Freeman, Bud / Wilber, Bob.

50 Modern Jazz Phrases. A Series of Daily Instrumental Exercises Designed to Develop Proficiency in the Art of Jazz Improvisation.

(Original, printed score). London and New York, Bregman, Vocco & Conn Ltd., 1961. Quarto. 13 pages. Original, illustrated Softcover. Good condition with some signs of external wear. Preowner’s annotations on several pages.

“Lawrence ‘Bud’ Freeman (April 13, 1906 – March 15, 1991) was an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer, known mainly for playing the tenor saxophone, but also able at the clarinet. He had a smooth and full tenor sax style with a heavy robust swing. He was one of the most influential and important jazz tenor saxophonists of the big band era. His major recordings were ‘The Eel’, ‘Tillie’s Downtown Now’, ‘Crazeology’, ‘The Buzzard’, and ‘After Awhile’, composed with Benny Goodman.” (Wikipedia)

″Bob Wilber (born 15 March 1928) is an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and band leader. Although his scope covers a wide range of jazz, Wilber has been a dedicated advocate of classic styles, working throughout his career to present traditional jazz pieces in a contemporary manner. He played with many distinguished jazz leaders in the 1950s and 1960s, including Bobby Hackett, Benny Goodman, Sidney Bechet, Jack Teagarden and Eddie Condon. In the late 1960s, he was an original member of the World’s Greatest Jazz Band, and in the early 70s of Soprano Summit, a band which gained wide attention. In the late 1970s, he formed the Bechet Legacy Band.

Wilber was active in jazz education, including working as director of the Smithsonian Jazz Repertory Ensemble. He has written for films, including The Cotton Club. In his autobiography, Music Was Not Enough, he recounts his childhood, meeting his mentor Sidney Bechet, in 1946, and his struggles as a musician in the 1950s and 1960s.” (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Jazz · Jazz Blues · Jazz Sheet Music · Original Jazz Score · Original Score · Printed Music
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 44012AB

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