It is mostly educational DVDs being featured in January, as so many of us are just back in school.
In addition to the below we also have Scott White's ABCs of Jazz Bass,
Buzz Feiten's Funky Rhythm Guitar,
and several more. Popular items from late 2009 in stock are
Ben Webster: Tenor Sax Legend,
Chops: It's All About the Music,
and every volume from the new Jazz Icons Series 4,
as well as every DVD from all of the Jazz Icons series.
ALL JANUARY 2009 DVDs
ALL DECEMBER 2009 DVDs
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JOHNNY MERCER: THE DREAM'S ON ME
This film on the life of Johnny Mercer was made by the great music documentarian Bruce Ricker. It aired on Turner Classic Movies, and is a fantastic look at the career of
this true giant of American arts. It contains both performance and documentary footage to present a wonderful look at the life and career of one of the great
American songwriters. Throughout his extraordinary career, he collaborated with hundreds of composers to write legendary movie songs such as 'Hooray for Hollywood,' 'Jeepers Creepers,' 'Laura,' 'That Old Black Magic,' 'Blues in the Night,'
'One for my Baby,' and 'Moon River.' Mercer then went on to co-found Capitol Records in 1942 and became a successful Broadway producer.
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PETER ERSKINE: EVERYTHING IS TIMEKEEPING
Time is a musical essential. Whether you are playing a simple beat or a fill or a solo, time should inform every choice you make at the instrument. Hence, Everything Is Timekeeping. Assisting Peter on this video are guitarist John Abercrombie and bassist Marc Johnson.
Included on the DVD are PDF files of the booklets that accompanied the original videos. There are also brand-new special features, including performances with vibraphonist Mike Mainieri, an extended lesson in brush-playing techniques, an in-depth interview, and a video montage.
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ALEX DE GRASSI: ACOUSTIC FINGERSTYLE GUITAR
Often cited as one of the world's top fingerstyle, steel-string guitarists, Grammy nominee Alex de Grassi brings a unique voice to the art of acoustic guitar with his evocative compositions and arrangements, a highly orchestrated sound, and sheer virtuosity. This DVD features a dozen lessons on acoustic guitar tone and technique, taught by a fingerstyle master. Topics covered include: accents, cross string picking, dynamics, glissandos and slides, hammer-ons and pull-offs, polyrhythms and cross rhythms, string stopping, timbre, tone production, vibrato and pitch modulation.
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THE LATIN FUNK CONNECTION
Watch, listen, and learn as acclaimed drum instructor Chuck Silverman shows you how to blend classic funk beats and popular Latin rhythms together to create exciting new grooves.
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There is a true plethora of great new books available, led by the ones pictured below.
We also have other new play-alongs featuring
Leonard Bernstein,
Just Standards,
Maiden Voyage/All Blues,
and Latin Favorites for Piano.
The Snare Drum Play-Along
and Drumstick Control
are among the excellent new drum books we have to offer. We also have the
Art and Soul of Quincy Jones,
a brand new book approved by the legend himself, which features original, handwritten scores by Quincy, many souvenir photos,
several magazine articles that follow Quincy's career, as well as 20 popular tunes he has written, arranged, or produced.
Finally, certainly among 2009's best, we also have
Downbeat: The Great Jazz Interviews in stock.
ALL JANUARY 2010 BOOKS
ALL DECEMBER 2009 BOOKS
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TASTING HARMONY
Brand New From Greg Fishman - A revolutionary new approach to ear training! Tasting Harmony is designed to teach your ear to focus on the sound of each individual chord tone while simultaneously hearing the full chord. This is a new approach to ear-training, utilizing the concept of synesthesia; the mixing of the senses. Tasting Harmony was developed to provide a fun approach for all musicians who want to get involved with harmony on a deeper level in a direct and non-theoretical way. Sing and play along with vocalist Petra van Nuis and pianist Jeremy Kahn as they take you through a full menu of ear-enriching harmonic flavors.
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OSCAR PETERSON PLAY-ALONG
One we all have been eagerly awaiting! Play along with one of the true all-time jazz virtuosos. 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 makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before while playing some of the greatest tunes of all time.
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BUD POWELL REAL BOOK
Features 44 signature songs from this jazz piano genius, all in the famous Real Book style! For C instruments, this is another fantastic idea from the folks at Hal Leonard.
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TOMMY FLANAGAN COLLECTION
Authentic, note-for-note transcriptions of the timeless and elegant Flanagan's playing on a dozen of his best.
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STEVE GADD TRANSCRIPTIONS
Mel Bay's brand new Steve Gadd drumming transcriptions book honors the talents of one of the greatest drummers in the entire world: the amazing Steve Gadd.
The book includes thirty stylistically varying transcriptions. It is a note for note, very accurate interpretation of Steve Gadd's style of playing the drums. In some cases there are only fragments that present the most interesting parts of the given song. The music is clearly notated and easy to read. Attractive quotations, a biography, an extensive discography and a videography are extra bonuses in this book.
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BEST OF BELWIN JAZZ: JAZZ BAND COLLECTION FOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE
This value collection from Alfred features ten outstanding big band jazz ensemble arrangements at the medium difficulty level. The charts are written by experienced educational jazz arrangers and composers in a variety of styles and tempos: swing, ballad, and jazz-rock. Books are available for full instrumentation 5/4/4/4, plus optional books for flute, horn in F, 1st /2nd /3rd baritone horn T.C., and tuba. The conductor book includes full-length recordings of all arrangements to listen, study and use a resource. Titles: Get it On, Greensleeves, Jumpin at the Woodside, Just in Time, Lester Leaps In, My Foolish Heart, Oh, Lady be Good!, On Green Dolphin Street, Summertime and This Can't be Love.
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JANUARY 2010 BIG BAND CHARTS
DECEMBER 2009 BIG BAND CHARTS
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KO KO: SUPSERSAX
This may just be the most difficult Supersax arrangement. Recorded at a blistering 150 beats per half note (and even faster live in Japan), this chart is extremely difficult to pull off as-recorded. Part of the melody is shared with optional trumpet and trombone. In addition, the saxes are featured with just drums (no piano or bass) for a section of the arrangement. Included is an open solo section (this tune is based on the chord changes to 'Cherokee'). Good luck!
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AFTER ALL: BILLY STRAYHORN
Here is Billy Strayhorn's famous arrangement of After All from the Essential Ellington Jazz at Lincoln Center Library series.
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WORK SONG: MINGUS BIG BAND
Written in a medium-tempo, swing style, the saxes take the lead in the beginning answered by screaming brass figures. Soprano sax and a solo trombone engage in an ongoing bluesy dialogue interspersed with swingin' passages for the entire band. All masterfully arranged by Sy Johnson. Recorded live by the Mingus Big Band.
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GG TRAIN: MINGUS BIG BAND
A study in contrasts, this dynamic chart features a blazingly fast swing tempo that alternates with sections in a very slow ballad style. The flexible solo section allows you customize this chart to fit the needs of your band. Recorded live by the Mingus Big Band.
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As we gear up excitedly to present interesting new items for you throughout another year, as of this newsletter we have added
12 new DVDs for January 2010
and 12 for December 2009;
83 new music books for January 2010
and 27 for December 2009;
5 new big band and combo arrangements for the month of January 2010
and 41 for the month of December 2009.
Our constantly growing jazz-related DVD selection now proudly presents over 2,175 titles. We have the live performance DVDs, the documentaries, the method DVDs, the personal master classes - we proudly 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.
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