HOW TO SET UP YOUR JAZZ PROGRAM RESOURCES BY ACE MARTIN Literature Selection for MPA Resources: http://www.teachingmusic.org Teaching Music through Performance in Jazz Vol. 1 and 2 By Wynton Marsalis, Ronald Carter, Ron McCurdy, Reginald Thomas, and Ron Modell Teaching Music through Performance in Jazz Vol. 1 CD Northern Illinois University Jazz Ensemble, Ronald Carter, Director This 3 CD set contains premier recordings of 28 of the most significant works ever composed for developing and intermediate jazz band. One of the best jazz ensembles skillfully performs this essential repertoire. These recordings are a perfect place to start when selecting the best music to perform with your ensemble, and a great source of inspiration. Teaching Music through Performance in Jazz for Beginning Ensembles Richard Miles & Ronald Carter [Type text] [Type text] [Type text] Resource Books for Rhythm Section in Jazz Band: Jazz Piano Voicing Jazz Guitar HOW TO SET UP YOUR JAZZ PROGRAM RESOURCES BY ACE MARTIN Bass Drums [Type text] [Type text] [Type text] Rehearsal Techniques The basic musical approach should be the same fundamental concept as you use in concert band except stylistically different. Useful Jazz Band Warm Ups That Work Instant Warm-Ups by Michael Sweeney The Ten-Minute Warm Jazz Warm Up by Jim Mahaffey Warm-ups for Developing Jazz Ensemble By Chris Sharp What spice could you ad to your charts? Textures via cymbals or use of sizzle chain Vibe parts for Melodic Guitar Parts Change grooves Add the chop on beat 4 drum set Use of variety of mutes to change texture of chart Instrumentation & Set Ups V (Wing) Set Up Horseshoe (U) Set Up Standard Block Set Up Improving Style in Ensemble Everyone on same page!!!! Same Approach!! Clarity and Articulation Uniform Syllable playing Know your Daht, Do and Dit’s Sing phrases using jazz articulations Make use of Unison Rhythms or note that are in all instrument sections of the piece and Have sections play for one another on the same articulation such as: Saxes verse Trumpets – etc. Students analyze performance of music played verses each section Benefits of a combo Improvement of Improvisation Improvement of Rhythm Section Improvisation and Music Listening Today students have a wealth of information via YouTube Students should search via YouTube Channels HOW TO SET UP YOUR JAZZ PROGRAM RESOURCES BY ACE MARTIN By Artist, Big Bands, and Jazz Instruments Teachers have student assignments for listening via YouTube!! Don Zentz - Big Band Listening Resources/YouTube COUNT BASIE – BASIE, STRAIGHT AHEAD COUNT BASIE – THE COMPLETE ATOMIC BASIE (E=MC2) COUNT BASIE – THE LEGEND, THE LEGACY (directed by Frank Foster) DUKE ELLINGTON – ELLINGTON AT NEWPORT DUKE ELLINGTON – JAZZ PARTY DUKE ELLINGTON – REAT PARIS CONCERT DUKE ELLINGON – DIGITAL DUKE (directed by Mercer) GORDON GOODWIN – SWINGING FOR THE FENCES GRP ALL-STAR BIG BAND – ALL VOLUMES TOM KUBIS – SLIGHTLY OFF THE GROUND TOM KUBIS – AT LAST MAYNARD FERGUSON – LIVE AT JIMMY’S MAYNARD FERGUSON – MESSAGE FROM NEWPORT MAYNARD FERGUSON – BIRDLAND DREAMBAND CLAYTON/HAMILTON – GROOVE SHOP CLAYTON/HAMILTON – LIVE AT MCG BUDDY RICH- BIG SWING FACE BUDDY RICH – ROAR OF ‘74 STAN KENTON – TODAY (Live in London) STAN KENTON – ADVENTURES IN STANDARDS STAN KENTON – LIVE FROM THE TROPICANA STAN KENTON – KENTON ‘76 THAD JONES-MEL LEWIS – THE DEFINITIVE THAD JONES, VOL. I & II THAD JONES-MEL LEWIS – MOSAIC COLLECTION THAD JONES-MEL LEWIS – SOFT LIGHTS AND HOT MUSIC ROB MCCONNELL – Anything from 1980’s and early 1990’s LOUIE BELLSON – BIG BAND (2 CD’s orig. “150 MPH” / “Dynamite”) DON MENZA – MENZA LINES BOB CURNOW (Sierra Music) – MUSIC OF METHENY AND MAYS) TONIGHT SHOW BAND (Doc) – BOTH VOLUMES (charts now available – Sierra) CAPP/PIERCE – JUGGERNAUT LIVE WOODY HERMAN – 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR WOODY HERMAN – 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF CARNEGIE HALL CONCERT JOHN FEDCHOCK – THE JOHN FEDCHOCK BIG BAND TERRY GIBBS – DREAM BAND VOLUME 1 BILL HOLMAN – A VIEW FROM THE SIDE MARIA SCHNEIDER – EVANESCENCE MARIA SCHNIEIDER – COMING ABOUT UNIVERSITY JAZZ BAND RECORDINGS THE SERVICE BANDS (TODAY’S VERSION OF YESTER-YEAR) [Type text] [Type text] [Type text] Dan Miller Big Band Recommended Listening List: http://www.danmillerjazz.com/bigbands.html Jazz Artist to Listen to: ALTO SAX: Charlie Parker, Sonny Stitt, Cannonball Adderley, Phil Woods, Lou Donaldson, Art Pepper, Kenny Garrett, Bunky Green, Eric Marienthal, Vincent Herring, Dick Oatts TENOR SAX: John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Michael Brecker, Joshua Redman, Ernie Watts, Sonny Rollins, Gene Ammons, Stan Getz, Joe Lovano, Chris Potter, Don Menza, Pete Christlieb, Seamus Blake, Marcus Strickland, Wayne Escoffery, Rick Margitza, Eric Alexander, Frank Foster, Harold Land, Jimmy Heath, Bob Mintzer, Lenny Pickett, Bob Berg BARI SAX: Nick Brignola, Gerry Mulligan, Pepper Adams, Scott Robinson, Gary Smulyan TRUMPET: Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Clifford Brown, Wynton Marsalis, Woody Shaw, Chet Baker, Art Farmer, Miles Davis, Clark Terry, Nicholas Payton, Arturo Sandoval, Marcus Printup, Terrance Blanchard TROMBONE: Carl Fontana, Frank Rosolino, JJ Johnson, Kai Winding, Slide Hampton, Bill Watrous, John Fedchock, Wycliffe Gordon, Dave Steinmeyer, Phil Wilson PIANO: Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Kenny Drew, Ahmad Jamal, Art Tatum, Mulgrew Miller, Geoff Keezer, Cyrus Chesnut, George Cables GUITAR: Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, Joe Pass, Tal Farlow, Pat Martino, Pat Metheny, Emily Remler, Russell Malone, Barry Greene BASS: Ray Brown, Ron Carter, Rufus Reid, Eddie Gomez, Percy Heath, Jaco Pastorius, Christian McBride, Dave Holland, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Milt Hinton, Charlie Mingus, Cleve Eaton, Cecil McBee, Stanley Clarke DRUMS: Max Roach, Elvin Jones, Jack DeJohnette, Tony Williams, Buddy Rich, Roy Haynes, Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd, Billy Cobham, Billy Higgins, Ben Riley, Ed Thigpen, Brian Blade, Butch Miles VIBES: Milt Jackson, Gary Burton, Terry Gibbs, Red Norvo, Cal Tjader, Lionel Hampton Vocalists: Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Joe Williams, Nancy Wilson, Mel Torme, Billie Holiday, Betty Carter, Kurt Elling HOW TO SET UP YOUR JAZZ PROGRAM RESOURCES BY ACE MARTIN Improvisation Resources The Jazz Piano Chord Book by various composers Chop Monster by Shelly Berg Jamey Aebersold Books http://www.jazzbooks.com • How to Play Jazz and Improvise Vol. 1 • Nothing but the Blues Vol. 2 • Major and Minor Vol. 24 Jazz Improvisation by David Baker The Ultimate Jazz Tool Kit and The Ultimate Music Workbook by Scott Wilson Chord Find for Guitar and Piano players: http://chordfind.com The AmazinG Slow Downer for transcribinG: http://www.sonGsurGeon.com/paGe/amazinG_slow_downer.html?Gclid=CJ7Gy8qs4r ECFQU6nAodeBAA3A Smart Music: http://www.smartmusic.com Real Book: published by Hal Leonard Corporation: http://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=240221& Jazz Trumpet Solos Transcriptions: http://www.jazztrumpetsolos.com Willie Thomas – Jazz Everyone Series: https://www.jazzeveryone.com Free Jazz Lessons: http://www.freejazzlessons.com/how-to-play-jazz/ Many artists are giving free instruction via their websites – do a Google search for the artist and see if they offer lessons or tutorials for free/minimal fees. Guitar Players Freddie Green style of playing: http://www.freddiegreen.org/ Don Zentz Website – Weath of Information - http://www.zentz.org/dzlinks At Don’s Website there are tons of Saxophone TransCriptions [Type text] [Type text] [Type text] Good Arrangers/Composers for selecting Jazz Band Music Middle School, Average High School, and Second Jazz Bands This level would be for more proficient middle school jazz bands, average high school jazz bands, and second jazz bands at schools where depth is present. Arrangers include Mark Taylor, Dave Barduhn, Paul Lavender, Peter Blair, Paul Jennings, George Holmes and Gregory Yasinitsky Authentic Duke Ellington Charts All the charts published by Alfred Music in conjunction with the Essentially Ellington Festival that Wynton Marsalis is affiliated with via the Lincoln Center Orchestra!!! Stylistic integrity is a must with these charts!!! Great stuff if you have the soloists!! Much research required!! As with transcriptions of any sort, there is a strict standard in authentically reproducing the music for performance. Advanced Level Chart Resources For the more difficult music of Kenton, Maynard, Woody, Buddy Rich, Thad Jones, Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Rob McConnell, Pat Metheny, Gordon Goodwin, Tom Kubis, Bill Holman, etc., please consult Sierra Music, Walrus Music, Kendor, Hal Leonard, Alfred Music, UNC Press, Don Schamber, etc. The music is wonderful! But you will need to keep in mind that piano voicings, bass lines, brass ranges, saxophone doubles, etc. all come into technical playing of the charts selected for performnace. Jamey Aebersold Jazz Ensemble Collection Heritage Jazz Works has come out with Volume 1 of the Jamey Aebersold Jazz Ensemble Collection. Eight charts, contrasting in style, are included in the collection book with fully notated rhythm section parts. Each selection correlates to an Aebersold Play-Along volume so kids can practice their part at home with a rhythm section track! The conductor score denotes all instructional points. Peter Blair has done a great job with this! HOW TO SET UP YOUR JAZZ PROGRAM RESOURCES BY ACE MARTIN Good Composer/Arrangers Charts • Dave Barduhn • Count Basie Charts • Doug Beach • Kris Berg • John Berry • Peter Blair • Alan Blaylock • Mike Carubia • Jay Chattaway • Paul Clark • John