Valerie Capers: 'Portraits in Jazz' (1-11) for piano скачать в хорошем качестве

Valerie Capers: 'Portraits in Jazz' (1-11) for piano

Titles and timings: 1. Ella Scats the Little Lamb 0:00 2. Waltz for Miles 0:39 3. Sweet Mister Jelly Roll 2:05 4. The Monk 3:46 5. Blues for 'The Duke' 4:56 6. A Taste of Bass 8:11 7. Billie's Song 9:10 8. Mr. 'Satchmo' 10:29 9. Cancion de la Havana 12:08 10. Bossa Brasilia 14:22 11. Blue-Bird 15:48 The portraits are of Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonius Monk, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong and Charlie Parker. 'A Taste of Bass' namechecks Ron Carter and 'Cancion de la Havana' is dedicated to Mongo Santamaria. There are some interesting notes by Valerie Capers in the back of the book about each piece. The album itself is called 'Portraits in Jazz' and is published by Oxford University Press (2001/2010). I decided not to record the final piece in the book ('Cool-Trane') as I felt it was not as immediately attractive as the other numbers, nor is it likely to appeal to many pupils from a playing perspective: it is technically more challenging but also rather brief, which makes it relatively unsuitable for performance. But this should not detract from the rest of the album. It contains music which is both educationally valuable - difficulty varies from about grade 3-7, with the easier pieces nearer the start - and great to listen to, especially for jazz aficionados. For those with a burgeoning interest in this genre it is a great place to start. The pieces were recorded over the two years from mid 2020 to early 2022, starting with 'Billie's Song' and ending with 'Mr. "Satchmo"'. I originally made two recordings of 'Blues for "The Duke"' at different tempi and you can find a faster version separately on this channel.