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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...

Queen of Bebop brilliantly chronicles the life of jazz singer Sarah Vaughan, one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the twentieth century and a pioneer of women's and civil rightsSarah Vaughan, a pivotal figure in the formation of bebop,...

For guitarists, the technical learning curve for improvisation is fairly steep. For this reason, it is important to find multiple uses for the musical structures that you learn to execute. This approach decreases the learning curve considerably. This...

A unique tribute to often overlooked women who have left an indelible mark on Gospel Music--powerful talents who overcame racism and sexism to define the genre, establish its sound, and set the standard for good sangin' for generations.Nothing in the...

Jazz Chords is not just a great reference source. It is a dynamic jazz guitar chord book that focuses on major, minor, and dominant chord voicings and how they function in jazz progressions such as ii-V7-I progressions, turnarounds, and blues...

(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 Books are...

Since 1976, Dan Coates has arranged thousands of popular music titles. Composers and artists such as John Williams, Burt Bacharach, and Elton John have expressed total confidence in Dan's ability to create outstanding piano arrangements that retain the...

This volume explores a musical approach to developing jazz vocabulary around the drumset, featuring 60 exercises ranging in duration from short passages to extended solos. The book aims to teach a fundamental understanding of the jazz language, with an...

Includes: Someone to Watch Over Me * I Love Paris * Summertime * Misty * Gone with the Wind * I Can't Give You Anything but Love * Tenderly * I Only Have Eyes for You * These Foolish Things * The Very Thought of You * Love Me or Leave Me * You Do...

As immediately believable as they were cartoonish, as much an inner city cipher as a suburban boys gang, the foursome that made up the Pharcyde were the most relatable MCs to ever pass the mic. On their debut and magnum opus Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde,...

(Guitar Educational). The purpose of this book is to give aspiring blues guitarists & experienced players alike a large chunk of the vocabulary of the blues in other words, lots of licks ! It contains music and performance notes for 75 hot lead phrases,...

While many publications claim to have captured the phenomenon that was "swinging London," only one magazine was present to illustrate this extraordinary moment as it unraveled. London Life magazine emerged in October 1965, and over the next fifteen...

(Berklee Labs). Even if you're a complete beginner, this easy-to-understand instructional guide will get you improvising in no time! Learn to improvise in jazz, Latin, fusion, blues and rock styles in all keys with step-by-step instruction, practice tips...

(Bass Play-Along). The Bass Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the audio tracks to hear how the bass should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody...

Eric Slone teaches you all the essential lead and rhythm techniques to become a great blues guitarist. Learn about transposition, call-and-response, targeting chord tones, arpeggios, scales, fills between vocals, pinch harmonics, rakes, Texas power...

Pianists at the late elementary level will experience a variety of jazz rhythms and styles in Martha Mier's Concertino in Jazz Styles. The first movement features a lyrical melodic line in the solo part accompanied by syncopated rhythms and seventh-chord...