Kirk Nurock

• new August 22, 2012

  New titles for vocalists and everyone else. Instrumentalists, don’t let these great compositions go by without trying them. The accompaniment-only tracks are wonderful to practice with. Great composers. Try a few!

  A Something In A Summer’s Day (Kirk Nurock and Emily Dickinson) [vocal]
  A classy, and classic, ballad (or bossa). Sensitive performance by composer Kirk Nurock and vocalist Janis Siegel.

  A Shot Of Blues Juice (Norman Simmons and Judy Niemack) [vocal]
  A great way to involve an audience - “Let’s start with a shot of Blues Juice!” Relax and learn to swing with Judy Niemack and Norman Simmons.

  If You Believe (Ray Bryant and Tina May) [vocal]
  A Ray Bryant composition with lyric by Tina May. Learn the Latin/calypso feeling with the master, Ray on piano with bass & drums. No better way to practice.

  Garden In The Sand (Hank Mobley and Bebe Herring) [vocal]
  A haunting Hank Mobley bossa with a lyric to intrigue.

  Try As I May (Meredith d’Ambrosio) [vocal]
  Listen to Meredith’s graceful and moving performance, then make your own version.

• Two new composers plus one new Kenny Drew Jr. ballad

  Composer/pianist Kirk Nurock’s first contribution is a vocal ballad set to poetry by Emily Dickinson, Will There Really Be A Morning? The first released recording, by Nurock’s Quartet and vocalist Theo Bleckmann, is available only on jazzleadsheets.com.

  Austrian pianist and composer Fritz Pauer and his first composition here, Passos, recorded by Art Farmer on his Mirage album. Art Farmer’s transcribed trumpet solo is also available, and the complete track is on iTunes. What a pleasure to hear and see how Art navigates the changes!

  And one beautiful new ballad by Kenny Drew, Jr., Dedication. Its theme is taken from the first three notes of Serenity, his father’s composition.

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