The History of Les Paul (1915-2009) Lester William Polsfuss (Les Paul), the “wizard of Waukesha.” Les Paul is one of the most important figures in the technological evolution applied to music, being among the main and most prominent pioneers in the development of the solid body electric guitar, being his collaboration in the creation of […]
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The genius of Chick Corea (an analysis – sheet music) Chick Corea’s short biography Armando Anthony Corea was born June 12, 1941 in Chelsea/ Massachusetts. His father, a jazz trumpet player, was his first musical inspiration. After several years of exploring the piano and the drum set, Chick started piano lessons with concert pianist Salvatore […]
OSCAR PETERSON: Sehen Sie sich 10 Videos seiner besten Auftritte an Oscar Peterson Boogie Blues Etude LIVE Oscar Peterson LIVE In ’63, ’64, ’65 (Jazz Icons) Oscar Peterson C Jam Blues LIVE (1964) Oscar Peterson, Count Basie and Joe Pass LIVE at the BBC (1980) Oscar Peterson LIVE – The Berlin Concert Oscar Peterson Trio […]
Awesome document: JOE PASS ON GUITAR (Play Along + 3 transcriptions) What guitars and amps does Joe Pass use? Joe Pass was one of the most important guitarists within the Jazz genre, one of the most outstanding musicians in history and a great reference to the instrument; he owned a unique style, loaded with a large […]
Love Ballade – Oscar Peterson (sheet music) Oscar Peterson Oscar Peterson (Montreal, August 15, 1925-Mississauga, December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist. His style, formed during the forties as in the case of other pianists such as Erroll Garner and George Shearing, oscillates between swing and bop, and falls within the classicist or traditional […]
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Antonio Carlos Jobim Já foi dito que Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim foi o George Gershwin do Brasil – e há um sólido anel de verdade nisso, pois ambos contribuíram com grandes volumes de canções para o repertório de jazz, ambos expandiram o seu alcance para a sala de concerto, e ambos tendem a […]
Burt Bacharach, one of the most successful composers of the 20th century, dies at 94 The North-American artist and composer achieved 73 hits in the ‘top 40’ in the US and 52 in the UK, in addition to six Grammys and three Oscars. The legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach passed away Wednesday of natural causes at […]
Gerry Mulligan – “My Funny Valentine” – Album: “What Is There To Say?” (1959) Over on the West Coast, arranger and baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan — who’d worked with Miles Davis on the records that became known as Birth of the Cool – took “cool” jazz further than Miles had done. By playing without a […]
Oscar Peterson Trio – Jazz LIVE at the INTERNATIONALES JAZZFESTIVAL BERN (1986) Switzerland Track List: 1 “Falling in love with love” by Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart 2 Interview 3 “Love Ballade” by Oscar Peterson 4 Interview 5 “But beautiful” by Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen 6 “Soul Petite” by Oscar Peterson 7 “Carnival” by Oscar […]
The genius of Chick Corea (an analysis – sheet music, incl.) Chick Corea’s short biography Armando Anthony Corea was born June 12, 1941 in Chelsea/ Massachusetts. His father, a jazz trumpet player, was his first musical inspiration. After several years of exploring the piano and the drum set, Chick started piano lessons with concert pianist […]