Strong Solos, Vol. 1

<p>There's nothing like a good instrumental solo—that moment when a lone player stands in the spotlight and takes the helm, leading the band in an uncharted direction. On the first edition of Strong Solos, Kirk takes apart a few of his favorite solos, which a special focus on players who use motivic development, also known as theme and variations.</p><p><strong>SOLOS FEATURED:</strong></p><ul><li>Eric Shenkman on "Two Princes" by Spin Doctors from <i>Pocket Full of Kryptonite</i>, 1991</li><li>Sonny Rollins on "St. Thomas" from <i>Saxophone Colossus</i>, 1956</li><li>Joe Morello on "Take Five" by Paul Desmond/The Dave Brubeck Quartet from <i>Time Out</i>, 1959</li><li>Chris Potter on "Janie Runaway" by Steely Dan from <i>Two Against Nature</i>, 2000</li></ul><p><strong>ALSO DISCUSSED:</strong></p><ul><li>Excerpts from multiple previous episodes of Strong Songs</li><li>“Sponger Money,” traditional Bahamian folk song, from <i>Goombay - the Folk Songs of the Bahamas</i> by George Symonette</li><li>"Symphony No. 5" by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1804-08, performed by the London Philharmonic</li></ul><p><strong>OUTRO SOLOIST: Steve Pardo</strong></p><p>This episode's outro soloist is the one and only Steve Pardo. Steve is a Nashville, TN based producer, composer, and saxophonist. You can find out more at his website: <a href="https://www.stevepardo.com/">https://www.stevepardo.com/</a></p><p><strong>-----LINKS-----</strong></p><p><strong>SUPPORT STRONG SONGS</strong><br /><a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic">Paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic</a> | <a href="https://patreon.com/StrongSongs">Patreon.com/strongsongs</a></p><p><strong>MERCH STORE</strong><br /><a href="https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/">store.strongsongspodcast.com</a></p><p><strong>SOCIAL MEDIA</strong><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/strongsongs">@StrongSongs</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/kirkhamilton">@Kirkhamilton</a> | IG: <a href="https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton">@Kirk_Hamilton</a></p><p><strong>NEWSLETTER</strong><br /><a hre