Jeff Rupert Saxophone Master Class

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I Saxophone Assembly and maintenance Holding the instrument. The neck and mouthpiece assembly. Checking key mechanisms. Checking for leaks, and clogged vents. Maintaining the lacquer. Setting the instrument down.

II Posture The Back and neck. Legs and knees.

III Breathing and Breath flow Inhaling. Exhaling. Breath solfège

IV The Oral Cavity and the Larynx.

V Embouchures for playing the saxophone. Variance in embouchure technique. The embouchure and breathing.

VI Daily Routines for practicing the saxophone. Daily routines and rituals. Playing the mouthpiece. Playing the mouthpiece with the neck. Overtone exercises.

VII Articulation Single tonguing. Doodle tonguing. Alternate articulations specific to jazz. Double tonguing.

VIII Practice patterns for scales. Scales and Arpeggios Major, minor (dorian, natural minor, ascending jazz melodic minor, harmonic minor) and diminished. Resources for jazz scales.

IX Equipment Different horns. Mouthpieces. Reeds. Ligatures. Neckstraps.

X Resources for saxophonists Recordings. Web resources. Books and educational CD's and DVD's. Saxophonists in jazz and pop music.

XI Conclusion.

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I Saxophone Assembly and maintenance

Neck and mouthpiece assembly: Putting the saxophone together is something we've all been doing since day one. It may seem trite to even address assembly of the instrument, but its been a common flaw not to develop good habits. I've seen broken mouthpieces, bent rods and necks several times from seasoned professionals who should have known better! This is precisely why its important to develop good habits when putting your instrument together. Prior to putting the mouthpiece on the neck, make certain that the cork is lubricated. Realistically once a neck cork has been seasoned by you or a repairman, rarely does application of additional cork grease become an issue. Several repairmen I know use a silicone lubricant that seals the cork in an apropos fashion. Don't use silicone on your own; defer to your local professional repair person. There is cork grease for us lowly saxophonists who aren't repairmen- use it! The other concern when putting on your mouthpiece initially is that the cork is the right diameter for your mouthpiece. If you have a neck re-corked (which is needed from time to time) make sure the repairman checks the cork diameter with your mouthpiece. Be weary if you use a hard rubber mouthpiece. You may want to use a metal mouthpiece to compress the cork a bit before using a valuable hard rubber mouthpiece which could crack.

Checking key mechanisms: There are two keys that commonly get stuck in a closed position on the saxophone, the G# and low C# key. If they are stuck they need to be opened gently. Grabbing them and pulling them in a rough manner can misalign the key. The bottom line with the saxophone is that it is deceptively delicate. Its made of brass, one of the softest metals used in instrument manufacturing. The saxophone is relatively large, and rods are long, and posts and keys can be easily affected by rough handling.

Checking for leaks, and clogged vents: From time to time octave keys (there are two on saxophones) can get clogged. Its rare, but if they do the octave key will not work properly. They can be cleaned out with a pipe cleaner. See demonstration. Without a leak light (that a repairman would have) it can be hard to tell if your horn is leaking. See demonstration for various alternate techniques.

Maintaining the lacquer: The lacquer on a saxophone is an important part of the sound production of the instrument, and a protective aid for the brass. While it looks good too, the aesthetics are really secondary to its purpose. To maintain the lacquer on a saxophone keep a rag in the case, and wipe down the main parts of the horn after each use. It's a common practice to use a dusting solution ie Pledge on the aforementioned rag. This acts as a protective wax on the horn. It's a great protective measure for the lacquer, acting as a wax just like on car paint. Be advised there is a drawback; the instrument will be a little bit slippery. Practice care when holding your instrument! Regarding these cleaners, stay away from thick ones, like Liquid Gold which will gum up the horn. Pledge seems to be the best for the job at hand.

Holding the instrument: Holding the saxophone in an inappropriate manner is one of the most common ways of damaging the alignment of keys. Ironically the periodic misuse of the instrument by the player is one of the biggest problems in maintaining and instrument. When at all possible, hold the instrument by a non-moving part, like the bell. Grasping the instrument by the rods or keys is a slow path to a leaking horn. Once the horn is safely on your neckstrap, work to keep your fingers on the keys.

Setting the instrument down: When you are putting your instrument down, it is best to put it down on the side opposite the low B and Bb keys. See demonstration. In this position the horn sits on the high D key, and the bottom of the horn are only two points touching the instrument. Laying the horn down in the opposite way puts stress on rods and keys.

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II Posture

The Back and neck: Its extremely important to stand up straight when playing the saxophone. The instrument should be positioned so that the mouthpiece comes to your mouth as you are standing straight up, looking up slightly. See demonstration. Proper posture enables us to breathe appropriately, which we will talk about shortly. It also relieves undue stress that the instrument can incur to our body.

Legs and knees: Knees should be slightly bent, and unlocked. This is imperative to breathing properly, and also helps with reducing stress to our body. See demonstration.

III Breathing and Breath flow

Inhaling and exhaling: Breathing properly is the primary element with regard to good tone production, and flexibility on the instrument. It is often the most misunderstood part of wind instrument playing. When we inhale, its imperative to do so from the bottom of your midsection, then filling up the midsection, and finally the chest and upper chest cavity. This order is required for appropriate inhaling. When we segue to exhaling, it is required that we do not hesitate with the air. In an analogous fashion, think of breathing as a wave comes up a beach, and then falls back; its all one smooth motion. Its also just like a pitcher winding up and releasing a ball; its seamless.

Breath solfège We usually think of solgfège as it relates to sight singing ( do re me, etc) however the same holds true for the breath. We look for a specific sound when inhaling and exhaling. Aim to create the sound (HO) when breathing in and the sound "Who" when exhaling. This sets throat in the appropriate position for tone production.

IV Oral Cavity and the Larynx

The oral cavity is the last part of our body that handles the air prior to it going into the instrument. The shape of the oral cavity can be changed, affecting the sound as a result of the positioning of the back part of the tongue in this cavity. There are two basic tongue positions possible: EE as in "meet" + middle position where sides of the tongue are lightly touching the top right and left top teeth. AW (as in "Law") + tongue rests more toward the floor of the oral cavity. Experiment with both positions, starting in the middle. The lower position creates a more open and hollow effect that can be useful for certain sounds. Cited from Saxophone Basics, David Liebman, 2006.

The Larynx:

We must consider what happens in the throat/neck area, located behind the adams apple. It is in the larynx where the voice box and vocal cords are located. Movement of the vocal cords (vibration) is how we produce sound and sing. By achieving greater control of the vocal cords during the blowing process we are getting closer to the source of our individual sound, which after all is theoretically supposed to be an extension of one's own voice. In fact it can be stated that the saxophone is an extension of the vocal chords. Each note corresponds with a certain movement and feeling in the laryngeal area that is dictated by our imagination. This is accomplished by "pre- hearing" a note in one's inner ear followed by that impulse being relayed to the vocal cords, which "magically" assume the proper position to produce the pitch.

All of this occurs below the threshold of conscious feeling much like what doctors refer to as the "knee jerk" response; when one's knee cap is lightly struck and the leg automatically extends itself without any conscious thought. What takes place in the voice box is an automatic response that with certain exercises can be developed to a high level of accuracy and flexibility. (Liebman, 2006)

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V Embouchures for playing the saxophone

Variance in embouchure technique: Its important to always keep in mind that the embouchure is secondary to breath flow. It's the flow of air across the reed that excites it and makes it vibrate, creating the sound. The embouchure is secondary in tone production. That being said, its important to let the air do the work, so to speak. The embouchure should facilitate the air; it should not hinder it. The physics of our mouth allows us to apply pressure to the mouthpiece and reed vertically. See demonstration. Since this is so easy, a lot of the pressure we need to think about is from the sides of our mouth, with the idea of producing more equal pressure all around the mouthpiece. Success in this area amounts to more flexibility and a richer tone.

There are several ways to form an embouchure; In all cases the bottom lip should slightly cover the teeth, acting as a cushion to the reed and teeth. The top teeth can rest on the mouthpiece. It's important not to bite down so hard as to eventually indent the mouthpiece, or even possibly bending the sax neck!

Another less talked about technique (employed by Ben Webster, Coltrane and Stan Getz) is a "double lip" embouchure where the top teeth do not touch the top of the mouthpiece. The top lip lightly curls under the top teeth to form a slight cushion on the mouthpiece top. The objective however with this technique is to ultimately keep the mouth more open, producing a warmer sound. It is merely another technique in tone production. The down side with this technique is that the altissimo register is not easily achieved.

The embouchure and breathing: Often overlooked is how to breathe with the mouthpiece in place. In common practice for many (not all) saxophonists is to keep the top teeth/lip in place, and drop the lower jaw to breathe. This enables the proper breath solgfège mentioned before. See demonstration and videos. VI Practicing and Daily Routines:

It's important to have a daily routine when playing any musical instrument. Aside from trying to learn new concepts there is a lot of muscle memory that is involved that needs to be addressed. I recommend starting with some easy things, and within 10% of your routine move to the most difficult exercises, working towards easier ones. (Liebman, 2006), To be a great musician, or great at anything one needs to put in at least 10,000 hours of time, of good practice. To be great you can count on at least 4 hours of practice a day for 10 years. Studies show that no one, no one gets around this figure. Talent has nothing to do with achieving greatness. It's a misnomer. (Gladwell, 2008.)

Daily routines and rituals

Playing the mouthpiece: This can be hard at first, but the objective is to be able to develop flexibility and good tone on the mouthpiece alone. You should be able to play about an octave on your mouthpiece. Play a major scale on your mouthpiece!

Playing the mouthpiece with the neck: When placing the mouthpiece at the proper position on the cork it is possible to play an interval of about a 5th, as well as two overtones (up a 9th and up two octaves and a sixth). Although this is hard, results will come with time and patience. The main focus when playing the mouthpiece with the neck alone is achieving a good tone. The more focused our tone is on the neck alone, the better It will be when playing the entire horn. (Liebman, 2006)

The section on overtones is taken from David Liebman's book on Saxophone Basics. See citation at the end of the document. Overtone exercises Extending the mouthpiece and neck exercises to the full horn, we now must find ways to experience laryngeal movement besides the obvious aspects of talking and singing. While fingering a note, we can manipulate our air stream using the larynx to produce a different note with the same fingering called overtones. Although it is possible to perform overtones on nearly any note, the easiest notes are low Bb, B, C and C#. The overtone series for low Bb looks like this. The intervallic relationship is the same for the other overtone series.

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Before getting too much into the overtone series, try and play legato octaves using the normal fingerings:

œ œ œ œ œb œ œ œ œb œ œ œ œ# œ œn œ œ œ œb œ œ œb œ œ œ ŒŒ & œ œb œ œ# œn œ œb œ

Play without using the octave key.

œ œ œb œ & œ œ œb œ

Taking this a step further, start by fingering a low Bb but producing the first overtone. This is accomplished by hearing the octave in your head and attempting to feel like you are "singing" that pitch into the mouthpiece. After you have a strong overtone, try to slur down to the original low Bb that you are fingering. Remember, its important not to drop your jaw to accomplish this and not to over blow! (Liebman, 2006)

Now we can start using the overtone fingerings. To get a good sense of how it feels to play an overtone, the first exercise involves playing a middle Bb and quickly switching to a low Bb fingering while maintaining the middle Bb. You have just played the first overtone!!

finger low Bb throughout normal fingering Switch to low Bb fingering maintain this Bb Sound top note, finger low Bb throughout

& wb Aw wb

Also try producing the fundamental Bb and slur up to the first overtone Bb. Slur back down to the fundamental Bb to finish the exercise.

& bw wb wA

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Do the same with the higher overtones and slur down back to the fundamental.

sound

& bœ œb œA œA finger low Bb throughout

The main goal of the overtone exercises are to match pitch and tone color between the overtone note and the normal fingering for that pitch. The best exercise for this is the matching exercise.

First play the fundamental low Bb then slur to the first overtone (fingering low Bb). After you have a good grasp of the first overtone, switch to your regular middle Bb fingering.

Listen to the difference in tone color and pitch; then switch back to the first overtone by fingering low Bb again. Repeat this part many times. Finally, slur back down to the original low Bb. (Liebman, 2006)

2nd overtone

œ & œb wb fundamental œb normal fingering

1st overtone

& b˙ ˙b A˙ ˙b fundamental ˙ ˙A wb

VII Articulation Single tonguing: The most basic articulation using the tongue; it involves the tip of the tongue on the reed. Several things determine how an articulation can be created: 1 where the reed is articulated 2 the stiffness of the tongue as the reed is articulated 3 the amount of tongue used to articulate The reed should be articulated approximately 1/16 to ¼ inch from the tip of the reed. We generally think of creating different vowels for different articulations. The tongue should be set in the "EE" position, with the sides of the tongue loosely wedged between or underneath the upper molars. Syllables "TEE" will create a more detached, or staccato sound, while "DEE" will create an articulation more in the marcato and connected style. "NEE" can be used for strong accents.

Alternate articulations specific to jazz: Perhaps the most common articulation used in jazz for articulation of successive eight notes is rarely talked about in jazz education, and that is a "chewing" effect. The concept is that we are trying to articulate off beat eights in jazz.

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When we use the tongue to do this it can be really effective, Michael Brecker was really great at it, as well as other sax players. However, many jazz players are looking to accent the aforementioned off-beats in an extremely legato fashion, and this can be achieved through a form of articulation that really doesn't even utilize the tongue! It involves applying pressure with the lower lip and jaw to the reed, giving the effect of a bit of an accent, but without any separation between notes. This as mentioned is extremely useful, but difficult to master at first. It takes a lot of coordination. See class demonstration.

Doodle tonguing: This is a technique used more for an effect than anything. It involves using the tongue to Rearticulate in an unusual way; the reed is first articulated, and then the top of the mouthpiece. In essence the tongue is acting like a flag blowing in the wind, perhaps hitting an object from both sides. To vision this merely say "doodle doodle doodle". See Demonstration.

Double tonguing: Classical brasswind and woodwind players utilize double tonguing articulation. It involves articulation in the back of the throat that emulates the sound of articulating the reed. Imagine saying the syllables "too ku too ku" and you'll have an idea of how this works. The "too" portion of course is the articulation of the reed, and the "ku" is the articulation in the back of the throat. See demonstration.

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

VIII Scales and Arpeggios Practice patterns for scales:Major, minor (dorian, natural minor, ascending jazz melodic minor, harmonic minor and diminished). Here are the six basic patterns I use for running scales. The examples are in thirds applied to a C major scale.

Pattern 1. Ascending thirds

œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ŒÓ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Pattern 2. Descending thirds

œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w Pattern 3. Ascending/Descending thirds

œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

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œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w Pattern 5. Ascending triplet thirds

333 333 333 333 œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Pattern 6. Descending triplet thirds

333 333 333 333 œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Another way to practice scales is all of the modes arpeggiated; four different patterns: Pattern 1. Ascending.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Pattern 2. Descending.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Pattern 3. Ascending/Descending.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

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Pattern 4. Descending/Ascending.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Apply the six thirds patterns and the arpeggio patterns to the following scales. Included are some of the scale and chord relationships. Dorian minor

DÑ G7 œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ

D Harmonic minor

Eà Aï Aù A†

œb œ# œ & œ œ œ œ œ

D "jazz" melodic minor

é Ñ 6 Ö ô ú D D D 9 D G Db œ œ# œ & œ œ œ œ œ

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D Half/Whole Diminished

D7 Eb∂ F7 Ab7 B7 œb œn œN œ œ ŒÓ & œ œb œ œ#

Resources for jazz scales: Jamey Aebersold publishes a play along book/CD that is a scale syllabus, and is effective. Jerry Bergonzi's books on jazz improvisation deal with a great unveiling of scale concepts and application; specifically his books Pentatonics, Melodic structures, and the Jazz Line. These are all published by Advance music.

IX Equipment Different horns: There are quite a few horns on the market, some new and some 60 and even 70 years old that are good horns. Here are just a few with some basic information: Selmer Balanced Action (approx 1930-1945) This is the horn that Ben Webster used, and several other players from the swing era. Super Balanced Action (approx 1945-1954) This is the horn used by Coltrane for most of his career, as well as many other saxophonists from the 50's and sixties. Selmer Mark VI (1954-1973) Along with the Super Balanced, one of the most used and appreciated saxophones. Tends to have a stronger and more focused tone than the Super Balanced action. Selmer Mark VII (1973- 1980) All of the horns following the Mark VI had a major neck design change which produced a darker sound. The horn has been used by many alto players, but less popular on tenor. Selmer Super Action Selmer Super Action series II All of these horns are very good, a little less dark than the Mark VII. Some of the good qualities of the earlier Selmer sax. Selmer Reference 38, and 54. Selmer's attempt at recreating the Super Balanced Action and the Mark VI. They seem to have had more success with the altos then the tenors, although some of the tenors are good. Conn 10m, 6M Great saxophones made in the 40's to the 60's. Used by Lester Young and many other great saxophonists. King Used by Charlie Parker and Cannonball Adderley Yamaha Excellent student model horns, probably the best in the world for students. The intermediate horns are outstanding, too. Yamaha Custom Series Arguably one of the best saxophones made since the Super Balanced Action of the late forties. Used by many of the great saxophonist today, including Phil Woods. The horns have similarities to the Selmer Mark VI, with a more versatile neck.

010 7th Scale Exercise Β Φλατ Ινστ. ϑεφφ Ρυπερτ 1/2 στεπ οπτιονσ βασεδ ον Βαρρψ Ηαρρισ∍ σψστε

1/2 στεπσ τψπιφψ τηε βεβοπ ϕαζζ λανγυαγε. Βελοω ισ α σψστε φορ αδδινγ 1/2 στεπσ το τηε δοιναντ σχαλε. Τηεσε 1/2 στεπσ σερϖε τωο πυρποσεσ: τηεψ κεεπ χηορδ τονεσ ον δοωνβεατσ (οφ τηε δοιναντ χηορδ) ανδ αδδσ χηροατιχισ (ανδ χολορ τονεσ, ορ υππερ εξτενσιονσ).

τραδιτιοναλ ∀βεβοπ∀ ορ 7τη σχαλε. 1/2 αδδεδ βετωεεν 8−7. Χ 7

& 4 œ œ œb œ œ ŒÓ 4 œ œ œ œ

Χ7 δοινιαντ σχαλε, σταρτινγ ον τηε 9τη. νο 1/2 στεπ αδδεδ. œ & œ œA œ œ œ ŒÓ 122 œ œ œ

Χ7 ∆οιναντ σχαλε φρο τηε 9τη. 1/2 στεπσ αδδεδ βετωεεν 9−1 ανδ 8−7. œ & œ# œn œ œb œ œ œ Ó 124 œ œ œ

Χ7 ∆οιναντ σχαλε σταρτινγ ον τηε 3ρδ. 1/2 στεπ βετωεεν 8−7. œ œ & œ œ œb œ œ œ Ó 126 œ œ œ

Χ7 ∆οιναντ σχαλε σταρτινγ ον τηε 3ρδ. 1/2 στεπσ αδδεδ βετωεεν 3−2 , 9−8 ανδ 8−7. œ œ# œn & œ# œn œ œb œ œ œ Œ 128 œ œ œ

♥ 011 2 δοιναντ σχαλε σψστε

7 Χ ∆ονιναντ σχαλε φρο τηε 4τη, νο 1/2 στεπ αδδεδ. œ œ œ & œ œA œ œ œ ŒŒ 130 œ œ œ 7 Χ ∆οιναντ σχαλε φρο τηε 4τη. 1/2 φρο 9−8, 8−7. œ œ œ œ# œn & œ œb œ œ œ Œ 132 œ œ œ Χ7 ∆οιναντ σχαλε φρο τηε 5τη. 1/2 στεπ αδδεδ βετωεεν 8−7. œ œ œ œ & œ œ œb œ œ œ Œ 134 œ œ œ Χ7 ∆οιναντ σχαλε φρο τηε 5τη. 1/2 3−2, 9−8, 8−7.

œ œ œ œ# œn œ# œn & œ œb œ œ œ 136 œ œ œ ∆οιναντ σχαλε φρο τηε 6τη (13). νο αδδεδ 1/2 στεπσ. Χ 7 œ œ œ œ œ œ & œA œ œ œ Œ 138 œ œ œ Χ 7 ∆οιναντ σχαλε φρο τηε 13 (6τη) 1/2 9−8, 8−7. œ œ œ œ œ œ# œn & œ œA œ œ œ 140 œ œ œ ∆οιναντ σχαλε φρο τηε 7τη. Νο αδδεδ 1/2 στεπσ εξχεπτ 8−7 Χ 7 œA œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œA œ œ œ 142 œ œ œ ∆οιναντ σχαλε φρο τηε 7τη, 1/2 στεπσ φρο 3−2, 9−8, 8−7. Χ 7 œA œ œ œ œ & œ# œn œ# œ œ œb œ œ 144 œ œ

012 7th Scale Exercise Ε Φλατ Ινστ. ϑεφφ Ρυπερτ 1/2 στεπ οπτιονσ βασεδ ον Βαρρψ Ηαρρισ∍ σψστε

τραδιτιοναλ ∀βεβοπ∀ ορ 7τη σχαλε. 1/2 αδδεδ βετωεεν 8−7. Γ 7

4 œ œ# œn œ œ œ & 4 œ œ œ ŒÓ

Γ 7 δοινιαντ σχαλε, σταρτινγ ον τηε 9τη. νο 1/2 στεπ αδδεδ. œ œ œN œ & œ œ œ œ œ ŒÓ 122

Γ 7 ∆οιναντ σχαλε φρο τηε 9τη. 1/2 στεπσ αδδεδ βετωεεν 9−1 ανδ 8−7. œ œ# œn œ# œn œ œ & œ œ œ œ Ó 124

Γ 7 ∆οιναντ σχαλε σταρτινγ ον τηε 3ρδ. 1/2 στεπ βετωεεν 8−7. œ œ œ œ# œn œ & œ œ œ œ œ Ó 126

Γ 7 ∆οιναντ σχαλε σταρτινγ ον τηε 3ρδ. 1/2 στεπσ αδδεδ βετωεεν 3−2 , 9−8 ανδ 8−7. œ œ# œn œ# œn œ# œn œ œ & œ œ œ œ Œ 128

♥ 013 2 δοιναντ σχαλε σψστε

7 Γ ∆ονιναντ σχαλε φρο τηε 4τη, νο 1/2 στεπ αδδεδ. œ œ œ œ œN œ œ & œ œ œ œ ŒŒ 130 Γ 7 ∆οιναντ σχαλε φρο τηε 4τη. 1/2 φρο 9−8, 8−7. œ œ œ œ# œn œ# œn œ & œ œ œ œ œ Œ 132

7 Γ ∆οιναντ σχαλε φρο τηε 5τη. 1/2 στεπ αδδεδ βετωεεν 8−7. œ œ œ œ œ œ# œn œ œ & œ œ œ œ Œ 134 Γ 7 ∆οιναντ σχαλε φρο τηε 5τη. 1/2 3−2, 9−8, 8−7. œ œ œ œ# œn œ# œn œ# œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ 136 Γ 7 ∆οιναντ σχαλε φρο τηε 6τη (13). νο αδδεδ 1/2 στεπσ.

œ œ œ & œ œ œ œN Ó 138 œ œ œ œ Γ 7 ∆οιναντ σχαλε φρο τηε 13 (6τη) 1/2 9−8, 8−7.

œ œ œ & œ œ œ# œn œ# œN Œ 140 œ œ œ œ Γ7 ∆οιναντ σχαλε φρο τηε 7τη. Νο αδδεδ 1/2 στεπσ εξχεπτ 8−7

œN œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ# œN Œ 142 œ œ œ œ Γ7 ∆οιναντ σχαλε φρο τηε 7τη, 1/2 στεπσ φρο 3−2, 9−8, 8−7.

œN œ œ & œ œ œ# œn œ# œ œ# œn 144 œ œ œ œ

014 Β ΦΛΑΤ ΙΝΣΤ B FLAT BLUES PROGRESSION ϕεφφ ρυπερτ

Χ 7 Φ 7 Χ 7

4 œ œ œb œ ŒÓ œ œ œb œ ŒÓ & 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Φ7 Χ7

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018 200 Essential Small Group Jazz Recordings 1925-1975

This list comprises two hundred of the most historically important small group jazz recordings. Represented is the work of every major innovator, as well as many of the great stylists. Thousands of recordings are currently available and it is often difficult for the young player to know where start building a collection. This list is by no means an absolute, but combines what I consider to be a complete overview of the masters and their music.

Notes on Charlie Parker Recordings: There are hundreds of studio and live recordings of Parker available. The Dial, Savoy and Verve recordings are the primary ones to seek out. Due to the limitations of pre-1950 recording technology (78 r.p.m. discs), sound recordings were no greater than 3 minutes in length. The many "live" recordings of Parker offer the listener an opportunity to hear Bird unhindered by these constraints.

1) Louis Armstrong--Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings (Columbia) 2) Louis Armstrong--Complete RCA/Victor Recordings (RCA) 3) Louis Armstrong--Ella and Louis (Verve) 4) Louis Armstrong--Plays W.C. Handy (Columbia) 5) Bix Beiderbecke--Volume 1 Singin’ the Blues (Columbia) 6) Art Tatum--Piano Starts Here (Columbia) 7) Art Tatum--Classic Early Solos 1934 and 1937 (Decca) 8) Jelly Roll Morton--Birth of the Hot (RCA/Bluebird) 9) Coleman Hawkins--Body and Soul (RCA) 10) Coleman Hawkins--Rainbow Mist (Delmark) 11) Coleman Hawkins--1943-1944 (Classics) 12) Lester Young--“Count Basie” 1936-1938 (Classics) 13) Lester Young--Complete Aladdin Sessions (Blue Note) 14) Lester Young--The “Kansas City” Sessions (Commodore) 15) Benny Goodman--Complete RCA/Victor Small Group Recordings 1935-1939 (RCA) 16) Sidney Bechet--Best of the Blue Note Years 1939-1953 (Blue Note) 17) Roy Eldridge--After You’ve Gone (GRP/Decca) 18) Charlie Christian--The Genius of the Electric Guitar (Columbia) 19) Benny Carter--Further Definitions (Impulse) 20) Ben Webster--Soulville (Verve) 21) Johnny Hodges--Passion Flower (RCA/Bluebird) 22) Duke Ellington--Duke’s Men: The Small Groups Volume 1 and 2 (Columbia) 23) Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges--Side By Side (Verve) 24) Duke Ellington--Money Jungle (Blue Note) 25) Duke Ellington--Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (Impulse) 26) Duke Ellington--Duke Ellington and John Coltrane (Impulse) 27) Duke Ellington--Great Times: Piano Duets with Billy Strayhorn (OJC/Riverside) 28) Dizzy Gillespie--Complete RCA/Victor Recordings 1937-1949 (RCA) 29) Dizzy Gillespie--1945 (Classics) 30) Dizzy Gillespie--Roy and Diz (Verve) 31) Dizzy Gillespie--Diz and Getz (Verve) 32) Dizzy Gillespie--Sonny Side Up (Verve) 33) Dizzy Gillespie--Duets with Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt (Verve) 34) Dizzy Gillespie--For Musicians Only (Verve) 35) Dizzy Gillespie--Birks Works: Verve Big Band Sessions (Verve) 36) Charlie Parker--Complete Dial Recordings (Dial) 37) Charlie Parker--Complete Savoy Studio Recordings (Savoy) 38) Charlie Parker--Complete Charlie Parker on Verve (Verve) 39) Charlie Parker--Charlie Parker with Strings (Verve) 40) Charlie Parker--The Washington Concerts (Blue Note) 41) Charlie Parker--Boston 1952 (Uptown) 42) Charlie Parker--Bird and Diz (Verve) 43) Charlie Parker--Jazz at Massey Hall (OJC/Debut) 44) Bud Powell--The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 1 and 2 (Blue Note) 45) Bud Powell--Jazz Giant (Verve/Clef) 46) Miles Davis--Birth of the Cool (Capitol) 47) Miles Davis--Relaxin’ (OJC/Prestige) 48) Miles Davis--Workin’ (OJC/Prestige) 49) Miles Davis--Milestones (Columbia) 50) Miles Davis--Kind of Blue (Columbia) 51) Miles Davis--At Newport 1958 (Columbia) 52) Miles Davis--Miles Ahead (Columbia) 53) Miles Davis--Miles Smiles (Columbia) 54) Thelonious Monk--The Genius of Modern Music Volume 1 and 2 (Blue Note) 55) Thelonious Monk--Brilliant Corners (OJC/Riverside) 56) Thelonious Monk--Monk’s Dream (Columbia) 57) Thelonious Monk--with John Coltrane (OJC/Riverside) 58) Thelonious Monk--Thelonious Himself (OJC/Riverside) 59) Thelonious Monk--Misterioso (OJC/Riverside) 60) Art Blakey--A Night at Birdland Volume 1 and 2 (Blue Note)

019 61) Art Blakey--At the Café Bohemia Volume 1 and 2 (Blue Note) 62) Art Blakey--Moanin’ (Blue Note) 63) Art Blakey--The Big Beat (Blue Note) 64) Art Blakey--Mosaic (Blue Note) 65) Art Blakey--Caravan (OJC/Riverside) 66) Art Blakey--Free For All (Blue Note) 67) John Coltrane--Blue Train (Blue Note) 68) John Coltrane--Soultrane (OJC/Prestige) 69) John Coltrane--Coltrane’s Sound (Atlantic) 70) John Coltrane--Giant Steps (Atlantic) 71) John Coltrane--Crescent (Impulse) 72) John Coltrane--Ballads (Impulse) 73) John Coltrane--with Johnny Hartman (Impulse) 74) John Coltrane--Love Supreme (Impulse) 75) John Coltrane--Live at Birdland (Impulse) 76) Sonny Rollins--Plus Four (OJC/Prestige) 77) Sonny Rollins--Saxophone Colossus (OJC/Prestige) 78) Sonny Rollins--Way Out West (OJC/Contemporary) 79) Sonny Rollins--Freedom Suite (OJC/Riverside) 80) Sonny Rollins--Tenor Madness (OJC/Prestige) 81) Sonny Rollins--A Night at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note) 82) Sonny Rollins--The Bridge (RCA) 83) Fats Navarro--Complete Blue Note and Capitol Recordings (Blue Note) 84) Fats Navarro--Goin’ To Minton’s (Savoy) 85) Fats Navarro--with the Tadd Dameron Band at the Royal Roost 1948 (Milestone) 86) Clifford Brown--Study in Brown (EmArcy) 87) Clifford Brown--Brown and Roach Incorporated (EmArcy) 88) Clifford Brown--Clifford Brown and Max Roach (EmArcy) 89) Clifford Brown--at Basin Street (EmArcy) 90) Clifford Brown--with Strings (EmArcy) 91) Kenny Dorham--Afro Cuban (Blue Note) 92) Kenny Dorham--Jazz Contrasts (OJC/Riverside) 93) Kenny Dorham--Round About Midnight at the Café Bohemia (Blue Note) 94) Bill Evans--Everybody Digs Bill Evans (OJC/Riverside) 95) Bill Evans--Interplay (OJC/Riverside) 96) Bill Evans--Sunday Night at the Village Vanguard (OJC/Riverside) 97) Herbie Hancock--Empyrean Isles (Blue Note) 98) Herbie Hancock--Maiden Voyage (Blue Note) 99) Herbie Hancock--Takin’ Off (Blue Note) 100) Charles Mingus--Mingus Ah Um (Columbia) 101) Charles Mingus--Blues and Roots (Atlantic) 102) Charles Mingus--Pithecanthropus Erectus (Atlantic) 103) Charles Mingus--Tijuana Moods (RCA) 104) Horace Silver--Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (Blue Note) 105) Horace Silver--Blowin’ the Blues Away (Blue Note) 106) Horace Silver--Song For My Father (Blue Note) 107) Horace Silver--Cape Verdean Blues (Blue Note) 108) lt Jackson--Bags and Trane (Atlantic) 109) lt Jackson--Bags Meets Wes (OJC/Riverside) 110) Milt Jackson--Wizard of the Vibes (Blue Note) 111) Lee Morgan--Candy (Blue Note) 112) Lee Morgan--The Sidewinder (Blue Note) 113) Lee Morgan--Cornbread (Blue Note) 114) Wayne Shorter--Speak No Evil (Blue Note) 115) Wayne Shorter--Ju Ju (Blue Note) 116) Wayne Shorter--Night Dreamer (Blue Note) 117) Cannonball Adderley--In Chicago with John Coltrane (Mercury) 118) Cannonball Adderley--Know What I Mean (OJC/Riverside) 119) Cannonball Adderley--Something Else (Blue Note) 120) Art Pepper--Meets the Rhythm Section (OJC/Contemporary) 121) Art Pepper--Plus Eleven (OJC/Contemporary) 122) J.J. Johnson--The Eminent J.J. Johnson Volume 1 and 2 (Blue Note) 123) J.J. Johnson--with Stan Getz at the Opera House (Verve) 124) Dexter Gordon--Go (Blue Note) 125) Dexter Gordon--Doin’ Alright (Blue Note) 126) Chet Baker--The Chet Baker Quartet featuring Russ Freeman (Blue Note/Pacific Jazz) 127) Chet Baker--Best of Chet Baker Sings (Blue Note/Pacific Jazz) 128) Chet Baker--Chet Baker and Crew (Blue Note/Pacific Jazz) 129) Wes Montgomery--Smoking at the Half Note (Verve) 130) Wes Montgomery--The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Mongomerty (OJC/Riverside) 131) Wes Montgomery--Boss Guitar (OJC/Riverside) 132) Sonny Clark--Sonny’s Crib (Blue Note) 133) Sonny Clark--Cool Struttin’ (Blue Note) 134) Oscar Peterson--West Side Story (Verve) 135) Oscar Peterson--Night Train (Verve)

020 136) erry Mulligan--The Original Quartet with Chet Baker (Blue Note/Pacific Jazz) 137) Tadd Dameron--The Magic Touch (OJC/Riverside) 138) Tadd Dameron--Mating Call (OJC/Prestige) 139) Lennie Tristano--Lennie Tristano/The New Tristano (Atlantic) 140) Sonny Stitt--with Bud Powell and J.J. Johnson (OJC/Prestige) 141) Stan Getz--Complete Roost Recordings (Roost) 142) Stan Getz--Focus (Verve) 143) Stan Getz--Getz/Gilberto (Verve) 144) Jackie McLean--Jackie’s Bag (Blue Note) 145) Jackie McLean--Swing, Swang, Swingin’ (Blue Note) 146) Freddie Hubbard--Goin’ Up (Blue Note) 147) Freddie Hubbard--Ready For Freddie (Blue Note) 148) Freddie Hubbard--Hub Tones (Blue Note) 149) Freddie Hubbard--Red Clay (CTI) 150) Barry Harris--at the Jazz Workshop (OJC/Riverside) 151) Clark Terry--Serenade To A Bus Seat (OJC/Riverside) 152) Booker Little--Out Front (Candid) 153) Booker Little--Booker Little and Friend (Bethlehem) 154) Eric Dolphy--Far Cry (OJC/New Jazz) 155) Eric Dolphy--Outward Bound (OJC/New Jazz) 156) Larry Young--Unity (Blue Note) 157) Joe Henderson--Page One (Blue Note) 158) Joe Henderson--Mode For Joe (Blue Note) 159) Ornette Coleman--Tomorrow Is the Question (OJC/Contemporary) 160) Ornette Coleman--The Shape of Jazz To Come (Atlantic) 161) Ornette Coleman--Change of the Century (OJC/Contemporary) 162) Art Farmer--When Farmer Met Gryce (OJC/Prestige) 163) Donald Byrd--Byrd in Flight (Blue Note) 164) Donald Byrd--Byrd in Hand (Blue Note) 165) x Roach--Max Roach Plus Four (EmArcy) 166) x Roach--Deeds Not Words (OJC/Riverside) 167) Coy Tyner--The Real McCoy (Blue Note) 168) Coy Tyner--Inception (Impulse) 169) Wynton Kelly--Kelly at Midnight (Vee Jay) 170) Herbie Nichols--Complete Blue Note Recordings (Blue Note) 171) Woody Shaw--Rosewood (Columbia) 172) Woody Shaw—Woody III (Columbia) 173) Curtis Fuller--Blues-ette (Savoy) 174) Jimmy Smith--House Party (Blue Note) 175) Jimmy Smith--Back at the Chicken Shack (Blue Note) 176) Jimmy Smith--Jimmy and Wes: The Dynamic Duo (Verve) 177) Johnny Smith--Moonlight in Vermont (Roost) 178) Hampton Hawes--All Night Session Volume 1, 2 and 3 (OJC/Contemporary) 179) Oliver Nelson--Blues and the Abstract Truth (Impulse) 180) Pepper Adams--10 to 4 at the Five Spot (OJC/Riverside) 181) Hank Mobley--Roll Call (Blue Note) 182) Hank Mobley--Soul Station (Blue Note) 183) George Russell--Ezz-thetic (OJC/Riverside) 184) Dave Brubeck--Brubeck Time (Columbia) 185) Grant Green--Talkin’ About (Blue Note) 186) Nat Cole--Best of the Trio: The Instrumentals (Capitol) 187) Ahmad Jamal--At the Pershing (GRP/Chess) 188) Ahmad Jamal--Ahmad’s Blues (GRP/Chess) 189) Kenny Burrell--Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane (OJC/Prestige) 190) Erroll Garner--The Original Misty (Mercury) 191) Erroll Garner--Concert By the Sea (Columbia) 192) Lee Konitz--Subconscious-Lee (OJC/Prestige) 193) Lee Konitz--Live at the Half Note (Verve) 194) Lou Donaldson--The Blues Walk (Blue Note) 195) odern Jazz Quartet--Django (OJC/Prestige) 196) odern Jazz Quartet--Fontessa (Atlantic) 197) Paul Chambers--Whims of Chambers (Blue Note) 198) Paul Chambers--Chambers Music (Blue Note) 199) Oscar Pettiford--Another One (Bethlehem) 200) Oscar Pettiford--The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet (OJC/Prestige)

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