Music-Genres & Styles-Jazz

Improvise jazz on trumpet with a simple six-step methodThis is not a how to play the trumpet book. It's a how to play music book Many brass players come from a classical background which may not have taught you how to play by ear....

Unlock the Secrets of Gypsy Jazz GuitarRobin Nolan's Beginner Gypsy Jazz Guitar Are you struggling to learn authentic Gypsy Jazz guitar? Do you want to play effortless Django-inspired guitar licks? Are you ready to create your own Gypsy Jazz guitar solos? Robin Nolan has...

(Berklee Guide). This chord dictionary from the assistant chair of Berklee's guitar department includes 100+ chord forms, from basic 7th chords to guide tone chords and triads over bass notes. It is organized to reveal chord relationships and help guitarists learn voicings quickly and...

(Faber Piano Adventures ). BigTime Piano Jazz & Blues is a great collection of jazz and blues pieces. Standards such as "Take the 'A' Train" and "Desafinado" provide an introduction to basic jazz styles such as swing and bossa nova. Other moods and styles...

Many woodwind players come from a classical background which may not have taught you how to play by ear. While this can provide an excellent grounding in music, it doesn't teach you how to improvise, and often it's difficult for classically trained musicians to...

"The analyses of both Ellington's music and his enigmatic personality are delineated with rare insight."--Leonard Feather, author of The Encyclopedia of JazzOne of the twentieth century's greatest composers, Duke Ellington (1899-1974) led a fascinating life. Beyond Category, the first biography to draw on the...

Are you a classical player that wants to apply your hard earned instrumental skills to jazz improvisation?Or are you a jazz player looking to open up your scale/interval practice to new worlds of melodic invention?Bach Shapes II is the sequel to Bach Shapes, the...

(Guitar Collection). The latest release in our acclaimed Classic Jazz Masters series, this book features note-for-note transcriptions of 17 of the finest improvised jazz bass performances ever recorded. Includes: Blues Minor * Body and Soul * But Beautiful * Falling in Love with Love...

(Signature Licks Guitar). Learn and explore the music of one of the most respected and pioneering jazz guitar players of our time. This book includes a hands-on analysis of 13 great performances: Affirmation * Billie's Bounce (Bill's Bounce) * Body Talk * The Borgia...

When most people think of Detroit and music, they think of the Motown sound. But what many people forget is that Detroit has a remarkable jazz history, which became a major influence in what came to be known as the Motown sound.Before Motown is...

Improvise jazz on violin with a simple six-step methodMany string players come from a classical background which may not have taught them how to play by ear. While this can provide an excellent grounding in music, it doesn't teach you how to improvise, and...

Improvise jazz on flute with a simple six-step methodThis is not a how to play the flute book. It's a how to play music book Many woodwind players come from a classical background which may not have taught you how to play by ear....

Between Beats: The Jazz Tradition and Black Vernacular Dance offers a new look at the complex intersections between jazz music and popular dance over the last hundred-plus years. Author Christi Jay Wells shows how popular entertainment and cultures of social dancing were crucial to...

BEBOP, INFLUENTIAL GROUPS, GREAT MUSICIANSAuthor: Scott YanowISBN-10: 0879306084ISBN-13: 9780879306083Publisher: Backbeat BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2000Pages: 402Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.77lbsSize: 9.22h x 7.42w x 1.13dReview Citation(s): Library Journal 11/15/2000 pg. 26

(Signature Licks Guitar). Explore the music of the world's greatest jazz guitarists! In this book/auduo pack, Wolf Marshall provides a hands-on analysis of 10 of the most frequently played tunes in the jazz genre, as played by the leading guitarists of all time. Features:...

On January 16, 1938 Benny Goodman brought his swing orchestra to America's venerated home of European classical music, Carnegie Hall. The resulting concert - widely considered one of the most significant events in American music history - helped to usher jazz and swing music...

All a beginner, comeback player, or serious student of jazz needs to know about jazz theory. The first of 3 parts. More information including free samples at: www.allabouttrumpet.com/BJT/Author: Jonathan HarnumISBN-10: 1453723560ISBN-13: 9781453723562Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2010Pages: 82Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.99w...

(Jazz Play Along). For use with all B-flat, E-flat, C and Bass Clef instruments, the Jazz Play-Along Series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues and other split-track choices on the included CD, this first-of-its-kind package...

Duvivier's reflections on growing up in Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s, the evolution of the bass, life in the commercial studios, and his memories of close associates. With discography/solography and previously unpublished photographs.Author: Edward Berger, David ChevanISBN-10: 0810826917ISBN-13: 9780810826915Publisher: Scarecrow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/1993Pages:...

(Signature Licks Guitar). Explore the music of one of the greatest jazz guitarists of all time This in-depth book/online audio pack will guide you through 12 of the best-known tracks from the legendary Wes Montgomery: Besame Mucho * Cariba * Four on Six *...

Charles Mingus is one of the most important--and most mythologized--composers and performers in jazz history. Classically trained and of mixed race, he was an outspoken innovator as well as a bandleader, composer, producer, and record-label owner. His vivid autobiography, Beneath the Underdog, has done...

A thrilling account of life with Sun Ra's Arkestra and New York's avant-garde jazz scenes of the 1970s-90sIn this memoir, Harlem-born trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah recounts decades of national and international touring with the Sun Ra Arkestra and charts the rise of the New York...

African Roots of the Jazz Evolution discusses how jazz style evolved from its original source - traditional African music. Reflecting the continental interaction and cultural development that took place over centuries, the book explores how melodic, structural, rhythmic, and other musical elements from Africa...

Over 100 illustrations and photos throughoutAuthor: William F. LeeISBN-10: 0634080547ISBN-13: 9780634080548Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2006Pages: 392Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.39lbsSize: 9.00h x 5.92w x 0.95d

Antipodean Riffs is a collection of essays on Australian jazz and jazz in Australia. Chronologically they range from what could be called the 'prehistory' of the music -- the tradition of US-sourced African-American music that predated the arrival of music billed as 'jazz' --...

Despite the fact that most of jazz's major innovators and performers have been African American, the overwhelming majority of jazz journalists, critics, and authors have been and continue to be white men. No major mainstream jazz publication has ever had a black editor or...

Despite the fact that most of jazz's major innovators and performers have been African American, the overwhelming majority of jazz journalists, critics, and authors have been and continue to be white men. No major mainstream jazz publication has ever had a black editor or...

Includes discussion questions for each chapter.Author: Karlton HesterISBN-10: 1516555449ISBN-13: 9781516555444Publisher: Cognella Academic PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/16/2016Pages: 666Format: HardcoverWeight: 3.42lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 1.44d

The Gospel Coaltion Award of Distinction--Arts and CultureECPA Top Shelf Award Winner For practitioners and fans, jazz expresses the deepest meanings of life. Its rich history and its distinctive elements like improvisation and syncopation unite to create an unrepeatable and inexpressible aesthetic experience. But...

Artie Shaw, the world famous clarinet-playing bandleader who became popular during the Swing Era, was immersed in the music business as a performer for 30 years, from the summer of 1924, when he began to study saxophone, until the summer of 1954, when he...

In this classic account of the new black music of the 1960s and 70s, celebrated photographer and jazz historian Val Wilmer tells the story of how a generation of revolutionary musicians established black music as the true vanguard of American culture. Placing the achievements...

The Annual Review of Jazz Studies (ARJS) is a journal providing a forum for the ever expanding range and depth of jazz scholarship, from technical analyses to oral history to cultural interpretation. Addressed to specialists and fans alike, all volumes include feature articles, book...

To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com.Author: Dan MorgensternISBN-10: 0810822970ISBN-13: 9780810822979Publisher: Scarecrow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1986Pages: 218Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.97h x 7.13w x 0.53d

Features King Oliver, Gunther Schuller, Fats Waller, and black college bands.Author: Dan MorgensternISBN-10: 0810822954ISBN-13: 9780810822955Publisher: Scarecrow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/30/1995Pages: 176Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 9.90h x 6.46w x 0.52d

Master modern fusion-blues guitar with virtuoso Allen HindsAllen Hinds is respected internationally for his mastery of the fusion-blues genre. As "the players' teacher" he has guided countless guitar students to success as the instructor and artist in residence at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood....

Ralph Ellison famously characterized ensemble jazz improvisation as "antagonistic cooperation." Both collaborative and competitive, musicians play with and against one another to create art and community. In Antagonistic Cooperation, Robert G. O'Meally shows how this idea runs throughout twentieth-century African American culture to provide...

(Jazz Book). Helps musicians know what to do with specific chords in specific contexts. Lays out clear and objective guidelines on how to turn scales and chords into real music. Perfect for a college or high school improvisation classAuthor: Robert RawlinsISBN-10: 0793555965ISBN-13: 9780793555963Publisher: Hal...

ALIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD MY LIFE IN AND OUT OF JAZZ TIMEAuthor: Barry SingerISBN-10: 0634073990ISBN-13: 9780634073991Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2006Pages: 296Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.28lbsSize: 9.22h x 6.10w x 0.89dReview Citation(s): Library Journal 10/15/2006 pg. 64

In Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, pianist Randy Weston and bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik celebrated with song the revolutions spreading across Africa. In Ghana and South Africa, drummer Guy Warren and vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin fused local musical forms with the dizzying innovations of modern jazz. These four...

In Advanced Jazz Guitar Techniques jazz guitar virtuoso Jens Larsen provides more deep insights into the techniques and theory of contemporary jazz guitar. You'll discover a practical, no-nonsense guide to jazz guitar topics that have mystified even experienced jazz musicians - such as effective...

"Ascension is as spellbinding as Coltrane's music."--The New Review of Records "This remarkable book traces the development of Coltrane's music as it moved from hard bop to the freest jazz. . . . Informed and convincing, Ascension belongs on the short list of essential...

Arranging for the Small Jazz Ensemble presents an innovative approach to the challenging subject of jazz arranging. The author, Robert Larson, has narrowed down the choices of instrumentation and texture in such a way that anyone from a novice jazz enthusiast to a seasoned...

In his preface to the first Arcana: Musicians on Music (2000), avant-garde composer and saxophone player John Zorn wrote: "This book exists to correct an unfortunate injustice, the incredible lack of insightful critical writing about a significant generation of the best and most important...

AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ, THIRD EAR ESSENTIAL LISTENING COMPANIONAuthor: Scott YanowISBN-10: 087930619XISBN-13: 9780879306199Publisher: Backbeat BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2000Pages: 214Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.48dReview Citation(s): Library Journal 03/15/2001 pg. 74American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2002 pg. 529Rec Ref Bks for Small/Med Libr 01/01/2002 pg. 197

Adventures of a Jazz Age Lawyer is the lively story of legal giant Nathan Burkan, whose career encapsulated the coming of age of the institutions, archetypes, and attitudes that define American popular culture. With a client list that included Charlie Chaplin, Al Jolson, Frank...

At Home in Our Sounds illustrates the effect jazz music had on the enormous social challenges Europe faced in the aftermath of World War I. Examining the ways African American, French Antillean, and French West African artists reacted to the heightened visibility of racial...

African Rhythms is the autobiography of the important jazz pianist, composer and band leader Randy Weston. He tells of his childhood in Brooklyn, his six decades long musical career, his time living in Morocco, and his lifelong quest to learn about the musical and...

Author: Richard ZeladeISBN-10: 1540213404ISBN-13: 9781540213402Publisher: History Press Library EditionsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/17/2015Pages: 210Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Writing in a passionate and streetwise style all his own, Nat Hentoff transports us into the diverse worlds of musicians that hold one thing in common: America. In over sixty pieces Hentoff has assembled a mosaic that creates a vivid picture of the music...

This book presents the recent positions, theories, and methods of artistic research in jazz, inviting readers to critically engage in and establish a sustained discourse regarding theoretical, methodological, and analytic perspectives. A panel of eleven international contributors presents an in-depth discourse on shared and...