Volume 2 (2010)
The articles in the second volume of Current Research in Jazz present jazz scholarship in the following areas: biography, thematic etymology, musical analysis, and bibliography.
Michael Fitzgerald
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The Return of Henry Grimes: A Memoir
Steven L. Isoardi
The author provides his recollections of the California activities of bassist Henry Grimes following his rediscovery in 2003.
Ira Sullivan Solo Analysis
Peter Brewer
Musical analysis of Ira Sullivan’s improvised solo on “Portrait of Sal La Rosa”.
Wahoo: Etymology of a Well-Known Theme
Anthony Barnett & Leif Bo Petersen
The tangled history of the contrafact on the chord changes of “Perdido” that has been recorded as “Wahoo” or “Lion’s Den” is unraveled.
Lee Morgan Composition Inventory
Bertrand Überall
A detailed inventory of the compositions of jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, both recorded and unrecorded, based on copyright deposit research at the U. S. Library of Congress. Debut recordings are identified and notes on the compositions are included.
A Comparative Study of Guitarists Lenny Breau and Ralph Towner
Matthew Warnock
Examination of two of the leading fingerstyle guitarists in jazz identifying similarities and differences in approach.
A Bibliography of Clef Magazine
Michael Fitzgerald
A bibliography of Clef magazine, a short-lived jazz publication from Santa Monica, CA, which existed from March to September of 1946 and was edited by Albert S. Otto.
The Jazz Contemporaries
David Brent Johnson
A history of the late 1950s Indianapolis ensemble that included James Spaulding, Freddie Hubbard, Larry Ridley, and others.
An Art Farmer Solo Transcription
Michael Fitzgerald
Demonstration of interactive music notation capabilities using an excerpt from an Art Farmer flügelhorn solo transcription.
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