U.S. Army Field Band Pro Tips – Jazz Articulation
Clarinet
- Sidney Bechet (1897-1959) ; Blue Horizon
- Barney Bigard (1906-1980);C Jam Blues ’42; Basin Street Blues
- Benny Goodman (1909-1986); Sing Sing Sing ’37; Why Don’t You Do Right
- Artie Shaw (1910-2004); Concerto for Clarinet ’40; Begin the Beguine
- Eddie Daniels (1941- ); Stompin’ at the Savoy (2013); Sing Sing Sing ’93 (9:00)
- Ken Peplowski (1959- ); At Long Last Love ’94; I’ll Be Seeing You
Saxophone
- Frank Trumbauer “Frankie” or “Tram”(1901-1956) (C Melody & Alto); I’m an Old Cowhand
- Coleman Hawkins “Hawk” or “Bean” (1904-1969) (Tenor); Body and Soul; Stardust
- Johnny Hodges (1906-1970) (Alto) I Got It Band (and more); Isfahan; All of Me (1959)
- Harry Carney (1910-1974) (Bari);Sophisticated Lady; It Had to Be You; Solo (1964)
- Herschel “Tex” Evans (1909-1939) (Tenor); Basie Boogie; Bugle Blues
- Lester Young “Prez” (1909-1959) (Tenor); Fine and Mellow; Blue for Greasy (1950); Mean to Me (1958);
- Ben Webster “The Brute” or “Frog” (1909-1973) (Tenor); Solitude; Cotton Tail
- Gordon “Tex” Beneke (1914-2000) (Tenor); The Rhumba Jumps
- Gerry Mulligan (1927-1996) (Bari); Bernie’s Tune, (1956); Walking Shoes (1956); Moonlight in Vermont (1959);
- Charlie Parker (1920-1955) (Alto); Just Friends ’49; Autumn in New York ’49
- Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (1928-1975); Bird Feathers (1958);
- Dexter Gordon (1923-1990) (Tenor); Lady Bird ’64; Blue Bossa ’76
- Paul Desmond (1924-1977)(Alto); Skylark; All The Things You Are ’62
- Sonny Stitt (1924 – 1982) (tenor); Full album with Bud Powell & J.J. Johnson
- Stan Getz “The Sound” (1927-1991) (Tenor); Autumn Leaves;
- John Coltrane (1926-1967) (Tenor); Ruby, My Dear ’57
- Sonny Rollins (1930- )(Tenor); St Thomas; Oleo
- Wayne Shorter (1933- ) (Tenor);Children of the Night ’63; Footprints ’66
- Stanley “Sugar Man” Turrentine, “Mr. T” (Tenor) (1934 – 2000); Sunny; Live w/Gary Burton ’97
- Joe Henderson (1937 – 2001) (Tenor); Once I Loved; Recorda Me
- David Sanborn (1945 – )(Alto); Soul Serenade; Burhausen ’10; Live at Montreux ’84
- Michael Brecker (1949-2007) (Tenor); Some Skunk Funk ’92; Delta City Blues ’98
- Joshua Redman (1969- ) (Tenor); Jazz Crimes; Hide & Seek ’96
Great Lead Alto Players
- Marshal Royal with the Basie band,
- Phil Woods with Quincy Jones and Oliver Nelson,
- Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion, and Dick Oatts with different incarnations of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis band