In addition to leading his own bands starting in 1978, mintzer worked with jaco pastorius, mike mainieri, louie bellson, bob moses, and the american saxophone quartet. Bob mintzer big band, bob mintzer quartet, grp allstar big band, jaco pastorius big band, michael philip mossman sextet, mike mainieri quintet, national jazz ensemble, rudy linka quartet, sam jones 12 piece band, superfriends 7, the. In addition, the books include a cd containing combo accompaniment thats ideal for practice sessions. This book features excerpts of bobs transcribed solo recordings, instrumental examplesdemonstrations, a discography and biography, and discussions of topics such as bluesrhythm. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Bob mintzer solo on i love you steve neff music blog. While touring with the yellowjackets or his own quartet, or big band, mintzer writes music for big band, various small bands, saxophone quartets, orchestral and concert band music.
Mintzer manages to combine a stylistic physicality, regardless of context, with a thoughtful approach that avoids overstatement. Bob mintzer home contact about music and books cds and music videos photos schedule blog links press. Follow bob mintzer and explore their bibliography from s bob mintzer author page. Featuring bob mintzer tenor, roger rosenberg bari, and peter yellin alto. In fact, this is an intermediate level piano book for players who already have decent skills. Inspired by both the paquito drivera quintet of the mid 80 s featuring claudio and by the bob mintzer big band, this arrangement is. I love bobs playing because it is so melodic and thematic. Bob mintzer is known for his work on koyaanisqatsi 1982, jaco 2015 and i go back home. This is an ambitious afrocuban chart inspired by the writing of eddie palmieri. He attended the interlochen arts academy, michigan from 1969 to 1970, then was at the hartt school of music, hartford, connecticut for two years, before attending the manhattan school of music from 1972 to 1974. Like bulletproof saxophone playing, the interviews are summarized and put into an organized stepbystep howto format in an included 80 page ebook, and exercises taken from the program are included in a. Bon mintzer bob mintzer big band live at the berlin. I practice this everyday and imagine it will take me at least 6 months to get through the first two or three etudes.
Kendor music the publisher that published the thad jones and gil evans series stared the bob mintzer series. I have bob books set 1 and bob books set 2 and have used them with both of my boys. For an aspiring jazz instrumentalist, playing piano is one of the most important skills for developing a jazz vocabulary. Free online jazz and music transcriptionssheet music from artist.
Around 1986 or so i remember he came to ithaca college in ny to play with our big band. Bob mintzer has been one of my favorite tenor saxophone players for as long as i can remember. In the 80s the bob mintzer big band live in berlin. Mintzers solo is full of deep blues feeling and economy. Bob mintzer is a renowned jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, pianist, bandleader, educator and member of the group, the yellowjackets. The album catalog was later acquired by the bicycle music company. Music profile for bob mintzer, born 27 january 1953. The music of bob mintzer is a musthave for any saxophonist interested in composition and improvisation. Moonlight serenade soloist, tenor saxophone bob mintzer writtenby g. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. Mintzer was born and raised in a jewish family in new rochelle, new york, on january 27, 1953.
Bob mintzer has 37 books on goodreads with 73 ratings. For the best experience please update your browser. Bob the in the sale bob the in the official site bob. Discover book depositorys huge selection of bob mintzer books online. Im a fan of bob mintzers music and materials, but its this product is a little misleading in that it seems to be marketed to musicians who want to improve their piano chops. Bob mintzers most popular book is playing jazz piano. For the younger player, particular care is given to range, rhythmic figures and overall playability. Instructional book and accompaniment cd two cds performed by members of the yellowjackets for c instrument flute, guitar, keyboard, etc. Charles bobo shaw lester bowie bugle boy bop clean copy. Suivez bob mintzer et explorez sa bibliographie sur sa page dauteur bob mintzer. Art of the big band soloist, tenor saxophone bob mintzer writtenby r.
This is from one of my favorite tenor sax players, bob mintzer. Study with bob mintzer, dave liebman, and bob sheppard. Early in his career, mintzer played in various big bands, including those led by buddy rich 197577, thad jones and mel lewis 197779, and sam jones 1978 80. Bob segers turn the page has got you and for the next five minutes youre all in for its steadybuilding, slowboil drive through its gripping glimpses. He always plays ideas that you can grasp on to and. Bob mintzer has written out etude solos that traverse the changes in a way that familiarizes you with. His new book is designed for the instrumentalist who is not an accomplished piano player but wants to acquire. This book features excerpts of bob s transcribed solo recordings, instrumental examplesdemonstrations, a discography and biography, and discussions of topics such as bluesrhythm changes, playing in time, latin considerations, harmonic tension, use of space and pacing your solos, soloing. A versatile soloist influenced by michael brecker on tenor, bob mintzer gained experience playing with deodato, tito puente 1974, buddy rich, hubert laws, and the thad jonesmel lewis orchestra 1977. Similar to the format of bob s other etude books, this one is rich in vocabulary and melodic lines that feel good to play.
I even recommended them as a resource in my i can teach my child to read ebook with. Version with no barcode, black ink only on disc, and no catalog number on back of booklet. He is generally considered one of the tenor saxophonists who came out the school of new york players in the 70s, which includes michael brecker, bob berg. The saxophonist, conductor, and composerarranger is a longstanding member of the grammy awardwinning yellowjackets, the fusion supergroup that released its first album in 1981. With introductory text, instructional text, leadsheet notation and chord names. Im a fan of bob mintzer s music and materials, but it s this product is a little misleading in that it seems to be marketed to musicians who want to improve their piano chops.
In the 80s the bob mintzer big band live in berlin, 1987. This book is absolutely amazing professional jazz musicians will benefit from bob s years of developed language. While with rich, he began writing big band music, and has since composed and arranged hundreds of pieces. Similar to the format of bobs other etude books, this one is rich in vocabulary and melodic lines that feel good to play. Funk digital sheet music for jazz band, complete collection. This book features excerpts of bobs transcribed solo recordings, instrumental examplesdemonstrations, a discography and biography, and discussions of topics such as bluesrhythm changes, playing in time, latin considerations, harmonic tension, use of space. Bob mintzer big band live with special guest kurt elling is the first live recording of the bob mintzer big band. For the rest of the 80 s bob worked with his big band. It was recorded at studio 900 and mastered at bernie grundman studio.
True followers of bob mizers physique pictorial know that the publication was more than just a menagerie of pretty faces and toned bodies it was a place where the artist could offer his insight into the social and political. There are always new things to consider and develop. Designed for the mediumeasy difficulty level, this book includes 12 jazz. Bob mintzer is an american jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. Vocalist kurt elling is the mintzer big bands special guest, heightening the musical experience with his signature vocals and improvised scatting style. Bob mintzer is an internationally celebrated jazz musician and longtime faculty member in the jazz studies program at usc thornton. Lyrical, lithely swinging and with nothing to prove, mintzers in the moment makes it clear that theres plenty of room for unassuming straightahead jazz, as long as its played from the head and heart. Albums include the hudson project, dear diz every day i think of you, and turned to blue. My followup is called jazz lessons with giants and it features audio master classes with bob mintzer, david liebman, and bob sheppard.
Bon mintzer bob mintzer big band live at the berlin jazz festival music skip to main content. Bob mintzer big band live at the berlin jazz festival. Discover book depository s huge selection of bob mintzer books online. Recorded the bob mintzer big band on their dmp album spectrum, this crowdpleasing swing shuffle in the great basie tradition shines the solo spotlight on piano, with optional solo changes also provided for. We worked up a number of bob mintzer big band charts and bob play. Heres a solo transcription i started working on a few weeks ago.
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