New Standards: 101 Lead Sheets by Women Composers - B-Flat Edition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780876392379)

(Berklee Guide). Extraordinary jazz by 101 women composers Now available for B-flat instruments! From bebop to blues, from swing to global jazz styles, Terri Lyne Carrington's collection includes a wide variety of well-known works and hidden gems, within a broad range of jazz and jazz-adjacent styles. This collection celebrates the work of many women who shaped the music of the past century, as well as its unsung heroes and emerging contemporary visionaries. Available in print for the first time, you can access works from some of the best women jazz composers, such as "Throw It Away" (Abbey Lincoln), "Lawns" (Carla Bley), "Blue Nile" (Alice Coltrane), "Choro Dancado" (Maria Schneider), and "Blues for Herb" (Emily Remler). Learn and discover the works of esperanza spalding, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Geri Allen, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Dorothy Ashby, Mary Lou Williams, Nubya Garcia, Nicole Mitchell, Melissa Aldana, Terri Lyne Carrington, and many others. From a 1922 piece by the influential Lil Hardin Armstrong to new releases by emerging contemporary artists, this collection finally opens a door to the brilliant colors and fresh sounds by so many important and often underacknowledged voices of jazz.

Author: Terri Lyne Carrington
ISBN-10: 0876392370
ISBN-13: 9780876392379
Publisher: Berklee Press Publications
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2025
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback