CD:
Clifford Brown & Max Roach, “Parisian Thoroughfare”
Billy Taylor, “Transformation”
Los Hombres Calientes, “Foforo Fo Firi”
Tony Monaco, “Blues for T”
Mike Longo & NY State of the Art Jazz Ensemble, “Wee”
Berklee College of Music (features the Lage Lund Quintet, “Shapes and Sounds”
Clifford Brown, “Daahoud”
Michael Brecker, “I Can See Your Dreams”
Frank Glover, “Steps/What Was”
Eric Nemeyer, “Like Someone In Love”
Randy Brecker, “Never Tell Her U Love Her”
Ralph Morgan, “Daily News Blues”
Clifford Brown, “Flossie Lou”
Play-Along Track, “Laura”
Features:
Jazz Improv’s Directory of Jazz Schools & Educators
Interviews:
Able Bodied - An Interview with Hal Galper, taken by Don Glasgo
Celebrating TLC - An Interview with Terri Lyne Carrington, taken by Bill Donaldson
Fighting For The 'Bone - An Interview With Robin Eubanks, taken by Bill Donaldson
The Spirit He Brings - An Interview with Lewis Nash, taken by Eric Nemeyer
Healthy Living - An Interview With Jimmy Owens, taken by Eric Nemeyer
Keeping Brownie's Memory Alive - An Interview with LaRue Brown Watson, taken by Eric Nemeyer
Remembering Clifford, An Interview with Don Schlitten, by John Barrett
Columns:
Real Words About Jazz: The Measure of Greatness by Brian Torff
Collected Wisdom: Local Culture by Don Glasgo
Perspective: Can't We All Get Along? by Mel Martin
Practicing Under Duress, by Paul Combs
Jazz Improvisation: It's About Ears, by Todd Coolman
Giant Steps Progression and Cycle Diagrams, by Dan Adler
Latin: 21st Century Musicians Guide To Latin Music, Part 7, by Richie Zellon
Reharmonization of Daahoud, by Jim Josselyn
Reharmonization of Daahoud, (Chord Voicings)
Melody: Shapes
Patterns: Melodic Ideas As Employed By Clifford Brown
Patterns: Melodic Ideas
Style: Elements of Clifford Brown's Improvisational Approach
Blues: Substitute Chords
Perspective: Selfishness
Book Excerpts:
Clifford Brown - The Life and Art of The Legendary Jazz Trumpeter, by Nick Catalano, Chapter 7 - “European High Jinks”
Transcribed Solos:
Daahoud, Clifford Brown, Trumpet Solo
Daahoud, Harold Land, Tenor Sax Solo
Parisian Thoroughfare, Bud Powell, Piano Solo
Parisian Thoroughfare, Harold Land, Tenor Sax Solo
Parisian Thoroughfare, Clifford Brown, Trumpet Solo
Parisian Thoroughfare, Ritchie Powell, Piano Solo
Songs:
Parisian Thorough Fare, Composed by Bud Powell
Daahoud, Composed by Clifford Brown
Flossie Lou, Composed by Tadd Dameron
Laura, Composed by Johnny Mercer and David Raksin
Analysis:
Analysis: Daahoud, Composed by Clifford Brown
Analysis: Parisian Thorough Fare, Composed by Bud Powell
Exercises Scales Patterns:
Scales: Laura
Chords: Permutations of Chord Tones
Intervals: 4ths (Laura)
Chord Arpeggios: Flossie Lou
Patterns: Laura
CD Reviews:
Aardvaark Jazz Orchestra, The Seeker
Armstrong, Louis, Satch Plays Fats
Baker, Chet, Live At The Renaissance II
Bowman, Chris, First Love
Bridgewater, Dee Dee, Live At Yoshi's, Verve
Charlap, Bill, Written In The Stars, Blue Note
Cohen, Avishai, Colors, Stretch
Corea, Chick, Past, Present and Futures,Stretch Records
Cowan, Astrid, Summit, Astron Records
Crawford, Hank, Low Flame, High Heat, Label M
Daniels, Eddie, Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet, Shanachie
Davis, Miles, Big Fun, Columbia
Dorsey, Leon Lee, Song Of Songs
Fields, Brandon, Fields and Strings, PRC
Freeman, Phill, Time To Get Ready For Love
Friedman, Don, Match Point, TR
Fyore, Cyndra, Steam Heat
Gillespie, Dizzy, Dizzy For President, Knit
Gorrill, Liz, For The Beauty of The Earth
Grant, Darrell, Smokin Java'
Griffin, Johnnie & Steve Grossman, Dreyfus
Griggs, Steve, Jones For Elvin,Hip City
Gryce, Tommy, Our Day Will Come
Helmbrecht, Carla, Be Cool, Be Kind, Heart Records
Horn, Shirley, You’re My Thrill, Verve
Hubbard, Freddie, Jimmy Heath, Live At Left Bank, Label M
International All Stars Plays Benny Goodman, Nagel-Heyer
Jarrett, Keith, Whisper Not, ECM
Jensen, Brent & Dave Peck
Josselyn, Jim, Brazilian Sunflower
Kleinhaut, Mark, Secrets of Three, Invisible Music
Land, Harold, Promised Land, Audiophoric
Lewis, Vince, Red House
Liebman, David, The Elements: Water
Marano, Nancy, Sure Thing
Marie, Rene, How Can I Keep From Singing, MaxJazz
Martinez, Jim, Doxology
Masakowski, Steve, For Joe, Compass
Meurkens, Hendrick, In A Sentimental Mood, A-Records
Michel, Carl, Playon Records
Monaco, Tony, Burnin' Grooves, Summit
Morgan, Ralph, Daily News Blues
Munro, Doug, Blueness
Musillami, Michael, Groove Teacher
Parris, Rebecca, My Foolish Heart, Koch
Payne, Cecil, Chic-Boom, Delmark
Piccolo, Greg, Homage, Emit Doog
Politzer, Kerry, Yearning, CAP
Popkin, Lenny, Lifeline Records
Potter, Chris, Gratitude, Verve
Price, Ritchee, Last Song of The Night
Quint-Essential, Flying Weasel
Robinett, Henry, Uncommon Prayer
Rosenwinkel, Kurt, The Next Step, Verve
Ruffins, Kermit, 1533 St. Philips St., Basin St. Records
Sandke, Randy, Rediscovered Louis & Bix, Nagel-Heyer
Sciubba, Sabina, You Don't Know What Love Is, NAIM
Sharp Five, Intersect
Smith, Jimmy, Dot Com Blues, Blue Thumb
Smith, Keely, Sings Sinatra, Concord
Sofferman, Brooke, Modesty's Odyssey
Spiegl, Steve Big Band, Enigma
Taylor, Billy, Urban Griot
Tucker, Sue, Meant For You
Vitro, Roseanna, Conviction, A-Records
Watson, Bobby, Red Records
White, Carla, The Sweetest Sounds, DIW
Williams, M.J., I Can Hear Your Heart
Wolff, Michael, Impure Thoughts
Yahel, Sam, Searchin', Naxos
Z, Rachel, On The Milky Way Express, Tone Center Records
Book/DVD Reviews:
Living The Jazz Life, by W. Royal Stokes, Oxford University Press
Jazz Talking, by Max Jones, DaCapo Press
Jazz Styles, by Mark C. Gridley
Ahmad Jamal Collection - Solo Transcriptions
Chromatic Approach To Jazz Harmony & Melody, by Dave Liebman
Modern Method for Piano Bossa Nova, by Wilson Curia
Billy Strayhorn - American Master
Five Guitars Play Mingus
Just Jazz Real Book, Just Standards Real Book
Drum Standards
Music of Bob Mintzer, Miles Osland
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