Rufus Reid on Tone Rows, and Starting a New Composition

Legendary bassist and composer Rufus Reid explains his “checklist” for breaking ground on a new piece, and demonstrates the tone rows that inspired his composition “Singing Head”.
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Rufus Reid is a legendary bass player, bandleader, composer, and co-founder of the Jazz Studies & Performance Program at William Patterson University. He has toured and recorded with Eddie Harris, Nancy Wilson, The Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, Dexter Gordon, J.J. Johnson, Art Farmer, Stan Getz, Kenny Burrell, and Kenny Barron, among countless others. Reid’s book, ‘The Evolving Bassist’, continues to be recognized as the industry standard, definitive bass method. As a composer, Reid’s 2014 big band album “Quiet Pride - The Elizabeth Catlett Project” was nominated for Best Large Jazz Ensemble, and Best Instrumental Composition for ‘Recognition’ (the first movement of the suite) at the 57th GRAMMY Awards.
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AUDIO CREDITS
Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. danjam.ca/
Example 2: “Singing Head”, composed by Rufus Reid. Performed by Rufus Reid on the album “Quiet Pride” (2013). Motéma. / singing-head
Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. danjam.ca/
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PHOTO CREDITS
Rufus Reid photo by John Abbott
"Quiet Pride" album cover by Jimmy Katz

[@williamayres4634]

I was fortunate enough to attend the last Lake Placid Seminar in 2002. Rufus already had some great tunes in his repertoire. Being around Brookmeyer, McNeely and Billy Hart was pretty inspiring.
It's fascinating to consider that Rufus started playing bass as an adult. Also, that he became serious about composing after a long and successful career as a player and educator.
Everything that Rufus does is thoughtful, deeply personal and highly artistic. Thanks for this video.

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Thanks for watching William! Rufus spoke in depth about his experience at that very seminar on one of his Composer Spotlights, available in our website archives -- www.jazzcomposerspresent.com/archives
One of our upcoming events is a Roundtable on May 26th celebrating Jim McNeely's 75th Birthday - details also on the website!

[@marlenemusic]

Thank-You Rufus!! Very helpful as always!

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Thanks for watching! We're excited for Rufus' upcoming Listening Session on Feb 6th (details on our website).