In addition to the featured new DVDs below, we also have two more from Tommy Emmanuel.
Finally, our commitment to the blues offers up new DVDs from Robert Cray
and Muddy Waters.
In stock are also some of last month's best: John Riley's The Master Drummer,
How to Play Trumpet the James Morrison Way,
and Maynard Ferguson Live from the King Cat Theater.
ALL MAY 2009 DVDs
ALL APRIL 2009 DVDs
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MILES DAVIS: LIVE IN GERMANY 1987
From the mid 1950s to his death in the early '90s, Davis was universally recognized as one of the most innovative musicians working in jazz. This concert, filmed in Munich in 1987, followed the release of his Grammy Award winning album Tutu and the set list features two tracks from that record, the title track and Portia,
plus his unique arrangements of Michael Jackson's Human Nature and Cyndi Lauper's Time After Time. Also included is a 30 minute interview & featurette.
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JOHN MCLAUGHLIN AND THE 4TH DIMENSION: BELGRADE LIVE
Live at Belgrade is the first complete John McLaughlin concert ever presented on DVD. This show was filmed on May 16, 2008 in Belgrade by Radio Television of Serbia, and captures a remarkable performance of the band.
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CHARLES MINGUS: EPITAPH
On June 3rd, 1989, the Alice Tully Hall at New York's Lincoln Center was the venue for the world premiere performance of Charles Mingus' masterpiece Epitaph. Conductor Gunther Schuller directed 30 musicians in what the New York Times described
as "One of the most memorable jazz events of the decade." The piece had been discovered after Mingus' death in 1979 and painstakingly restored and copied.
It is the largest and longest piece for jazz orchestra ever written and is now available here on DVD for the first time.
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JIMMY WITHERSPOON: GOIN' DOWN BLUES
Remembered as a quintessential Blues Man, Jimmy Witherspoon had a style based in the tradition of the big band, and was able to incorporate genres such as Jazz, Soul, Rock n Roll and R&B into his repertoire. As seen on TV and also featuring jazz guitarist John Collins & Jazz sax great Marshall Royal,
among others, this DVD features Witherspoon's authentic, honest songs and emotional vocal styling that propelled him from his humble beginnings into a genuine musical icon.
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LINDA HOPKINS: DEEP IN THE NIGHT
Besides Broadway musicals, Linda Hopkins is also a popular face at jazz festivals, as well as acting for TV and films. Having performed for three United States presidents, she won accolades for not only her voice but her impeccable acting abilities.
With a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Hopkins has been recognized as a versatile entertainer, as well as one of the premiere voices of her generation despite never receiving the household name-recognition worthy of one of the world's great talents.
Also featuring special guests jazz pianist Paul Smith, longtime pianist & musical director for Ella Fitzgerald, & jazz saxophone innovator Eddie Harris, this is the definitive DVD of Hopkins' legendary voice.
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'TIS AUTUMN: THE SEARCH FOR JACKIE PARIS
In the 1950s and '60s, Jackie Paris was one of the most celebrated jazz vocalists of his generation; he collaborated with such giants as Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and Dizzy Gillespie, he was a favorite of leading music critics, and recorded for such top jazz labels as Impulse and East-West.
But ten years on, Paris had fallen so far off the radar that a major jazz reference work reported that Paris had died in 1977, even though he was still around and occasionally performing at the time.
In the 1990s, filmmaker Raymond De Felitta heard some of Paris' recordings and became an instant fan, and was deeply curious about Paris' life and career, and how an artist with such gifts had become little more than a footnote in music history.
De Felitta's search eventually led him to Paris himself, and a fascinating story of bad luck, a wildly dysfunctional family, dangerous pride, a hair-trigger temper, and a remarkable voice that somehow survived it all, even if his career did not.
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LATIN STYLES FOR GUITAR
Award-winning Argentinean guitarist Brian Chambouleyron gives you an overview of various styles of Latin American music, explaining how it has evolved and been embraced around the world.
The mixing of Spanish, Portuguese, African, European and native influences has blended into many distinct genres. Brian has specially composed sample pieces which he plays (solo or with a band) in this DVD.
Features downloadable printed music in standard notation and tablature so guitarists can play along with: a Bolero from Mexico, Vals from Peru, Guarania from Paraguay, Guajira from Cuba, Samba from Brazil, and a Tango from Argentina.
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WILLIE BOBO: KING CONGA
This DVD features one of the most influential infusers of Latin, Jazz, Rock and Popular music. Raised in a Spanish Harlem neighborhood, William Bobo Correa was one of the premiere Jazz & Latin percussionists of the 1960s and 70s, most recognized for playing Afro-Cuban Jazz.
He joined Tito Puente's band at the age of 19 and was given his first mainstream exposure after playing on the
George Shearing album The Shearing Spell. Featured here are two episodes of the acclaimed Ad Lib TV series, with Bobo's imaginative sound on timbales and congas.
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FEATURED NEW BOOKS:
In addition to the below we have a Music Minus Saxophone Basie play-along.
Also in stock from last month are the Duke Ellington Real Book,
Jazz Phrasing for Beginners,
Kurt Rosenwinkel East Coast Love Affair transcriptions,
The Definitive Antonio Carlos Jobim Collection,
and the Best of John Coltrane.
ALL MAY 2009 BOOKS
ALL APRIL 2009 BOOKS
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ESSENTIAL JAZZ LINES IN THE SYTLE OF JOHN COLTRANE: TENOR EDITION
First, to help the student better understand Coltrane's bebop style of improvising, the authors discuss the use of guide tones, bebop scales, three to flat nine, targeting, and other techniques.
Then the text presents numerous one-, two-, and three-measure jazz lines in Coltrane's style grouped by the harmony over which they can be used.
The accompanying play-along CD provides the rhythm parts for each section, including a track for each section that modulates through the cycle of fourths, helping you master the phrases in all keys.
Incorporate these essential jazz lines into your vocabulary and you will be able to create your own lines in the style of John Coltrane. This series has brought the music of some of jazz's
most important figures to players of all instruments, and these two new ones are sure to be another major step forward for this excellent and very popular series. A
trumpet edition is also now available.
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THE ART OF SINGING
Singers of every age, level, and musical genre will benefit from this insightful new book. Topics include: Finding the Voice That Was Never Lost; Language; Learning; The Brain in Singing; Fear and the Psychology of Singing;
Putting Theory into Practice (the physiology and technique of singing). Performers of all ages and abilities will gain valuable insight into the mechanics, psychology and physiology of singing. This is another excellent Hal Leonard book devoted to helping singers of all levels and styles.
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ADVANCED HARMONIC CONCEPTS
This is a clear, concise, and beautifully conceived approach to expanding the harmonic possibilities for today's composer.
It features a way to forge a personal creative process which provides structure in a harmonic style that has few boundaries.
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JAZZ IMPROVISATION: ADVICE FROM THE MASTERS
16 well-known jazz figures condense their best advice on a particular subject to 2 pages each. Includes advice from James Moody, Kenny Werner, Lew Tabackin, Todd Coolman, Judi Silvano, Dave Douglas, Hal Galper, Robin Eubanks,
David Liebman, Steve Coleman, Mark Helias, Jeremy Pelt, Terri Lyne Carrington, Charlie Hunter, Joanne Brackeen, and Dave Stryker. Subjects include playing 'free,'
playing with conviction, exercises to enhance creativity, using computer technologies, silencing the inner critic, getting a bebop foundation, using classic recordings, and more.
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DIANA KRALL: QUIET NIGHTS
The titles inside the Quiet Nights songbook are unnerving in their intimacy, from the soul-stilling rendition of You're My Thrill
to the inspirational version of Where or When. The twelfth album released by Diana Krall pushes her familiar breathy contralto vocals into the realm of
sweet surrender with a Brazilian-influenced flare.
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DISCO GUITAR PLAY-ALONG
The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the CD to hear how the guitar should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks.
The melody and lyrics are included in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. Featured in this collection are: Boogie Oogie Oogie; Get Down Tonight; I Will Survive; Stayin' Alive; We Are Family; and more.
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FEATURED NEW BIG BAND ARRANGEMENTS:
We'll have some more great Jazz Lines charts coming out later this month including Sammy Davis' 'Birth of the Blues' and several Charlie Parker big band charts.
And, we just finalized an agreement with Med Flory to publish the Supersax charts. We should have the first batch of them ready to go in the next month or so.
MAY 2009 BIG BAND CHARTS
APRIL 2009 BIG BAND CHARTS
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CHILI PEPPERS [DUKE PEARSON]
This great bossa rock composition by Duke Pearson was featured in an octet form on his 1967 record 'The Right Touch.' Duke fleshed this funky tune out for a full big band,
though it was never recorded. This arrangement has been engraved directly from Duke's original manuscript - this is not a transcription. The tune calls for tenor, trumpet, and flute solos.
In addition, there is an open solo section and for the trumpet solo he indicated trading fours between trumpets 1-3. Both altos double flute and trombone 4 is bass.
This is another exciting arrangement from Duke Pearson.
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IT'S TOO LATE [MARK TAYLOR]
Here is Carole King's famous tune arranged for jazz big band. This arrangement for young bands is an alto saxophone feature.
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SUMMER NEVER ENDS [BILL LISTON]
When you're lucky enough to find the perfect ballad to feature your star trombonist, its often a highlight of your concert. Los Angeles film orchestrator
Bill Liston has penned the ideal vehicle to spotlight your soloist with this straight eighth note ballad. The compelling melody of this funky ballad offers sufficient space for
improvisation and will be a nice departure from the swing ballads normally written for trombone. Add this to your library today!
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FOOTLOOSE [JOHN BERRY]
Master arranger John Berry has put together a fun chart of Kenny Loggins' classic tune Footloose.
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In our weekly, monthly, yearly efforts to present the best selection possible of jazz and jazz-related items, as of this newsletter we have added
19 new CDs for the month of May 2009 and
37 for the month of April 2009;
25 new DVDs for May 2009
and 21 for April 2009;
21 new music books for May 2009
and 34 for April 2009;
8 new big band and combo arrangements for the month of May 2009
and 26 for the month of April 2009.
If you haven't visited our our Imports and Rarities section lately, please check it out. We are now stocking more and more obscure, rare, and hard-to-find
titles from Japan and Europe, including many titles that you may not be able to find elsewhere.
In our DVD section, we now carry a constantly growing and diversifying selection of over 1,900 jazz DVDs! We have all of 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 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 3 weeks.
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