![]() ![]() ![]() Unfortunately, we only have Clifford playing Joy Spring on these two recording sessions, unlike his other "jazz standard" Daahoud, which is on those two sessions, but was also recorded on JFebruand June 1, 1956.īefore Clifford recorded with Max Roach, he had to fulfill a commitment he had made to Dick Bock at Pacific Coast Jazz Records. Then, less than a month later, Clifford, with drummer Max Roach and the rest of the Clifford Brown - Max Roach quintet, started off their August 6, 1954, recording session with two takes of Joy Spring. He recorded Joy Spring three times on two quite different recording sessions.įirst, Clifford recorded Joy Spring on a septet session for Pacific Jazz on July 12, 1954, with arrangements written by Jack Montrose. Clifford's own recordings of Joy Spring are classics. Note: The printed arrangements (quintet and septet) are available from and other music distributors.Ĭlifford Brown's composition Joy Spring is a true jazz standard and has been recorded by many different artists over the past 50-plus years. I always remember fellow trumpet player Jack Walrath's comment, 'If you really think you have your technique together, try to play Joy Spring through ALL the keys. For the lead sheets, we've kept the last section to eight measures, Clifford's normal coda.ĭon Sickler: "Being able to play and solo fluently in different keys is challenging, fun and very important. Montrose added an extension, making what is normally an eight-measure last section into a ten-measure section. You'll see that you can play the melody of our edition with the recording, and it works great, until you get to the solo break. Our E♭ concert lead sheets are not what Clifford plays on this recording, rather, they show the whole melody intact in E♭ concert. The Montrose arrangement weaves the melody back and forth between Clifford and the other instruments of the ensemble in some places this is notated in the septet arrangement (see below for availability). You can see (and hear) that Clifford is more than comfortable in either key from his solos (solos from both dates are available, click the album covers above). Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night.If you already know this "jazz standard" in F concert, Clifford's preferred key, now you can get it together in E♭ concert, the key Clifford first recorded it in, thanks to arranger Jack Montrose's key choice. The Real Books are the best-selling jazz books of all time. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free.Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado).Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out.It Don't Mean a Thing (If it ain't got That Swing).This format is very compact, which is why you will often see fakebooks containing 500 or more songs. Above the notes of the melody will appear the names of the appropriate chords to play - for example, a "C minor" chord would be written as "Cmin" or Cm", rather than writing out all of the notes in those chords as they appeared in the original version of the song. This melody will have the lyrics written beneath the notes, with each word aligned to its corresponding note. This is great for quickly learning songs by yourself or with an ensemble.Įach song in a fake book only has a single melody actually written out in notes, which is usually the vocal or lead melody. You won't even notice the difference, other than that all of the notorious errors have been fixed: the covers and typeface look the same, the song list is nearly identical, and the price for our edition is even cheaper than the original! Every conscientious musician will appreciate that these books are now produced accurately and ethically, benefitting the songwriters that we owe for some of the greatest tunes of all time! 400 songs, including Body and Soul, Easy Living, Take Five and hundreds more!Ī "fake book" contains songs written in a concise format that includes only the melody and chords, letting you interpret the song's performance as you feel is appropriate. Hal Leonard is very proud to present the first legitimate and legal editions of these books ever produced. The problem is that the books were illegally produced and distributed, without any regard to copyright law, or royalties paid to the composers who created these musical masterpieces. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. With melody, standard notation and chord names. C Instruments - Difficulty: easy-medium to medium Sixth Edition. ![]()
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