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Charles Ruggiero's "Tenor Attitudes": An Analytical Approach To Jazz Styles And Influences, Nicholas Vincent Disalvio
Charles Ruggiero's "Tenor Attitudes": An Analytical Approach To Jazz Styles And Influences, Nicholas Vincent Disalvio
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Charles Ruggiero has spent much of his career composing saxophone music that blends classical and jazz idioms. His most recent work for Tenor Saxophone and Piano, Tenor Attitudes, reflects his most overtly jazz influenced piece to date. This piece is meant to recreate the styles of seven of history's most celebrated jazz tenor saxophonists: Stan Getz, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, John Coltrane, Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon, and Sonny Rollins. This document discusses the lives and careers of each of these musicians. It analyzes their personal histories, preferred genres, and styles in an attempt to aid performers in accurately and sincerely …