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In addition to being a great trumpeter, Chet Baker was also one of the finest scat singers in the history of jazz, and, like Louis Armstrong, his scat solos contain the same musical ideas he played on the trumpet. In this regard, Chet has become a model for aspiring jazz singers. Although Chet had considerable technical skill as an instrumentalist, he was largely an autodidact, relying on his ear rather than reading music to express the jazz language and navigate through complex chord progressions. Through rigorous study and emulation of the solos of Miles Davis, Harry James and Dizzy Gillespie, he developed a foundation and understanding of how to improvise. Though imitating recordings is similar in approach to the way that vocalists develop their fluency in jazz improvisation, Chet first developed a working knowledge of the technique of the trumpet and how jazz phrases are constructed to express his musical ideas. Without a solid foundation and an instrumental reference, a predominantly \"by-ear\" approach can result in cliché-driven and repetitive solos. It is therefore the purpose of this article to establish a methodology that assists vocalists in assimilating jazz vocabulary from recordings, using the piano as an aural and intellectual guide.

[...]recently she also held adjunct professorships at New York University, the New School and City College, New York. The first six tunes are a direct reissue of an album recorded for Inner City Records (IC-1116). Bill O'Connell was born and raised in New York City and has lived in that area most of his life.

Toronto, ON, Canada I Only Have Eyes For You/Lovers In A Dangerous Time/I Can't See For Lookin'/Never Never Land/How Does It Feel?/Get Happy/Far From The Home I Love/Dedicated To You/I Don't Mind A Bit/You'll Never Know /Surrey With The Fringe On Top/A Time For Love/My Ship/Petty Harbour Bait Skiff . Davide DiRenzo is equally at home with jazz, R & B, rock and pop. Many of the names here many not be all that well known outside of Canada but never mind, they are all pros and provide a compact disc that would make an excellent addition to your collection. $ Herb Young

* VARiOUS ARTİST/ JAZZ FROM AMERİCA ON DiSQUES VOGUE2 (Sony Music/Disques Vogue/Legacy 88875140962) 1) Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn (Mercer), Oscar Pettiford Quartet (Mercer), Serge Chaloff & the Herdsmen (Futurama - 10\" LPs); 2) Stan Getz Quartet/Quintet (Roost - 10\"LPs, 78 singles); 3) Art Tatum (Vogue [Fr]), Gene Norman \"Just Jazz\" and \"Blues Jubilee\" concerts (Modern, Jazz Selection, Discovery - 10\" LPs, 78 singles); 4) Charlie Christian @ Minton's, w/Dizzy @ Minton's (Esoteric - 10\" LPs); 5) \"Dixieland Jubilee\", Lu Watters, Kid Ory, Albert Nicholas, Bob Scobey (Down Home, Dixieland Jubilee, Ragtime - 78 singles); 6) Charlie Parker (Dial - 10\", 12\" LPs, 78 singles); 7) Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Red Norvo, Hank Jones [\"Originators of Modern Jazz\"], James Moody, Buck Clayton, Hot Lips Page, Howard McGhee [A Date With...] (Dial, Comet, Black & White, Melrose - 10\" LPs, 78 singles); 8) Errol Garner (3 Deuces, Roost - 78 singles); 9) Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Blind John Davis (Blue Note, Vogue [Fr] - 78 singles); 10) Mahalia Jackson (Apollo - 78 singles); 11) The Spirit of Memphis Quartet, John Lee Hooker (King - 78 singles); 12) Wynonie Harris, Slim Gaillard, Tiny Bradshaw, Little Esther, The Dominos, Earl Bostic (King, Federal, Queen - 78 singles); 13) Jelly Roll Morton (Commodore, General - 78 singles); 14) Dave Brubeck Quartet (Fantasy - 10\" LPs, EPs, 78 singles); 15) Miles Davis, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk (Blue Note - 10\" LPs, 78 singles); 16) Red Norvo Trio, George Shearing Quintet (Discovery - 10\" LPs); 17) Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz - 10\" LPs); 18) Chet Baker Quartet (Pacific Jazz - 10\" LPs, 78 excerpt); 19) Sidney Bechet, Bechet/Spanier Big Four (Blue Note, HRS - 10\" LPs, 78 single); 20) Lester Young (Philo/Aladdin - 78 singles). Once again, the CDs are encased in accurate reproductions of the original LP jackets and all are held in a sturdy box with a serious booklet of notes, which has another introductory essay by Alain Tercinet, followed by session, personnel, and selection details, plus a final page on dating the albums chosen. [...]up is a collection of \"Gene Norman Presents - 'Just Jazz', or 'Blues Jubilee'\" concert recordings made in '47, '49 and '50 in California.