Complete song listing of dave mckenna on dave mckenna songs list covid19. Out of nowhere coleman hawkins and his allstar jam band 8. 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. The song selections are fairly generic for a mid 1950s piano album, but its clear that mckenna makes each one his own. Something for jazz lovers all free materials for jazz. Dave mckenna adopted a rolling approach to a walking bass on his album dancing in the. The transcription below is an excerpt from a dave mckenna version of c jam blues which can be heard and seen on youtube. 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.
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. The great jazz master playing c jam blues and sunset and the mockingbird. Other featured soloists on this allstar workout include count basie, al grey, stan getz, harry sweets edison, eddie lockjaw davis and roy eldridge. 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. Jeffrey bucs download and print cjam blues sheet music for piano. This video is dedicated to dave s good friend scott mackenzie, a true gentleman of refined and sophisticated taste.
Check out c jam blues live by dave mckenna on amazon music. 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. 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. Dave mckenna is at his best playing solo piano, as on this twoday session in the studio from 1977.
Provided to youtube by music video distributors inc. You fake some good old tunes and improvise on the melodies and the chords they are built on. The linear approach by neil olmstead learn to improvise using the techniques pioneered by piano greats lenny tristano and dave mckenna. Daves blues no hold barred solo right hands, 2 pages. Dave was born in woonsocket, rhode island, into a musical family. Aint what they used to be, take the a train, sophisticated lady, c jam blues. Recorded at maybeck recital hall, berkeley, california. Published on jun 10, 2015 jazz pianist dave mckenna plays a blues improvisation.
Dave mckenna playing c jam blues the great jazz master playing c jam blues and sunset and the mockingbird. The upper section with the chords is for cinstruments banjo, guitar, piano. 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. You brought a new kind of love to me 1993 dave mckenna. 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. Three little words, it must be true, with the wind and the rain in your hair, harlem butterfly. Joe venuti and dave mckenna are swinging away on my cd player. Ray brown, blue mitchell, richie kamuca, dave grusin, art hillery. Dave mckenna playing c jam blues by corte swearingen. It is well with my soul just a jazz piano solo concepts bookcd set. C jam blues lincoln center jazz orchestra solos transcription transcription of the various horn solos on c jam blues by lincoln center jazz orchestra from the album live in swing city, swingin with duke.
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. This is an alphabetized list of notable musicians who play or played jazz piano. This methodical approach to learning the art of solo jazz piano improvisation will free your creative sense of music. It continued be a staple of the ellington repertoire, generally. One of my most beloved and successful books is my method jazz piano. All sheets published in new orleans jambook until april 2018 as a pdffile. Helen sung s solo on c jam blues pairings, part two.
Cjam blues sheet music duke ellington real book melody. Download and print c jam blues sheet music for voice and other instruments in c by duke ellington real book melody and chords. Jazz pianist dave mckenna plays a blues improvisation. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Mr mackenzie has been a tireless soldier in promoting the unrivaled art of dave. Dave mckenna live at maybeck recital hall volume two. Chords and lead sheets included bass flute, flute, guitar, harp, harpsichord, mandolin, oboe, organ, piano, piccolo, recorder, violin. Selected writings on jazz, blues, and related topics jstor.
Dave mckenna biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. C jam blues was formally recorded under that title in january, 1942, for rca victor records. Jam session scat singing swing performance jazz bass jazz drumming. Live at maybeck recital hall, volume two is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist dave mckenna, recorded in 1989. 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 couldnt help swinging no matter what he played, and the the rest of the songs in this wellchosen recital arent far behind. Limehouse blues 1989 the dave mckenna quartet no more ouzo for puzo 01. Kersey and thelonious monk in jam sessions in 1941. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. 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. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Live at maybeck recital hall, volume two wikipedia.
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. C jam blues, a mckenna fave that immediately follows, is an exercise in sheer ebullience. His father william mckenna, a postman, played the drums parttime, and two sisters are singers. Facultyauthored piano books berklee college of music. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. The maybeck series seems to inspire all its participants, but mckennas is among its very best. His mother, catherine reilly mckenna, was dave s first piano teacher. 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. Solo by dave mckenna and tens of millions of other songs on.