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Blues For Lester by Roger Aldridge

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"Blues For Lester" by Roger Aldridge

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Album Title: Music for Mid-Size Jazz Ensemble
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2015

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Blues For Lester is an extended piece with an eclectic blend of jazz (with a touch of Monk), funk, contemporary classical, and blues. This piece draws upon aspects of Lester Young's playing that I admire and have internalized. This includes his horizontal approach to harmony, how he played around with time in his phrasing, used "wrong" notes (from a vertical chord perspective) at times, and had an audacious sense of humor. They are expressed in Blues For Lester in my own style. The mid-size ensemble score is for soloist, 5 horns, and rhythm section. The score uses flexible instrumentation. This enables the music to be played by many combinations of instruments. Recorded by David Arivett.

Personnel

Roger Aldridge
composer / conductor

Additional Personnel

Roger Aldridge: composer; David Arivett: score demos; Amy Leonard: violin; Jason Shapiro: alto & soprano sax; Jeff Knoettner: piano; E. Shawn Qaissaunee: guitar; Peter McCarthy: bass; Skip Rohrich: drums

Date featured

December 9, 2014

This song appears by permission of the contributing artist and/or record company.
It is for personal use only; no other rights are granted or implied.


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