Structural Elegance and Harmonic Disparity: A Study of Selected Solos by Jazz Trumpeters Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw

Richardson, Rex

ISBN 10: 3639173767 / ISBN 13: 9783639173765

Published by VDM Verlag, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Structural Elegance and Harmonic Disparity: A Study of Selected Solos by Jazz Trumpeters Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw
• Publisher: VDM Verlag
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639173767
• ISBN 13: 9783639173765
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw were two of the greatest figures in the mainstream jazz trumpet pantheon. The two shared many characteristics in their playing: aggressive tone qualities and articulation; a penchant for virtuosity that transcended traditional trumpet technique; and perhaps most significantly, an adventurous and exploratory sense of harmonic invention. In 1985 and 1987 the two were brought together to record album projects as co-leaders for the only times in their careers. This study presents an analysis of eight solos and one trading duet transcribed from four performances recorded during these two sessions. The analysis focuses on passages in each soloist's work that defy explanation in terms of conventional jazz harmony. The study reveals a number of ways in which the two soloists diverge in their approaches, as well as what they have in common. It provides ample opportunities for students of jazz improvisation to place Shaw's and Hubbard's improvisational languages under the microscope.

About the Author

Rex Richardson is an international trumpet soloist, jazz performer, composer, and recording artist. He has appeared as a featured artist at numerous brass and jazz festivals and with orchestras, brass bands, wind ensembles and jazz bands around the world. He is Professor of Trumpet and Jazz Trumpet at Virginia Commonwealth University.