Category Archives: Paul Amrod
Paul Amrod with the JB Horns
The Chicken by Pee Wee Ellis Maceo Parker, Alto Sax Fred Wesley, Trombone Pee Wee Ellis, Tenor Sax Paul Amrod, Keyboards Gary Burke, Drums Rob Leon, Bass
Protest Songs are the Best Politic
Protest Songs were of course popular in the 1960′s and were highly important for the consciousness of the hippy revolution. I wrote my share myself and just last Friday morning I was woken with these lyrics in my mind. It … Continue reading
Modal Mastery and Sound Creation
Firstly I wish all of us to find our own potential. For this potential sometimes tools can help. The ideas one wishes to realize can be helped by knowing how to fulfill these very wishes. In searching for the lost … Continue reading
New Orleans R and B
Most of the human race thinks New Orleans was the city where Jazz began. Yes of course however the entire Soul and Rock n’ Roll had its roots there as well. Perhaps for the connoisseur of the entire musical scene in … Continue reading
Hall Overton, My Most Influential Teacher
The Center for Documentary Studies and the New York Public Library present a program devoted to the monumental, behind-the-scenes influence of pianist, arranger, composer, teacher, and Jazz Loft veteran Hall Overton. Featuring Steve Reich, composer; Joel Sachs, conductor and pianist; … Continue reading