with iconic artists such as drummers Art Blakey and Elvin Jones‚ pianist Cedar Walton‚ Hammond master Jimmy Smith‚ and saxophonists Dexter Gordon‚ Eddie Harris‚ and Stanley Turrentine‚ just to name a few. His reputation has risen exponentially but a busy schedule kept preventing him from recording under his own name. He eventually did it in 2004‚ on his eponymous album‚ whose lineup included alto saxophonist Sherman Irby and pianist Rick Germanson‚ who both joins him on Combinations. By using specific
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“Song of the Wind”‚ a ballad that tells the importance of our ancestors. While the former piece featured a widely applauded sax solo by the Harlem-born Lakecia Benjamin‚ the latter thrived with the cascading arpeggios and counterpoint created by pianist Oscar Perez. The rhythm section
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received an email. The group consisted of four members which included: Miroslava as the vocalist‚ Rumen Toskov as the pianist‚ and a drummer and bass player whose names were not mentioned. As for instrumentation‚ there was definitely a lot of cool sounds that were represented in this performance. The drummer used a clave in place of the snare drum to give the latin jazz sound. The pianist used scales that a jazz guitarist or saxophonist would use‚ and it
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spoilt by his parents while he was growing up and quite possibly was the reason of his vain attitude. “Here’s to talent… properly harnessed.’ The parents of Paul have given him too much motivation that he is “talented” that he believes he is the best pianist. Paul’s self-absorption and selfish attitude is more obvious in his relationship with Keller. At first music had been seen to be the only thing they both had in common but it caused the differences between Keller and Paul. The natural arrogance
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Globalization‚ a significant phenomenon that has increased universal connectivity and drawn correlations among markets‚ individuals‚ and nations‚ has brought about genuine benefits yet various negative impacts as well. This sweet and sour deal has the potential to blur and deteriorate an individual’s cultural identity. As the world has evolved‚ migration has become a prominent portion of globalization. However‚ according to Friedman‚ in his book Globalization: The Super Story‚ and Reed’s America:
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hands‚ but his right hand was extremely fast‚ amazing his listeners. Powell had a linear style‚ focusing more on single melodic lines rather than emphasizing chords (Lesson 8). “No one was more influential than Powell on the generation of modern pianists who followed.” (Lesson
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Carlos Luigi R. Ramos July 18‚ 2012 Eng 10 WFU4 Practice vs. Talent in Piano Playing The phrase practice makes perfect is such a cliché nowadays. One can hear it everywhere and every time in his everyday life. But‚ does it really make all things perfect? Is practice a necessity to be good at a certain thing? How about talent? We obviously all know that
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Text Analysis Ragtime I am going to tell you about an extract from E.L. Doctorow’s novel “Ragtime”. In the 1920’s Ragtime was a form of music‚ song and dance of black US origin. We can distinctly see the structure of the text: its exposition‚ the story‚ climax and denouement. In the exposition a Negro man who was looking for a young woman named Sarah is described. He was driving along the street in a new car which was shining and gleaming trying to find the needed address. He was dressed
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also uses a strange 5/4 time signature that is not popular in jazz. In the song “Three To Get Ready”‚ the drummer maintains a soft but firm rhythm throughout. The bassist plays a more intricate bass line‚ which is more noticeable in this song. The pianist and alto saxophonist play the opening and closing theme and they each take a solo improvisation. The time signature is also different from “Take Five”. These songs actually have similar traits‚ but the structure and instrumentation are what make them
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invasion of Poland‚ small areas of towns were sectioned off from the rest of the population where Jews and Romani were forced to live in confined and overcrowded spaces. These were known as ‘ghettos’. The largest was Warsaw Ghetto‚ in Poland (where ‘The Pianist’ was set)‚ with over 400‚000 people living within its walls. Although it contained at least 30% of the population of Warsaw it occupied only 2.4% of the city ’s area; this meant that the residents of the ghetto were forced to cram in an average of
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