Clifford Browns Joy Spring

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Clifford Browns Joy Spring

• Inside the mind of a Genius!

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Main Points of the Project

• To compare the soloing approaches of three
  different musicians on the Bridge of the
  standard- Joy Spring

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Main Points of the Project

• To compare the soloing approaches of three
  different musicians on the Bridge of the
  standard- Joy Spring

• I took excerpts from the bridge of Joy Spring
  during the Head, and
• During all of the solos.

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The Head
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The Head

• Notice series of ii V7 I circle progressions

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The Head

• Notice series of ii V7 I circle progressions

• Creates sequencing possibilities for soloists

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Tenor Saxophonist Harold Land
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Tenor Saxophonist Harold Land

• Gets pretty busy over bridge

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Tenor Saxophonist Harold Land

• Gets pretty busy over bridge

• Still sequences some of his ideas across ii V I

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Clifford Brown - first Chorus

• Lets have a listen!

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Clifford Brown - first Chorus

• Lets have a listen!

• stud!

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Clifford Brown - first Chorus

• Lets have a listen!

• stud!

• Notice how Clifford played his idea
• Over the first 2 bars then played it in
• A different key for the next 2!

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Clfford Brown - second Chorus

• Lets have a listen!

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Clfford Brown - second Chorus

• Lets have a listen!

• Sweet!

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Clfford Brown - second Chorus

• Lets have a listen!

• Sweet!

• Same idea sequenced over changes

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Richie Powell (right)

• One last listen!

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Richie Powell (right)

• One last listen!

• Use of leading tones

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Closing Comments

• Clifford Brown died at only 25 years of age
• In the 4 short years of his recording career
  Cliffod gave us some of the most inspirational
  music ever recorded by a trumpet player
• Cliffords music is still held in the highest
  respect by any serious trumpet player to this day