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The first decades of the twentieth century were a fertile a ... Read more

The first decades of the twentieth century were a fertile and fascinating period in American musical history. This book and the two CDs that accompany it present an exceptional collection of interviews with and about the most significant musical figures of the era. Tapping the unparalleled materials contained in the Oral History American Music archive at Yale University, Composers’ Voices from Ives to Ellington is a unique account of what it was like for musicians and composers to live and work in those years. It is also the story of the making of the archive, as told by Vivian Perlis, who personally conducted many of the interviews.Music aficionados can now hear Eubie Blake describe the birth of ragtime or listen to a firsthand account of how Ira Gershwin came to write those famous lines in “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off.” In-depth interviews with such figures as Henry Cowell, Virgil Thomson, Aaron Copland, and Duke Ellington are included in the book, which also features chapter introductions and fascinating sidebars, illustrations, and anecdotes throughout. Two CDs complete the set, enabling today’s listener to enjoy the remarkablen experience of hearing the actual voices and the music of American composers of the early twentieth century. Minimize

The BBC's Jazz Book of the Year for 2008. Few jazz musician ... Read more

The BBC's Jazz Book of the Year for 2008. Few jazz musicians have had the lasting influence or attracted as much scholarly study as John Coltrane. Yet, despite dozens of books, hundreds of articles, and his own recorded legacy, the "facts" about Coltrane's life and work have never been definitely established. Well-known Coltrane biographer and jazz educator Lewis Porter has assembled an international team of scholars to write The John Coltrane Reference, an indispensable guide to the life and music of John Coltrane. The John Coltrane Reference features a a day-by-day chronology, which extends from 1926-1967, detailing Coltrane's early years and every live performance given by Coltrane as either a sideman or leader,  and a discography offering full session information from the first year of recordings, 1946, to the last, 1967. The appendices list every film and television appearance, as well as every recorded interview. Richly illustrated with over 250 album covers and photos from the collection of Yasuhiro Fujioka, The John Coltrane Reference will find a place in every major library supporting a jazz studies program, as well as John Coltrane enthusiasts. Minimize

He is known as "El Rey" - the king - and has come to epitom ... Read more

He is known as "El Rey" - the king - and has come to epitomize the Latin experience in music, not just to Latinos throughout the United States and Latin America but to a worldwide audience of all backgrounds. "Tito Puente and the Making of Latin Music" is the first in-depth historical, musical, and cultural look at the career and the influence of this giant of Latin music. In this seminal work, Steven Loza brings the man and his music vividly to life through exclusive interviews with Puente and a number of his close associates, including Hilton Ruiz, Ray Santos, Jerry Gonzlez, Poncho Sanchez, and Joe Conzo, as well as music journalist Max Salazar and former DJ/producer Chico Sesma. Loza shows how Puente's music evolved in tandem with the crystallization of Latin music into its current compelling mix of Afro-Cuban music, salsa, and Latin jazz. Tracing Puente's innovations as a drummer and a bandleader, Loza defines his influence over the course of half a century on Latin music as well as on other musicians and musical genres. Loza also delineates the social and cultural history of Latin music, exploring questions of nationalism and ethnic expression, the play between musical creation and commercial competition, and the politics of so-called multiculturalism as they bear on Latin music and musicians. The book includes detailed musical analyses and a discography of more than a hundred recordings. Celebrating a dynamic performer and a genre that is deeply rooted in America's rich ethnic diversity, "Tito Puente and the Making of Latin Music" traces a significant current in twentieth-century culture and reveals all the vibrancy and color of a consummate artist's life, work, and world. Minimize

Jazz Standards With Strings Bk/2 Cd Set

Celebrate the vast and varied music of America with this 30 ... Read more

Celebrate the vast and varied music of America with this 30-minute choral tribute. From the uplifting 'Only in America' opening singers and audiences will enjoy over 25 #1 hits from the big band era through the present day. With choreography and performance suggestions by John Jacobson it's easy to involve the entire school to make your show a tribute to our America's musical heritage. With six flexible sections you can perform it as a whole or as individual medleys. Songs include: Only in America Solid Gold Sentimental Journey Tuxedo Junction Cheek to Cheek Pennies from Heaven Gettin' in the Mood Tennessee Waltz Always on My Mind I Hope You Dance The Music Goes 'Round and Around Sixteen Tons Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polkadot Bikini Dominique Who Let the Dogs Out Purple People Eater We Will Rock You At the Hop Jail house Rock Good Vibrations I'm a Believer Respect Night Fever Smooth Ain't No Mountain High Enough I Will Remember You Let it Be Turn the Minimize

This is the only professional-level Latin fake book ever pu ... Read more

This is the only professional-level Latin fake book ever published! It features nearly 600 pages of the best in contemporary and classic salsa, Latin jazz and Brazilian music, with detailed arrangements, exactly as recorded, to help bands play in authentic Latin styles. Many tunes include bass lines for each section, piano montunos, and horn counter-lines. Includes a bilingual preface, song lyrics in Spanish, Portuguese and/or English, a drum and percussion appendix, and convenient spiral binding. Outstanding artists represented include: Ray Barretto, Eddie Palmieri, Ruben Blades, Puerto Rico All-Stars, Tito Puente, Irakere, Los Van Van, Ivan Lins, Tom Jobim, Joao Bosco, Milton Nascimento, Airto, Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Daniel Ponce, Seis Del Solar, Chick Corea, Arsenio Rodriguez, Celia Cruz, Perez Prado, Orquesta Sensacion, and many more! Minimize

Over 500 Latin songs in many styles for all C Instruments, ... Read more

Over 500 Latin songs in many styles for all C Instruments, including mambos, sambas, cha cha chas, bossa novas, boleros, guarachas, rhumbas, tangos, salsa, Latin jazz, Latin pop and rock, and traditional Latin standards. Songs include: Acercate Mas (Come Closer to Me) * Adios * Adios Muchachos * Agua De Beber * Aguas De Marco * Alla En El Rancho Grande * Amapola * Amor (Amor, Amor, Amor) * Anema E Core * Antigua * Aquellos Ojos Verdes (Green Eyes) * Babalu * Besame Mucho * Brazil * Cachita * Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White * Cu-Cu-Rru-Cu-Cu Paloma * Cuanto Le Gusta * The Cup of Life * A Day in the Life of a Fool (Manha De Carnaval) * Desafinado * Dindi * El Triste * Ella * Flamingo * Frenesi * The Girl from Ipanema * Granada * Guantanamera * How Insensitive * It's Impossible (Somos Novios) * Kiss of Fire * La Barca * La Cucaracha * La Fiesta * Livin' La Vida Loca * Malaguena * Mambo Jambo * Mambo No. 5 * Mambo No. 8 * Manteca * Maria Elena * Mas Que Nada * Meditation * Once I Loved (Amor Em Paz) * One Not Minimize

Written by jazz musician Bob Mintzer, 14 Jazz & Funk Etudes ... Read more

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 CD containing combo accompaniment that's ideal for practice sessions. Minimize

What do Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Willie Nel ... Read more

What do Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Tom Waits, Cassandra Wilson, and Ani DiFranco have in common? In Highway 61 Revisited, acclaimed music critic Gene Santoro says the answer is jazz--not just the musical style, but jazz's distinctive ambiance and attitudes. As legendary bebop rebel Charlie Parker once put it, "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn." Unwinding that Zen-like statement, Santoro traces how jazz's existential art has infused outstanding musicians in nearly every wing of American popular music--blues, folk, gospel, psychedelic rock, country, bluegrass, soul, funk, hiphop--with its parallel process of self-discovery and artistic creation through musical improvisation. Taking less-traveled paths through the last century of American pop, Highway 61 Revisited maps unexpected musical and cultural links between such apparently disparate figures as Louis Armstrong, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and Herbie Hancock; Miles Davis, Lenny Bruce, The Grateful Dead, Bruce Springsteen, and many others. Focusing on jazz's power to connect, Santoro shows how the jazz milieu created a fertile space "where whites and blacks could meet in America on something like equal grounds," and indeed where art and entertainment, politics and poetry, mainstream culture and its subversive offshoots were drawn together in a heady mix whose influence has proved both far-reaching and seemingly inexhaustible. Combining interviews and original research, and marked throughout by Santoro's wide ranging grasp of cultural history, Highway 61 Revisited offers readers a new look at--and a new way of listening to--the many ways jazz has colored the entire range of American popular music in all its dazzling profusion. Minimize

Go Tell It on the Mountain Conductor Score & Parts. Play th ... Read more

Go Tell It on the Mountain Conductor Score & Parts. Play this jazz waltz will work for the holidays or any season! Beginning with claps and foot stomps, the chart builds throughout. Includes a written-out alto solo and lead trumpet range to written B-flat above the staff. Adapted from a chart originally wr Minimize

This must-own collection includes 635 songs spanning all ja ... Read more

This must-own collection includes 635 songs spanning all jazz styles from more than 9 decades from traditional to swing to modern jazz carefully chosen chords with common practice chord substitutions lyrics to accomodate vocalists easy-to-read music and composer and performer indexes. Songs include: Maple Leaf Rag Basin Street Blues A Night in Tunisia Lullaby of Birdland The Girl from Ipanema Bag's Groove I Can't Get Started All the Things You Are and many more! Minimize

Jazz and its colorful, expansive history resonate in this u ... Read more

Jazz and its colorful, expansive history resonate in this unique collection of 60 essays specially-commissioned from today's top jazz performers, writers, and scholars. Contributors include such jazz insiders as Bill Crow, Samuel A. Floyd Jr., Ted Gioia, Gene Lees, Dan Morgenstern, Gunther Schuller, Richard M. Sudhalter, and Patricia Willard. Both a reference book and an engaging read, the Companion surveys the evolution of jazz from its roots in Africa and Europe until the present. Along the way, each distinctive style and period is profiled by an expert in the field. Whether your preference is ragtime, the blues, bebop, or fusion, you will find the chief characteristics and memorable performances illuminated here with a thoroughness found in no other single-volume jazz reference.The Oxford Companion to Jazz features individual biographies of the most memorable characters of this relatively young art form. Sidney Bechet, King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, and the divas of jazz song--Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan--come to life in thoughtful considerations of their influences, often turbulent personal lives, and signature styles. In addition, this book looks at the impact of jazz on American culture-in literature, film, television, and dance-and explores the essential instruments of jazz and their most memorable players.The Oxford Companion to Jazz will provide a quick reference source as well as a dynamic and broad overview for all lovers of jazz, from novices to aficionados. Minimize

The overall theme of these lessons is to show the roots of ... Read more

The overall theme of these lessons is to show the roots of Classic Jazz using archival footage; how to arrange a jazz composition and then how to improvise around the arrangement using various techniques. Pat Donohue is a master of fingerstyle jazz guitar. He describes in detail his arrangements as well as how to improvise upon the tunes. The second lesson presents three more arrangements: Ain't Misbehavin', Georgia On My Mind and Big Blind Bluesy. Archival footage is included that features a 1941 film of Fats Waller performing Ain't Misbehavin' and Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson playing a piano boogie duet from 1942. 78 minutes / Level 3 / 24 page tab/music booklet Minimize

Instrumental Jazz Arranging consists of a systematic presen ... Read more

Instrumental Jazz Arranging consists of a systematic presentation of the essential techniques and materials of jazz arranging. Authors Mike Tomaro and John Wilson draw upon 50+ years of combined teaching experience to bring you a book that addresses all of the basic needs for beginning arrangers. Topics include counterpoint/linear writing, jazz harmony, compositional techniques, and orchestration. All topics serve to address issues concerned with true arranging in great detail. The book may be used in both individual and classroom instructional situations. The accompanying CDs - 170 tracks in all! - include many of the examples in the book, plus templates for assignments formatted for Finale . Minimize

Pro Version. CD-ROM software. With CD-ROM. 8x9.5 inches. Pu ... Read more

Pro Version. CD-ROM software. With CD-ROM. 8x9.5 inches. Published by Jss Music.Let Dick Hyman take you on a thrilling musical journey to 52nd St, the Cotton Club, Carnegie Hall, Chicago, Kansas City, a Ragtime Saloon, New Orleans' Storyville and other legendary jazz night spots! Years in the making, this outstanding CD-ROM is a complete and informative history of jazz piano, led by the masterful Dick Hyman, a virtuoso unparalleled in his versatility. Recorded by Hyman himself on a Disklavier in his Florida studio are 103 historically important songs that highlight the diverse styles of 60 of the most influential pianists of the last 100 years, such as Count Basie, Bix Beiderbecke, Eubie Blake, Dave Brubeck, Nat Cole, Duke Ellington, Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Art Tatum, McCoy Tyner, Fats Waller, and dozens more! This terrific reference tool includes extensive commentary and recollections by Hyman and some of the artists to whom he pays tribute, biographies, and extensive discographies of the original recordings recreated here. The Pro version includes two disks and features over 90 minutes of instrucational video, with nine complete lessons, printable scores, a MIDI studio with all of the qualities of a virtual player piano, and more! Minimum System Requirements: 12 MB RAM Windows 95/98 Mac OS 7.5/8. Minimize

Professional jazz pianist and renowned clinician Sue Downs ... Read more

Professional jazz pianist and renowned clinician Sue Downs has been performing for decades. This disk features great standards performed in Sue's swingin' style: Blue Skies Fascinating Rhythm Honeysuckle Rose I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' Lulu's Back in Town My Funny Valentine Pick Yourself Up Someone to Watch over Me Summertime more. Minimize

Swing music was one of America's first truly original contr ... Read more

Swing music was one of America's first truly original contributions to the world of Fine Arts. The period of the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s is thus far the only age in history when the popularity of swing eclipsed all other genres of music in the U.S. It is an epoch known as the Big Swing Band era, and during it swing music was king. The popularity of swing, and the way of playing it in the swing music style, waned after WWII. However big bands like those of Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw and others upheld the tradition into the 1970s and beyond, in their playing and recordings since the fall of the big bands. Similarly the great pop and jazz vocalists of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s employed arrangements and instrumentation by arrangers and musicians previously associated with, and understanding of, the phraseology of the Big Swing Band era. Since the 1950s I have been involved in the research, collecting, and radio and television broadcasting of swing music that spans seven decades of swing history. It is this experience and love for big band music that compelled me to author. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE HISTORY of the SWING ERA, BIOGRAPHIES of BIG SWING BANDS, ARRANGERS and SIDEMEN. Harvey Sheldon a disc jockey, during the 50’s on WHAT radio in Philly created a national promotional campaign that every D.J. promoting the Big Swing Bands. Simply saying,” THE SWINGIN’ 50’S” and “BRING BACK THE BANDS.” You will find the history of the evolution of swing big bands and Afro Cuban music plus biographies, of the big band leaders, arrangers, not to be forgotten the sidemen. Harvey Sheldon author of 5 books on American Music. Historical books on Broadway and Hollywood Musicals. Critically acclaimed books on the Swing Big Band Era and Pop music from the 1920’s through the 1960’s. HARVEY SHELDON HE KNOWS ALL - TELLS ALL - TELLS EVERYTHING - of all the questions and the history of Swing Big Band music and the biographies of the ground breaking Swing Big Bands. Minimize

Beginning with the emergence of commercial American music i ... Read more

Beginning with the emergence of commercial American music in the nineteenth century, Volume 1 includes essays on the major performers, composers, media, and movements that shaped our musical culture before rock and roll. Articles explore the theoretical dimensions of popular music studies; the music of the nineteenth century; and the role of black Americans in the evolution of popular music. Also included—the music of Tin Pan Alley, ragtime, swing, the blues, the influences of W. S. Gilbert and Rodgers and Hammerstein, and changes in lyric writing styles from the nineteenth century to the rock era. Minimize

This exceptional new DVD is designed to assist your student ... Read more

This exceptional new DVD is designed to assist your students in achieving a comfort level with the performance of jazz style and improvisation techniques within your choral program. Subjects and techniques include chords within the blues style, use of sca Minimize

Contributors: Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flahe ... Read more

Contributors: Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty Level: Genre: Broadway Series: Instrument: Piano/Vocal Format: Vocal Score Page Count: 416 Minimize

This familiar classic from the 1920s is revisited by Mark H ... Read more

This familiar classic from the 1920s is revisited by Mark Hayes creating a choral that is refreshingly new! Its energetic jazzy style highlights a positive and upbeat message. A wonderful selection for show choirs to add choreography; vocal jazz ensembles to use their straight tone blend; and festival choirs to add style and rhythm to contemporary programs. A homerun with track or optional instrumentation! Available: SATB SAB 2-part Ensemble parts (Clarinet; Trumpets 1 2 3; Trombone 1 2 3; Master Rhythm) StudioTrax CD. Minimize

Louis Jordan (1908-75) is the acknowledged father of rhythm ... Read more

Louis Jordan (1908-75) is the acknowledged father of rhythm and blues, the jazz saxophonist and vocalist whose inventiveness acted as a bridge between jazz and rhythm and blues, paving the way for Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, James Brown, and countless others.By combining the music of his rural African-American heritage with the sophisticated sounds of nightclub bands, Jordan produced a unique style. His inspired vocals, blending the humor and pathos of his upbringing, soon won him a huge following. Jordan and his Tympany Five made a string of bestselling records that included "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby," "Caldonia," and "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie." Posthumously, Jordan's name has reached a new audience via the Broadway show Five Guys Named Moe."Singer-saxophonist Louis Jordan was the pivotal figure in the development of what would become known as rhythm and blues, and an important influence on such future stars as B. B. King, Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, James Brown, and Bill Haley....This biography, complete with a thoughtful analysis of all the musician's numerous recordings, goes a long way toward restoring Jordan's rightful place among the major musical figures of the century." --Express Books". . . Chilton tells fascinating stories of the swinging 'battles' between big bands and the struggles of touring in the South, still very segregated during Jordan's heyday. Here, as in his biographies of Coleman Hawkins and Sidney Bechet, Chilton demonstrates that he may be the most meticulous of jazz biographers." --Booklist"John Chilton has, once again, given us an exemplary biography of a jazzman.... [A] fascinating read...." --JazzTimesJohn Chilton is the author of several books on jazz, including the Who's Who of Jazz. Minimize

625 Alive is an exact note-for-note transcription -- includ ... Read more

625 Alive is an exact note-for-note transcription -- including TAB notation -- of Wes Montgomery's performance on the television show, Jazz 625. This is the only transcription book in the world that uses Wes' film footage as opposed to audio recordings source material. While other books may make educated guesses about Wes' fingerings and techniques, this transcription is verified by the film. In addition to the notated music, this heavyweight paperback book contains many photos of Wes, quotations, and a historic interview with the Wes' pianist, Harold Mabern. The publication is fully legal, with permission of the publishing companies and the Wes Montgomery estate. A portion of each sale goes back to Wes' estate. From the back cover of the book: On March 25, 1965, jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery led his quartet into London's BBC studios to perform for the TV show, Jazz 625. Already known to the jazz community as a groundbreaking guitarist, Wes was at the top of his form, and, seemingly effortlessly, recorded one of the greatest jazz performances ever captured on film. 625 Alive: The Wes Montgomery BBC Performance Transcribed is the definitive transcription of the music created on that day. It contains all of Wes' melodies and improvisations, including intros, solos, shout choruses and tags. Also included are a detailed harmonic and aesthetic analysis of each solo, insight into Wes unique technique and fingering, and an interview with the band's pianist, Harold Mabern. Minimize