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"His rich pop constructions compare with those of Burt Bacharach, Jimmy Webb, and The Beatles...A fiercely intelligent libertarian, Saussy is the Sideshow Bob of pop. He is a polymath with his own online museum where you can check out (and buy) his music, books, films, and paintings, which frequently feature brown paper bags "because they contain, conceal, they transport, and they are free". He is not a man to be taken lightly. Saussy is also back on stage for the first time in 30 years, playing a set of new songs in Nashville under the name of the Chocolate Orchid Piano Bar. "It's the ideal piano bar," he explains, "where only standards are played, standards nobody has ever heard before. One where the pianist sings his own songs that already seem familiar to you.' - Bob Stanley (St-Etienne), The Guardian

This is a 33 Minute long lesson on the II-V-I progression in jazz. It covers basic theory as well as intermediate level theory and practice routines and hints. It cover topics including what is the progression, how to figure out the chords, how to practice it, how to apply patterns over it,how I practice them. Includes samples of me playing through different examples. Made as a companion to my "Best Major II-V-I" book. Level:Beginner-Intermediate

This is a 30 minute audio lesson on learning the chords to Stella on the saxophone. I start at the very beginning of playing the melody to playing the chord tones and creating a solo. I demonstrate everything on the soprano sax. Also comes with some PDF sheets that I can send you if you email me at steve@neffmusic.com. Level: Beginner-Intermediate

This is an audio lesson that is a companion to my Approach Note Velocity Books. I play through the patterns in the major book and describe how I practice them and use a variety of rhythmic concepts with them. I also show how to use the major approaches over minor keys. I use them in combination with the Jamey Aebersold Vol. 24. Level: Intermediate.

This is a lesson that complements my book "Mastering the Dominant Bebop Scale". In this lesson I demonstrate different examples from the book and talk about how to practice them.

I composed this CD with my own style of comtemporary jazz and a very small part of the past. My dedication in this CD goes out to Roy Ayers, Brian Culbertson, and my immediate family members that are musicians. As for the past, John Coltrane.

Collectors Edition of Buddy Weed's best. Digitally restored in stereo. This CD contains never before heard performances of The Buddy Weed Trio and Quartet. Hear Buddy sing and perform with various artists (see CD) over the period from 1945 to 1958. Inside liner contains the indepth story about this musical legend. Contains 12 performances ranging from Jazz Standards, Barrelhouse and Ragtime, Latin Jazz, Popular Country Western of the 50's and many more of his piano classics of the 30's and 40's. Play time: 30.9 min.'s All proceeds go to the American Alzheimer's Association Download outer tray for song list.

Composition 323 A; Composition 323 B A double CD recorded at the Glasgow's Centre for Contemporary Art four days after the series of performances at Phonomanie VIII in Ulrichsberg, Austria (CD Leo Records LR 468/471). On the inside photo one can see Anthony Braxton playing bass saxophone. However, very unusually, Anthony only payed alto saxophone in Glasgow. His rare f-alto was stolen from the luggage on the trip from USA to Austria, and his baggage with his sopranino and soprano was lost on the way from Austria to Glasgow. It was delivered only after the performance. Such events could devastate any musician, but not Braxton. The members of his trio are Taylor Ho Bynum on cornet, flugelhorn and trumpbone, and Tom Crean on guitar. To buy the audio 2CD-set instead of download, please go to LEO RECORDS - CD LR 487/488

Double CD: The fourth double CD documenting the legendary five-day residence of Anthony Braxton's ninetet at Yoshi's in 1997. These performances at Yoshi's happened to be a milestone for Anthony Braxton in developing his concept of GTM (Ghost Trance Music). The line-up of musicians is the same as on previous volumes, as before, by Steve Day in the form of a listening diary. To buy the audio 2CD-set instead of download, please go to LEO RECORDS - CD LR 500/501

Hot, gentle and thrilling... Computer-based but no-nonsense tunes by Genshiro is absolutely epic and fun to listen. Genshiro writes his music and plays it back on his computer, sometimes playing the guitar himself. The CD includes 15 songs of rock, fusion and smooth jazz that are the result of his ellaboration for more than one year.