"SLASH" CHORDS - The use of the slash in chord writing
simply means that whatever is below the slash must be the bass note.
In contemporary chord symbols, there is rarely any distinction made between
a diminished triad, and a fully diminished seventh chord.
While this notation will agree with traditional Roman numeral analysis,
it will only rarely appear in jazz chord symbols.
This sometimes means leaving out pitches and sometimes means adding pitches
(triads are rare in jazz).
The right hand would either play the tune, play a solo, or emphasize roots
and 5ths.
In "pop" music, there would be fewer tall chords (although Major
9th chords are still popular) and the voicings would be more simple and
played in the right hand with the left hand either not playing, or playing
roots and fifths.
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Steven Lee Group is pleased to announce their newest release, From the
Ground Up, featuring cutting edge jazz with plenty of heart and soul to
please even the most discerning jazz fan.
Lee has captured the essence of the Smooth Jazz genre but manages to push
the boundaries which keeps it interesting.
To promote the CD, Steven Lee Group recently signed a distribution deal
with Sonic Thrust Records which is owned and operated by two time Grammy
award winning guitarist/composer/producer Jay Graydon.
Group members include Steven Lee on guitars and vocals; Rocco Barbato
on saxophones; Adam Shendal on drums; Brenda Leonard Cowart on keyboards
and vocals; Keith Nelson on bass; and Joe Bergeron on percussion.
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"VERSATILE" is the first word that comes to mind
when you hear harmonica virtuoso Damien Masterson.
Leaping seamlessly from Brazilian samba and Cuban jazz to American funk
or Argentine tango is all in a night's work for Damien Masterson and his
band.
Turning Point: At 15, Damien's life took an upward turn when he met Altaneze
Taylor, founder of Bright Moments Music Lovers Club in San Francisco.
Influenced by blues masters Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Walter and Sonny
Terry, he had begun playing a harmonica someone gave him.
Damien, Cubacambio, 1999 Recorded in Havana, Cuba, featuring Damien on
tenor sax and harmonica on a wonderful meld of Western pop and Afro-Cuban
rhythms.
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