zellon, Guitar Solo "Cherokee Samba," from the album Metal Caribe

Horace Silver, Piano Solo, "Stoptime", Transcribed by Rick Helzer

Horace Silver, Piano Solo, "Satisfaction Guaranteed," Transcribed by Adam Perlmutter

Michael Brecker, Tenor Sax Solo, "Yodel Lady Blues," from the album Prescription For The Blues, Impulse, Transcribed by Reed Kotler

Randy Brecker, Trumpet Solo, "Yodel Lady Blues," from the album Prescription For The Blues, Impulse, Transcribed by Reed Kotler

Blue Mitchell, Trumpet Solo, "Ah So," from the album Horace Silver album Tokyo Blues, Blue Note, Transcribed by Kris Grier

Hank Mobley, Tenor Sax Solo, "The More I See You," from the Hank Mobley album Roll Call, Blue Note, Transcribed by Eric Nemeyer

Freddie Hubbard, Trumpet Solo "The More I See You," from the Hank Mobley album Roll Call, Blue Note, Transcribed by Eric Nemeyer

Wynton Kelly, Piano Solo "The More I See You," from the Hank Mobley album Roll Call, Blue Note, Transcribed by Eric Nemeyer

Dexter Gordon, Tenor Sax Solo "The Days Of Wine & Rises," from the Dexter Gordon album on Steeplechase Records Swiss Nights, Vol. 1. Transcribed by Eric Nemeyer 


Songs: 

Bolivia, Composed by Cedar Walton, Analysis of Songs & Solos by Eric Nemeyer

Bolivia, Composed by Cedar Walton

Ecaroh, Composed by Horace Silver

Nica’s Dream, Composed by Horace Silver

Stop Time, Composed by Horace Silver, Analysis by Rick Helzer 


Exercises Scales Patterns: 

Patterns – The More I See You

Scales – Days Of Wine & Roses

Chord Permutations – There Will... 

Scales – Cherokee 


CD Reviews: 

70s Jazz Pioneers, Live At Town Hall (1201) 

Greg Abate, Happy Samba (Compass) 

Kris Adams, This Thing Called Love 

Eric Alexander, Man With A Horn 

Ben Allison, Medicine Wheel (Palmetto) 

Astral Project, VooDooBop (Compass) 

Darren Barrett, First One Up (J-Curve) 

Beeble Brox, Dominant Domain (Acme) 

Shelly Berg, The Will (Cars Productions) 

Art Blakey-Thelonious Monk (Atlantic) 

Art Blakey, The Jazz Messengers Columbia

Blue Note 60th Anniversary Boxed Set

Boys Night Out, (BNO Music) 

Greg Bobulinski, Hibiscus Flowre (Cats Paw) 

Paul Bollenbeck, Soul Grooves (Challenge) 

Eric Bolvin, The Eric Bolvin Group (EB Jazz) 

Cole Broderick, Winter In Saratoga 

Jimmy Bruno Trio, Live At Birdland

Ray Bryant, Alone At Montreaux (32 Jazz) 

Buck Clayton, Live From Greenwich Village 

Billy Cobham, A Funky Thide of Sings 

Crash (CW Productions) 

Hank Crawford – Jimmy McGriff, Crunch Time (Milestone) 

Eric Crystal, Dark Matter 

Buddy DeFranco – Dave McKenna, Do Nothing Till You Hear From Us! (Concord) 

Rene Doruyter

Duke Ellington, Anatomy Of A Murder 

Duke Ellington, Black, Brown & Beige 

Duke Ellington, 1st Time, Count Meets Duke 

Duke Ellington, Such Sweet Thunder 

Duane Eubanks, Cote D’Azur Concerts (Verve br> Duke Ellington, Cote D’Azur Concerts (Verve)

Tim Eyermann, Karla’s Fire (Summit) 

Bob Ferrel, Bon Voyage (BFM Productions) 

Joel Frahm, Sorry No Decaf (Palmetto) 

Franklin-Clover Project, Two Worlds 

Don Glanden, Only Believe (Cadence) 

Matt Gollehon’s Smokin Section, Live At The Blue Note (Half Note) 

Rich Greenblatt, Mooin’ (Brass Taco) 

Charlie Haden, The Montreal Tapes (Verve) 

Jim Hall – Bob Brookmeyer, Live At The Northsea Jazz Festival (Challenge) 

Scott Henderson – Gary Willis, Tribal Tech, Thick (Zebra Records) 

Reuben Hoch & RH Factor, If I Only Knew (Bellaphon) 

Bobby Hutcherson, Skyline (Verve) 

Keith Jarrett, Tokyo ‘96 (ECM) 

Paul Kendall, Unspoken Words (Cats Paw) 

Jackie King, Moon Magic (Indigo Mood) 

Roland Kirk, Haunted Melodies – Tribute To Roland Kirk (Metropolitan) 

Marohnic, Pilafian, Hopkins, Jazz Nonet 

Claire Martin, Take My Heart (Linn) 

Irvin Mayfield, Basin Street Records 

Pete McCann, Parable (Palmetto) 

Rod McGaha, Preacherman (Compass) 

Charles Mingus, The Clown (Rhino) 

Barbara Montgomery, Ask Me Now 

Shelley Neill, Music Sweet Music 

Sammy Nestico, Big Band Favorites 

Phineas Newborn, Piano Artistry Of (Koch) 

Monik Nordine, Not Just To But Over The Moon (MoZo) 

Gay Pearson, Nature Girl (GP) 

Houston Person, Truth! (Prestige) 

Suzanne Pittson, Resolution (Vineland) 

Mel Powell, Best Things In Life Are Free (Vanguard) 

Pratt Brothers Big Band, Groovy Encounters (Amosaya) 

Dewey Redman, Cecil Taylor, Elvin Jones, Groovy Encounters (Amosaya) 

Ken Schaphorst, Purple (Naxos Jazz) 

Mitch Seidman, This Over That (Jardis) 

Tommy Smith, Sounds Of Love (Linn) 

Woody Shaw, Little Red’s Fantasy (32 Jazz) 

Horace Silver, Jazz Has A Sense of Humor (Verve) 

Horace Silver, Hardbop Grandpop (Impulse) 

Horace Silver, Prescription For The Blues 

Horace Silver, Re-Entry (32 Jazz) 

Horace Silver, Blowin’ The Blues Away (Blue Note) 

Horace Silver, Horace-Scope (Blue Note) 

Horace Silver, Tokyo Blues (Blue Note) 

Horace Silver, Silver’s Serenade (Blue Note) 

Andy Summers, Green Chimneys (RCA) 

Martin Taylor, Two’s Company (Linn) 

Dejan Terzic, Four For One (Naxos) 

Dawn Thompson, Happenstance (NY Jam) 

Frank Tiberi, Tiberian Mode (NY Jam) 

Cedar Walton, Roots (Astor Place) 

Ken & Harry Watters, Brothers (Summit) 

Patrice Williamson, My Shining Hour 

Deanna Witkowski, Having To Ask (Tilapia) 

Richie Zellon, Metal Caribe (Songosaurus) 

Richie Zellon, Café Con Leche (Songosaurus) 


Book/DVD Reviews: 

Band In A Box; Published by PG Music

The Art of Small Combo Jazz Playing, Composing & Arranging; by Horace Silver; Publ. By Hal Leonard

Thelonious Monk For Guitar; by Gary Wittner; Publ. By Hal Leonard

Effortless Mastery; by Kenny Werner 

Connecting Jazz Theory, by Gary Campbell


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