In case you havent heard, dave mckenna is one of the most remarkable jazz pianists in the history of the music, further evidenced by this wonderful solo recording, taken from the original 1955 abcparamount lp solo piano and the 1963 realm release lullabies in jazz. Something for jazz lovers all free materials for jazz. Mckenna s strength lies in his basslines and his ability to uplift tunes that often sound hackneyed in the hands of lesser musicians, such as my melancholy baby and somebody stole my gal, both of which find the pianist at his most inventive. Jam session scat singing swing performance jazz bass jazz drumming. Dave mckenna is at his best playing solo piano, as on this twoday session in the studio from 1977. Out of nowhere coleman hawkins and his allstar jam band 8. Published on jun 10, 2015 jazz pianist dave mckenna plays a blues improvisation. A couple of attempts at uplifting current material. Three little words, it must be true, with the wind and the rain in your hair, harlem butterfly. Live at maybeck recital hall, volume two is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist dave mckenna, recorded in 1989. The maybeck series seems to inspire all its participants, but mckennas is among its very best. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
His father william mckenna, a postman, played the drums parttime, and two sisters are singers. Helen sung s solo on c jam blues pairings, part two. Helen sungs solo on c jam blues posted on january 25, 2016 by tgcleary this is the first in a series of posts featuring transcriptions ive done of contemporary jazz pianists soloing on the blues progression. The left hand, published by ekay music bedford hills, new york in 2005 as part of the prestigious steinway piano library of piano music then reprinted in 2010 as part of the outstanding ekay piano library, easily available through music dealers and online through amazon, alfred music publishing, etc. Chords and lead sheets included bass flute, flute, guitar, harp, harpsichord, mandolin, oboe, organ, piano, piccolo, recorder, violin. Limehouse blues 1989 the dave mckenna quartet no more ouzo for puzo 01. Dave mckenna playing c jam blues by corte swearingen. Aint what they used to be, take the a train, sophisticated lady, c jam blues.
The great jazz master playing c jam blues and sunset and the mockingbird. Prior to 1973, pianist dave mckenna had not recorded as a leader in a decade and it was this particular album now available on cd with two additional songs and a few alternate takes that helped him gain recognition for his brilliant playing. The linear approach by neil olmstead learn to improvise using the techniques pioneered by piano greats lenny tristano and dave mckenna. This album has the same tracks as the original abc 104 release in 1956, but the session produced two additional tracks warm valley and limehouse blues that were included on a reissue titled piano solo. Recorded at maybeck recital hall, berkeley, california. Selected writings on jazz, blues, and related topics jstor. Joe venuti and dave mckenna are swinging away on my cd player. In the dave mckenna version of c jam blues that i transcribed in the last post, it could be argued that his left hand bass line and right hand melody line have just as much independence as do slam stewart and don byas in their duo version of i got rhythm. All sheets published in new orleans jambook until april 2018 as a pdffile.
The song selections are fairly generic for a mid 1950s piano album, but its clear that mckenna makes each one his own. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Jazz pianist dave mckenna plays a blues improvisation. You fake some good old tunes and improvise on the melodies and the chords they are built on. This methodical approach to learning the art of solo jazz piano improvisation will free your creative sense of music. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Dave was born in woonsocket, rhode island, into a musical family. This video is dedicated to dave s good friend scott mackenzie, a true gentleman of refined and sophisticated taste. Dave mckenna live at maybeck recital hall volume two. In a rare vocalization of c jam blues ella scats through the song in a live, 1972 jazz at the philharmonic concert in santa monica. It is well with my soul just a jazz piano solo concepts bookcd set.
Provided to youtube by music video distributors inc. Dave mckenna playing c jam blues the great jazz master playing c jam blues and sunset and the mockingbird. Ray brown, blue mitchell, richie kamuca, dave grusin, art hillery. Daves blues no hold barred solo right hands, 2 pages. Dave mckenna biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Check out c jam blues live by dave mckenna on amazon music. Making the changes on the blues posted on january 14, 20 by tgcleary right now im teaching the part of the improvisation class at uvm where we learn barry harris scale outline of the blues and then compose a chorus of solo on this progression. His mother, catherine reilly mckenna, was dave s first piano teacher. Dave couldnt help swinging no matter what he played, and the the rest of the songs in this wellchosen recital arent far behind.
Other featured soloists on this allstar workout include count basie, al grey, stan getz, harry sweets edison, eddie lockjaw davis and roy eldridge. Facultyauthored piano books berklee college of music. Jeffrey bucs download and print cjam blues sheet music for piano. Live at maybeck recital hall, volume two wikipedia. Blues in bb tenor madness c jam blues c jam blues blues in c blues in c c jam blues c jam blues 1942 bags groove nows the time blues in f straight no chaser 180 blues in f bags groove straight, no chaser thelonious monk body and soul body and soul body and soul body and soul body and soul 90 body and soul. Remembering jazz pianist dave mckenna dave mckenna, the hardswinging jazz keyboardist who died in october, was a particular favorite of fresh air dating back to the shows early local broadcasts. Most of the tunes are forgotten a long time ago, nobody ask for them, nobody should play them, and today they should have been. Dave mckenna adopted a rolling approach to a walking bass on his album dancing in the. The upper section with the chords is for cinstruments banjo, guitar, piano. The modern piano has a range of a little over seven octaves, from a to c. C jam blues, a mckenna fave that immediately follows, is an exercise in sheer ebullience. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book.
Complete song listing of dave mckenna on dave mckenna songs list covid19. It continued be a staple of the ellington repertoire, generally. Cjam blues sheet music duke ellington real book melody. The transcription below is an excerpt from a dave mckenna version of c jam blues which can be heard and seen on youtube. Memphis slims pattern on 44 blues from the album the real boogie woogie, 1959, fw. Kersey and thelonious monk in jam sessions in 1941. One of my most beloved and successful books is my method jazz piano. Solo by dave mckenna and tens of millions of other songs on. This is an alphabetized list of notable musicians who play or played jazz piano. When joanne brackeen first arrived at the tiny maybeck recital hall for a concert in june 1989, she was so delighted with the piano and the acoustics that she insisted that concord owner carl jefferson arrange to have her performance there recorded. Download and print c jam blues sheet music for voice and other instruments in c by duke ellington real book melody and chords. Mr mackenzie has been a tireless soldier in promoting the unrivaled art of dave.
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