Chords and lead sheets included bass flute, flute, guitar, harp, harpsichord, mandolin, oboe, organ, piano, piccolo, recorder, violin. Daves blues no hold barred solo right hands, 2 pages. Mckenna s strength lies in his basslines and his ability to uplift tunes that often sound hackneyed in the hands of lesser musicians, such as my melancholy baby and somebody stole my gal, both of which find the pianist at his most inventive. Mr mackenzie has been a tireless soldier in promoting the unrivaled art of dave. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. All sheets published in new orleans jambook until april 2018 as a pdffile.
Jazz pianist dave mckenna plays a blues improvisation. Recorded at maybeck recital hall, berkeley, california. This album has the same tracks as the original abc 104 release in 1956, but the session produced two additional tracks warm valley and limehouse blues that were included on a reissue titled piano solo. In a rare vocalization of c jam blues ella scats through the song in a live, 1972 jazz at the philharmonic concert in santa monica. Solo by dave mckenna and tens of millions of other songs on. Dave mckenna live at maybeck recital hall volume two. Blues in bb tenor madness c jam blues c jam blues blues in c blues in c c jam blues c jam blues 1942 bags groove nows the time blues in f straight no chaser 180 blues in f bags groove straight, no chaser thelonious monk body and soul body and soul body and soul body and soul body and soul 90 body and soul. Something for jazz lovers all free materials for jazz. Joe venuti and dave mckenna are swinging away on my cd player. Helen sung s solo on c jam blues pairings, part two. This methodical approach to learning the art of solo jazz piano improvisation will free your creative sense of music. Facultyauthored piano books berklee college of music. Provided to youtube by music video distributors inc.
You fake some good old tunes and improvise on the melodies and the chords they are built on. Dave mckenna is at his best playing solo piano, as on this twoday session in the studio from 1977. The transcription below is an excerpt from a dave mckenna version of c jam blues which can be heard and seen on youtube. The modern piano has a range of a little over seven octaves, from a to c.
The linear approach by neil olmstead learn to improvise using the techniques pioneered by piano greats lenny tristano and dave mckenna. Ray brown, blue mitchell, richie kamuca, dave grusin, art hillery. Other featured soloists on this allstar workout include count basie, al grey, stan getz, harry sweets edison, eddie lockjaw davis and roy eldridge. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. His mother, catherine reilly mckenna, was dave s first piano teacher. Dave couldnt help swinging no matter what he played, and the the rest of the songs in this wellchosen recital arent far behind. Making the changes on the blues posted on january 14, 20 by tgcleary right now im teaching the part of the improvisation class at uvm where we learn barry harris scale outline of the blues and then compose a chorus of solo on this progression. Live at maybeck recital hall, volume two wikipedia.
The left hand, published by ekay music bedford hills, new york in 2005 as part of the prestigious steinway piano library of piano music then reprinted in 2010 as part of the outstanding ekay piano library, easily available through music dealers and online through amazon, alfred music publishing, etc. Helen sungs solo on c jam blues posted on january 25, 2016 by tgcleary this is the first in a series of posts featuring transcriptions ive done of contemporary jazz pianists soloing on the blues progression. The great jazz master playing c jam blues and sunset and the mockingbird. When joanne brackeen first arrived at the tiny maybeck recital hall for a concert in june 1989, she was so delighted with the piano and the acoustics that she insisted that concord owner carl jefferson arrange to have her performance there recorded. In the dave mckenna version of c jam blues that i transcribed in the last post, it could be argued that his left hand bass line and right hand melody line have just as much independence as do slam stewart and don byas in their duo version of i got rhythm. The upper section with the chords is for cinstruments banjo, guitar, piano. C jam blues lincoln center jazz orchestra solos transcription transcription of the various horn solos on c jam blues by lincoln center jazz orchestra from the album live in swing city, swingin with duke.
Published on jun 10, 2015 jazz pianist dave mckenna plays a blues improvisation. Jam session scat singing swing performance jazz bass jazz drumming. Out of nowhere coleman hawkins and his allstar jam band 8. One of my most beloved and successful books is my method jazz piano. A couple of attempts at uplifting current material. Three little words, it must be true, with the wind and the rain in your hair, harlem butterfly. Memphis slims pattern on 44 blues from the album the real boogie woogie, 1959, fw. Prior to 1973, pianist dave mckenna had not recorded as a leader in a decade and it was this particular album now available on cd with two additional songs and a few alternate takes that helped him gain recognition for his brilliant playing. Dave was born in woonsocket, rhode island, into a musical family. Dave mckenna biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.
In case you havent heard, dave mckenna is one of the most remarkable jazz pianists in the history of the music, further evidenced by this wonderful solo recording, taken from the original 1955 abcparamount lp solo piano and the 1963 realm release lullabies in jazz. The song selections are fairly generic for a mid 1950s piano album, but its clear that mckenna makes each one his own. Limehouse blues 1989 the dave mckenna quartet no more ouzo for puzo 01. The maybeck series seems to inspire all its participants, but mckennas is among its very best. Aint what they used to be, take the a train, sophisticated lady, c jam blues. This is an alphabetized list of notable musicians who play or played jazz piano. Live at maybeck recital hall, volume two is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist dave mckenna, recorded in 1989. Jeffrey bucs download and print cjam blues sheet music for piano. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Cjam blues sheet music duke ellington real book melody. Dave mckenna playing c jam blues by corte swearingen.
Selected writings on jazz, blues, and related topics jstor. His father william mckenna, a postman, played the drums parttime, and two sisters are singers. Check out c jam blues live by dave mckenna on amazon music. It is well with my soul just a jazz piano solo concepts bookcd set. This video is dedicated to dave s good friend scott mackenzie, a true gentleman of refined and sophisticated taste. Download and print c jam blues sheet music for voice and other instruments in c by duke ellington real book melody and chords. Most of the tunes are forgotten a long time ago, nobody ask for them, nobody should play them, and today they should have been. Dave mckenna playing c jam blues the great jazz master playing c jam blues and sunset and the mockingbird. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations.
Remembering jazz pianist dave mckenna dave mckenna, the hardswinging jazz keyboardist who died in october, was a particular favorite of fresh air dating back to the shows early local broadcasts. Complete song listing of dave mckenna on dave mckenna songs list covid19. It continued be a staple of the ellington repertoire, generally. C jam blues, a mckenna fave that immediately follows, is an exercise in sheer ebullience.
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