1 Scales. Major, blues, acoustic (or melodic minor,
ascending form), octatonic (or diminished), whole-
tone.
2 Arpeggios. Various seventh chords.
3 Melody without chords, then with chords.
4 Syncopation. First four bars of Scott Joplin’s “The
Entertainer” as written (with syncopation), then the
same four bars with the syncopation removed.
5 Backbeat or change step. A stride left-hand chord
progression is played twice; the first time without a
back-beat, the second time with a back-beat.
6 Harmonic substitution. A ii7-V7-I progression
stated simply, then gradually embellished with
extensions and tritone substitutions.
7 Counterline/countermelody with guitar and
piano. Two blues choruses: The first chorus is
performed without a counterline; the second chorus
includes a counterline on the piano.
8 Inside/outside melodic lines with guitar and
piano. A ii7-V7-I progression is played twice: first
the guitarist plays inside over the chords, then he
plays outside over the chords.
9 Locked hands. A brief demonstration of this
technique.
10 Rhythm changes with piano, bass, and drums. A
32-bar chorus of rhythm changes.
11 Blues changes with piano, bass, and drums.
Demonstration of blues chord changes.
Trumpet
12 Open
13 Cup mute
14 Harmon mute
without stem
(Miles Davis
sound)
15 Harmon mute with
stem (wah-wah
effect)
Saxophone Family
16 Soprano
17 Alto
18 Tenor
19 Baritone
Clarinet
20 Swing clarinet
sound
21 Obbligato part in
Dixieland setting
Trombone
22 Open
23 Cup mute
24 Growl effect
25 Glissando and
tailgate effect
Drum Set
26 Snare
27 High tom
28 Low tom
29 Bass
30 Ride cymbal
(swing beat)
31 Hi-hat with
chick
sound (foot pedal)
32 Hi-hat with swing
beat; combine
foot/hand
33 Sample crash
cymbals
34 All drums/cymbals
together in swing
groove
35 All drums/cymbals
with brushes in
swing groove
Acoustic and Electric Guitar
36 Acoustic chords:
comping
37 Acoustic melody
38 Acoustic bossa
nova style
39 Early electric
sound
40 Jazz-rock (fusion)
sound
41 Jazz-rock with
wah-wah pedal
42 Phasing, echo, and
other effects
Acoustic Bass
43 Walking bass
44 First chorus: Bass and drums playing alone in a
swing walking style
45 Second chorus: Add piano comping.
46 Third chorus: Trumpet solo breaks on bars 1-2, 5-
6, and 9-10.
47 Fourth chorus:
Trumpet and saxophone trade
twos. Example of antiphony or call-and-response.
48 Fifth chorus: Tenor saxophone solo accompanied
by three-quarter-note stop time.
49 Sixth chorus: Tenor saxophone solo accompanied
by trumpet playing a background riff.
Musicians: Keith Waters (1, 2, 3, 6, 9, and all ensemble work), piano; Henry Martin (4 and 5), piano; Ron Miles, trumpet; Rich Chiaraluce, clarinet and soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones;
Mark Harris, baritone saxophone; Joe Hall, trombone; Bill Kopper, guitar; Ken Walker, bass; and Todd Reid, drums.
Recorded February 12 and 13, 2001, at the Career Education Center, Denver, Colorado. Engineer: Joe Hall. Assistant engineers: Ty Blosser, Jerry Wright, and John Romero. Produced by Henry Martin and Keith Waters.