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
Give us a call or email below.