He released his first solo soprano album, Monk Abstractions, in 2007 and followed with the acclaimed Blue Soliloquy in 2010. In 2011, the Jazz Journalists Association named Newsome as one of its ...

This pair of solo soprano saxophone releases reveals the evolution of Evan Parker's approach to the act of a lonesome recital. The first three Saxophone Solos were recorded at his 1975 solo debut in ...

The soprano saxophone has never been a dominant instrument in mainstream jazz, but it's been in the mix since the beginning. Take a quick tour of the soprano sax throughout jazz history with the help ...

Jazz solos, with chord symbols. Introd. by Jamey Aebersold. "The solos are in B♭ key, transposed to sound in unison with the original solos in E♭ key"--Page iv. "Scale syllabus": p. [3] of cover.

There comes a time in every great artist’s life when all the lessons they’ve learned go out the window and everything starts flowing on raw emotion. For Wayne Shorter, one such moment occurred during ...