Christian McBride
Author
Publisher
Mack Avenue Records
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
The meeting of great minds usually happens behind closed doors, but for two of the world's foremost bassists, Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer, the collaboration proved so fruitful that a duo album exploring their collective backgrounds in jazz, folk, classical, bluegrass, and funk was born.
Author
Publisher
Walker and Co
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
From the unique perspective of a professional jazz pianist, King explores the basic elements and language of jazz. He explains each instrument's role in locking in the tempo, establishing the harmony, and stating the melody, and he reveals the order and logic behind the seeming randomness of improvisation. Along the way, he celebrates the distinctive playing styles of such classic jazz artists as Art Blakey, John Coltrane, and Thelonious Monk, as...
