Music-Genres & Styles-Jazz

Author: Kenneth M. O'GormanISBN-10: 1502913097ISBN-13: 9781502913098Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/30/2014Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.22d

Most die-hard Brazilian music fans would argue that Getz/Gilberto, the iconic 1964 album featuring "The Girl from Ipanema," is not the best bossa nova record. Yet we've all heard "The Girl from Ipanema" as background music in a thousand anodyne settings, from cocktail parties...

With Stanley Crouch's untimely death in 2020, American literature lost "a critic without peer" (Ta-Nehisi Coates). Born in Los Angeles in 1945, Crouch--a towering stylist, fearless columnist, and without question, one of the finest jazz critics of all time--was Rabelaisian both in stature and...

This is the bittersweet life story of a beloved bandleader who rose to fame and fortune, then spent the last 20 years of his life working to pay $1.6 million in back taxes. Written with Troup, jazz critic for New York Newsday, the book...

Jazz first churned its way into the Twin Cities on the Mississippi river excursion boats, which brought the likes of Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong to listeners on the levee--and it never left. When Paul Whiteman, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and other jazz...

Twenty-five years ago in his hit song, "Sir Duke," Stevie Wonder sings: "Music knows it is and always will be one of the things that life just won't quit. / Here are some of music's basic pioneers that time will not allow us to...

The development of jazz and swing in the African-American community in Los Angeles in the years before the second World War received a boost from the arrival of a significant numbers of musicians from Chicago and the southwestern states. In Swingin' on Central: African-American...

In The Contradictions of Jazz, Paul Rinzler takes a new approach to jazz aesthetics and theory by exploring four pairs of opposites present in jazz: individualism and interconnectedness, assertion and openness, freedom and responsibility, and creativity and tradition. By themselves, these eight values speak...

Between 1972 and 1987, freelance teacher and music journalist Roland Baggen s conducted a series of interviews with jazz musicians for CODA magazine. Upon recently re-discovering the interviews, he was once again fascinated by the enthusiasm of the musicians and their profound dedication to...

Jazz in New Orleans provides accurate information about, and an insightful interpretation of, jazz in New Orleans from the end of World War II through 1970.Author: Charles SuhorISBN-10: 0810839075ISBN-13: 9780810839076Publisher: Scarecrow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/11/2001Pages: 384Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.28lbsSize: 8.78h x 5.90w x 1.03dReview Citation(s): Reference...

Deals with the real substance of arranging for small jazz ensembles, in addition to the rudiments.Author: Paul E. RinzlerISBN-10: 0810836890ISBN-13: 9780810836891Publisher: Scarecrow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/29/1999Pages: 184Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.50h x 6.02w x 0.53d

Warren Leight burst onto Broadway with the Tony Award-winning play Side Man. Now Leight returns to the broken lives of jazzmen with Glimmer, Glimmer and Shine, which Donald Lyons in the New York Post declared a marvelous ... play ... of jazzmen who made...

Duke Ellington's masterpiece, Caravan," has long been a favorite of musicians and audiences. Jeff Moore has arranged Ellington's classic song for nine percussionists and optional bass guitar. This arrangement sets the familiar "Caravan" melody in different styles, including rock, soca, and bebop. All of...

Rich textures, sophisticated harmonies, and inventive rhythms make the arrangements in this solo piano collection ideal for advanced students or professional pianists. Titles: The Christmas Shoes * The Christmas Waltz * Frosty the Snowman * The Gift * Grown-Up Christmas List * I'll Be...

Sound Origins is a comprehensive guide for cultivating a personal sound and style in music. Includes original music scores, examples, exercises, improvisation concepts, and other recommended areas of study. For jazz guitarists, musicians, composers, and teachers interested in further developing their musical identity and...

There are over a million jazz recordings, but only a few hundred tunes have been recorded repeatedly. Why did a minority of songs become jazz standards? Why do some songs--and not others--get rerecorded by many musicians? Shaping Jazz answers this question and more, exploring...

(Berklee Guide). The definitive text used for the time-honored Chord Scales course at Berklee College of Music, this book concentrates on scoring for every possible ensemble combination and teaches performers and arrangers how to add color, character and sophistication to chord voicings. Topics covered...

117 San Francisco Bay Area jazz and blues musicians are represented here through photographs and brief biographies. All were captured in their natural element; namely, the bandstand. While not a complete compendium of the the area's artists, it is nonetheless a significant overview of...

After around 35 years touring the world professionally in the many areas of music as both a sideman, and a leader, I am very proud to finally publish some of my original compositions. It has been many years that people ask me about my...

Willis Clark Conover Jr. was born on December 18, 1920. Known around the world for his Voice of America radio programs, he also traveled the world as a jazz ambassador. Willis Conover: Broadcasting Jazz To The World recounts the story of his talented life....

Author: Lewis RosengartenISBN-10: 0595190367ISBN-13: 9780595190362Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2001Pages: 120Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.47lbsSize: 9.02h x 6.04w x 0.34d

Lush ballads and swingin' standards for every occasion, tastefully played by an outstanding rhythm section and made unforgettable" by such great jazzmen as Dave Brubeck, Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Ray Noble, and Nat King Cole. A practical and enjoyable set for all jazz players....

Don't leave home without knowing these 11 essential standards by one of America's greatest composers. Jerome Kern's style of composing (fresh, flowing harmonies, and memorable, lyrical melodies) caught the attention of jazz players in the '40s and '50s and still inspires thousands of new...

An advanced collection of 13 original jazz songs by the masterful artist/composer Randy Brecker, comprising a wide variety of modern and straight-ahead styles. The book includes the lead line and harmony parts transposed for all instruments. Although notably most famous for his work as...

(Real Book Play-Along). The Real Book you know and love has now been updated to include backing tracks for 240 songs on one convenient USB flash drive stick The play-along CDs alone are worth $100 so this is an amazing package price The Real...

(Jazz Play Along). For use with all B-flat, E-flat, Bass Clef and C 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, these first-of-a-kind packages...

Discover the latest fresh and exciting trends in today's Brazilian jazz scene. These 10 tracks, recorded in Brazil with some of its finest musicians, cover a variety of Brazilian styles, including Samba, Bossa Nova, Baiao, Afoxe, Partido-alto, and Maracatu. The book includes the usual...

(Jazz Transcriptions). 52 works transcribed exactly from the recorded solos of John Coltrane, including: Blue Train (Blue Trane) * Countdown * Cousin Mary * Giant Steps * Impressions * Lazy Bird * Lush Life * Mr. P.C. * Moment's Notice * My Favorite Things...

A forgotten singer from the early days of jazz is at the center of this riveting book -- a narrative that is part mystery, part biography, part meditation on the meaning and power of music.Author: Nick ToschesISBN-10: 0316895075ISBN-13: 9780316895071Publisher: Little Brown and CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Lester Young, the legendary tenor sax player known as Pres, created earth-shattering music for nearly 25 years. Now for the first time, the many Presophiles around the globe and kindred jazz aficionados will have access to a complete guide to Young's recorded legacy in...

Author: Amiri BarakaISBN-10: 0313225192ISBN-13: 9780313225192Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/11/1980Pages: 259Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.54h x 5.70w x 0.82d

Francis Davis is one of this nation's savviest and most admired music and cultural critics. In this collection of essays he observes the modern jazz and pop that have reached middle age at the same moment as many of their listeners, including the author....

In a series of candid interviews with jazz players, composers, and critics, Gene Lees explores racism in the past and present of jazz--both the white racism that for decades ghettoized black musicians and their music, and the prejudice that Lees documents of some black...

(Real Book Play-Along). The Real Book you know and love has now been updated to include backing tracks for 240 songs on one convenient USB flash drive stick The play-along CDs alone are worth $100 so this is an amazing package price The Real...

Ethnomusicologist Marc Rice immersed himself in African American newspapers published between 1879 and 1935, sifting through hundreds of articles and editorials by Black writers about Black music and musicians. In eight chapters, his Special Issue of the Missouri Folklore Society Journal traces the stars.Author:...

Toronto was Lonnie Johnson's last stop in a career of stops, at least the eighth city in which he lived for any length of time. The influential African-American singer and guitarist, a formative figure in the history of blues and jazz dating back to...

In Experiencing Jazz: A Listener's Companion, writer, teacher, and renowned jazz drummer Michael Stephans offers a much-needed survey in the art of listening to and enjoying this dynamic, ever-changing art form. More than mere entertainment, jazz provides a pleasurable and sometimes dizzying listening experience...

In the illustrious and richly documented history of American jazz, no figure has been more controversial than the jazz critic. Jazz critics can be revered or reviled--often both--but they should not be ignored. And while the tradition of jazz has been covered from seemingly...

For most of the recorded history of jazz, the piano has been the main, and usually the only, comping instrument. This text will help guitarists get a handle on the most important job they have when playing in a small group: comping. This book...

Classic Cole Porter at a very accessible level. Night and Day arranged by Victor Lez doesn't include any individual solos, but features easy ranges and a bossa-nova groove played around 120 BPM. Optional flutes, clarinets, vibes, and more. A great choice for your young...

These Toys Swing arranged by Mike Story is a superb grade 1 chart based on March of the Toys." Trumpet 1 range to written E top space, a written-out tenor sax 1 solo, and well-notated rhythm section parts played at 144 BPM. The perfect...

Star Eyes arranged by Rick Hirsch is a finely crafted chart with a straight-eighth groove. The tempo is around 148 BPM, and it features written out 8-bar solos for alto 1, tenor 1, trumpet 1, and trombone 1. The lead trumpet range is to...

Classic Cole Porter at a very accessible level. Night and Day arranged by Victor Lez doesn't include any individual solos, but features easy ranges and a bossa-nova groove played around 120 BPM. Optional flutes, clarinets, vibes, and more. A great choice for your young...

These Toys Swing arranged by Mike Story is a superb grade 1 chart based on March of the Toys." Trumpet 1 range to written E top space, a written-out tenor sax 1 solo, and well-notated rhythm section parts played at 144 BPM. The perfect...

Naptown Blues arranged by Terry White is an accessible straight-ahead swinger played around 150 BPM, with a nice sax soli, written-out solos for alto 1, tenor 1, trumpet 1, and trombone 1. Trumpet 1 range is to written E top space with optional G,...

Curacao Blue by Zachary Smith has a Latin groove with an easy bossa rhythmic pattern. Features a tempo around 134 BPM, trumpet 1 range to written E top space, a written tenor solo, clear articulation with complete rhythm section notation, and optional instrument parts...

Compared to What arranged by Mike Kamuf has a straight-eighth groove played around 148 BPM with a distinctive Les McCann flavor. Written solos provided for tenor 1 and trumpet 2, unison sax lead lines, some written drum fills, and a sweet shout chorus together...

Compared to What arranged by Mike Kamuf has a straight-eighth groove played around 148 BPM with a distinctive Les McCann flavor. Written solos provided for tenor 1 and trumpet 2, unison sax lead lines, some written drum fills, and a sweet shout chorus together...

Star Eyes arranged by Rick Hirsch is a finely crafted chart with a straight-eighth groove. The tempo is around 148 BPM, and it features written out 8-bar solos for alto 1, tenor 1, trumpet 1, and trombone 1. The lead trumpet range is to...

It's the annual chicken chart! No Harm / No Fowl by Kris Berg is a very accessible rock groove played around 146 BPM, and features written-out solo opportunities for all saxes and all brass, and lead trumpet range is to written G on the...