Jazz Aces & Less Cards

129 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Jazz Aces & Less Cards
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Edward Marlo Aces & Deuces
1956 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 338) 166
Karl Fulves And Then There Were None Problems with Cards - No. Four
Ace assembly with five cards (Aces and indifferent), a bit like dumbed-down Open Travelers
Related toVariations Sep. 1966 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 11) 55
Karl Fulves And Then There Were None assembly with only five cards, solution
Inspired by Dec. 1966 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 2) 69
Peter Kane Jazz Aces
VariationsAlso published here 1971 Another Card Session with Peter Kane 8
Brother John Hamman The Elmsley Assembly
Variations 1972 Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 8) 61
Fred Kaps, Channing Pollock Zap Aces
Related to 1972 Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 11) 83
Dai Vernon Variation
Inspired by 1972 Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 11) 84
Peter Kane Jazz Aces
Also published here 1974 Card Cavalcade II 123
Peter Kane Jazz Aces Variation with four quarters of a jumbo card
Also published here 1974 Card Cavalcade II 125
Roger Divella A Different Sound using blank cards with colored dots
Also published here 1974 Card Cavalcade II 125
Jerry Mentzer Jazz Combo mentioning the combination of Jazz Aces with Elevator Aces, Oil and Water, ...
Related to 1974 Card Cavalcade II 131
Martin A. Nash Kings and Aces Bamboozle ace transformation kicker
 		1975 Ever So Sleightly 102
Philip T. Goldstein Relative Interchange Ace to Four of clubs and indifferent cards, transpose one at a time
Inspired byRelated to 1976 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #4) 922
Edward Marlo Streamlined Ace Routine three phases
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 112
Edward Marlo Streamlined Sophisticacetion
1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 114
Edward Marlo Sophisticacetion using seven cards
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 117
Bob Farmer, Bert Allerton, Jerry Mentzer Jazz Pieces - Body & Soul a red and a black jumbo card are cut into four pieces, the pieces change places, oil and water, missing part of the description is published in "Jazz Pieces"
Related toVariations Oct. 1977 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 2) 476
Philip T. Goldstein Bop Aces
1977 Scattershot 5
Bob Farmer Jazz Pieces missing part of text and illustrations
Inspired by Jan. 1978 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 5) 512
Darwin Ortiz Modern Jazz Aces
July 1980 Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 7) 369
Richard Kaufman The Ultimate Invisible Assembly using only the four Aces and a blank card, at the end all Aces turn blank, different handlings, see reference for credit information
Related to 1980 New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 12) 1
Peter Kane Queens of Jazz odd backed
 		Oct. 1982 Epoptica (Issue 2) 116
David Solomon Jazz A-2-3-4
Variations 1982 Sessions 1
Larry Jennings F.T.L. & R.T.D. Aces four touched card are Aces, seven card assembly
Related to 1982 A Visit With Larry Jennings 6
Peter Kane Peter Kane's Jazz Aces
Also published here 1982 Packet Tricks 15
Peter Kane Jazz Aces Variation with four quarters of a jumbo card
Also published here 1982 Packet Tricks 18
Roger Divella A Different Sound using blank cards with colored dots
Also published here 1982 Packet Tricks 18
Philip T. Goldstein Short Jump only eight cards, instant assembly
 		1983 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2 25
David Britland The Blues Brothers assembly with Aces, color changing back kicker
Inspired byVariations 1984 The Best of Close-Up Magic 9
Steven Hamilton Jazzed Up O' Henry jazz aces, with transposition of aces and four spot cards as kicker
Also published here 1984 The Best of Close-Up Magic 80
Louis Falanga Jazz Fusion Jazz Aces variation with O. Henry kicker, double backer
 		1985 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 4 84
David Britland Diadem jazz aces and Elevator combination, with eight cards
 		1986 The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 2) 35
John Bannon Be-Bop Deluxe transformation kicker
Inspired by 1986 Mirage 31
Gary Kurtz The Rivoli Assembly seven cards assembly, repeat phases
Also published here 1987 To the Point 9
Darwin Ortiz Modern Jazz Aces
Variations 1988 Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table 117
Gary Kurtz The Rivoli Assembly seven cards assembly, repeat phases
Also published here 1988 Continuations ... Departures 1 & 2 23
Edward Marlo Streamlined Jazz Aces
1989 So Soon? 14
Santiago All that Jazz
1989 Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 12) 2003
Randy Wakeman All That Jazz
Inspired by 1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 62
David Solomon Economy Flight slow motion assembly using seven cards
Inspired by
  • "7-Card Assembly (3rd Method)" (Ed Marlo & Bert Fenn, Ibidem #23)
Variations 		1990 Spectacle 59
Jim Sisti Jazzy Transposition double facer
 		Oct. 1990 Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 10) 1840
Philip T. Goldstein Jumping Bean Aces three cards on leader ace, other cards become kings
VariationsAlso published here 1990 Focus 35
Philip T. Goldstein Immediate Aces 7/8 cards
Also published here 1990 Focus 37
Philip T. Goldstein Relative Interchange Ace to Four transpose one by one with four red cards
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1990 Focus 39
Unknown Jokers and Jacks four Jokers and four Jacks transpose one by one
Also published here 1990 Up in Smoke and Other Tantalizing Mysteries 16
John Bannon Boogie Woogie Aces royal flush kicker
 		1991 Smoke and Mirrors 87
Edward Marlo Seven-Card Assembly with an Ulterior Motive two methods
 		1991 The Olram File (Issue 8) 11
Jon Racherbaumer Cavorting Ladies - Third Phase Jazz Aces, four Queens and four red spots cards
 		1991 Cavorting Ladies 8
Peter Marshall Rock'n'Roll Aces
Jan. 1992 Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 1) 2017
Edward Marlo Neo Jazz Aces three stranger cards
 		1992 The Olram File (Issue 11) 5
Arturo de Ascanio Los "Cuatro Ases ¡Bang! three cards on the table turn into queens
Related to 1992 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 3 83
Daryl Martinez Seven Card Assembly with seven cards
Variations 1992 Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic — Session 1992 1
Rick Silberman, Gene Maze An Ace of A Routine using only five cards (aces and Joker)
 		Aug. 1993 Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 8) 2245
Bob Farmer Jazz Pieces/Body and Soul two giant card cut into four pieces, two pieces transpose, then oil and water phase with the 4&4, Jazz Aces with the pieces
Inspired by 1993 Card File 25
Aldo Colombini Italian Serenade combo, see credit correction p. 2412
Also published here Apr. 1994 Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 4) 2341
Jack Carpenter O'Henry Plays Jazz
Also published here 1994 Castle Collection 13
Rudolf Braunmüller Die unzertrennlichen Rieseenkarten two jumbo cards cut into four pieces, routine with the pieces, 4&4
  • Phase 1 - "Follow the Leader"
  • Phase 2 - "Öl und Wasser"
  • Phase 3 - "Jazz Asse"
Inspired by May 1994 Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 3) 99
Gene Maze No Cover Aces Number One seven card assembly
Related to 1994 Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum 101
Gene Maze No Cover Aces Number Two
Related to 1994 Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum 111
Gene Maze No Cover Assembly Number 3 seven card assembly
Related to 1994 Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum 130
Gene Maze More Of The Same - With Kicker transformation kicker
 		1994 Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum 134
Jack Carpenter O'Henry Plays Jazz Aces and four Clubs-cards, Aces transpose with Clubs one at a time to gather in tabled pile, instead of last Ace traveling, all three other Aces transpose back all at once to join it beneath spectator's hand, see "Errata" in Issue #3 (p. 32) for crediting info
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1994 Labyrinth (Issue 2) 4
Allan Ackerman Jazz with Rhythm with double O. Henry ending
Variations 1995 How to Tame a Moose 16
Bob King LTP Aces Ace of Spades and three indifferent cards placed on table, other three Aces vanish when dealt onto table, assembly shown
 		1995 Opening Night Magic 31
Aldo Colombini Nobody At Home assembly with Kings and Jokers, Kings change to Aces, Aces are found again
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring, October 1994
 1995 What's Up Deck? 93
Aldo Colombini Serenade combo
Also published here 1995 What's Up Deck? 105
Dominique Duvivier Seven-Card Assembly Ace Assemmbly with seven cards only, four Aces and three random cards, based on Marlo's Seven Card Assembly plot
Variations 1996 Magie Duvivier 72
Jon Racherbaumer Wishes, Kickers, And The Real Work cards become blank as kicker
Inspired by 1996 Facsimile (Issue 4) 27
David Solomon, David Neighbors Another Blanking Ace Routine jazz aces, all eight cards turn blank as a climax
Variations 1996 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 61) 1186
Richard Vollmer Jazzy Queens And Kings ace transformation kicker
 		July 1997 Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 7) 2817
Peter Duffie A Four Ace Ensemble Jazz Aces type of effect, four Aces assemble in one packet, uses four court cards as the extra cards held by magician
 		1997 Effortless Card Magic 65
Ken Kurita Jazz A Summer Day
1997 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 65) 1307
Bob White Slow Motion Jazz Aces
Also published here 1997 It's a Matter of Style 23
Gene Maze Ace Maze seven cards, aces change into different cards and travel to leader ace
 		1998 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 68) 1397
Baltazar Fuentes Trampoline Aces O. Henry Jazz Aces
 		1999 Arempi II 4
Kevin Kelly The Seven Percent Solution with seven cards
Inspired by Apr. 1999 Onyx (Issue 7) 27
R. Paul Wilson Wilson On The Jazz Two Step
2001 Omerta 5
Mark Aspiazu Another Jazz 1-2-3-4
Inspired by 2001 Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 3 Sep./Oct.) 47
Jamie Badman Jazz on the Face! leader packet becomes blank as finale
 		Feb. 2002 Ego (Vol. 1 No. 9) 39
David Regal Royal Jazz Quartet transformation kicker
 		Feb. 2003 Genii (Vol. 66 No. 2) 59
Peter Duffie Point Blank Assembly four Kings and three blank cards, one by one, then instant phase, then all become blank cards
  • The General Assembly
  • Instant Recall
  • The Final Conflict
  • Notes by David Britland
Related toAlso published here
  • "Point Blank Assembly" (Peter Duffie, Duet, 1984)
 2004 Subtle Miracles 21
Larry Jennings Jokers And Jacks
Also published here 2005 Up In Smoke 38
Bob White Slow Motion Jazz Aces
Also published here 2005 It's a Matter of Style (2005 edition) 38
Fred Kaps, Channing Pollock Bang! Four Aces three cards on the table turn into queens
Related to 2006 The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic 120
Jack Parker All That Jazz Jazz Aces with kicker ending of four Jokers changing to four Aces
Also published here June 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 6) 29
Justin Higham Acid-Jazz Aces
Related to 2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 376
Jack Parker All That Jazz Jazz Aces with kicker ending of four Jokers changing to four Aces
VariationsAlso published here 2007 52 Memories 118
Jack Parker Remix Updated handling of All That Jazz
Inspired by 2007 52 Memories 122
Jack Parker Bare Naked Ladies Minimalistic Queen assembly with backfire ending (Seven Card Assembly)
Inspired by 2007 52 Memories 172
David Solomon O'Henry's Jazz Aces
2007 The Wisdom of Solomon 92
David Solomon Blank Jazz Aces cards become blank at end
 		2007 The Wisdom of Solomon 160
Justin Higham Illogical Acid-Jazz Aces
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2007 The Illogical Dribble Force 18
Justin Higham Equivocal Acid-Jazz Aces
Inspired byRelated to 2007 The Illogical Dribble Force 20
Nick Trost Jazz 1-2-3-4 Revisited
Inspired by
  • "Still Another Jazz 1-2-3-4" (Peter Duffie & Robin Robertson, Robertson's website, Nov. 2001)
 2008 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1 145
Jacques Terrien Rap Aces selection travels to Aces as kicker to Jazz Aces routine
 		Aug. 2008 Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. Annual 2007) 33
Justin Higham Illogical Acid-Jazz Aces - In the Bag
Inspired by 2009 Notes on the Illogical Dribble Force 31
Tony Cabral E.S.T. Aces
Inspired by 2011 Card Tricks for the Untrustworthy 25
Boris Wild Assemblée signée Jazz Aces with signed blank cards that assemble, reverse kicker, Signed Assembly
 		2011 Assemblée signée 3
Steven Hamilton Descrepancy 2 four Kings and three black spot cards
Inspired by
  • "Discrepancy Assembly" (George McBride, Assembly Time)
 2013 The Magic of Steven Hamilton 57
Steven Hamilton Jazzed-up O. Henry jazz Aces, with transposition of Aces and four spot cards as kicker
Also published here 2013 The Magic of Steven Hamilton 115
Tomas Blomberg Gasp! Scream! one Ace put in case, other Aces vanish one by one among Kings, Ace then with other Ace in case
Inspired by
  • "Gramp's Case" (Tomas Blomberg, TSD website, 1997)
 2014 Blomberg Laboratories 217
Bébel Les Gardes Du Corps T-Formation, one Ace is covered with three Kings, then Kings transpose with Aces
 		2014 Notes de Conférence 2 12
Giancarlo Scalia Assemblea Assi Semplice with seven cards
Inspired by 2016 Semplici Immagini 6
Roy Walton All That Jazz
2016 The Complete Walton — Volume 3 218
Adrian Vega Mercury (Jazz Aces) jazz aces with four aces and four mirror cards
 		2017 Area 52 41
John Bannon Well-Tempered Aces
  • Dealing With It
backfire transposition
 		Nov. 2017 Genii (Vol. 80 No. 11) 34
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Minimalistic Aces Ace Assembly / Jazz Aces type of trick, Aces placed with three Kings keep changing into Kings, then later change back into Aces
 		Oct. 2018 Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2)) 86
Harapan Ong Simple Bean Aces at once with eight cards off the top of the deck
Inspired by 2018 Principia 58
David Solomon Seven-Card Assembly - Circa 2013
Inspired by 2018 Solomon's Secrets 166
David Solomon Jazz A-2-3-4, Updated
Inspired by 2018 Solomon's Secrets 193
Vic Trabucco Almost Gaffed with blank cards and Aces, instant assembly
 		2018 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11 182
Allan Ackerman Jazzing with M.E. Marlo and Elmsley
Inspired by 2019 Card Theater 69
Giancarlo Scalia Asamblea de Ases Simple Ace assembly with just seven cards, three Aces transpose with three random cards at once
 		2019 Punto Cero.1 15
Iñaki Zabaletta Asamblea direct Ace assembly, in the hands of the spectators, with seven cards
 		2019 ¿Quién es Iñaki Zabaletta? 67
Tom Gagnon Hof-Sendser Aces Jazz Aces presented as hole card switch demonstration, using transparent Hofzinser card over phone flashlight
Inspired by 2019 Gagnon Unfiltered 12
Nathan Colwell Snowflake Assembly done with only six indifferent cards (no on the first, one on the second Ace, and so on), credit information on progressive Aces plot
 		2019 Silhouette (Vol. 1 No. 2) 16
Michael Powers New Jazz with backfire ending
Inspired by
  • "Jazz It Up" (John Neely, Card Corner, Linking Ring, May 2012)
 2019 Tesseract 36
Giancarlo Scalia Pizzazz Aces
2020 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12 234
Steve Reynolds Meddler's Assembly Update seven-card assembly with Kings and three indifferent cards
  • Meddler's Assembly: all seven cards change to four Aces
  • Alternate Ending: the seven cards finally change to four Aces plus four Kings
Inspired by
  • "Meddler's Assembly" (Steve Reynolds, Cosmic Sport, 2000)
Related to 		2020 Output (Issue 11) 8
John Bannon Everything That Rises Must Converge
  • Dealing With It
a/k/a "Convergence", packet elevator routine in which Queens start in a row and end up transposing with the three Jokers used for the elevator sequences
 		May 2020 Genii (Vol. 83 No. 5) 62
John Bannon Diaspora 2020
  • Dealing With It
O'Henry kicker
 		Nov. 2020 Genii (Vol. 83 No. 11) 70
Larry Jennings Slow-Motion Five-Card Ace Assembly credit information
 		2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 223
Larry Jennings O. Henry Gets Jazzed Jazz Aces with O. Henry kicker
Inspired byVariations 2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 323
Larry Jennings O.J. Aces Jazz Aces with O. Henry kicker
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Tom Blue's The Castle Keep, Vol. 1 No. 9, Sep. 1995
 2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 331
Larry Jennings Rapid Transit District (R.T.D.) Aces seven card assembly
Related to 2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 503
Larry Jennings Faster Than Light (F.T.L.) Aces all-at-once phase
Related to 2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 507
Larry Jennings Simple Seven-Card Assembly
Inspired by
  • Seven Card Assembly (Ed Marlo, Ibidem #23)
 2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 559
Philippe Noël Belgian Jazz Aces
Feb. 2021 Genii (Vol. 84 No. 2) 63
David Regal Jazz Quartet in Love
  • Material Concessions
the indifferent cards change to Kings at the end and the back color changes as well
 		July 2021 Genii (Vol. 84 No. 7) 52