just friends pdf for piano and tenor sax

#JUST FRIENDS PDF FOR PIANO AND TENOR SAX HOW TO#

Surrounded by jazz legends, Frahm makes this recording a true “coming out party” for his maturing artistry.

Frahm more than holds his own in showing both the chops and lyricism that has made him an irreplaceable part of so many sessions in his two decades on the jazz scene. “ Joel Frahm’s May 1st release, We Used to Dance, places him in the company of master musicians Kenny Barron (piano), Rufus Reid (bass), and Victor Lewis (drums). Here is a short bio about Joel Frahm from Joel’s website in case you don’t know about him:

#JUST FRIENDS PDF FOR PIANO AND TENOR SAX HOW TO#

Years later, I also recorded a video lesson for on this subject called “ 3 Against 4 Hemiola Lesson” in which I teach and talk about this same concept that Joel is using here and even demonstrate how to practice and use hemiolas over “All the Things You Are” on the alto sax. I was first introduced to this hemiola concept in lessons with Jerry Bergonzi back in the early 90’s and interestingly enough he had me work on it over “All the Things You Are”………… ( I jokingly titled the transcription “All the Hemiolas There Are”………… In this case, Joel is playing rhythms in 3/4 time against the 4/4 time signature.

A hemiola is a rhythmic pattern that can be superimposed over a given time signature to create interesting overlapping rhythms. This solo caught my attention because of Joel’s use of hemiolas during the first chorus. (I’m not sure who else was on the gig or who’s gig it was but if someone has that info I would love to add it to this post……. This is a solo on the jazz standard “All the Things You Are” from a gig at Small’s jazz club a couple of weeks ago. (I imagine we could spend a few hours in a bar talking about mouthpieces very easily…….) Joel has commented on quite a few times over the years and his passion for everything to do with the saxophone is very obvious. Here’s another solo by another great tenor saxophone player and incredibly nice guy, Joel Frahm.

Just friends pdf for piano and tenor sax