AboutMy influences on saxophone tend to come from the jazz mainstream: John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt, Joe Henderson, Sonny Rollins, Julian Adderley, and, naturally, Charlie Parker. During my 40 years of performing, I have developed a broad repertoire of material including many Broadway and popular standards, Bebop and Modern jazz classics, and a substantial collection of original songs (I invite you to visit the "Composer/Arranger" page). More recently I have expanded my repertoire to include solo works by J. S. Bach, pieces originally written for violin, flute, and cello.
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I have had wonderful teachers over the years: the legendary Joe Viola got me started back in the 1960's in Boston; Patience Higgins moved me along nicely in the 70's in Vancouver, B. C. and later in New York. I went to several of Barry Harris's workshops in the 1980's in New York and also took a couple of memorable lessons from Barry's tenor player, Clifford Jordan. In Seattle I studied with saxophonists Denney Goodhew and Hadley Caliman, and with the all-around music guru Jerome Gray. More recently I have had lessons with East Coast giants George Garzone and Rich Perry.
The songs below come from recordings made over the last 27 years. I strive for beauty and lyricism in my music, and I have a particular fondness for playing ballads, so there are several in this selection, which comes from a variety of settings:
The songs below come from recordings made over the last 27 years. I strive for beauty and lyricism in my music, and I have a particular fondness for playing ballads, so there are several in this selection, which comes from a variety of settings:
- Quartet (Dan Greenblatt Quartet, Seattle, 1999 & New York, 2014; Ed MacEachen Quartet, New York, 2012)
- Quintet (Chuck Metcalf Quintet, Seattle, 1989; Greenblatt Generations Quintet, New York, 2014)
- Duo (Dimension, Seattle, 2001; Dan Greenblatt & Kirk Nurock, New York, 2013)
- Sextet (Dan Greenblatt Sextet, Seattle, 1999)
- Unaccompanied solo (Bach selections, Seattle, 2016)
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1. "Stretch," a blues I wrote, from my eponymous CD:
Dan Greenblatt, tenor sax Marc Seales, piano Phil Sparks, bass Clarence Acox, drums |
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2. My New York quartet playing my ballad composition
"Another Sign:" Dan Greenblatt, tenor sax David Marck, piano Ed Fuqua, bass Jeff Brillinger, drums |
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3. The New York quartet playing my tune "Satsuma," based
on the standard "Tangerine." Personnel as in #2 above. |
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4. The New York quartet playing the ballad "I Waited for
You," written by Dizzy Gillespie & Gil Fuller. Personnel as in #2 above. |
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5. This is an original blues played by the Greenblatt
Generations Quintet, featuring my son, Tatum Greenblatt, on trumpet along with the rhythm section from my New York Quartet (as in #'s 2-4 above). |
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6. Chuck Metcalf Quintet playing Chuck's composition
"Forget Me Not:" Dan Greenblatt, tenor sax Jay Thomas, tenor sax George Cables, piano Chuck Metcalf, bass Jamael Nance, drums |
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7. Dimension Duo--Dan Greenblatt, tenor sax & Rob Silver,
guitar--playing "Yesterdays" (written by Jerome Kern). |
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8. A duet with pianist and composer Kirk Nurock, playing
Billy Strayhorn's beautiful ballad "Lotus Blossom." |
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9. Another duet with Kirk Nurock (piano) playing the
standard "Poor Butterfly" (written by Raymond Hubbell). |
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10. Dan Greenblatt Sextet playing my composition "Rouse's
House," from the Stretch CD: Dan Greenblatt, tenor sax Jay Thomas, trumpet Travis Ranney, alto sax Marc Seales, piano Phil Sparks, bass Clarence Acox, drums |
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11. A performance of the Prelude to J. S. Bach's Cello
Suite #1, BWV 1007, played on tenor saxophone |
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12. A live rendition of Billy Strayhorn's Isfahan, from a
concert at The New School with guitarist Ed MacEachan's trio. |
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13. Corrente from Bach's Violin Partita #1, played on
tenor sax. |
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14. Allemand from Bach's Partita for Flute Alone.
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15. Double to the Allemand from Bach's Violin
Partita #1. |