Saturday, 24 April 2010

CHAPTER 6: Recordings

From the Reference on Page 40, as well as the 'Suggested tunes to work on' on the same page:

ACQUIRED:
Just Friends - Coleman Hawkins (Ken Burns Jazz Collection)
Just Friends - Oscar Peterson (Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson)
Just Friends - Amy Winehouse (Back To Black)
Tune Up - Chet Baker (Cool Spring)
A Foggy Day - Michael Buble (It's Time)
Yesterdays - Billie Holiday (Jazz Legends)
All the things you Are - Ella Fitzgerald (Love Songs)
All the things you Are - Glenn Miller (The Lost Recordings)
I Should Care - Thelonious Monk (Monk Alone)
Sweet and Lovely - Thelonious Monk (Monk Alone)


STILL TO GET:
The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol.1 (Blue Note) - Bud Powell
Tea for Two

CHAPTER 6: TRITONE SUBSTITUTION








CHAPTER 5: Recordings

From Albums referenced (Pages 27-36), and 'Suggested tunes to work on' (page 36):

ACQUIRED:
Speak no Evil (Blue Note) - Wayne Shorter
Stella by Starlight - Ella Fitzgerald (Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie)
Stella by Starlight - Oscar Peterson and the Trumpet Kings (Jousts)
Blue in Green - Miles Davis (Kind of Blue)


STILL TO GET:
Blue Trane (Blue Note) - John Coltrane
Horace-Scope (Blue Note) - Horace Silver
The Real McCoy (Blue Note) - McCoy Tyner
Blowin' The Blues Away (Blue Note) - Horace Silver
Workin' and Steamin (Prestige) - Miles Davis, with Red Garland on Piano
Sophisticated Lady
Nica's Dream
Search for Peace
When the Lights are Low
Mirror, Mirror
Wave
Once I loved

CHAPTER 5: ADDING NOTES TO 3-NOTE VOICINGS (Part 3)














Tuesday, 13 April 2010

Notes on Jamie Cullum's Podcast (2nd Episode) - 13th April 2010

Tuesday, 7pm, Radio 2

ROBERT GLASPER - a fusion of Hip Hop and RnB
Main Guest.

Played a recording of 'The Old Country' - Nat Adderley (trumpet)

Followed by Nina Simone's 'Give me a pig foot'.
"With Strings (1966)" - an album?...

Robert Glasper interview.
'King of the new scene, New York'
Played his recording of 'FIB'
Signed to Blue Note.
A Jazz Pianist.
"In My Element" (2007)
"Double-Booked" (2009)
The latter combining two elements: Jazz Piano Trio as well as an Experimental band.

A luke-warm interview (personal view)...

Ray Charles 'Roll with my Baby' played next from the album "What I Say" (1959)

Sun Ra & his Intergalactic Orchestra
'Lullabvy for Realville'


Orchestra playing at Cafe Otto, London.

Marshall Mien?...

Recommends the Mostly Jazz Festival, Birmingham

'Saba' - Dhafer Youssef
Sonicly adventurous.


BONOBO
Capable of filling venues like the Round Horse.
Simon Green
"Black Sands"

Mos Def with Charlie Hunter (with an 8-string Guitar!)
'Creole'
"Songs from the Analogue playground"

A reference to a Duke Ellington Archive track that can't be played...
('Satin Doll' from last week methinks).
Says it's available for seven days from today.

Curios 'Roadstar'
A fiery band.

To close the show:
MARK MURPHY - LEGENDARY...
Jazz singing.
'Why don't you do right?"

Friday, 9 April 2010

CHAPTER 5: ADDING NOTES TO 3-NOTE VOICINGS (Part 2)





CHAPTER 5: ADDING NOTES TO 3-NOTE VOICINGS (Part 1)






CHAPTER 4: Worked on tune: 'Yesterdays'





CHAPTER 4: Recordings

From the albums recommended (pages 23-25), and the 'Suggested tunes to work on) (Pages 26):

ACQUIRED:
Giant Steps (Atlantic) - John Coltrane
Maiden Voyage (Title track) - Herbie Hancock
Stella By Starlight - Ella Fitzgerald (Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie)
Stella By Starlight - Oscar Peterson (from the album with the Trumpet Kings, Jousts)
Star Eyes - Charlie Parker (Now's the Time)
April in Paris - Louis Armstrong (Jazz Masters 24)
Fly with the Wind - McCoy Tyner (from album of the same name - 'Remastered')
I didn't know what time it is - Sarah Vaughn (Sings for Lovers)
Yesterdays - Billie Holiday (Jazz Legends)
Out of this World - Ella Fitzgerald (Love Songs)
What is this thing called love? - Mel Torme & The Mel-Tones With Artie Shaw (Late Night Jazz)


STILL TO GET:
Maiden Voyage (Blue Note) - Herbie Hancock
Impressions (MCA Impulse) - John Coltrane
Etcetera (Blue Note) - Wayne Shorter, with Herbie Hancock on Piano
Piano Reflections (Capitol) - Duke Ellington
Think on me
Ebony Moonbeams
Eighty One
Festival
Highway One

CHAPTER 4: SUS AND PHRYGIAN CHORDS