A divorced, alcoholic salesman attempts to pull his life together in time to get his old job back and avoid becoming the laughing stock of the company in this midlife crisis comedy starring. Recorded first in 1983 and again in 1986, this beautiful music features harmonies and scoring techniques that give mintzers music a fresh, modern sound. Bob mintzer big band, bob mintzer quartet, grp allstar big band, jaco pastorius big band, michael philip mossman sextet, mike mainieri quintet, national jazz ensemble, rudy linka quartet, sam jones 12 piece band, superfriends 7, the george gruntz concert jazz band, the killer force, the mike gibbs orchestra, yellowjackets. All books are compatible and written so that they can be performed together. Bob mintzer is a renowned jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, pianist, bandleader, educator and member of the group, the yellowjackets. In addition, the books include a cd containing combo accompaniment thats ideal for practice sessions. Mintzer is a professor at usc, spends about four months out of the year on the road, and he practices and writes constantly. Robert alan mintzer born january 27, 1953 is an american jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. Bob mintzer is a renowned jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, pianist, bandleader.
The saxophonist, conductor, and composerarranger is a longstanding member of the grammy awardwinning yellowjackets, the fusion supergroup that released its first album in 1981. As an icon of diverse and wideranging musical success, mintzer is a fantastic role model for any young or blossoming musician. Yellowjackets tenor saxophonist bob mintzer has been involved with big band jazz for close to 50 years. Nordkraft plays mintzer, source, bop boy, rare moments, quiet yesterday abeat signature series, singles. What i infer in this statement is that an instrumentalist might think of a way to formulate their playing, be it improvised or playing the theme, so that you can actually. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from bob mintzer big band at the discogs marketplace. Lawrence feldman lead peter yellin michael brecker bob malach roger. There are always new things to consider and develop. Each etude has a theoretical explanation, suggestions for performance and tips for practice routines. Benignis movie, for all we know, embraceable you, biography. Biography bob mintzer is an internationally celebrated jazz musician and longtime faculty member in the jazz studies program at usc thornton.
About slofunk digital sheet music for jazz band, complete collection. Khan is the son of lyricist sammy cahn and learned to play the piano and drums as a child. For c instruments flute, guitar, keyboard by bob mintzer, 9781576235768, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Bob mintzer solo on tenor sax blues in all keys duo with russel ferrante rec. Recorded in 1982 for the cheetah label, it was previously released only in japan. Bob mintzer 14 blues and funk etudes bb pdf download free.
For e flat instruments alto sax, baritone sax 01apr1997. If you need a great ballad to feature your tenor saxophonist, this bob mintzer original is just what youre looking for. Originally written for the buddy rich band and later recorded by bobs own big band on their incredible journey album, this tune with an irresistible funk groove features energetic writing for all and lots of solo room for lead tenor sax. Bob mintzer explains how sax players can be the band one very important concept i work on with students as well as work on myself can be distilled down to three words. Designed for the medium to advanced difficulty level, this book includes. Explore releases from bob mintzer big band at discogs. See the video below for an example of bobs competence and brilliant jazz prowess. Since recording his debut at the helm of a large ensemble in 1983, the tenor saxophonist, composer and arranger has churned out 20 bigband releases, making him one of the most durable bigband leaders of the past three decades. Accessible, yet with some challenges, this music was written by worldrenowned jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, bandleader, educator, and member of the yellowjackets, bob mintzer. Mintzer big band essentials playalong home facebook. Bob mintzer has 37 books on goodreads with 82 ratings. In october of 2014, mintzer took to the stage for two nights at pittsburghs manchester craftsmens guild, armed with some of his grooving big band arrangements and accompanied by a group of his. A collection of studies composed for musicians who wish to extend themselves in improvisation, composition, sight reading and general musicianship skills.
Old school, new lessons presents live performances by saxophonist bob mintzers large ensemble of topflight new york musicians augmented by his bandmates the yellowjackets on two tracks mofongo and mosaic and by vocalist kurt elling on two others my one and only love and coltranes resolution. Band is classicstyle bigband music with cuttingedge origins. For bflat instruments tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet with cd audio by. The albums 10 tracks, original mintzer compositions from throughout the tenor saxophonists decadesspanning career, were initially recorded for a playalong app that allows users to accompany, record and mix their own parts for virtually every one of the bands 17 instruments. Media in category bob mintzer the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total.
His new book is designed for the instrumentalist who is not an accomplished piano player but wants to acquire. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises slo funk bob sheppard bob mintzer all l. The arrangements are still excellent and the players seem to respond extremely to the arrangements and performing with each other. For an aspiring jazz instrumentalist, playing piano is one of the most important skills for developing a jazz vocabulary. Bob minzter and randy brecker live at bflat jazz festival milan splendida esibizione dei due maestri del fiato. He attended the interlochen arts academy, michigan from 1969 to 1970. Tenor sax instrumental series papcom by mintzer, bob isbn. Mintzer slofunk sheet music complete collection for. Originally written for the buddy rich band and later recorded by bobs own big band on their incredible journey album, this tune with an irresistible funk groove features energetic writing for.
Peter erskine is a marvelous force of nature in driving this particular band from the drum set. Here are the instructions to enable javascript in your web browser. Accessible, yet with some challenges, this music was written by worldrenowned jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, bandleader, educator, and member of. Mintzer was born and raised in a jewish family in new rochelle, new york, on january 27, 1953. Source was recorded with an alternating larger ensemble that includes in various places keyboardists don grolnick and mark gray, guitarist hugh mccracken, bassists jaco pastorius with whom mintzer had tenured on the word of mouth big band lp. He was the drummer with the surf group the chantays 196263 and only turned to the guitar when he was 20.
Lawrence feldman lead peter yellin michael brecker bob malach roger rosenberg. A buddy rich alum, he shares the 1970s big band experience with his colleague peter erskine, a veteran drummer of the stan kenton and maynard ferguson orchestras. Mintzer big band essentials playalong app for ios is an evolutionary product that enables musicians from. Find slofunk, by composer performer, jazz ensemble big band, mintzer, bob and more at marina music to use this site, you must first enable javascript. Bob mintzers most popular book is playing jazz piano. The bob mintzer big band has always been outstanding with great charts, great players and creative solos. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. The music of bob mintzer is a musthave for any saxophonist interested in composition and improvisation.
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