Add-A-Part Jazz And You!

 

Add-A-Part Jazz

Add-A-Part Jazz

And You!

Photography: Alfred Gescheidt

Columbia Records CL 908

Milton Deluge - Accordion

Hank Jones - Piano

Bernie Leighton - Piano 

Milt Hinton - Bass

Phil Bodna - Clarinet and Saxophone

Billy Butterfield - Trumpet

Don Lamond - Drums

Tony Mottola - Guitar

From the back cover: Some fifteen  years ago, Columbia Records pioneered in the presentation of music fro the non-professional player, releasing records of art-songs and quartets, among others, with one player missing, so that the listener could play along with the fine musicians and take an active part in one of the most rewarding of arts. This was fine for the classically inclined, but it left the would-be jazz musician just about where he had been. Now, however, that has been taken care of. Here are the performances of a group of front-rank jazz musicians, with missing parts which can be supplied by the listener at home – Add-a-part Jazz!

Anyone with a basic knowledge of music can play along with these invigorating performances. Some are fast, some are slow, but all of them are designed to bring you into active collaboration. The arraignments are written for adaptation to B-flat, E-flat or concert pitch, and the accompanying folder gives complete and helpful information.

In playing along with this record, remember that all the first choruses should be played fairly straight and close to the written melody. After that, the subsequent choruses are for improvisation. From time to time, there will be obvious resting places for the soloist, where the band plays the predominate passage. As you become familiar with the record, you will easily recognize and become familiar with these resting places.

The chord symbols used are kept in the simplest possible form. You can elaborate on them to the extent of your ability in a genuinely creative performance. The exact length of each number – the number of bars in the introduction and the number of choruses in each number – is indicated on each song.

The only thing remaining is to get in tune and take off along with the other musicians – without your instrument, the arrangement is not completely!

Don't Be That Way

I'm Thur With Love

Rose Room

I'll Never Be The Same

How Am I To Know?

At Sundown

Stomping' At The Savoy

I Understand 

After I Say I'm Sorry

I'm In The Mood For Love

I Got It Bad

One O'Clock Jump