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Top brass : interviews and master classes with jazz's leading brass players
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- Creator
- by Bob Bernotas
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Boptism Music Pub., 2002
- Physical Details
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- xi, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780971798304, 0971798303
- OCLC
- ocm50777361
- Collection of articles, revised and expanded.
- Includes index.
- pt. 1. Portraits and sketches. Boss man : Al Grey -- In Wynton's wake : Philip Harper, Roy Hargrove, Rebecca Coupe Franks, Wallace Roney -- The art of sound : Art Farmer -- "I know I can do that" : Vincent Chancey -- Trombone karma : Robin Eubanks -- Bass what? : Rich Willey -- Of synthesizers, twinkies, and harmon mutes : Byron Stripling -- A day in a (double) life : Claudio Roditi -- Bronz horn : Ray Vega -- Photo essay : blues backstage : the Grover Mitchell Big Band / photography by Lesley Peacock
- pt. 2. Conversations. "I want to be Wallace" : Wallce Roney -- A world of trombones : Slide Hampton -- Trombone evangelist : Steve Turre -- Beyond category : Clark Terry -- "Find somethin' to play!" : Bob Stewart -- Trom-bon-ist : Grover Mitchell -- Jazz turns samba : Claudio Roditi -- The master craftsman : J.J. Johnson -- Brass fantasies : Lester Bowie -- Twenty-first century trombone : Conrad Herwig -- "What do I have in common with Miles Davis?" : Ingrid Jensen -- From Russia with jazz : Valery Ponomarev -- An honorable profession : Benny Powell
- pt. 3. Master classes. Art Baron : an introduction to the plunger -- Lester Bowie : using half-valve techniques -- Stanton Davis : developing a personal solo style -- Robin Eubanks : getting a clean attack -- Art Farmer : doubling on trumpet and flugelhorn -- Laurie Frink : an introduction to musical calisthenics -- Dick Griffin : multiphonics for trombone -- Conrad Herwig : an introduction to doodle tonguing -- Conrad Herwig : pentatonic improvisation -- Earl McIntyre : writing for low brass -- Grover Mitchell : advice for lead trombonists -- Tim Newman : practicing on tenor and bass trombone -- Benny Powell : presentation and programming tips for trombonists -- Douglas Purviance : sound production on bass trombone -- Steve Turre : making music with sea shells