January 2007

January 2007 Newsletter

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Hello again from ejazzlines!

Happy 2007 from all of us at ejazzlines. We extend a special greeting to those of you who were fortunate enough to attend this year's fantastic IAJE Conference in New York City, where the weather once again cooperated to help the event be very well-attended. We were thrilled that so many of you came by to say hi, and we look forward to this event every year with great anticipation, as we get to meet so many of you from all over the world. We hope to see even more of you next year in Toronto!

We have some wonderful new items to offer this month, led off by two brand new DVDs out of Europe, one by a great Art Blakey group led by Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter, the other featuring Tenor Titans Dexter Gordon and Ben Webster. We have an especially fine array of new books this month, including three new volumes of Jim Snidero's excellent Intermediate Jazz Conception series, editions for bass, piano, and drums. We also are proud to offer Sher Music's two newest offerings, including a Jazz Piano Master Class with Mark Levine, author of the classic works The Jazz Theory Book and The Jazz Piano Book. Other new books featuring the works of Sonny Stitt, Kurt Rosenwinkel, David Liebman, Joey DeFrancesco, Billy Taylor, and Frank Sinatra round out January's offerings.

In our continuing effort to present all that is new and interesting, as of this newsletter we have added 137 new CDs for the month of January 2007 and 116 for the month of December 2006; 32 new DVDs for January 2007 and 33 for December 2006; 63 new music books for January 2007 and 42 for December 2006; and 59 new big band arrangements for the month of January 2007 and 40 for the month of December 2006.

We have a special and regularly updated section on our site dedicated to the imports and hard to find CDs that we stock. You may want to bookmark our Imports and Rarities section. You can find this link on the top of our homepage and left-hand margin of each page. These pages don't list everything we have in stock, but present a healthy selection of titles that you may not already be familiar with.

In our DVD section, we now carry more than 1,275 jazz DVDs!

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. If you need something by a certain date, please email us ahead of time to ensure availability.

Rob and Doug at ejazzlines

FEATURED NEW DVDs:
ART BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS: LIVE IN TOKYO AND LONDON Both of these concerts are issued here on DVD for the first time ever! The first one presents Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers filmed at a studio in Tokyo, Japan, at the height of their fame. It offers one of the rare opportunities to see Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter together on film. The second portion also features Lee Morgan with the Messengers including John Hicks, John Gilmore, and Victor Sproles.	TENOR TITANS: DEXTER GORDON AND BEN WEBSTER LIVE Dexter Gordon is featured in a quartet format backed by the great Kenny Drew on piano, Danish bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, and the relatively obscure South African drummer Makaya Ntshoko (Ben Webster is present and can be seen among the audience). Ben Webster's performance is also with a quartet, with the exception of A Night in Tunisia, in which English tenor saxophonist and famous jazz club owner Ronnie Scott joins the group.
CHARLIE CHRISTIAN: HIS LIFE AND MUSIC This DVD covers all aspects of Charlie's life and music, featuring interviews with family, friends, fellow Oklahoma jazz musicians and music luminaries like Claude Fiddler Williams, Jerry Jerome and Les Paul. Also included are a large array of musical performances by such guitarists as Herb Ellis, Eldon Shamblin, Zeke Campbell and others.	ANITA O'DAY LIVE AT RONNIE SCOTT'S Legendary jazz vocalist Anita O'Day performs with, among others, her life-long musical partner, John Poole. Acknowledged by many as the world's most inventive jazz singer, she performs a number of classics such as 'On Green Dolphin Street;' 'My Funny Valentine,' and 'They Can't Take That Away from Me.'
ALL JANUARY 2007 DVDs ALL DECEMBER 2006 DVDs
FEATURED NEW BOOKS:
JAZZ PIANO MASTERCLASS: THE DROP 2 BOOK The 'Drop 2 Book' is the first and only publication to explore the 4-note, block-chord approach to jazz piano playing - as used by piano masters like Kenny Barron, McCoy Tyner, Barry Harris, Cedar Walton and Bill Evans. In this book, world-renowned educator and pianist Mark Levine gives the reader a comprehensive, step-by-step, beginning to advanced Masterclass on this fascinating approach to voicing chords.	THE JAZZ MUSICIAN'S GUIDE TO CREATIVE PRACTICING Finally someone has written a book on what jazz musicians need most - a way to approach practicing that actually makes the best use of your valuable time! In this landmark book, cutting-edge NY pianist and recording artist David Berkman shows you how to make practicing interesting and enjoyable by breaking problems into manageable tasks that you can easily master! Filled with hundreds and hundreds of concrete things to work on, along with funny jazz anecdotes illustrating the ideas presented, The Jazz Musician's Guide To Creative Practicing covers many of the things you need in order to be a complete jazz musician.
KURT ROSENWINKEL COMPOSITIONS Jazz guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel has been pushing the jazz envelope for more than a decade and is recognized as one of today's premier soloists and composers. This book showcases solo transcriptions of Kurt's critically acclaimed album 'Deep Song' as well as lead sheets for many of Kurt's personal favorite tunes presented in standard notation and tablature. The book is personalized with photos of Kurt's tours and recording sessions and is a valuable collection of modern jazz guitar.	PHRASING IN BRAZILIAN MUSIC In Phrasing In Brazilian Music, Antonio Adolfo demonstrates through written and recorded musical examples on the piano how the different elements of music play an important role when musicians are performing Brazilian Music.
ALL JANUARY 2007 MUSIC BOOKS ALL DECEMBER 2006 MUSIC BOOKS
FEATURED NEW CDs:
ARTURO SANDOVAL AND THE LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA This CD release includes the complete original albums 'Turi' (1981) 'Arturo Sandoval' (1982) originally issued in Cuba on the Egrem label. "These recordings showcase a lesser-known side of Arturo Sandoval's multi-faceted brilliance. His tone is lush, and his phrasing of the popular Latin canción form is impeccable. One of the most fiery performers and technical virtuosos of his instrument, this album brings out Sandoval's sensitive side..." Includes a 20-page comprehensive booklet!	DAVE SCOTT: NAIVETE Seven original tunes from trumpeter Dave Scott recorded January 2006 featuring Rich Perry, Gary Versace, John Herbert, and Jeff Williams.
RYAN KISOR: ONE FINGER SNAP Recorded in July 2006, this CD contains three Ryan Kisor originals as well as tunes from Dizzy Gillespie (Tin Tin Deo), and Herbie Hancock (One Finger Snap) among others. Features Peter Zak, John Webber, and Joe Strasser.	SONNY CRISS: PLAYS COLE PORTER Recorded in 1956 and featuring Larry Bunker, Sonny Clark, Jimmy Bunn, Buddy Woodson, Teddy Smith and Lawrence Marable, altoist Sonny Criss is in fine form interpreting a collection of Cole Porter classics.
HAMPTON HAWES: ALL NIGHT SESSION! VOL. 1-3 This classic 2-CD set features the amazing piano work of Hampton Hawes plus Jim Hall's guitar magic in an extended and uninterrupted late-night session! This 2-CD collection compiles the complete 'All Night Session' which originally appeared on 3 LPs.	CHUCHO VALDES FEATURING PAQUITO D'RIVERA: COMPLETE 1964 SESSIONS This CD release includes the complete original albums: 'Jazz Nocturno,' 'Descarga,' and 'Pianoforte vol. II.' "The current edition contains all of the albums that the Chucho Valdés Combo released on Egrem between January and July of 1964. These LPs were only originally distributed throughout Cuba and have never been re-edited. Recovering these exquisite recordings from the archives constitutes a real act of justice, both for the musicians involved in the sessions and for the fans of this superlative music."
JACK SHELDON: QUARTET AND QUINTET Recorded in 1954 and 1955, this new 24-bit CD release features trumpeter Jack Sheldon along with Zoot Sims, Walter Norris, Ralph Pena, Bob Whitlock, Gene Gammage, and Lawrence Marable on 14 tunes.	JOHN PISANO'S GUITAR NIGHT In 1997, during a series of performances at Papashon in Los Angeles, jazz guitarist John Pisano persuaded the club to begin featuring a different guitarist each week. The event became known as Guitar Night, and while the setting has since moved to Spazio, Pisano still presides over the popular weekly series. This 2-CD recording, with Pisano providing accompaniment on several tracks, features sixteen performances by a dozen top players, including Peter Bernstein, Corey Christiansen, Joe Diorio, Herb Ellis, Ted Greene, Scott Henderson, Larry Koonse, and legend George Van Eps.
GEORGE GARZONE: ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR Garzone plays originals and tunes written by Kenny Werner, Steve Swallow, Benny Golson, and John Coltrane. Recorded on Oct. 13, 2006, this date features Chris Crocco, Dennis Irwin, and Pete Zimmer.	BEBO VALDES: THE VERY BEST OF This CD release includes all the greatest hits recorded by Bebo Valdés with the legendary "Sabor De Cuba" band (1957-1960) and several tracks that appeared in the pre-configuration of that band with mainly the same personnel.
ALL JANUARY 2007 CDs ALL DECEMBER 2006 CDs