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Soul Jazz Guitar is a collection of Randy Johnston's tunes and solos specifically designed for the intermediate student. Rather than merely transcribing solos from his CDs, he plays material at a reasonable tempo specifically with the student in mind. There are tunes ("Downtime," "The Philadelphians," and "Rolling at the Summit") that appear on his commercial CDs, but included here are versions that are new and totally unique to this project. There are also some improvisations on some familiar "standard" progressions to help the student deal with these changes when he or she encounters them at jam sessions etc. Randy has tried to present his take on the Jazz language as clearly and faithfully as possible to make the solos easy to learn. He hopes that this will lead the student not just to imitation but also to develop his or her own approach to these progressions just as he developed his own approach from listening to the playing of his role models over the years.
About the Author
Electric Blues Meets Bebop: An exciting convergence of sounds that has made Randy Johnston one of the hottest jazz guitarists both in the United States and abroad.
April 2000 marked the release of "Homage", Randy's sixth recording as a leader and his second for J.Curve Records. His prior five CD's "Riding the Curve", "Somewhere In the Night", "In -A-Chord", "Jubilation" and "Walk On" have all achieved critical and commercial acclaim on an international basis. Johnston's recordings have throughout the years featured and impressive array of sidemen including Joey Defrancesco, Kenny Washington, Benny Green, Nick Brignola, Eric Alexander, Idris Muhammad, and the legendary Johnny Griffin among others. These albums feature both original material and compositions drawn from the great American songbook as well as new interpretations of the classic jazz repertoire.
Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1956, Randy Johnston moved ot Richmond, Virginia when he was thirteen years old. Since arriving in New York after attending the University of Miami in the late 1970's and early 1908's, he has performed and recorded with such jazz notables as Lou Donaldson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Houston Person, Etta Jones, Lionel Hampton, Brother Jack McDuff, Warne Marsh, Lee Konitz, Joey Defrancesco, Tom Harrell, Irene Reid and Rashid Ali. Randy has toured the world concertizing many times including stints in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Soul Jazz Guitar,Randy Johnston,Mel Bay Publications, Inc.,0786668083,General,Music
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