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Songs You Thought You Knew: Examining Transmutations in Standard and Jazz Compositions

by Roger Spencer
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9798218883065
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Cognito Music
  • Publisher Imprint: Cognito Music
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 78
  • Original Price: GBP 14.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 155 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): General

Spencer, Roger: - Originally from Terre Haute, Indiana, Roger Spencer has built an extensive and distinguished musical career spanning decades.He has performed, traveled, and recorded with legendary big bands including Les Brown and His Band of Renown, Harry James, Ray Conniff, Bill Holman, and Louie Bellson.His work with renowned jazz artists includes Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Buddy DeFranco, Carl Fontana, Sam Butera and the Witnesses, Pete Christlieb, Jake Hanna, the Page Cavanaugh Trio with Al Viola, the Bill Perkins Quartet, Sonny Payne, Pete Jolly, and Alphonse Mouzon.Roger has also performed with celebrated vocalists such as Rosemary Clooney, Tony Bennett, Peggy Lee, Barbara Cook, Herb Jeffries, Sammy Davis, Jr., Bernadette Peters, and Kevin Mahogany.Roger earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Indiana State University and studied Jazz Studies under the renowned David Baker at Indiana University. He then spent 13 years in Los Angeles, playing on records, doing TV and film recording, and working jazz clubs, with side trips for work to Lake Tahoe and Las Vegas. In 1988, he relocated to Nashville, where he continues to record, perform, and teach.Throughout his Nashville career, Roger has been a driving force in the city's jazz scene. As bassist for the acclaimed Beegie Adair Trio for over 30 years, Roger recorded more than 35 projects with the trio. These recordings became iconic and led the trio to perform at prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, Birdland, Steinway Galleries across the United States, Cotton Club in Tokyo, and Pizza Express in London.In 1998, Roger co-founded Nashville's first jazz school, the Nashville Jazz Workshop, serving as Artistic Director for 27 years. He dedicated himself to nurturing the next generation of jazz musicians and fostering the local jazz community, mentoring countless up-and-coming students and helping them get their start in the business, contributing to broadening Nashville's Music City reputation beyond its country music roots.Roger's commitment to jazz education extended beyond the Workshop through his 21-year tenure on the faculty at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music. There, he taught theory and improvisation, provided private bass instruction, and led numerous combos, further cementing his role as a cornerstone of Nashville's jazz education community.Roger continues to perform and record while maintaining his commitment to jazz education and performance in Nashville.

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