Veil – Jon Gordon
A spare, floating piece with counterpoint between the horns and rhythm section in the head. The meter changes a lot; the solos are in 6/4.
- Recording: Jon Gordon - Along The Way
- Recorded on: June 30, 1997
- Label: Criss Cross (1138)
- Concert Key: No key center
- Style: Swing (medium)
- Soprano Sax - Jon Gordon
- Tenor Sax - Mark Turner
- Piano - Kevin Hays
- Bass - Joe Martin
- Drums - Billy Drummond
The meter changes in the head are subtle; it rarely feels as if the measures are subdivided differently from each other. In fact, the subdivision of the measures is open for interpretation; for example, the 6/4 measures in the solos can be thought of as either 3 + 3 beats or 2 + 2 + 2.
- Recording: Jon Gordon - Evolution
- Recorded on: May June or August, 2009
- Label: ArtistShare (AS 0101)
- Concert Key: No key center
- Style: Swing (medium)
- Trumpet - Dave Smith
- Trombone - Alan Ferber
- Soprano Sax - Jon Gordon
- Tenor Sax - John Ellis
- Bass Clarinet - Douglas Yates
- Guitar - Nate Radley
- Piano - Sean Wayland
- Bass - Matt Clohesy
- Drums - Mark Ferber
- Percussion - Rogerio Boccato
- Violin - Sara Caswell, Andie Springer
- Cello - Jody Redhage
- Vocal - Kristin Berardi
Jon Gordon
born on December 23, 1966
Modern alto saxophonist and composer Jon Gordon is a driving force in cutting-edge jazz. A native New Yorker, he began his musical exploration at the age of ten, encouraged by his musical family. He attended Performing Arts High School and studied saxophone privately in his teen years and showed significant promise, winning numerous awards at a young age. His love for jazz began as a teenager after listening to a Phil Woods record; not long after, he began to study with Phil Woods himself after sitting in with Eddie Chamblee at Sweet Basil. Jon studied at Manhattan School of Music, during which time he worked with Roy Eldridge, Leon Parker, Doc Cheatham, Larry Goldings, Al Grey, Eddie Locke, Red Rodney, and Mel Lewis. Read more...