Home - Danielle Reich
Home - Danielle Reich
I have an idea for future blogs. At last week’s jam session several young jam participants asked me what tunes they should study to prepare for a jam session. At first I just shared a link on facebook to this very well written article about “100 Must Know” Jazz Tunes . The article is filled with great information, sources and tips for building a jazz repertoire. However I think the question of what tunes to play specifically at a jam session is a good one and worthy of exploring for both experienced and i
Why is it a great topic to explore? To begin with I cannot begin to count the Craig Ferguson style “awkward pauses” that happen at jams I’ve participated in and hosted where the flow comes to a complete stop and the dialogue turns to “What do you want to play?”……”I dunno what do you want to play?”…….(crickets)
So what are great tunes to call that are fun to improvise over, most people would know or have heard and that are fun and engaging to play. Why do so many singers who come to my jam sessions only call ballads? What are the correct changes? What recordings made these tunes our favorite to play? What was up with that other melody line played on Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham and Joe Henderson in the middle of the bass solo ? Then there’s the intro’s and outro’s to tunes like So What, Nica’s Dream, Joyspring, Bye
Home - Danielle Reich
Home - Danielle Reich