Music-Genres & Styles-Jazz

Investigates the connections between jazz, sexual identity, and radical black politics In his controversial essay on white jazz musician Burton Greene, Amiri Baraka asserted that jazz was exclusively an African American art form and explicitly fused the idea of a black aesthetic with radical...

Sittin' In with the Big Band, Vol. II is more than just a fun play-along kit. This book and audio set features 10 big band charts written at the intermediate level. It provides an opportunity to play along with a professional jazz ensemble and...

Jazz: Race and Social Change (1870-2019) explores the tremendous evolution of jazz over the past 125 years, through struggles for racial and gender equality, major demographic upheavals, startling technological innovations, economic and political turmoil, and music-business practices. Taking an expansive view of the music,...

Master Jazz Guitar Chord Melody with Virtuoso Martin Taylor MBEBeyond Chord Melody with Martin Taylor MBE condenses over 40 years of playing expertise and insight into this beautiful jazz guitar book. Learn from the internationally acclaimed master of jazz chord melody guitar as he...

Born in New Orleans in 1894, Warren "Baby" Dodds became one of the greatest drummers of that city's early jazz tradition. This lively autobiography, first published more than 30 years ago and long unavailable, is the result of a series of interviews Dodds taped...

Improvising over Rhythm Changes was a staple of Charlie Parker's practice regime, and hundreds of jazz tunes have been written using its chords. It is a must-know chord progression for every jazz guitarist, and Rhythm Changes for Jazz Guitar teaches you how to solo...

Jazz Bebop Blues Guitar not only shows you how to play great jazz lines like the masters, it puts creative tools in your hands. These simple concepts can be applied to help you break out of your box and explore new ideas. Taught in...

(Real Book Play-Along). Make it a merry Christmas with these play-along CDs, now available to complement your favorite Christmas songs featured in the famous Real Christmas Book Each of the three volumes contains three CDs with selections sorted alphabetically so instrumentalists can play along...

Over 600 people celebrated the publication of Mark 'Snowboy' Cotgrove's seminal 'From Jazz Funk to Fusion; Acid Jazz: The History Of The UK Jazz Dance Scene' at Cargo in Shoreditch on Sunday July 19th. The event was co-sponsored by The Barbican and was part...

(Jazz Play Along). For use with all Bb, Eb, 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...

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...

This book examines Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Miles Davis as distinctively global symbols of threatening and nonthreatening black masculinity. It centers them in debates over U.S. cultural exceptionalism, noting how they have been part of the definition of jazz as a jingoistic and...

Wynn-Anne Rossi's Jazzin' Americana for Two series is a journey through the jazz genre, honoring the history, the diverse styles, and the fabulous musicians who made this music great. Students will become familiar with the names of famous musicians such as George Gershwin, Oscar...

Tracing the steps taken by the author on his musical journey, So You Want to Learn to Improvise? offers teachers and students a step-by-step guide to acquiring the skills needed to improvise at the piano. The book is deliberately stylistically non-specific, working from the...

The first notes of jazz hit Cape Cod in the very early days of the genre. Bournehurst-on-the-Canal hosted top bands, and emerging swing era dancers packed the hall. Cape Cod's First Lady of Jazz, Marie Marcus, was a child prodigy in Boston and found...

Pittsburgh Jazz documents the almost forgotten magic created in the city of Pittsburgh by a host of artists, uptown inner city streets, and jazz joints that served patrons from a menu packed full of delightful music. The magical improvised songs, compositions, and unique styles...

Thomas "Fats" Waller was a legendary stride pianist, a wildly entertaining comedic singer, and the composer of such classic melodies as "Honeysuckle Rose," "Ain't Misbehavin'," and hundreds more. This is the intimate, behind-the-scenes story of his exuberant life, as told by his son, Maurice...

A major new biography of Duke Ellington from the acclaimed author of Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was the greatest jazz composer of the twentieth century--and an impenetrably enigmatic personality whom no one, not even his closest friends, claimed...

Jazz Man's Journey chronicles the life and career of, Ellis Louis Marsalis, Jr., one of New Orleans' most vivacious and talented jazz musicians. From his childhood in a rural section of New Orleans, to solo appearances with the New Orleans/Louisiana Philharmonic, as well as...

A memoir of the Jazz Age and a life profoundly influenced by itMy Life in E-flat is the remarkable memoir of a woman who witnessed some of the most important movements in the history of jazz. Through her autobiography, Chan Parker provides intimate insights...

Author: David MeltzerISBN-10: 1562790382ISBN-13: 9781562790387Publisher: Mercury HouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/19/1993Pages: 332Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 9.02h x 6.03w x 0.95dReview Citation(s): Booklist 08/01/1993 pg. 2027Library Journal 07/01/1993Publishers Weekly 07/12/1993

Jazz has evolved its own harmony apart from other genres of music. In order to improvise and compose in the idiom, a basic understanding of this harmony---how chords move and connect with each other---is essential. In this book, noted author and educator Dan Haerle...

By Jamey Aebersold, adapted by Luke Gillespie. Why should horn players have all of the fun? Now, the number one selling Jazz Improvisation book in the world has a whole new look Introducing a new version of Jamey's world famous Volume 1: How to...

Jamey's guitar adaptation of his famous Volume 1: How to Play Jazz and Improvisation is so revered by guitarists, jazz great Corey Christiansen has now adapted Jamey's Volume 2: Nothin' But Blues for Guitar, as well. Formatted exactly like the Volume 1: Jazz Guitar...

The first of its kind This long awaited masterpiece includes 25 legendary solos by the influential master transcribed note-for-note from classic recordings Miles Davis at the Blackhawk, Undiluted, Piano Interpretations, Full View, It's All Right , Kelly at Midnight, and Kelly Blue 130 pages,...

Includes 675 transcribed licks and phrases from five of the greatest jazz guitarists of all time: Tal Farlow, Pat Martino, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, and Jimmy Raney. The phrases are separated into five sections; major lines, minor lines, major ii/V7/I lines, minor ii/V7/I lines,...

From All Of Me" to "500 Miles High," these famous standards and jazz favorites make this an enjoyable set for all musicians. Play and learn with an exciting rhythm section. Rhythm Section: David Hazeltine (p); Dennis Irwin (b); Tony Reedus (d). Titles: 500 Miles...

Billy Strayhorn is one of the best-loved, yet underrated composers of jazz. His famous collaborations with and for The Duke Ellington Band have become some of jazz's most enduring standards. Now, for the first time, you can discover for yourself Strayhorn's unique and beautiful...

Includes 24 beautiful, well-known standards in keys comfortable for most female singers. The first class rhythm section plays each song with special sensitivity and with the singer in mind, including intros that help orient the singer to the first melody note. Special stereo separation...

The ultimate bass line book for acoustic or electric bass. Contains 23 chapters on bass line construction and other areas such as sound production, practicing, special effects, blues/rhythm, slow/fast tempos, and time/feel. Review exercises are included for each chapter. The CD includes Todd playing...

This book and CD examines some of the problems that vocalists encounter and how to deal with them. For the vocalist that feels alone in the world of instrumentalists. Includes chapters on Jargon, Preparing Songs, Chord Voicings, Scat Singing, Scales and Chords for Scat...

David's most innovative book yet on the art of jazz improvisation. Includes special notation, markings, and info for string players. David Baker is one of the most sought-after jazz educators in the world, and his influence on the giants of jazz can not be...

Covers all styles of comping, from basic and fundamental approaches to modern! A complete collection of II/V7/I voicings for jazz keyboard, starting with simple diatonic voicings and progressing into more harmonically rich and diverse voicings with intricate passing tones and complex harmonies. No longer...

Hip up your playing with the signature sound of modern players. This book contains many exercises / etudes of varying levels, plus 12 solos written over standard chord changes which utilize augmented scales in both familiar and exotic ways. This is the world's most...

For fifty years The Jazz Book has been the most encyclopedic interpretive history of jazz available in one volume. In this new seventh edition, each chapter has been completely revised and expanded to incorporate the dominant styles and musicians since the book's last publication...

The life (1912-1988) and career of Gil Evans paralleled and often foreshadowed the quickly changing world of jazz through the 20th century. Gil Evans: Out of the Cool is the comprehensive biography of a self-taught musician whom colleagues often regarded as a mentor. His...

"The Real Book" has set the gold standard for Jazz fake books. This book aims at giving you the rich harmonic vocabulary that you need to benefit from its lead sheets, as well as effectively utilize any fake book that requires you to be...

From the early days through Prohibition and the swing era, then to bebop and beyond, this is the story of jazz music, musicians, and venues in Minneapolis and St. Paul.Author: Jay GoettingISBN-10: 1681341050ISBN-13: 9781681341057Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2018Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 9.00h...

Structured to accommodate the three most-prevalent avenues of learning: A) In the classroom: as a text book resource for a three-year course of study when used with the included student practice assignments.Year 1 - Embracing all the essential materials leading up to the construction,...

(Percussion). The Evolution of Jazz Drumming presents a complete historical overview and analysis of jazz drumming. Designed as a guide and workbook for the high school, college level, and professional drummer, it is designed to be studied based on a typical 16-week college semester....

2015 Belmont Book Award Winner This is the first biography of Ralph Peer, the revolutionary A&R man and music publisher who pioneered the recording, marketing, and publishing of blues, jazz, country, gospel, and Latin music, and this book book tracks his role in such...

Most jazz historians give short shrift to the Buckeye state, regarding as a go-through rather than a go-to place. However, the fact is jazz has been practiced in Ohio and with a vengeance. For 30 years, these authors have been researching and documenting the...

This book is a study of a crucial period in the life of American jazz and popular music. Pearl Harbor Jazz analyses the changes in the world of the professional musician brought about both by the outbreak of World War II and by long-term...

This is the first biography of the jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan (1938-72). He was a prodigy- recruited to Dizzy Gillespie's big band while still a teenager, he joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers not much after. By his early twenties Morgan had played on four...

Lennie Tristano was one of jazz's most extraordinary innovators, possessing a superb piano technique and an awesome musical imagination. Unheralded by the general public, the blind pianist's work was revered by many jazz greats including the legendary Charlie Parker. Tristano's persuasive personality made him...

The Definitive Jazz & Blues Encyclopedia, now fully updated from the illustrated edition, is the ultimate guide to two musical styles that have fundamentally influenced popular music. Divided into chapters, each covering a different era, the book traces the evolution of jazz and blues...

Sonny Rollins is the all-time greatest master of improvisation and one of the greatest living jazz musicians in the world. More importantly, he is an eager student on the path seeking enlightenment.Numerous articles, and interviews chronicle the life and success of this beloved master,...

Sonny Rollins is the all-time greatest master of improvisation and one of the greatest living jazz musicians in the world. More importantly, he is an eager student on the path seeking enlightenment.Numerous articles, and interviews chronicle the life and success of this beloved master,...

The Tao of Improvisation trains your mind/ears/body based on the methodology of Bruce Lee to react and interact instantaneously to your performance environment. It enables you to automate and internalize the fundamental elements of improvisation thereby allowing you to focus on the creative and...

Aimed at the intermediate guitarist or first time jazz soloist, this important and comprehensive work takes the student from first principles right through to advanced substitutions and extensions that can be played over each chord of the progression.Author: Joseph AlexanderISBN-10: 1911267760ISBN-13: 9781911267768Publisher: WWW.Fundamental-Changes.comLanguage: EnglishPublished:...