August 2010

August 2010 Newsletter: The Beginning of a New Musical Year!

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We are back from attending our first Texas Bandmasters' Convention in the unique and interesting city of San Antonio and are fully ready for the onset of a new musical year.

Jazz Lines Publications now has 125 titles in print, with many, many more great ones in the pipeline. The newest additions to the catalog are historic pieces by Benny Carter and Mary Lou Williams and a great new one from Gil Evans. In addition, we welcome Terry Gibbs and his music to our family of legends. Mr. Gibbs has been a true treat to work with, and in addition to being a hilarious repository of the last 65 years of jazz history, the Dream Band and Vibes on Velvet charts in his library are legendary as well. We now have the Dream Band's Moonglow and Flying Home available, and more will be forthcoming.

We are working very hard to make all of the best and most appealing new arrangements available from all of the publishers whose works we carry, so please check our new release pages frequently in the coming weeks.

Our Fall 2010 print catalog of currently available Jazz Lines Publications arrangements is going out over the next two weeks, so if you have not received a copy by the last week of August, please let us know if you'd like one. The most up-to-date listing of everything we offer is always available at our website, and here is a link to what will always be the complete list of Jazz Lines Publications charts and New Releases.

We make a special and most respectful birthday remembrance of the great Benny Carter, whose birthday was Sunday August 8. We are so very proud to call this gentleman a member of the Jazz Lines Publications family, and we enthusiastically remember him on this 103rd anniversary of his birth.

We once again thank everyone for your support - it is sincerely appreciated every day of the year!

Rob and Doug at ejazzlines

FEATURED NEW BIG BAND ARRANGEMENTS: Jazz Lines Publications enthusiastically offers the below classics from the Terry Gibbs Dream Band, Benny Carter, Mary Lou Williams, and Gil Evans. We also have several more great new charts from our friend Bob Curnow at Sierra Music, including charts from Mr. Carter, Maynard Ferguson, Doc Severinsen, Stan Kenton, Count Basie, and Pat Metheny. We are taking pre-orders for a long-awaited release of the Ellington/Strayhorn arrangements of The Nutcracker, which should hopefully be available for shipping within about 4-6 weeks. Please check back often, as Sierra and the other publishers we represent will be publishing many more new items in the coming weeks. ALL AUGUST 2010 NEW BIG BAND ARRANGEMENTS ALL JULY 2010 NEW BIG BAND ARRANGEMENTS
MOONGLOW: TERRY GIBBS DREAM BAND/AL COHN Here is an absolutely gorgeous chart by master arranger Al Cohn. This was written for the Terry Gibbs Dream Band and recorded in 1959 live at the Sundown Club in Hollywood, CA. This arrangement features a trumpet solo (part of it written out by Al Cohn, for trumpet 4) and an alto saxophone solo. As with all of the Dream Band charts, this arrangement is full of rich, sophisticated harmonies and interesting rhythmic sequences. We have published this arrangement from the original parts as supplied to us by Terry Gibbs.	WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW: BENNY CARTER 'When Lights Are Low' is Carter's most popular song, recorded many times over the years. Perhaps the most famous version was made by Miles Davis in 1953. The arrangement presented here was first performed by an all-star big band led by Carter for a concert at Princeton University in 1973. The parts reveal that Carter made quite a few changes over many performances of this setting; there are cross-outs, paste-overs and rewrites in pencil by several hands. This is the final version of Carter's arrangement.
LA NEVADA: GIL EVANS Gil Evans made two albums for the World Pacific label in 1958 and 1959. On the second of the two albums, 'Out of the Cool,' the last track was an original composition called La Nevada. One of the few original compositions that Evans wrote during this period, La Nevada, is a loose chart designed to allow the band to open up. The theme itself is arranged, but very little else is. Evans was veering toward a more improvised ensemble music that would evolve over many performances. This is a great chart to work on open playing and the concepts behind background improvisation.	MESSA STOMP: MARY LOU WILLIAMS Here is one of the classic, early big band arrangements by Mary Lou Williams. Written for Andy Kirk's band in 1929, this arrangement helped to usher in the big band style. The arrangement is scored for 2 alto saxophones (alto 1 doubles clarinet), tenor saxophone, 2 trumpets, trombone, guitar (or banjo), piano, bass, and drums. Featured is a splendid piano solo presented here as-played by Mary Lou.
IN A MIST: BUNNY BERIGAN/JOE LIPMAN In 1938 Bunny Berigan recorded a tribute to Bix Beiderbecke. The arrangements were done by the piano player, Joe Lipman. Joe went on to become a successful commercial arranger and is known to Charlie Parker fans for his string and big band arrangements featuring Bird. Bix's tune 'In a Mist' was a groundbreaking composition in that it employs impressionistic scales and chord sequences that were not common to popular music at the time. Lipman has brilliantly captured the feel of the composition in this 6 horn arrangement. The original score calls for clarinet, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, 2 trumpets, trombone, piano, bass, and drums. We have added a guitar part. In addition, the clarinet part may be played by a soprano saxophone and we have included a baritone saxophone part as an alternate for the bass clarinet - though we encourage you to use the bass clarinet part to achieve the proper balance.	I'M COMING VIRGINIA: BENNY CARTER Here is Benny Carter's great sax ensemble arrangement as recorded in 1938 with Django Reinhardt on guitar. This arrangement features 2 altos, 2 tenors, guitar, piano, bass, and drums. An open solo section is included so that you may feature any number of soloists. This is a difficult but absolutely superb arrangement.

FEATURED NEW DVDs: We also have new DVDs featuring Bernard Allison, Freddie King, Frank Zappa, the guitar style of Blind Blake, and various instructional DVDs as well. The Miles Davis Quintet Live in Copenhagen and Rome 1969 is now available again, in very limited quantities. Please check out July's selection for great live DVDs from Jaco Pastorius, Stan Getz/Chet Baker, and Nat King Cole, and several others from Miles. ALL AUGUST 2010 DVDs ALL JULY 2010 NEW DVDs
WEATHER REPORT: LIVE IN HAMBURG 1971 Here is Weather Report's 1971 performance on the groundbreaking German TV show Beat Club made commercially available for the first time on DVD. This early lineup of Weather Report features Alphonse Mouzon (drums), Miroslav Vitous (bass), and Dom Um Romao (percussion), alongside founding members Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter.	MILES DAVIS AND KEITH JARRETT: THE 1971 BERLIN CONCERT Miles Davis led a magnificent electric group in the Berlin part of this DVD, filmed at the Berlin Philharmonie on November 6, 1971. Bonus tracks provided are of Keith Jarrett solo at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy, on July 26, 1974. This DVD is not quite up to the standards of DVDs produced in the 21st century, but, it remains a valuable document of a classic Miles group.
JOHN LEE HOOKER: RARE PERFORMANCES This DVD has been compiled from very rare footage and it has been remastered to produce the best possible results. However, the listener should approach this DVD in its historical perspective realizing that there are imperfections in the original source material. A 25 page comprehensive booklet featuring biographical material, rare photographs and details on the tunes performed on this DVD can be accessed and downloaded from Guitarvideos.com.	WILLIE DIXON: I AM THE BLUES Willie Dixon taught bass players how to rock 'n' roll. Listen to him on Chuck Berry's Chess recordings of Rock and Roll Music and Reelin' and Rockin'. He took big band music and Mississippi blues and melded them into something new, opening the door for Motown and others to walk in and take it even further. Features 8 super tracks, biography, image gallery and much more!
DRUM TIPS PART 2: DOUBLE BASS DRUM/FUNKY DRUMMERS Drum Tips on DVD brings together several of the world's greatest drummers, each providing his own drumming insights, techniques, and philosophies to a power-packed program. The DVD focuses on two different styles of drumming, allowing you to compare and contrast the secrets of each of these great musicians. This DVD concentrates on Double Bass Drumming and Funky Drummers. Featured artists include Terry Bozzio, Simon Phillips, Rod Morgenstein and Joe Franco, Mike Clark with bassist Paul Jackson (Herbie Hancock), David Garibaldi (Tower of Power), Dennis Chambers (Parliament Funkadelic), and Chad Smith with bassist Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers).	THE MUSIC WITHIN For those involved in choral music, 95% of the work is spent away from the conductor's podium. In fact, the most important aspect of their teaching and of their lives is wrapped up in the person that they are or their own authenticity. What is shared with students depends on one's own individual journey and what one is willing and able to communicate with them through music. This DVD and workbook will remind you of the days of youth and free spirit as well as help you to rediscover the "creativity volume knob" and turn it back to forte, where it belongs!

FEATURED NEW BOOKS: We are also proud to present a new Norah Jones Songbook, an Eddie Palmieri Salsa transcription book, Improvising Blues Saxophone, the Paul Simon Jazz Play-Along; several instructional books for piano, guitar, and clarinet; and many great new books for singers as well. We also highly recommend July's very best, The Art of Billy Strayhorn, Brazilian Piano, and Danny Gottlieb's Essential Jazz Percussion. ALL AUGUST 2010 BOOKS ALL JULY 2010 BOOKS
COUNT BASIE PLAY-ALONG Learn to play in the style of one of jazz's all-time great bandleaders! 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 helps you master improvisation while playing some of the greatest tunes of all time.	JAZZ DRUMMING TRANSITIONS This guide will help any drummer learn how to make smooth transitions between different feels and tempos, as well as become comfortable with modern swing styles and timekeeping practices. Drummers will also become familiar with big band chart reading in styles other than traditional swing, which is vital in small group situations and contemporary jazz ensembles.
JAZZ-ROCK HORN HITS BY CHICAGO PLAY-ALONG Learn to play in the style of one of the all-time great jazzy rock bands! 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 helps you master improvisation while playing some of the greatest tunes of all time.	PRO CHARTS FOR JAZZ GUITAR Eight jazz classics transcribed as they were played by legends Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Luis Bonfa, Barney Kessel, and Johnny Smith. This book also includes a CD with two tracks for each song: one at a practice tempo and one at performance speed.
MUSICAL MIND OF THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR Chapters that address the connection of nuance and inflections with language and music and that expand the meaning of the words 'ensemble and entrainment' are but a few of the insightful topics covered by this award-winning author. Ed Lisk's extensive professional career has enabled him to train many of today's leading music educators and provide materials used in schools and universities both here and abroad. The Musical Mind of the Creative Director expands his previous publications by creating a greater awareness of the many components that surround the beauty of musical expression.	LATIN SAXOPHONE SOLIST FOR B FLAT AND E FLAT INSTRUMENTS Latin Saxophone Soloist by Gabriel Rosati & Darrow Hunt provides an extensive study into the various Latin saxophone styles including: Salsa, Mambo, Merengue, Calypso, Cha Cha, etc. The exciting 50 examples will have you spending many enjoyable hours learning the intricacies of Latin saxophone playing. The book is transcribed note for note (for both Bb & Eb instruments) from the superbly recorded audio CD. Each example is recorded twice, the first version with sax, piano, bass, and percussion and the second version with just piano, bass, and percussion so that the sax player can practice along with the rhythm section.


As of this newsletter we have added 31 new DVDs for August 2010 and 18 for July 2010; 45 new music books for August 2010 and 69 for July 2010; 18 new big band and combo arrangements for the month of August 2010 and 19 for the month of July 2010. The most recent additions have helped our ever-growing DVD selection continue its growth, now totaling 2315 titles! Please check it out today-we have jazz, blues, funk, and soul, live and documentary, method and master class, and much more - we are proud to offer a selection of jazz and jazz-related DVDs that is truly second to none. As always, please keep in mind that many of our new releases are available in limited quantities. We do our best to predict demand and fill orders as quickly as possible, but we do run out of new releases. Even if we run out of stock, everything featured in this newsletter should be available to ship within 1 to 2 weeks.