This textbook, which can be studied either individually or in a classroom environment, includes a compendium of resources available online with sixty-one audio examples corresponding to scores in the book, as well as separate PDF files of all the assignments. Jazz Theory and Harmony, principles of jazz voice leading, voicing techniques, rules governing music calligraphy, chord symbol nomenclature, and jazz notation and articulation are presented in a very systematic, step by step approach. Attention is given to the function of each instrument in the ensemble, including their range, register, transposition, dynamic capabilities, and idiomatic characteristics.
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1) Unison: Trumpet + Alto
2) Octaves: Trumpet + Tenor Sax
3) Unison: Trumpet + Tenor Sax
4) Unison: Flugelhorn + Alto Sax
5) Unison: Flugelhorn + Soprano Sax
6) Octaves: Trombone + Alto Sax
7) Unison: Bass Clarinet + Tenor Sax
8) Unison: Bass Clarinet + Clarinet
9) Octaves: Trombone (cup mute) + Clarinet
10) Unison: Trumpet (cup mute) + Clarinet
11) Unison: Trumpet (straight mute) + Clarinet
12) Unison: Trumpet (harmon) + Clarinet + Guitar
13) Unison: Trumpet (harmon) + Flute + Guitar 8vb
14) Octaves: Trumpet (bucket) + Flute (above)
15) Unison: Trumpet (harmon) + Clarinet + Flute 8va
16) Unison/Octave: Bass Clar. / Trbn. (bucket) / Ten. Sax. + Trpt (bucket) / Fl.
17) Unison/Octave: Trbn. (bucket) / Ten. Sax + Trpt. (bucket) / Sop. Sax
18) Solo Trumpet in Harmon Mute
19) Solo Trumpet in Straight Mute
20) Solo Trumpet it Bucket Mute
21) Solo Trumpet in Cup Mute
22) Night Lights (pgs. 69-82), Balanced Mix
23) Night Lights (pgs. 69-82), Horns Dominant Mix
24) Night Lights (pgs. 69-82), Rhythm Section Dominant Mix
25) Example 12-19 (pg. 97), Mixing Voicing Techniques
26) The Night We Met (pgs. 116-134), Balanced Mix
27) The Night We Met (pgs. 116-134), Horns Dominant Mix
28) The Night We Met (pgs. 116-134), Rhythm Section Dominant Mix
29) Example 16-3 (pg. 136), Reharmonization in Four-Way Spread
30) Example 16-13 (pg. 138), Four-Way Spread
31) Example 16-20 (pg. 143), Five-Way Spread Technique
32) Example 16-21 (pg. 145), Four and Five-Part Spread Techniques
33) Example 17-7 (pg. 152), Woodwind Soli (Four Clarinets, Bass Clarinet)
34) Example 17-8 (pg. 155), Black and Blues, 5-Way Sub Dble Lead (Sop. Lead)
35) Example 17-9 (pg. 157), Five-Saxophone Background / Soli Writing
36) Have You Met Her Sister? (pgs. 161-183), Balanced Mix
37) Have You Met Her Sister? (pgs. 161-183), Horns Dominant Mix
38) Have You Met Her Sister? (pgs. 161-183), Rhythm Section Dominant Mix
39) Example 20-1 (pg. 185), Trombone Section, Comp and Soli Style (Open)
40) Example 20-1 (pg. 185), Trombone Section, Comp and Soli Style (Cup Mutes)
41) Example 20-2 (pg. 188), Stray, Four Trombones Ballad-Style
42) Example 20-3 (pg. 189), 4th Voicings for Brass
43) Example 20-4 (pg. 190), Ambi Chords for Brass
44) Example 20-5 (pg. 196), Direct and Indirect Coupling
45) Example 20-6 (pg. 197), Variable Coupling
46) Example 20-7 (pg. 200), Voicing for Eight Brass
47) Example 20-8 (pg. 200), Voicing for Eight Brass
48) Example 20-9 (pg. 200), Voicing for Eight Brass
49) Example 20-10 (pg. 201), Voicing for Eight Brass
50) Example 20-11 (pg. 201), Voicing for Eight Brass
51) Example 20-12 (pg. 202), Eight Brass – Extended Example
52) Example 21-2 (pg. 212), Direct Coupling – Saxophones with Trumpets
53) Example 21-3 (pg. 212), Direct Coupling – Saxophones with Trombones
54) Example 21-4 (pg. 213), Variable Coupling – Saxophones Overlapping
55) Example 21-5 (pg. 214), Variable Coupling – Saxophone Voicings
56) Example 21-6 (pg. 215), Voicing 8 Brass + 5 Saxophones (Big Band Tutti)
57) Example 21-7 (pg. 217), 8 Brass + 5 Saxophones, Extended Example
58) Example 21-8 (pg. 219), New Waltz, Variety of Colors
59) Example 22-1 (pg. 228), Invitation (Excerpt)
60) Example 22-2 (pg. 231), The Abruzzi Suite, Mvmt. 3 – “Adventure” (Excerpt)
61) Example 22-3 (pg. 234), The Abruzzi Suite, Mvmt. 1 – “Fanfare” (Excerpt)
List of Musicians
Gary Lindsay – Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
Tyler Kuebler – Alto Saxophone
Gary Keller – Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Bass Clarinet
Ed Calle – Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Mike Brignola – Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet
Jason Carder, Chris O’Farrill, Seth Merlin, Tim Weir – Trumpet and Flugelhorn
Greg Gisbert –Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Tim Pitchford, Dave Lambert, Jeremy Levy – Tenor Trombones
Dante Luciani – Tenor Trombone
Joel Keene – Bass Trombone
Austin McMahon – Drums
Dave Hardman – Drums
Chuck Bergeron – Bass
Jamie Ousley – Bass
Phil Strange – Piano
Andrew Synowiec – Guitar