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Author:Robert Larson
Arranging for the Small Jazz Ensemble: A Step-by-Step Guide with Practical Exercises and Recorded Examples
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...- $29.00
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Author:John Zorn
Arcana II: Musicians on Music
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...- $34.95
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Author:Scott Yanow
Afro-Cuban Jazz: Third Ear: The Essential Listening Companion
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- $17.95
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Author:Gary A. Rosen
Adventures of a Jazz Age Lawyer: Nathan Burkan and the Making of American Popular Culture
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...- $29.95
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Author:Rachel Anne Gillett
At Home in Our Sounds: Music, Race, and Cultural Politics in Interwar Paris
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...- $89.00
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Author:Randy Weston
African Rhythms: The Autobiography of Randy Weston
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...- $28.95
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Author:Richard Zelade
Austin in the Jazz Age
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- $31.99
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Author:Arthur Elgort
Arthur Elgort: Jazz
Portraits of jazz icons from famed fashion photographer Arthur ElgortFashion photographer Arthur Elgort has loved jazz since he was nine years old, when a childhood friend introduced him to the music; he soon found himself frequenting jazz clubs all over his native New York...- $45.00
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Author:Nat Hentoff
American Music Is
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...- $21.99
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Author:Art Blakey
Art Blakey's Jazz Messages: Book & Online Audio [With CD (Audio)]
Through in-depth analysis, detailed transcriptions and album references, author John Ramsay gives us an insider's view of Art Blakey's unique drumming style. The book includes examples of Art's philosophies and wisdom as told by some of the great alumni of the Jazz Messengers.Author: Art...- $25.99
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Author:Michael Kahr
Artistic Research in Jazz: Positions, Theories, Methods
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...- $170.00
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Author:Robert O'Meally
Antagonistic Cooperation: Jazz, Collage, Fiction, and the Shaping of African American Culture
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...- $120.00
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Author:Whitney Balliett
American Musicians II: Seventy-One Portraits in Jazz
This is Whitney Balliett's long-awaited "big book." In it are all the jazz profiles he has written for The New Yorker during the past 24 years. These include his famous early portraits of Pee Wee Russell, Red Allen, Earl Hines, and Mary Lou Williams,...- $35.00
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Author:Richard Zelade
Austin in the Jazz Age
Though renowned, Austin's contemporary music scene pales in comparison with the explosion of creative talent the city spawned during the Jazz Age. Dozens of musicians who started out in the capital city attained national and international fame--but music was just one form of artistic...- $21.99
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Author:Ate Van Delden
Adrian Rollini: The Life and Music of a Jazz Rambler
Adrian Rollini (1903-1956), an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, played the bass saxophone, piano, vibraphone, and an array of other instruments. He even introduced some, such as the harmonica-like cuesnophone, called Goofus, never before wielded in jazz. Adrian Rollini: The Life and Music of a Jazz...- $35.00
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Author:Ate Van Delden
Adrian Rollini: The Life and Music of a Jazz Rambler
Adrian Rollini (1903-1956), an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, played the bass saxophone, piano, vibraphone, and an array of other instruments. He even introduced some, such as the harmonica-like cuesnophone, called Goofus, never before wielded in jazz. Adrian Rollini: The Life and Music of a Jazz...- $110.00
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Author:Laurent Cugny
Analysis of Jazz: A Comprehensive Approach
Analysis of Jazz: A Comprehensive Approach, originally published in French as Analyser le jazz, is available here in English for the first time. In this groundbreaking volume, Laurent Cugny examines and connects the theoretical and methodological processes that underlie all of jazz. Jazz in...- $35.00
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Author:Laurent Cugny
Analysis of Jazz: A Comprehensive Approach
Analysis of Jazz: A Comprehensive Approach, originally published in French as Analyser le jazz, is available here in English for the first time. In this groundbreaking volume, Laurent Cugny examines and connects the theoretical and methodological processes that underlie all of jazz. Jazz in...- $110.00
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Author:Henry Martin
Annual Review of Jazz Studies 8: 1996: Special Edition on Jazz Theory
Showcases professional work in the arena of jazz theory. Among the contributors are scholars of jazz theory as well as musicians, including four of the founding members of the jazz section of the Society for Music Theory.Author: Henry MartinISBN-10: 0810849739ISBN-13: 9780810849730Publisher: Scarecrow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished:...- $63.00
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Author:Edward Berger
Annual Review of Jazz Studies 4: 1988
Features Lester Young, early black recording, Earl Hines, jazz and bop harmony.Author: Edward Berger, David Cayer, Dan MorgensternISBN-10: 0810822989ISBN-13: 9780810822986Publisher: Scarecrow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/23/1995Pages: 224Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 9.88h x 6.46w x 0.59d- $71.00
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Author:Dan Morgenstern
Annual Review of Jazz Studies 2: 1983
Features Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner, Count Basie, and John Coltrane.Author: Dan MorgensternISBN-10: 0810822962ISBN-13: 9780810822962Publisher: Scarecrow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/23/1995Pages: 224Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 10.16h x 6.42w x 0.59d- $70.00
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Author:David Carr Glover
An Adventure in Jazz, Bk 3
AN ADVENTURE IN JAZZ was written for the student pianist. It is intended to be an informative and entertaining picture of the probable origin of jazz. One person can study and play the entire set of pieces in each book, or the performance can...- $7.99
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Author:Alfred Music
Alfred Jazz Easy Play-Along -- Easy Standards, Vol 1: C, B-Flat, E-Flat & Bass Clef Instruments, Book & Online Audio [With CD (Audio)]
The Alfred Jazz EASY Play-Along series goes beyond the other play-alongs. Each volume has parts for C, B-flat, E-flat, and bass clef instruments and includes a sample jazz solo written out for you to listen to, play, and practice. The included online audio has...- $17.99
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Author:Nat Hentoff
At the Jazz Band Ball: Sixty Years on the Jazz Scene
Nat Hentoff, renowned jazz critic, civil liberties activist, and fearless contrarian--"I'm a Jewish atheist civil-libertarian pro-lifer"--has lived through much of jazz's history and has known many of jazz's most important figures, often as friend and confidant. Hentoff has been a tireless advocate for the...- $29.95
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Author:Tom Nolan
Artie Shaw, King of the Clarinet: His Life and Times
During America's Swing Era, no musician was more successful or controversial than Artie Shaw: the charismatic and opinionated clarinetist-bandleader whose dozens of hits became anthems for "the greatest generation." But some of his most beautiful recordings were not issued until decades after he'd left...- $17.95
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Author:James Kaplan
3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool
The national bestseller! "A superb book...[Kaplan is] a master biographer, a dogged researcher and shaper of narrative, and this is his most ambitious book to date." --Los Angeles Times From the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of how jazz...- $35.00
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Author:Bob Mintzer
12 Contemporary Jazz Etudes: B-Flat Tenor Saxophone, Book & CD
12 Contemporary Jazz Etudes is written by the world-renowned jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, bandleader, educator, and member of the Yellowjackets, Bob Mintzer. Designed for the medium to advanced difficulty level, this book includes: 12 jazz etudes composed by Bob Mintzer in a variety of...- $24.95
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Author:Bob Mintzer
12 Contemporary Jazz Etudes: Bass Clef Instruments, Book & Online Audio
12 Contemporary Jazz Etudes is written by the world-renowned jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, bandleader, educator, and member of the Yellowjackets, Bob Mintzer. Designed for the medium to advanced difficulty level, this book includes: 12 jazz etudes composed by Bob Mintzer in a variety of...- $24.95
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Author:John Corbett
A Listener's Guide to Free Improvisation
Improvisation rattles some listeners. Maybe they're even suspicious of it. John Coltrane's saxophonic flights of fancy, Jimi Hendrix's feedback drenched guitar solos, Ravi Shankar's sitar extrapolations--all these sounds seem like so much noodling or jamming, indulgent self-expression. "Just" improvising, as is sometimes said. For...- $15.00
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Author:Andrew Hanna
A Change of Heart
A Change of Heart, composed by Andrew Hanna, is a composition composed for a jazz-fusion trio featuring alto sax, bass guitar, and drum set. It's a ballad featuring changing odd meters, ostinato bass line, and unorthodox harmonies. Author: Andrew HannaISBN-10: 1955144087ISBN-13: 9781955144087Publisher: Andrew HannaLanguage:...- $12.99
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Author:Warren Benbow
A Drummer's Story: Volume 1
A Drummer's Story chronicles the adventures of Warren Benbow, a kid drummer just out of the High School of Performing Arts in New York City. His stories describe the changing world of jazz in the 1970s, from acoustic music to electric jazz fusion. Warren...- $27.99
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Author:Paul Youngquist
A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism
Surveying the range of Sun Ra's extraordinary creativity, this book explores how the father of Afrofuturism brought "space music" to a planet in need of transformation, supporting the aspirations of black people in an inhospitable white world. Sun Ra said he came from Saturn....- $24.95
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Author:Steve Calderone
A Cool Yule: Ten Jazzy Christmas Songs
Pianists who are looking for new and exciting Christmas arrangements will love to see these renditions by Steve Calderone. Writing club date arrangements with a jazz flair, Calderone uses hip chord changes to bring new life to 10 traditional carols. Perfect for holiday parties.Author:...- $10.95
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Author:Jeff S. Coffin
10 Improvisational Piano Etudes
Originally written with flute players in mind, 10 IMPROVISATIONAL PIANO ETUDES actually works great for piano too! These etudes cover a wide variety of standard jazz material and are recommended for jazz as well as classical players.Streaming MP3s and free downloads are included so...- $15.00
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Author:George E. Lewis
A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music
Founded in 1965 and still active today, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) is an American institution with an international reputation. George E. Lewis, who joined the collective as a teenager in 1971, establishes the full importance and vitality of the...- $44.00
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Author:Dan Coates
10 for 10 Sheet Music Musicals: Piano Solos
10 for 10 Sheet Music editions are the smartest, most economical choices for building your music library. Grow your repertoire and have lots of fun learning ten famous tunes from the stage and screen. This collection features simplified piano arrangements of crowd-pleasing songs at...- $10.00
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Author:Dan Coates
10 for 10 Sheet Music Broadway: Easy Piano Solos
10 for 10 Sheet Music: Broadway contains smash hits from top musicals. Titles: And All That Jazz (Chicago) * Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King) * Dancing Queen (Mamma Mia ) * Ease on Down the Road (The Wiz) * Hold...- $10.00
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Author:David Dutkanicz
A First Book of Jazz: For the Beginning Pianist with Downloadable Mp3s
Accessible to novices of all ages, these 21 easy-to-play melodies for the piano include George Gershwin's "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise," "Alexander's Ragtime Band" by Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern's "They Didn't Believe Me," and "Bethena" by Scott Joplin. Additional selections include "Frankie and...- $9.95
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Author:Bob Mintzer
14 Jazz & Funk Etudes: E-Flat Instrument (Alto Sax, Baritone Sax), Book & Online Audio [With CD]
Written by jazz musician Bob Mintzer, 14 Jazz & Funk Etudes presents practice and performance aids and explanations in a variety of jazz and funk styles. In addition, the books include a recording containing combo accompaniment that's ideal for practice sessions.Author: Bob MintzerISBN-10: 0769230032ISBN-13:...- $25.95
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Author:Wolf Marshall
101 Must-Know Jazz Licks: A Quick, Easy Reference for All Guitarists
(Guitar Educational). Now you can add authentic jazz feel and flavor to your playing Here are 101 definitive licks, plus online audio, from every major jazz guitar style, neatly organized into easy-to-use categories. They're all here: swing and pre-bop, bebop, post-bop modern jazz, hard...- $19.99
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Author:Mike Baron
A Brief History of Jazz Rock
Jazz rock flourished from 1968 to 1974, offering a distinctively cool and innovative hybrid sound that captivated a generation-and beyond. Superstar bands like Blood, Sweat and Tears and Chicago have earned their place in popular consciousness, but the movement included many other powerful, innovative...- $17.99
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Author:Bob Mintzer
14 Jazz & Funk Etudes: Bass Clef Instrument (Trombone, Electric Bass, String Bass, Tuba), Book & Online Audio [With CD (Audio)]
Written by jazz musician Bob Mintzer, 14 Jazz & Funk Etudes presents practice and performance aids and explanations in a variety of jazz and funk styles. In addition, the books include a recording containing combo accompaniment that's ideal for practice sessions.Author: Bob MintzerISBN-10: 076923027XISBN-13:...- $25.95
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Author:Bob Mintzer
14 Jazz & Funk Etudes: B-Flat Instrument (Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Clarinet), Book & Online Audio [With CD (Audio)]
Written by jazz musician Bob Mintzer, 14 Jazz & Funk Etudes presents practice and performance aids and explanations in a variety of jazz and funk styles. In addition, the books include a recording containing combo accompaniment that's ideal for practice sessions.Author: Bob MintzerISBN-10: 0769233570ISBN-13:...- $25.95
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Author:Hazen Schumacher
A Golden Age of Jazz Revisited 1939-1942: Three Pivotal Years of Musical Excitement When Jazz Was World's Popular Music
Author: Hazen Schumacher, John StevensISBN-10: 0916182150ISBN-13: 9780916182151Publisher: Npp BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/12/2008Pages: 236Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.94lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.50d- $20.00
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Author:Reid Badger
A Life in Ragtime: A Biography of James Reese Europe
In 1919, the world stood at the threshold of the Jazz Age. The man who had ushered it there, however, lay murdered--and would soon plunge from international fame to historical obscurity. It was a fate few would have predicted for James Reese Europe; he...- $65.00
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Author:Joe Jackson
A Cure for Gravity: A Musical Pilgrimage
"Part memoir, part discourse on the art of music. . . . This is an intelligent, thoughtful look into the mind of an artist."--New York Times Book Review Since the release of his first best-selling album Look Sharp in 1979, Joe Jackson has forged...- $21.99
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Author:Nathan Hayward
100 Modern Jazz Licks For Piano: Learn 100 Modern Jazz Piano Licks In The Style of 10 Legendary Players
Master 100 Modern Jazz Piano Licks & Learn the Language of 10 Jazz Piano MastersBud Powell Oscar Peterson Thelonious Monk George Shearing Bill Evans McCoy Tyner Herbie Hancock Chick Corea Keith Jarrett Brad Mehldau Do you want to take your jazz piano playing to...- $14.99
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Author:Dan Coates
10 for 10 Sheet Music Movie Hits: Easy Piano Solos
10 for 10 Sheet Music: Movie Hits contains some of the most famous and fun-to-play motion picture themes ever written. From beautiful ballads to mighty orchestral themes, these pieces will take you and your audience on an adventure through some of the greatest musical...- $10.00
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Author:David Dutkanicz
A First Book of Ragtime: For the Beginning Pianist with Downloadable Mp3s
This compilation of easy-to-play ragtime favorites features 24 rollicking melodies by "The Big Three" of ragtime -- Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Joseph Lamb -- plus pieces by Eubie Blake, Tom Turpin, and other artists. Popular tunes include "Maple Leaf Rag," "The Entertainer," and...- $9.95
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Author:Jeff Coffin
10 Improvisational Alto Sax Etudes
Originally written with flute players in mind, 10 IMPROVISATIONAL ALTO SAX ETUDES actually works great for alto sax too These etudes cover a wide variety of standard jazz material and are recommended for classical as well as jazz players and woodwind doublers. Streaming MP3s...- $15.00
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