Saxophone

Introduction: In this research task I will be focusing on “Ko-Ko” by Charlie Parker's Ri Bop Boys which was recorded in November 26, 1945 at WOR studios in New York City. Charlie Parker's Ri Bop Boys consisted of Curly Russell on bass and Max Roach on drums. Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie played piano on most pieces while 19-year-old Miles Davis played trumpet. This song was in the Bebop genre which is part of jazz. The song I will be comparing it with, is “Take 5” composed by Paul Desmond and…

Offenbach. The jazz band includes Joe Zawinul on keyboards, Wayne Shorter on saxophones, Jaco Pastorious on electric bass, and Peter Erskine on drums. The group performed songs such as “Black Market”, “Waterfall”, “Teen Town”, “Birdland”, and many more. The concert opens with the song ‘Black Market”. The song begins with Joe Zawinul establishing a melody on the synthesizer while the drums and bass set a groovy beat. The tenor saxophone makes an appearance at the scene. Throughout the song,…

me and I was offered to play a part in the Muskegon Jazz band. Mrs. Lawrence had me playing bass clarinet for concert band. I could also play clarinet, however she had me play the Baritone Saxophone. I loved the sound of the clarinet; it gave me this warm feeling in my stomach, but when I played Barry saxophone it made me even happier. We played in the spring. The weather was very nice that night. You could smell the grass and feel that their was a lot of love their. Hairitage Landing was the…

as some original songs. The concert showcase was on Tuesday, October 2016 at 7:30pm Shriver Center, Heritage Room. There were several performers that participated in the showcase. One of the performers, Jeremy Long, played the Saxophone. He is the professor of Saxophone at Miami University. Phil DeGreg was another performer who played the Piano. He is a professor of Jazz studies at the University of Cincinnati. One of the other performers was Aaron Jacob who played…

It is the first day of school and sally looks at her schedule, and she sees that her first class is band class. So she then goes to her class and is asked what instrument she wants to play upon arrival. She wants to play something that looks cool and that has cool pieces in music; therefore, she looks at the drums, clarinets, flutes, and trumpets. As she believes that these instruments are the most important and coolest looking, because she has seen and heard them before in concerts. Even so, is…

took a sit at a really close distance from them; allowing us to really enjoy and feel the music. The show was arranged by the pianist of the band, Richard Thompson. The band also consisted of Derek Cannon on the trumpet, Tim Nunnink on the tenor saxophone, Mack Leighton on the bass, Charlie Weller on the drums, and Leonard Patton on vocals. The concert started with a song named "Wade in the Water". The piano initiated the song with a soft tempo and…

follow them in my leadership position in band. Music has been my source of comfort and friends throughout high school, as I have never gone through a full day of school without visiting the band room at least once. I had the opportunity to play saxophone my eighth grade year and won the first chair on my first chair challenge, and I have been first chair since then. For me, playing music is not about the chair position. Playing is an escape from the stress that accompanies my schedule full of…

honest, I went into it thinking I would not enjoy myself, but I left the concert having a great time. The concert had 9 men and between those men there were 8 different instruments. The 8 instruments that were used were: the guitar, baritone saxophone, saxophone, bass, drums, trumpet, piano, and trombone. During this concert, there were 7 songs played that were written originally by well-known Jazz artists. I was amazed during this concert how well 3 or 4 different instruments sounded in such…

realized that I wasn’t wearing a neck-strap. As I picked my 2,000 dollar alto saxophone, I saw that it had a dent in the bell part of it. “Ooooooooh. Mom’s gonna kill you Jerome.” My little brother John said in his high-pitched voice. He was a bigger kid, even for his age, seven years old, weighing eighty-something pounds. “Go bug someone your own size,…

fans far and wide. Miles Davis and his sterling band that consisted of top performers at that time together brought this masterpiece to the world. This album features Miles Davis on trumpet, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto saxophone, John Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Wynton Kelly and Bill Evans on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums(“Kind of Blue”). Five songs are contained in this album with a total length of 45:44(“Kind of Blue”). Side one includes So What, Freddie…