Thanks goes out to Alec Trent this week for sending in another transcription. This time its another Nick Brignola transcription on The Hesitation Blues. Head over to the transcription page and take a look for yourself!
With him are also a few other horn players, alto/tenor, trumpet and trombone and a nice rhythm section that does well in both a straight ahead set up and different configurations with organ and electric bass as well.
We highly suggest you head on over to Adrian’s website and have a listen. Always nice to hear some fresh writing and arranging that features the baritone.
So what’s more impressive, the tunes or the moves?
The band is TOO MANY ZOOZ. You can get their music online here. Leo P on the baritone. Check out some of the crazy articulation, not to mention doing all that while dancing.
Baritone saxophonist Hamiet Bluiett is featured in a very interesting article in the New York Times.
The article takes a look at the difficulties Hamiet has faced in the last few years and his determination to keep performing despite advice to the contrary.
Fred Ho, adventurous and trail blazing baritone saxophonist has passed on after facing cancer for several years.
Fred Ho’s Last Year – Documentary Feature Trailer: “Rain” from Steven De Castro on Vimeo.
As hopefully many of you know, this site contains contributions from a number of baritone saxophonists. However, much of the content has been compiled, commissioned, written, or collected by the curator, Andrew Hadro.
On April 1st, 2014 Hadro releases his debut album, For Us, The Living.
About the album, from Hadro:
“For Us, The Living is an effort to honor tradition by focusing on looking toward the future. All of the compositions recorded on this album were written by living American composers.
The title comes from President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address of 1863. Lincoln’s speech urged Americans to appreciate, honor and respect the unsung and fallen heroes, and to further their unfinished work to usher in a new era. 2013 marked the 150th anniversary of the Address and so it seemed a fitting title for an album featuring living American composers, and carrying on the tradition of those who came before.
This is my dedication to the musical giants upon whose shoulders I stand. Rather than re-interpret and re-perform their works, I want to extend the timeline of jazz with new compositions and performances by the best living composers and musicians today.”
Claire Daly’s Mary Joyce project is full of great music, and an incredible back story to boot.
“Saxophonist Claire Daly has always been a true original and, as it turns out, part of that is in her DNA. Mary Joyce Project: Nothing To Lose is a musical/genealogical journey through the life of Daly’s father’s first cousin, Mary Joyce, who lived her life the way she wanted to, rather than succumbing to societal expectations for women during the ’30s and beyond. As the press materials note, “She satisfied a restless and courageous spirit with a wide range of adventurous exploits—Hollywood actress, nurse, stewardess, bush pilot, and bar owner. She was the first non-native Alaskan to dogsled the 1000 mile run between Juneau and Fairbanks (in 1936), the first ham radio operator in the Alaskan Territories, and the only woman to run supplies for the Allies by dogsled in World War II.” ”
Read the rest of the description on AllAboutJazz.com
And check out a live performance of the music:
We’ve just posted a slew of new live events on the gigs page. Head on over to check them out and find some live music near you to hear.
Also, if you know of a baritone saxophonist’s gig coming up, let us know so we can add it to the calendar! Leave a comment on this post with any memorable gigs you’ve seen lately.
We are delighted to announce two more additions to the Transcriptions page! Pepper Adams‘ solo from the classic Mingus recording of Moanin’ on Roots & Blues. The other is a Ronnie Cuber solo on a Bob Dylan cover from a Steve Gadd album. Thanks goes out to Bob Trachtenberg for these new transcriptions. Enjoy!
A new Nick Brignola Transcription is up on the Transcriptions page. This one on the tune “Like Old Times”. Thanks goes out to Alec Trent for submitting this one!
Head over and check it out!