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  1. Sorry to come late to this thread, but I always liked this quote from pianist, Michael Weiss on Hank: "Students, listen up: There is not one better soloist to learn the language of bebop. Start with Hank, then go on to everyone else. If every jazz program had a required curriculum, it should be that every student (of every instrument) must transcribe 20 Hank Mobley solos and be able to play them along with the records. Jazz education would then be in a much healthier place."
  2. I have updated my website with the material I presented at the JEN conference this year. It focused on the early alto style of Jimmy Heath. 10 transcribed solos and edited audio are available along with the presentation. http://scooby-sax.com/JEN_Presentations.html
  3. Jill was in the front row for my presentation at this year’s JEN conference. I talked to her afterwards and it sounded like the autobiography could be out this year. As Ken indicated, it is still getting some final edits. Great to hear that Bill is working on releasing more recordings. I’ll sharpen my pencil and get ready to transcribe more solos.
  4. I am a proud member of the Jazz Education Network and have been honored to present at several of their conferences. I have put all of my presentation materials on my website. A quick summary of what is available: 2016 presentation: The improvisational style of George Robert. George was a fantastic alto player influenced by Bird and Phil Woods. 2017: Brevity Is The Soul Of Wit: A Study of One-Chorus Jazz Solos. An examination of 17 one chorus solos. 2018: Phil Woods and Cherokee. Examining 8 solos Phil recorded over ~50 years. The presentations, transcriptions, and edited audio are available at : http://scooby-sax.com/JEN_Presentations.html
  5. It has been a while since I updated my website. Today, I added a new transcription to my website. This one features Rickey Woodard on alto playing "But Not For Me."http://scooby-sax.com/Transcriptions.html
  6. My favorite three days of the year! Nonstop Pres and Bird through Monday!
  7. David Berger recently posted some thoughts on Brookmeyer: http://www.suchsweetthundermusic.com/blogs/news/an-uneasy-relationship-thoughts-on-bob-brookmeyer
  8. I've added a transcription of a Jackie McLean solo on "Confirmation" to my website: http://scooby-sax.com/Transcriptions.html Enjoy!
  9. Anyone have contact info for Bird discographer, Robert Bregman? Thanks, Jeff www.scooby-sax.com
  10. I'm searching for any Thad Jones charts he wrote for the Basie band (e.g. The Deacon, Sweet and Purty). They are fantastic charts but hard to find. I think they show the origins of what he would go on to write for the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis band. Thanks for any leads. Jeff scooby@scooby-sax.com
  11. I've added a transcription of a Phil Woods solo on "Scrapple From The Apple" to my website: http://scooby-sax.com/Transcriptions.html It comes from an excellent album, Sugan, featuring Red Garland on piano.
  12. No happy ending to this story, but an interesting discussion of Chet's life and music. It includes some fine playing. http://www.jazzwax.com/2015/08/chet-baker-the-final-days.html
  13. I have it and was so disappointed. Wardell really deserves better. I suppose the guy's heart was in the right spot, but the final outcome is a mess. You can tell in that conversation with Benny Carter that the guy is standing on Benny's last nerve
  14. Looking forward to getting my copy. I had heard that this book had been in the works for a long time. Glad to see that it is finally coming out.
  15. Nice to see the Times remembered Paul: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/04/09/arts/music/paul-jeffrey-saxophonist-who-worked-with-thelonious-monk-dies-at-81.html?referrer=
  16. There are 2 saxes in the group. You can hear it in the mix but you can also quickly see the alto player to George Sr's right at 0:05. It flashes by quickly.
  17. Alex Terrier is offering a free 25 minute video analyzing Hank Mobley's solo on Nica's Dream. Check out Alex's method for extracting info from a transcription: http://jazzvideolessons.net/news-post-03/?ap_id=jeffrz - Scooby
  18. A nice document of Paul with Monk: http://www.amazon.com/Thelonious--quartet-Concerts-Other-Swing/dp/B00L0EH1WA
  19. Sad news. Paul was an important mentor to me: Statement by the family of Paul H Jeffrey ( April 8, 1933 March 20, 2015) "A jazz great and a witness to greatness." It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Paul Jeffrey, husband, father, grandfather, music-educator, arranger and internationally acclaimed jazz musician. Paul died March 20th 2015 after a lengthy illness. He was 81. A tenor saxophonist with worldwide acclaim, Paul worked closely and creatively with legends. He was the last saxophonist to play with Thelonious Monk in the years before the jazz pianists death in 1982. The two had a close relationship that Monk characterized as, til death do us part. He had a half-century close friendship with saxophone legend Sonny Rollins, with whom he chatted on the phone at times almost daily. Paul and his wife Gerardina accompanied Sonny when he received his Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C. in 2011 from President Barack Obama. Paul also played with Charles Mingus, from his first appearance in Minguss Big Band at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1972 to the bandleaders death in 1979. He performed as well for Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Lionel Hampton and B.B. King (with whom he toured for two years in the early '60s). But it was as an educator that he found fulfillment in later years. He was artist-in-residence and director of jazz studies at Duke University from 1983 until his retirement in 2003. In Italy, where he has a strong following, a school of jazz music was created in his name in Cairo Montenotte near Genoa. Paul spoke with great affection of his students, many of whom became notables in the next generation of jazz players. Among them: Washington Duke, Jeb Patton, Todd Bayshore, [sic] Thomas Chapin and trumpet player (and Spike Lee soundtrack artist) Terence Blanchard, who studied under Paul for two years at Rutgers University and billeted at his home, and Geoff Burke and Jerry Weldon, both longtime members of Harry Connicks Big Band. Paul was also the first Jazz Band director of the McDonald's All American Jazz Band and artistic director of the Aspen Jazz Festival. His move to Durham, N.C. to teach at Duke was particularly resonant. He first played with Monk in a club in nearby Raleigh in 1970. His tenure at Duke brought it to the attention of the jazz world, attracting campus performances by legends like Lionel Hampton, and Brandford Marsalis. A 2003 retirement event celebrating Paul's career featured a performance by actor, fan and jazz pianist Chevy Chase. Born in 1933, Paul graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in music education at Ithaca College and spent the early part of his career on the blues/R&B circuit, touring with bands led by Illinois Jacquet, Big Maybelle, and Wynonie Harris before his association with B.B. King. Paul Jeffrey is survived by his wife Gerardina, daughters Bianca and Catherine, son Paul, and grandchildren Michael, Jacob and Nicole.
  20. Those are some nice early Phil Woods dates. I particularly like Woodlore for its burning version of Get Happy and 3 takes of Slow Boat to China.
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    Airegin

    I came across this a while ago and liked Sonny's solo so much I transcribed it. It's on my website if you'd like a copy: www.scooby-sax.com/Transcriptions.html
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    Earl Anderza

    Wow! Thanks for digging all that info up.
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    Earl Anderza

    I learned a new name today, courtesy of Marc Myers's blog, JazzWax (www.jazzwax.com) Anyone have any more info about Earl Anderza other than the little you can find by Googling? Apparently a player in the Bird/McLean/Dolphy lineage, one album as leader, resident of San Quentin. Any more info?
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