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May 2011
| May 2011 Newsletter: A Package From Oliver Nelson, Jr. and an Increased Dedication to Education
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Our postal carrier brought something very special to our offices on Friday. As many of you know, most of our Jazz Lines Publications arrangements use as source material the original music written by some of the genre's best arrangers and played by some of the 20th century's best bands. Often, we travel to the source to access these historic documents; this time, the documents came to us. We are working closely with Oliver Nelson, Jr. to make more of his legendary father's work readily available, and we have been fortunate enough to already publish six of the charts Oliver, Sr. did for the Thelonious Monk Big Band. This spring we plan to publish the septet charts from one of the greatest records in jazz history, Blues and the Abstract Truth.
Oliver, Jr. sent us the music last week, and handling (with extreme care!) the actual parts used by the musicians to record Stolen Moments was something akin to handling a jazz version of an original Magna Carta or Constitution. As serious students of both music and history, we were mesmerized to be holding the parts that Freddie Hubbard and Bill Evans used; seeing the handwritten thoughts of Eric Dolphy, Paul Chambers, and Roy Haynes was one of the great moments in ejazzlines history. We immediately put the CD on (for about the thousandth time) and listened to it with a newfound familiarity, being in the proximity of the actual music used to record it. These charts will be published in the coming month, and we also hope to have a very exciting announcement at some point later in the year about a possible concert honoring this seminal and timeless work a half-century after its initial release.
We take our responsibility as a prominent member of the jazz education community most seriously. Over the next few months we will redouble our already significant efforts to provide the very best selection of jazz-based as well as general music educational tools for musicians of all levels and styles. This month's new book pages especially will show the results of this increased effort. We have many newly-added books, among them older works which we had yet to list from jazz and general music education stalwarts Charles-Louis Hanon, Lee Evans, Bill Boyd, Bruce Forman, Russ Miller, Arnie Berle, and others. This will continue in the upcoming months, so that when the new fall school season approaches, our offerings will truly be better than ever.
We once again thank everyone for your support - it is sincerely appreciated every day of the year!
Rob and Doug at ejazzlines
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May presents quite a wide variety of great new charts, and in addition to the below we have new arrangements of classics 'Round Midnight from Dave Wolpe, Evil Ways from Michael Mossman, Lullaby of Birdland from John Wasson, Secret Love from Greg Yasinitsky, That Old Black Magic from Kerry Marsh, I Could Write a Book by Darmon Meader, and both Watermelon Man and Willow Weep For Me from Jerry Sheppard. We also have new charts from Phil Collins' Big Band, Against All Odds and In the Air Tonight. We plan to have several new Jazz Lines Publications releases added to these pages in May, and as always, we will present the best of the many publishers we represent as well. We also would like to mention our April Jazz Lines Publications releases: Big Bad Bob, Ja-Da, Slittin' Sam, Soft Eyes, and Sweet Georgia Brown from Terry Gibbs's Dream Band library; Father Knickerbopper from Tiny Kahn; Roy Phillippe's Night Train; Springsville from Gil Evans; and yet another from our friend Med Flory's Supersax, Bud Powell's Tempus Fugit.
ALL MAY 2011 NEW ARRANGEMENTS
ALL APRIL 2011 NEW ARRANGEMENTS
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EASY TO LOVE: CHARLIE PARKER WITH STRINGS/JIMMY MUNDY
This arrangement of Easy to Love was written by Jimmy Mundy for Charlie Parker with Strings, and performed live on several occasions from 1950-1952. |
GODCHILD: CHUBBY JACKSON/TINY KAHN
This version of Godchild is the stock arrangement issued in 1949 that was based on the arrangement that was written for Chubby Jackson's big band. The sound sample is courtesy of Terry Gibbs, who performed this exact arrangement in May of 2010 during a tribute concert to Tiny Kahn. |
OPUS ONE: DREAM BAND/MARTY PAICH
Here is Marty Paich's arrangement for the Dream Band, as written and recorded in 1959. |
HEADS OR TAILS: DREAM BAND/ERNIE WILKINS
This arrangement was written by Ernie Wilkins for Terry Gibbs's 1956 EmArcy record titled 'Swingin' with the Terry Gibbs Orchestra.' This arrangement was originally written for four trombones; it was adapted to the current instrumentation of 3 trombones when it entered the Dream Band book. Alternate soloist parts have been included so that this may be played with any featured instrumentalist. |
HAPPINESS IS A THING CALLED JOE: DREAM BAND/BOB BROOKMEYER
This arrangement was written by Bob Brookmeyer for Terry Gibbs's 1956 EmArcy record titled 'Swingin' with the Terry Gibbs Orchestra.' This arrangement was originally written for five saxes, four trumpets, and four trombones. In addition, the solo was originally played on mellophone by Don Elliott. It was adapted to the current instrumentation when it entered the Dream Band book, and the solo moved to trombone 2. |
VERY BEST OF TIMES, THE: GORDON GOODWIN
A brand new one from one of the hottest arrangers working today! A very playable Goodwin swing chart at 140 BPM with solo space for alto, tenor, trumpet, trombone and/or piano. The auxiliary percussion part is for vibes. Lead trumpet range is to written high E. A tasty Basie-style chart that is accessible to a good high school band. |
ST. THOMAS: MICHAEL MOSSMAN
One of the most familiar Latin standards is given a complete facelift by Michael Mossman in this creative and impressive-sounding arrangement. You'll find harmonic wrinkles and rhythmic twists and turns amidst some really hot ensemble writing. A variety of solo opportunities are also provided. |
TRIBUTE TO TOMMY DORSEY: JEFF HEST
This tribute by arranger Jeff Hest brings two classics to you with Dorsey's famous hits, 'Song of India' and 'Im Getting Sentimental Over You.' If you have a lead bone with range and a sweet sound, then this will be the perfect showcase. Includes standard sax parts plus optional parts for saxes with clarinet doubles. This is the real deal for Tommy Dorsey. |
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Complementing the below is a great selection of educational DVDs we have just added to our offerings. These include two drum DVDs from Russ Miller, several Mel Reeves guitar and keyboard DVDs, New Orleans Drumming, Beyond Basics: Fingerstyle Solo Guitar, and others which will improve and broaden your playing. April featured one of our most popular recent DVDs, Jazzed Media's excellent new documentary on the career of Stan Kenton, Artistry in Rhythm. We also recommend Buck Clayton All-Stars Live, Duke Ellington Reminiscing in Tempo, Hiromi Solo Live, Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsys Live at the Fillmore East, and finally Symphonic Jazz: featuring Benny Golson, Tubby Hayes, and Stan Kenton.
ALL MAY 2011 NEW DVDs
ALL APRIL 2011 NEW DVDs
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ART BLAKEY'S JAZZ MESSENGERS: LIVE IN SAN REMO 1963
As filmed in San Remo in late March of 1963, this release features a rarely-seen concert headlined by the ensemble Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (Blakey on drums, Reggie Workman on bass, Cedar Walton on piano and Curtis Fuller on trombone), with two special guest stars - saxophonist Wayne Shorter and trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. Selections include: "Mosaic," "That Old Feeling," "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" and several more. |
ICONS AMONG US: YOU WILL NEVER LOOK AT JAZZ, ART, AND LIFE THE SAME WAY AGAIN
Deluxe, expanded edition of the amazing film Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense (also available, catalog number 845637000807.) This film is a fantastic and seminal study of many of the leading lights in the jazz world today. See the listing for extensive details. This 4-DVD set also contains a CD-ROM with a printable pdf study guide. |
JEFF BERLIN INSTRUCTIONAL DVD FOR BASS GUITAR
In this DVD, Jeff covers all aspects of bass playing. He begins with an explanation of his musical philosophy, then demonstrates stimulating solos. In a Q&A session with special guest, actor Ronny Cox (Deliverance, Beverly Hills Cop), Jeff gives his insights on scales and their connections for solos and intervallic exercises. He also shares tips on technique, harmonic practices, fretboard mastery and transcribing. His instruction is reinforced with band performances and a printable instruction booklet on the disc. |
THE BAD PLUS: NEVER STOP
This DVD/CD set features a landmark jazz album including bonus tracks not previously released on CD, plus a full length DVD of brand new performances, recorded in the studio. The DVD draws from a full decade of their greatest tunes, including new versions of the Nirvana and Black Sabbath covers that initially brought the band fame and controversy at the beginning of their decade-long run as new jazz avatars. The DVD also includes interviews. |
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Early May also gives us Hudson Music's Realistic Drum Fills: Replacements; Rubyana's The Realm of Music Sound; from Alfred we have Sound Advice on Recording & Mixing Guitars, The World of Flams, and History of Musical Style; there are Mel Bay's two volumes of Apuntes Flamencos; Scott Henderson's Jazz Guitar Chord System; and many others. As mentioned above, we have just added many works from leading educational authors and this effort will continue in the coming months. April's most popular books proved to be Hank Jones: Piano Works, the second edition of Berklee Music Theory: Book 1, Symmetric Cycles: New Tools For Advanced Improvisation and Composition, the fourth edition of the Wes Montgomery Guitar Folio, Playing Guitar in Jazz Band, and the Jeff Beck Play-Along.
ALL MAY 2011 NEW BOOKS
ALL APRIL 2011 NEW BOOKS
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WES MONTGOMERY PLAY-ALONG: 10 FAVORITE TUNES
This brand new volume in the Hal Leonard Jazz Play-Along series features the music of one of jazz's most beloved and creative guitarists. For use with all B-flat, E-flat, Bass Clef and C 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, these first-of-a-kind packages help you master improvisation while playing some of the greatest tunes of all time. |
MELODIC INTERPRETATION FOR THE DRUMSET
Brand new from Advance Music, this new approach to the drumset explores the possibilities of connecting melodic and rhythmic phrases to create innovative embellishments and counterpoint. It goes beyond most methods and exercise books by offering insights into making your playing more interesting, and more musical. Bob Wyatt says: "This book is a welcome addition to the library of any drum teacher or student concerned with the aesthetic quality of his or her playing." |
12-BAR BLUES: ALL-IN-ONE COMBO PACK
Another excellent educational tool from Dave Rubin. The term 12-bar blues has become synonymous with blues music and is the basis for an incredible body of jazz, rock 'n' roll, and other forms of popular music. This book/CD/DVD package is solely devoted to providing you with all the technical tools necessary for playing 12-bar blues with authority. You'll learn blues styles like Chicago, minor, slow, bebop, and more, while focusing on boogie, shuffle, swing, riff, and jazzy blues progressions. 49 full-band tracks are included on the accompanying CD, and the DVD includes a complete one-hour course! |
MAIDEN VOYAGE BASS LINES
From our good friends at Jamey Aebersold comes this new volume for all musicians wishing to learn fantastic bass lines. Combo instructors can use this book to give their bass students instant, professional bass lines. Includes notes in bass clef with chord symbols above each measure. Includes transcribed bass lines to the chord changes of Autumn Leaves, Bb Shuffle Blues, Cantaloupe Island, Doxy, F Blues, Footprints, Impressions, Maiden Voyage, Satin Doll, Song For My Father, Summertime, Watermelon Man, and III/V17/II/V Progression. |
DEXTERITY: THE DEFINITIVE EXERCISE BOOK FOR THE 21ST CENTURY FLUTIST
From Charles Colin Music Publications comes this book from Rubyana. It is a comprehensive book of flute exercises. This volume covers scales, modes, intervals, arpeggios, harmony, and much more! |
CLASSIC FUNK AND R&B GROOVES FOR BASS
From Alfred, we have Classic Funk and R&B Grooves for Bass, an overview of stylistic examples that capture the essence of R&B recordings from Memphis, Muscle Shoals, Motown, and New York. The enclosed CD is designed to take you beyond just playing the correct notes by providing the true feel of these great grooves. |
BEBOP LICKS FOR GUITAR
Written for the musician who is interested in acquiring a firm foundation for playing jazz, this unique book/CD pack examines the phrases of the masters! Over 800 licks are provided in the styles of Tal Farlow, Pat Martino, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Johnny Smith, and other jazz guitar greats! |
JAZZ HANON
The classic volume! Here are graded études and progressive exercises for developing strength, facility, and necessary techiques in jazz piano styles. Included are elements of jazz harmony, chromatic alterations, voicing, swing, bebop, and a chord symbol appendix. |
| As of this newsletter we have added 18 new DVDs for May 2011 and 18 for April2011; 62 new music books for May 2011 and 62 for April 2011; 31 new big band and combo arrangements for the month of May 2011 and 33 for the month of April 2011.
Our unparalleled and always-growing DVD selection just passed another milestone and now contains over 2400 titles! We invite you to browse our easy-to-navigate DVD pages 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.
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