In fact, it was Joe Gordon who took Brownie’s place in Art Blakey’s group the Jazz Messengers. Though he idolized Dizzy Gillespie, Clifford Brown soon became a major influence in Joe’s playing. Joe Gordon was not only a technically brilliant Trumpeter but also an outstanding jazz composer as well. In the early 1950's he was heard playing in a combo led by drummer Art Blakey. Before long, Joe and a few other teenage musicians landed a gig at the Boston Savoy, after which Sabby Lewis, leader of a band very much in demand around the Boston area in the late 1940's, hired Joe to play.Īfter this, Joe managed to get gigs with Alto Saxophonist Charlie Mariano, Lionel Hampton, Georgie Auld and even Alto Sax great Charlie Parker, with whom he performed at the Hi-Hat club December 1952 with Pianist Dick Twardzik, Charles Mingus on bass and Roy Haynes on drums. Joe’s first professional gig was with Pete Diggs’ band in Akron, Ohio in 1947. As a teenage boy, he worked as a sandwich boy on the railroad lines between Boston and Albany and would take his horn along with him and often sit in on jam sessions in both cities for kicks.
Joe attended the New England Conservatory and took a modern music course with Trumpeter and instructor Fred Berman, who he later credited for much of his success. This way we can combine ear-training with learning the language of jazz, as well as analyzing closely what is happening.Born Joseph Henry Gordon in Boston, MA on May 15, 1928, Joe was an only child in a family without strong musical ties, “but my mother liked to sing, and her forcing me to go to recitals got me interested in music.” Exercises are transcription-based, following with a closer look into certain details of his playing.Exercises on this thread are built to give the students a deeper view on Oscar Petersons style, soloing, comping as well as an overall look into the tradition of jazz through his artistry.Night Train - Trio w/ Ray Brown (b) & Ed Thigpen (dr) 1962 Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio - Quartet w/ Stan Getz (sax), Ray Brown (b) & Herb Ellis (gt) 1958 His swinging virtuosity is something that every jazz pianist have to check out! Important Discography To Start With:ĭownload full suggested discography: Oscar Peterson - Suggested Discography.pdf (17.0 KB)Ĭharlie Parker: Jam Session 1952 - w/ Charlie Parker, Benny Carter, Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, Flip Phillips (sax), Charlie Shavers (tr), Ray Brown (b), Barney Kessel (gt) & J.C. Legendary Oscar Peterson - is considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, 8-time grammy winner and appears on hundreds of recordings.
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