MASTER ANTHOLOGY OF JAZZ GUITAR SOLOS VOL.3. CD TABLATURE

MEL BAY'S MASTER ANTHOLOGY OF JAZZ GUITAR SOLOS VOL.3. CD TABLATURE

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Mel Bay's Master Anthology of Jazz Guitar Solos Volume Three presents nine challenging tunes and improvised solos by some of today’s top jazz guitar players for the intermediate to advanced jazz guitarist. Contributors include: Ron Afiff, Peter Bernstein, Joe Diorio, Fred Hamilton, Ken Hatfield, Hank Mackie, Steve Masakowski, Joe Negri, and Rick Stone. All of the pieces are in both standard notation and tablature with a biographical sketch of each performer. A companion stereo CD is included, making this an ideal sourcebook for serious students and professionals alike.

Born on December 30, 1965, Affif lear ned all about passion, discipline, and endurance from his father, Charlie Affif, a fiercely competitive middleweight boxer who numbered Miles Davis among his fans and close friends.Then there was his uncle, Ron Anthony, a superb guitarist who worked with the likes of George Shearing and Frank Sinatra. "When I was 12, Uncle Ron gave me my first guitar lesson. When I turned 18, I went out to the West Coast to live near him. From and early age, I did all kinds of gigs. I've worked with everybody from AI Martino to Roger Williams, and I learned a ton of old songs from Gershwin on up. That whole working musician vibe really helped me grow as a professional. So, If a singer comes up and wants to do a tune, it doesn't matter what key-because I'm cool. When I first came to New York, Gene Bertoncini gave me some solid advice. He said to let the singers know I did that kind of work, because a lot of the joints they work don't have pianos, and when the jazzgigsdry up for a minute, they'll have work for you." Driven along by Essiet Essiet's crackling bass lines and Colin Bailey'scrisp, unobtrusive timesteps, guitarist Ron Affif launches into his live Ringside recital with the kind of exuberant, aggressive attack you'd expect from a championship boxer pouring it on in the first round, determined to break an opponent's will before he can establish any kind of rhythm. "If I Were A Bell" is a virtuoso workout delivered with the kind of horn-like intensity and pianistic sweep that transcends straight guitar phrasing. For the 31-year old Affif, it's the kind of performance that draws knowing comparisons to the titled elite of jazz guitar such as Joe Pass and Pat Martino No less a personage that fellow Pittsburgh native George Benson has commented that "There's a kid from my hometown, an Italian fellow: his name is Ron Affif.-yeah, he's a bad dude"; and "my favorite type of guitar player is one that plays with fire, and the first thing that becomes evident listening to Ron is that he has plenty of that." Yetin the course of acknowledging all this praise, Ron Affifis already working to distance himself from his earliest inspirations, as he charts future directions and searches for his own special voice. "Cats like Monk had their own little universe. These days guys are improvising too much the same, they're writing tunes too much the same. And man, I'm not claiming to have it all figured out, but I know what direction I have to take. We all kind of know what we're supposed to do, but a lot of people don't listen to their inner voice. A trumpet player friend of mine, Brian Lynch, told me he was in a shop out in California when a CD come on, and he said "Within a few notes I knew it was you." That's the biggest compliment someone can give you."

Rick Stone began playing guitar at age nine in his hometown of Cleveland. He developed an early affinity for the blues, but it was in the mid-seventies that his passion for jazz was sparked by a live performance of saxophonist Sonny Stitt. Rick studied classical guitar and theory at Cuyahoga Community College and then moved on to Berklee College of Music where he earned his Bachelor of Music in 1980. In 1982 he moved to New York to find a fertile and stimulating envitonment in Barry Harris' Jazz Cultural Theatre. While studying with the legendary pianist, Rick honed his craft sitting in alongside veteran players like Tommy Flanagan, Lionel Hampton, Clarence "C" Sharpe, and Junior Cook. Then, under the tutelage of jazz masters Jimmy Heath, Ted Dunbar, Donald Byrd, Tony Purrone and Hal Galper, he earned his M.A. At Queens College in 1991. Rick's recordings Blues For Nobody and Far East have received wide critical acclaim and his group - which has included world-class sidemen like Kenny Barron, Eric Alexander, Vernel Fournier, Richard Wyands, Ralph Lalama, Dennis Irwin and Billy Hart -- has appeared at venues like Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, The Smithsonian Institute, The Blue Note and Birdland. From 1993-96 he led a series of guitar duos at the Swing Street Cafe (with guests including Mark Elf, Roni Ben-Hur, Peter Leitch and Peter Bernstein), in 1996 his trio toured South America, and from 1997-2001 his trio played regularly at Sette MoMA (in the Museum of Modern Art). A soughtafter sideman, Rick can be heard performing with Irene Reid, Ronny Whyte, Howard Kimbo, David Coss, Carol Sudhalter, Sol Yagedand many others. He is featured on several recent recordings including Carol Sudhalter's It's Time and Last Train To Astoria, and AI Ashley's These Are Them (with Dave Leibman). An active educator, Rick currently teaches at Jazz in July (U. Mass./Amherst), the JazzMobile, Hofstra University and the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. His clinics have won accolades at numerous colleges and universities as well as the International Association of Jazz Educators and the Music Educators National Conference. He has received two IAJE Awards for Outstanding Service to Jazz Education and several NEA performance fellowships. In recent years Rick's interests in audio and computer technology have led him to build a studio in his home where he produces numerous recording projects. A regular columnist for Just Jazz Guitar magazine, he is cutrently writing a book on jazz guitar technique. Rick's latest CD Samba Novembro (from which this solo is excerpted) features his guitar in duo, trio and quartet settings with pianist Tardo Hammer, bassist Yosuke Inoue and drummer Matt Wilson. Gear: Comins 17" Classic Archtop, Fender amps, D'Addario Chromes and Dugain picks,

Format: Book/CD Set

Song Title: Composer/Source:
Blues Enough - Rick Stone
Charene - Ron Affif
Dragonfly - Peter Bernstein
Narayani - Joe Diorio
Nina's Smile - Joe Negri
One For George - Hank Mackie
Pass Presence - Steve Masakowski
Thanks, Byrl Elvin - Fred Hamilton
The Book of Sands - Ken Hatfield