MASTER ANTHOLOGY OF JAZZ GUITAR SOLOS VOL.2. SHEET MUSIC BOOK WITH CD & GUITAR TABLATURE .
LIBRO DI MUSICA JAZZ CON CD .
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ACCORDI, PENTAGRAMMA, TABLATURE .
Product Description:
Mel Bay's Master Anthology of Jazz Guitar Solos Volume Two presents 11 challenging tunes, improvised solos and solo guitar arrangements designed to enhance the repertoire of the intermediate to advanced jazz guitarist. Some of the world's finest jazz guitarists are represented, including Chris Buzzelli, Corey Christiansen, Mark Elf, Jim Farquar, Dave Frackenpohl, Barry Greene, Randy Johnston, Bill Purse, Dave Stryker, Frank Vignola, and Craig Wagner. All of the pieces are in both standard notation and tablature with a biographical sketch of each performer. A companion stereo CD is included, making this an ideal sourcebook for serious students and professionals alike.
Mark Elfhas been on the Jazz scene for over 30 years. He was born in Queens, New York in 1949 and started playing the Guitar at the age of 11. He has played and or recorded with the Jazz Giants: Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Jimmy Heath & the Heath Bros., Wynton Marsalis & Jon Hendricks just to name a few. His first professional Jazz performance occurred around 1971 as a sideman at the Club Barron in Harlem, New York with Gloria Coleman and Etta Jones. This performance was a double bill with the George Benson Quintet. During the 1970's he toured with Lou Donaldson, Jimmy McGriff, Groove Holmes & Charles Earland and recorded a number of albums with them. He recorded his flrst album as a sideman with Jimmy McGriff & Groove Holmes in 1973 on the Groove Merchant Record label called "Giants of the Organ Come Together". In the late 1970's Mark worked with Junior Cook and Bill Hardman in New York City and also recorded with them on the Muse Label. In the 1980' s he toured Europe with Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry and other Jazz Luminaries and also recorded his flrst album as a leader in 1986 called the Mark Elf Trio Volume 1. In 1988 he recorded his second album as a leader ''The Eternal Triangle with Hank Jones, Jimmy Heath, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley. This album would be released in 1996 on Mark's Jen Bay Record Label. In 1993, Mark landed his fIrst overseas record deal with The Alerce Record Label and ''The Mark Elf Trio" was recorded in Santiago, Chile. This recording was marketed to radio in 1996 and went to #7 on The Gavin Jazz Chart. In 1995, Mark recorded for Telarc on the Jon Hendricks CD, Boppin' at The Blue Note with, Wynton Marsalis, Benny Golson, Al Grey & Red Holloway. This recording went to # 1 and opened up some radio doors just before the Alerce recording released in 1996. After forming his own record company in 1995, Jen Bay Records, he stunned the record industry with hit recordings on Jazz Radio. From 1996 to 2000 all seven of his recordings had flnished in the top ten on National Jazz Radio with flve of them going to #1 consecutively from 1997 to 2000! In 1996 he joined the Jimmy Heath band and also worked with the Heath Bros. During this time The Eternal Triangle was released and it went to #4 on The Gavin Jazz Chart. He recorded As We Were Saying with the Heath Bros. for Concord in 1997. This same year Mark's third recording as a leader, A Minor Scramble was released. This was the second for his own company and it hit #1 on The Gavin Jazz Chart. This was the flrst of 5 consecutive Chart Toppers! The other four were 1998 - Trickynometry (#1), 1999 - New York Cats (# 1) and 2000 - Over The Airwaves & Live At Smalls (# I)! From 1970 to the present, Mark has taught guitar and theory at independent studios, colleges and universities in the USA and abroad. His clinics are recognized as some of the fmest in the world as attested to by Clark Terry who hired Mark to teach at several of his jazz camps in the 1980' s and 1990's. Clark says, "The students love his no nonsense practical approach. He's a great clinician." Beside owning his own successful record label he also owns his own publishing company. He is sought after for his lectures on How To Succeed As An INDIE.
Frank Vignola is considered to be among the top rank of guitarists on the music scene today. Born on December 30, 1965, in Long Island, New York, he began playing guitar at the age of five. As his proficiency grew, he spent many hours listening to the music of legendary guitarists; Django Reinhardt, Joe Pass, and Johnny Smith. Frank not only gained a spiritual sort of inspiration from these guitarist's recordings, he also made an intricate study of the complexities of these guitar masters styles, slowing down his records to analyze many a solo. Frank's first teacher was his father, a semiprofessional banjo player. Later, Frank became the star pupil of guitarist Jimmy George, who was one of the original Dion and the Belmonts. At age 12, Frank took up the tenor banjo and swiftly burst upon the music scene in a way that would portend many of the accolades and milestones to come in his career as a jazz guitarist. Though obviously steeped in the traditional schools ofjazz, especially in the formative years, Frank would ultimately take inspiration from a wide arc of the musical spectrum. Guitarists such as Django, Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery and Lonnie Johnson are obvious influences, but one might be surprised to learn that rocker Jimi Hendrix has also received the close scrutiny of Frank' s ear. Louis Armstrong, Lester Young, Thelonius Monk, Charlie Parker, Sonny Stitt, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Thad Jones and Duke Ellington have all had inspirational impact on the music of Frank Vignola. While still in his teens, Frank experienced the most effective music education possible-right on the bandstand as a working musician. Soon named among the top ranked musicians in New York, Frank performed and toured with such headliners as Max Morath and Leon Redbone. At age 23, he decided to lead his own group and formed his version of the famed Quintet of the Hot Club of France. Their debut at the New York cabaret, Michael's Pub, was a smash success and launched his career as a guitarist 'in the spotlight.' Tours of Europe, recording sessions, and an exclusive recording contract with the Concord Jazz label would all follow in short succession in a few short years. Frank would perform and/or record with such varied artists as Chet Atkins, Madonna, Jon Faddis, Woody Allen, Ringo Starr, Manhattan Transfer, Frank Wess, Elvin Jones, Lionel Hampton and countless legends from the golden age of jazz. Currently, Frank Vignola is the guitarist with the Mark O'Conner Trio' s tribute to Stephane Grappelli and also performs every Monday night with the Les Paul Trio at the Iridium in New York City. Frank is also the new guitarist in John Lewis' new group "Evolution".
Dave Stryker (3/30/57) grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and moved to New York City in 1980. After establishing himself in the local music scene, he joined organist Jack McDuffs group for two years 1984-85. When McDuff wasn't on the road (literally traveling by van all over the country) they worked a steady four-night a week gig at Dude's Lounge in Harlem. His fIrst break, this turned out to be an invaluable experience, paying his dues night after night with the soulful jazz organist. It was at Dude's Lounge that Stryker met tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, who would occasionally sit in. Mter leaving McDuff, Turrentine asked Stryker to join his quintet. From 1986-1995 he played with the legendary saxophonist at all the major festivals, concert halls, and clubs throughout the world. He is featured on two Turrentine CD's (Stanley recorded Stryker's tune Sidesteppin). With Turrentine, Stryker was able to play with such jazz greats as Dizzy Gillespie and Freddie Hubbard. The ten years playing alongside the tenor legend helped Stryker realize the importance of having his own sound. (He continues to play with Stanley on occasion.) Stryker recorded his fIrst CD, First Strike (featuring Billy Hart) in 1988. Guitar on Top (featuring Mulgrew Miller and Victor Lewis) reached #13 on the Gavin Radio Chart and received 4 stars in Downbeat magazine. There have been articles in Downbeat, Guitar Player, Jazz Times, Swing Journal, and Jazz Life on Dave, and he has been awarded three jazz grants from The National Endowment For The Arts. In 1990 Dave began his association with SteepleChase Music. He has released twelve CDs on the label, including: Shades of Miles, Blue to the Bone II, All The Way, Big Room, Blue to the Bone, The Greeting, Nomad, Stardust, Full Moon, Blue Degrees, Passage, and Strikezone. Early on Stryker realized that as much as he loved playing standards and the jazz repertoire he had to have something of his own to give to the music. He feels that his writing combined with his playing is what shapes his musical expression. He has recorded and published over flfty of his own compositions. Eighteen of those compositions (from the flrst flve SteepleChase CD's) are compiled in the book: The Music of Dave Stryker (SteepleChase Music). Some of the other artists who have recorded his music are: Stanley Turrentine, Kevin Mahogany, Victor Lewis, and Steve Slagle. He is currently a featured member of vocalist Kevin Mahogany's working band, having written and arranged music for his Warner Bros. release Another Time, Another Place. Recent gigs have included Europe, Japan, Brazil, Poland and Carnegie Hall. He also works with Blue Note saxophonist Javon Jackson and pianist Eliane Elias. He has appeared on over twenty CD's as a sideman. As a producer, Stryker compiled the CD The Guitar Artistry of Billy Rogers which is the only existing record of the brilliant jazz playing of the late underground legend who was his friend, former teacher and member of the Crusaders. He also co-produced with partner Jim Eigo A Tribute to Grant Green on Evidence Music and is currently involved in producing some new releases.
Product Number: 99554BCD
Format: Book/CD Set
ISBN: 0786660716
UPC: 796279076661
ISBN13: 9780786660711
Series: Non-Series
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published: 5/15/2001
Format: Book/CD Set
Song Title: Composer/Source:
Eso Si Que Es - Chris Buzzelli
Got Milk? - Corey Christiansen
Guitar On Top - Dave Stryker
It Happened To Me - Barry Greene
Lenny's Song - Jim Farquar
Pat + Wes - Randy Johnston
Rain Forest - Bill Purse
Spiders - Craig Wagner
Tide Pool - Dave Frackenpohl
Trickynometry - Mark Elf
Vignette #1 - Frank Vignola
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