Young musicians: Get these records
Wayne Shorter "The Soothsayer"
Freddie Hubbard "The hub of Hubbard"
John Coltrane "Ballads"
Ahmad Jamal "Live at the Pershing"
Donald Byrd "Fuego"
- Roy Hargrove
Mar 17 2020
Feb 25 2020
Bird
"Bird is essential. The fabric of this music deals with harmonic integrity. Trying to be an improviser without knowing Bird is like writing a novel with no vocabulary." - Roy Hargrove
Jan 20 2020
Ear training
"Knowledge of music theory in a literal sense is essential, however to be a complete musician, ear training is also quite necessary. You have to be able to play what you hear. Your instrument is like an extension of your…