Audio Primer Tracks

AUDIO PRIMER TRACKS

PART ONE – BASICS extensions and tritone substitutions. 1 Scales. Major, blues, acoustic (or melodic minor, ascending form), octatonic (or diminished), whole- 7 Counterline/countermelody with guitar and tone. piano. Two blues choruses: The first chorus is performed without a counterline; the second chorus 2 Arpeggios. Various seventh chords. includes a counterline on the piano.

3 Melody without chords, then with chords. 8 Inside/outside melodic lines with guitar and piano. A ii7-V7-I progression is played twice: first 4 Syncopation. First four bars of Scott Joplin’s “The the guitarist plays inside over the chords, then he Entertainer” as written (with syncopation), then the plays outside over the chords. same four bars with the syncopation removed. 9 Locked hands. A brief demonstration of this 5 Backbeat or change step. A stride left-hand chord technique. progression is played twice; the first time without a back-beat, the second time with a back-beat. 10 Rhythm changes with piano, bass, and drums. A 32-bar chorus of rhythm changes. 6 Harmonic substitution. A ii7-V7-I progression stated simply, then gradually embellished with 11 Blues changes with piano, bass, and drums. Demonstration of blues chord changes.

PART TWO – JAZZ INSTRUMENTS AND PERFORMANCE EFFECTS Trumpet Clarinet 30 Ride cymbal Acoustic and Electric 12 Open 20 Swing clarinet (swing beat) Guitar 13 Cup mute sound 31 Hi-hat with chick 36 Acoustic chords: 14 Harmon mute 21 Obbligato part in sound (foot pedal) comping without stem Dixieland setting 32 Hi-hat with swing 37 Acoustic melody (Miles Davis beat; combine 38 Acoustic bossa sound) Trombone foot/hand nova style 15 Harmon mute with 22 Open 33 Sample crash 39 Early electric stem (wah-wah 23 Cup mute cymbals sound effect) 24 Growl effect 34 All drums/cymbals 40 Jazz-rock (fusion) 25 Glissando and together in swing sound Saxophone Family tailgate effect groove 41 Jazz-rock with 16 Soprano 35 All drums/cymbals wah-wah pedal 17 Alto Drum Set with brushes in 42 Phasing, echo, and 18 Tenor 26 Snare swing groove other effects 19 Baritone 27 High tom 28 Low tom Acoustic Bass 29 Bass 43 Walking bass

PART THREE – BUILDING THE JAZZ BAND THROUGH SIX BLUES CHORUSES Bass, Drums, Piano, Trumpet, and Tenor Saxophone

44 First chorus: Bass and drums playing alone in a 48 Fifth chorus: Tenor saxophone solo accompanied swing walking style by three-quarter-note stop time. 45 Second chorus: Add piano comping. 49 Sixth chorus: Tenor saxophone solo accompanied 46 Third chorus: Trumpet solo breaks on bars 1-2, 5- by trumpet playing a background riff. 6, and 9-10. 47 Fourth chorus: Trumpet and saxophone trade twos. Example of antiphony or call-and-response. Musicians: Keith Waters (1, 2, 3, 6, 9, and all ensemble work), piano; Recorded February 12 and 13, 2001, at the Career Education Center, Henry Martin (4 and 5), piano; Ron Miles, trumpet; Rich Chiaraluce, Denver, Colorado. Engineer: Joe Hall. Assistant engineers: Ty clarinet and soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones; Mark Harris, Blosser, Jerry Wright, and John Romero. Produced by Henry Martin baritone saxophone; Joe Hall, trombone; Bill Kopper, guitar; Ken and Keith Waters. Walker, bass; and Todd Reid, drums.