364 <strong>Jazz</strong> For Dummies, 2nd Edition Rivers, Sam (saxophonist), 318 Roach, <strong>Max</strong> (drummer), 128–129 Robichaux, John, 74, 75 Rogers, Shorty (composer), 138 Rollins, Sonny (saxophonist), 134 Rubalcaba, Gonzalo (pianist), 180 Ruiz, Hilton (Latin jazz musician), 181 Rumsey, Howard (drummer), 139 Rushing, Jimmy (vocalist), 38, 113 Russell, George (pianist/composer), 144 Russell, Luis (pianist), 88 Russell, Pee Wee (clarinetist), 91–92 Rutgers University, 267 • S • Sacramento <strong>Jazz</strong> Jubilee, California, 250 salsa, defined, 166 San Diego jazz venues, 239, 313–314 San Diego Thanksgiving Dixiel<strong>and</strong> <strong>Jazz</strong> Festival, 250–251, 314 San Francisco Bay Area cool jazz, 136 jazz festival, 246 jazz venues, 240, 315–316 Keystone Korner, club, 235 Sanchez, Poncho (percussionist), 178 S<strong>and</strong>oval, Arturo (trumpeter), 178 Santamaria, Mongo (percussionist), 177 Sash, Leon (accordionist), 222 Sax, Adolphe (saxophone inventor), 11, 48 saxophone about, 12, 25, 259 big b<strong>and</strong> soloists, 109 invention of, 11, 48 in Latin jazz, 174 playing in a b<strong>and</strong>, 272 signature sound of, 47 types of, 48–51 World Saxophone Quartet, 156 scales, 18, 21, 42, 44–45 scat-singing, 114, 126 Schifrin, Lalo (pianist/conductor), 191 Schneider, Maria (b<strong>and</strong>leader), 188 Schuller, Gunther (composer/ conductor), 144 Scott, Bud (banjo player), 74 Scott, James (composer/pianist), 79 Scott, Raymond (composer), 205 seating, for concerts, 235–236 selling your music, Web site for, 299–300 Shaw, Artie (clarinetist/b<strong>and</strong>leader), 53–54, 108 Shearing, George (pianist), 139, 173 shelves for music collection, 323 Shepp, Archie (saxophonist), 155, 160 Shorter, Wayne (saxophonist), 18 signature traits of jazz, 9–11 silence (breaks), listening to, 40 Silver, Horace (b<strong>and</strong>leader/pianist), 134, 166, 172 Simeon, Omer (clarinetist), 53 singers. See vocalists Singleton, Zutty (drummer), 221 Sissle, Noble (composer), 79–80 slang, jazz, 210–211 Smith, Bessie (vocalist), 24, 87, 214 Smith, Bud E. (Internet Marketing For Dummies), 297 Smith, Floyd (guitarist), 60 Smith, Mamie (vocalist), 87 smooth jazz, 191, 193 snare drum, 62, 63 Snow, Valaida (trumpeter), 210, 223 Socarras, Alberto (jazz flutist), 56, 167 social expression, jazz as, 159–160 soloist first modern, Armstrong, Louis, as, 82–83 instrumental, 108–111 vocal, 111–113 sonata, defined, 145 songs, st<strong>and</strong>ard Broadway show tunes as, 29 building a repertoire, 278–281 interpretations, 27, 35 recommended recordings, 35 sheet music for, 16 structure of, 31–35 for vocalists, 332 Sony <strong>Music</strong> label, 338 sound system, putting together, 320–322 sound-on-sound recording, 292 Speed, Chris (clarinetist), 186 St. Cyr, Johnny (banjo player/guitarist), 59 Stitt, Sonny (saxophonist), 129 Stone, Jesse (b<strong>and</strong>leader), 101 Storyville, New Orleans, 72 Strayhorn, Billy (composer), 103
stretching words, 38 stride piano, 79–80, 95 strings, 57–61, 259 Strong, Jeff (Home Recording for <strong>Music</strong>ians For Dummies), 297 The Student’s Guide to College <strong>Music</strong> Programs, 265 suites, defined, 144 Sun Ra (arranger/b<strong>and</strong>leader), 155–156, 214 Sutton, Tierney (vocalist), 187 swing. See also big b<strong>and</strong> jazz clarinetists in, 53–54 described, 10, 16, 21, 36, 47 recommended music, 39, 330 syncopation in, 37–39 syncopation described, 11, 16–17, 21 ragtime’s “ragged” rhythms, 77 recommended music, 39 in swing, 37–39 use of accents, 37 synthesizers, 161. See also electric jazz • T • tailgate trombone, 52, 75 Taylor, Cecil (pianist), 67, 152 teacher, finding, 261–262 Teagarden, Jack (vocalist/trombonist), 92 Telarc International record label, 338–339 television jazz programs/movies, 346–350 <strong>Jazz</strong> television series, 203, 208 music channels, 321 Telluride <strong>Jazz</strong> Celebration, Colorado, 246 territory b<strong>and</strong>s, 93, 100–101 Teschemacher, Frank (clarinetist/ saxophonist), 92 Texas Playboys, 28–29 theory. See also improvisation; rhythm head arrangements, 101 song structures, 31–35 swing <strong>and</strong> syncopation, 37–39 time signatures, 36 Third Stream music, 143, 144–147 32-bar format, 34–35 Thompson, Lucky (saxophonist), 222 Thornhill, Claude (b<strong>and</strong>leader), 130 tickets, concert, 235–236 time signatures, described, 36 Tjader, Cal (vibraphonist), 65, 125, 174 tom-toms, 63 Tough, Dave (drummer), 92, 120 tours. See also concerts with a b<strong>and</strong>, 288–289 reviews of, 230–232 trap drums, 63 Trent, Alphonse (b<strong>and</strong>leader), 101 Tristano, Lennie, 139–140 trivia, jazz, 224 trombone, 52–53, 75, 272 trumpet about, 12, 25, 51–52 big b<strong>and</strong> soloists, 109 playing in a b<strong>and</strong>, 272 turntable, 319, 321–322, 326 Turré, Steve (trombonist), 223 12-bar format, 32–33 Tzadik record label, 195 • U • Ubiquity record label, 339 Umbria <strong>Jazz</strong> Festival, Perugia, Italy, 249 union, musicians, 272, 290 United Nations Orchestra, 124 university jazz programs, 158 University of North Texas (UNT), 267 University of Oregon, 267–268 University of Texas at Austin, 304 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 268 U.S. News & World Report (magazine), 265 • V • Index Valaida (Allen), 210 Valdes, Chucho (b<strong>and</strong>leader/pianist), 181 Van Gelder, Rudy (recording engineer), 293–295 Van Vechten, Carl (photographer), 209, 214 Vaughan, Sarah (vocalist), 113, 212 Veloso, Caetano (composer/vocalist), 180 venues. See also concerts; festivals Austin, 303–304 best, 239–240 365
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