The Music Of Bob Mintzer
The brilliant tenor saxopnonist, Bob Mintzer, is a world renowned composer, arranger, leader of his own big band and jazz quartet, and a member of the contemporary group The Yellowjackets . He has chosen 12 original compositions from his big band, quartet, and Yellowjackets CD recordings for this book, which includes a Performing Artist Master Class CD. This is a grat way to learn about his music and his techniques for composition and improvisation. The Performing Artist Master Class CD includes excerpts of Bob's transcribed solo recordings, instrumental examples/demonstrations, plus discussion of the following topics: Blues/rhythm changes Compositional process with piano Use of space and pacing your solos Harmonic tension Playing in time Motive development Latin considerations.