The Worst Jazz Solo of All Time
This solo from 1956 is really, really bad. Let's analyze it. Get started with your free MONTH trial of Curiosity Stream + Nebula here! https://curiositystream.com/adamneely Listen to the Jones Girl (alt take) - The Five Satins https://youtu.be/Pt76-vvCGWs "Flying Home" by Illinois Jacquet (1942) https://youtu.be/45sVjkW6d30 Illinois Jacquet obituary https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/23/arts/illinois-jacquet-81-sax-playing-bandleader.html Red Prysock - Hand Clappin’ https://youtu.be/kxFl65HomYI Big Jay McNeely - Deacon’s Hop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MKwU-EW6mk Big Jay McNeely Obituary https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/big-jay-mcneely-randb-sax-player-whose-rollicking-style-helped-lay-foundations-of-rock-dies-at-91/2018/09/18/8ede4544-bab4-11e8-a8aa-860695e7f3fc_story.html Book with a history of Jones Girl https://books.google.com/books?id=G_QvDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA42&lpg=PA42&dq=Vinny+Mazzetta&source=bl&ots=PrQYeemfDY&sig=ACfU3U3FzW1Uw62nDkMuPTCrK6Kw28Glpw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiJkcC-lv_oAhW0gnIEHUXHCEoQ6AEwE3oECDMQAQ#v=onepage&q=Vinny%20Mazzetta&f=false Article about Saxophonist Vinny Mazetta https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/RANDALL-BEACH-Vinny-played-sax-The-Five-Satins-11620034.php Interview with Five Satins singer Jim Freeman https://omny.fm/shows/big-jims-house-podcast/jim-freeman-former-member-of-the-five-satins Elliott Carter - Eight Etudes and a Fantasty for Woodwind Quintet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC0ZtZS0j_o David Bruce Composer’s excellent video on composing with one note https://youtu.be/tHVwHKFL_M0 Tony Lakatos' "one-note solo" Transcription https://youtu.be/1DRTQkU7Kx8 Ligeti - György Ligeti - Musica Ricercata https://youtu.be/nIs3jechQ_E One Note Improv Teaching resource https://bradleysowash.com/blog/one-note-improv Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsF_NJZ4El4 The R&B Saxophone Player list https://tamingthesaxophone.com/blues-saxophone Donna Schwartz One note solos; A different approach to Jazz Improvisation https://youtu.be/LwODMZJG-NE Rock GUitar solos - https://youtu.be/62ZJn0cTASo https://youtu.be/FGwr-BD239Q One note samba https://youtu.be/AuEv942wOZs Leo P at BBC Proms https://youtu.be/BARAHLk-8dk Rob Scallon One Note Solo https://youtu.be/_IVaDoCQhTo Image Credit https://photos.allaboutjazz.com/image-155999 https://www.wallpaperflare.com/grayscale-photography-of-concert-with-lights-night-festival-wallpaper-wswfc/download/3840x2160 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Portrait_of_Charlie_Parker_in_1947.jpg/1037px-Portrait_of_Charlie_Parker_in_1947.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Yngwie_Malmsteen_3.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/JATP_ (⌐■_■) ⦿ Adam Neely T-shirts! ⦿ https://teespring.com/stores/adam-neely-merchandise ⦿ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ⦿ http://www.patreon.com/adamneely ⦿ FOLLOW ME ON THE INTERNETS ⦿ http://www.facebook.com/adamneely http://www.instagram.com/its_adamneely ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam