Chris Burnett

Music:

Member Since: 10/19/2005
Band Website: BurnettMusic.com
Band Members:

1. FOLKS BACK HOME:

2. MASAS MOOD ALONE:

3. E.E.K. HE IS ONE!:

4. DAEDALUS:

5. TIME STAMPS:

1. TIME FLIES:

2. WHENEVER WE CRY:

3. BAGNOLI BLUES:

4. ANOTHER TRIBE:

5. CIRCLES:

6. WALTZ FOR MOM:

7. TO EACH HIS OWN:

Influences:
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"The talent of success is nothing more
than doing what you can do well,
and doing well whatever you do
without thought of fame.
If it comes at all it will come because it is
deserved, not because it is sought after."
[QUOTE: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]
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ARTIST STATEMENT

Since I have been a grown man for a while now, I find that my own life experiences, informed opinions, developed conclusions and conceptional ideas are now the most furtile resources that serve as my primary artistic and musical influences. I have also long since developed my own techniques and approach as a creative musician. The work presented here is a sampling of these factors.

philosophy of improvisation – the faith in the purity of the long line; the avoidance of licks and emotional chain-pulling; and, the concentration on endlessly mining the harmonic and melodic possibilities within the music.
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However, beyond that natural type of growth one experiences as a human being (which I believe is essential for any artist), it is also important for balance to acknowledge that I have not developed technically in a vacuum. Like any professional artist, I too have had some great mentors and teachers who have also greatly influenced my development as both, a musical artist and man.
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Additionally, I enjoy checking out most all sincere artistic expressions that are made using sounds. There are many other artists (well-advertised and not-so-well-advertised) with whose work I feel a particularly strong artistic simpatico. I am a perpetual student of life and music - that's cool...
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THE SHORT LIST

I would have to say that my "favorite" saxophonist is the late tenor man, Joe Henderson. Mr. Henderson was a formidable composer, a technical master of the saxophone and an original artist who could seamlessly play ANY style of jazz!

And, my favorite musician at this point in my career is arguably the late pianist and composer, Dr. Andrew Hill. This was a toss up with another genius - Wayne Shorter... Dr. Hill's work is very resourceful, rich harmonically and uniquely original as well - check it out. I also believe that his music announces the end of the Post-Bop era and the beginning of our modern times in this music ...

Following is a list of influential musicians, scholars and teachers, along with other musicians whom I've discovered over the years. Some of these names are well known to the public and some are not. Seek out their music, if it is available, and check it out if you haven't already:

Richie Pratt , Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter , Joe Henderson , Eric Dolphy, Reggie Johnson, Michael Session, Lee Konitz, Abdu Salim, Horace Tapscott, Andrew Hill , Jesse Sharps, Timothy McWright, Grachan Moncur III, Gary Thomas, Greg Osby, Steve Coleman, Steve Wilson, Mark Turner, David Binney, Chris Cheek, Jaleel Shaw, Logan Richardson, Dick Oats, Gregory Herbert, Eddie Daniels, Michael Lomax, Eric Person, Jimmy Greene, Keith Philbrick, Gene Thorne, Patrick Dillon, Branford Marsalis, Marcus Strickland, Gary Harris, Vijay Iyer, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Steve Lehman, Marco Zurzolo, Gerald Dunn, Dennis Winslett, Marcus Hampton, Locksley "Slide" Hampton, Donald Harrison, Jr., Joshua Redman, Antonio Orta, Miguel Zenón, Vincent Herring, Jim Snidero, Sharel Cassity, Javier Guiterrez, Eric Daniel, Jerry Greene, Paul DeMarinis, Bobby Watson, Pat Metheny, Joseph Schillinger, O'tress Tandy, Dick Grove, Greg Prudom, Erica Lindsay, Francesca Tanksley, George Garzone, Buster Williams, Casey Benjamin, Ferdinand Povel, Dwight Foster, Sumi Tonooka, Rufus Reid, Bob Braye, Dexter Gordon, Marty Ehrlich, Willie Driffin, Stanley C. Swann III, Will Matthews, James Ward, Roger Wilder, Michael Pagan, Michael Shanks, Gary Foster, Don Byron, Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Michael Brecker, Chick Corea, Evan Tate, Gil Evans, Duke Ellington, Ornette Coleman, Bartok, Debussy, Brandon McCune, Sean Conly, Gregory Hutchinson, Harold O'Neal, Alma Micic, Rale Micic, Riley Bandy, Gregory Tardy, Ben van Gelder, Perico Sambeat, Dayna Stephens, Matana Roberts, Schoenberg and many others...

CONTACT INFO

I try to personally answer all emails sent through myspace. However, since I only spend a few moments at a time here online, I don't always have the time to dialogue back and forth through the email system here. If you or your organization wish to contact me directly, please go to the Contact Us page at BurnettMusic.com .

Thanks for your interest in my work and career!

Peace, Cb
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Sounds Like: CHRIS BURNETT

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FEATURED TRACKS:

1. "All The Things You Are" personnel: Chris Burnett, alto saxophone; Will Matthews, guitar; Roger Wilder, piano; James Ward, acoustic bass; and Michael Shanks, drumset. Chris Burnett Quartet arrangement; composed by Jerome Kern, with lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II.

"All the Things You Are" was written for the musical Very Warm for May (1939), where it was introduced by Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, and Ralph Stuart. It was later featured in the film "Broadway Rhythm" (1944), and was performed during the opening credits and as a recurring theme for the romantic comedy "A Letter For Evie" (1945).

Its verse is rarely sung now, but the main chorus has become a favourite with singers and jazz musicians. It is a 36-measure AA2BA3 song that features two twists on the usual 32-bar AABA song-form: A2 transposes the initial A section down a fourth, while the final A3 section adds an extra four bars. The modulations in this song are very unusual for a pop song of the period, and present challenges to a singer or improviser, including a semitone modulation that ends each A section, and a striking use of enharmonic substitution at the turnaround of the B section, where the G melody note over a E major chord turns into an A-flat over an F minor 7th. The result is a tune that in the space of every chorus manages to include at least one chord built on every note of the Western 12-tone scale - a fact that was celebrated in jazz pianist Alex von Schlippenbach's serialist reimagining of it on his album Twelve Tone Tales.

Because of its combination of a strong melody and challenging but logical chord structure, "All the Things You Are" has become a popular jazz standard, and its changes have been used for such tunes as "Bird of Paradise" by Charlie Parker, and "Prince Albert" by Kenny Dorham. (Lee Konitz's "Thingin'" even introduces a further harmonic twist by transposing the chords of the second half of the tune by a tritone.) The beboppers introduced two favourite devices into performances of this tune, which are still sometimes encountered in performance: one is a brief introduction and conclusion that parodies Rachmaninoff's prelude op. 3 no.2; the other is an interpolation of the donkey's song from Ferde Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite.

The verses start off with these lines:

You are the promised kiss of Springtime | That makes the lonely Winter seem long | You are the breathless hush of evening | That trembles on the brink of a lovely song

Charlie Parker was quoted as saying this song had his favorite lyrics. He used to call it "YATAG" which is an acronym for the lines "you are the angel glow" in the "B" part of the tune. (Ethan Iverson tipped his hat to this phrase by calling his drastic reworking of the tune's chords "Neon".) *
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2. "Waltz For Mom" personnel: Chris Burnett, soprano saxophone; Jeff Stewart, piano; Elliot Kuykendall, acoustic bass; Kenny Baldwin, drumset; and Bob Habib, percussion. Chris Burnett, composition and arrangement.
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3. "Invitation" personnel: Chris Burnett, alto saxophone; Michael Pagan, piano; James Ward, acoustic bass; and Michael Shanks, drumset. Chris Burnett Quartet arrangement; composed by Bronislau Kaper.
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4. "Time Flies" personnel: Chris Burnett, soprano saxophone; Jeff Stewart, piano; Elliot Kuykendall, acoustic bass; Kenny Baldwin, drumset; and Bob Habib, percussion. Chris Burnett, composition and arrangement.
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5. "Nefertiti" personnel: Chris Burnett, alto saxophone; Michael Pagan, piano; James Ward, acoustic bass; and Michael Shanks, drumset. Chris Burnett Quartet arrangement; composed by Wayne Shorter.
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6. "To Each His Own" personnel: Chris Burnett, alto saxophone and MIDI programming; and Benjamin Lewis (MIDI Jazz Network), piano and MIDI programming. Chris Burnett, composition; Chris Burnett and Benjamin Lewis, arrangement.
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NOTE: *Song facts are excerpts from Wikipedia . All featured music samples in the player are presented for demonstration and educational purposes only.

Record Label:
Type of Label: Indie