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October Update 2010
| October 2010 Update Newsletter: More Gordon Goodwin and Happy Birthday Wynton!
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Hello again from ejazzlines! As we are now well into the fall semester of school, please accept our sincere gratitude for helping to make these last few months a very busy time here at ejazzlines. As always, we tremendously value our customers who are bandleaders, teachers, professors, and musicians, and we truly appreciate the generosity you have shown us this year. We pledge to continue working to provide the very best selection of jazz arrangements, books, and DVDs available anywhere.
Jazz Lines Publications, now with 139 charts in print, will continue to publish the best in classic charts, with more on the way from Mary Lou Williams (Camel Hop as arranged for Benny Goodman), Charlie Parker With Strings (Laura, They Can't Take That Away From Me, Summertime, What Is This Thing Called Love, and Repetition), and other great arrangers.
We already had a fine selection of arrangements from the pen of one of today's hottest arrangers, Gordon Goodwin, whose charts are offered by several leading publishers. We are happy to now offer 20 more of his works, all from our good friends at Walrus Publications. We now have 106 Goodwin titles! Please check out October Charts pages for these exciting new choices.
Yesterday marked the 49th birthday of one of the true giants of the music world. Despite his relative youth, it seems as though Wynton Marsalis has been around forever. He strides and swings like a colossus over the worlds of jazz and classical music, with a peerless legacy as a player, performer, and educator. Bringing classic works to life as the leader of Jazz at Lincoln Center is among the many avenues he employs to bring America's greatest music to more and more people every year. In addition to his huge public persona and constant presence in the media, Wynton is also a phenomenal trumpeter. He has chops which rank him among the all-time greats. If one is more familiar with his name and media presence than with his actual music, we encourage you to listen to discs like Black Codes or J Mood. Wynton is outspoken, and is famous in many realms, but when one simply hears his incredible jazz trumpet playing, one quickly realizes why he initially became so well-known. The man can play jazz like few others. We salute him this week, as few do more to bring jazz to youth than Mr. Marsalis.
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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In addition to the below, we have also recently released Bob Brookmeyer's arrangement for Terry Gibbs Just Plain Meyer as well as Benny Carter's sax ensemble arrangements of Come on Back, Prohibido, and We Were in Love. As mentioned above we'll be releasing Mary Lou Williams's arrangement of Camel Hop sometime next week. And, in the next few weeks we'll have another group of Charlie Parker with Strings arrangements ready to go. Look for Laura, They Can't Take That Away from Me, Summertime, What Is This Thing Called Love, and Repetition.
ALL OCTOBER 2010 NEW BIG BAND ARRANGEMENTS
ALL SEPTEMBER 2010 NEW BIG BAND ARRANGEMENTS
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WHISPER NOT: AL COHN/QUINCY JONES
This Al Cohn arrangement was written for Quincy Jones in 1959 and recorded for his album 'The Birth of a Band.' Cohn's original arrangement was written to feature a B flat soloist (possibly Benny Golson, who was in Quincy's band) but it was modified in the studio so that the melody is played both within and across sections throughout the chart. We have kept these changes but left Al's original shout chorus as-written. The chart features a trumpet duet as well as a tenor-trumpet duet. There are no saxophone doubles. |
NUTCRACKER SUITE: BILLY STRAYHORN AND DUKE ELLINGTON
We just wanted to let everyone know that we do have this magnificent recent release in stock and ready to go. This new, authentic edition of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite as arranged in 1960 by Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington was assembled from the original manuscripts held in the Strayhorn Repository and the Ellington Collection of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. For purposes of accuracy, the manuscripts were cross-checked carefully with the original Duke Ellington Orchestra recording. |
MEET THE FLINTSTONES: DAVE BARDUHN
This classic TV tune, which everyone knows and loves, is now available as a Professional Edition from Hal Leonard, arranged by Dave Barduhn. |
THAD SAID NO: GORDON GOODWIN
As recorded by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (on "XXL" from Silverline Records) featuring Eddie Daniels on clarinet, this rollicking swing tune commemorates legendary composer Thad Jones' dislike of clarinet solos. There is plenty of room for your clarinet (or soprano sax) to stretch out and exchange phrases with each section. After a climatic shout chorus, your soloist gets an open cadenza (in which he may attempt to change Thad's mind) and all come together for the exciting conclusion. If you have a strong soloist in the front row, this chart will bring down the house! |
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We have several more new ones since earlier in the month, including a live performance from Eric Sardinas, an instructional DVD from Warren Haynes, Guitar World's 2-volume Mastering Fretboard Harmony, and a recently added View Video documentary of Oscar Peterson. Please also check out the best from early October, which included wonderful new DVDs on the lives and work of Andre Previn and Bing Crosby, as well as two other new live DVDs featuring various different groups led by the great Oscar Peterson.
ALL OCTOBER 2010 DVDs
ALL SEPTEMBER 2010 NEW DVDs
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CANNONBALL ADDERLEY SEXTET LIVE IN 1962-63
Three sets from the legendary Cannonball Adderley Sextet, from a TV performance in Los Angeles in November 1962, a filmed TV performance Tokyo in July 1963, and a live show in Lugano, Switzerland on March 24, 1963. Great music from a great group; the classic quintet augmented by the presence of the always creative Yusef Lateef. |
SONNY ROLLINS QUINTET LIVE IN MONTREAL 1982
This rarely seen performance by tenor legend Sonny Rollins was filmed live in color at the third Montreal International Jazz Festival in late June, 1982. It features greats Bob Cranshaw and Jack DeJohnette on bass and drums, and is a rare Rollins group with two guitarists, Bobby Broom and Yoshiaki Masuo. |
JIMMY SMITH: THE CHAMP LIVE 1962/1999
This amazing DVD presents the talents of the legendary Jimmy Smith in two different periods and contexts. The first consists of footage from 1962, which captured Smith in a trio format at the height of his powers. The second showcases Smith at an outstanding October 23, 1999 concert at the Islamorada Festival in the Florida Keys with a quintet. |
GUITAR WORLD: VIC JURIS MASTER CLASS
Take the ultimate jazz master class with Guitar World columnist Vic Juris. These video lessons teach you everything from Coltrane changes to unusual uses for the minor pentatonic scale, and they include standard notation and TAB. With more than 90 minutes of lessons, Guitar World: All That Jazz is guaranteed to improve your jazz-playing skills. |
OSCAR PETERSON BIG 4: TOKYO CONCERT 1983
This splendid DVD showcases Oscar Peterson in a unique performance by one of his finest formations ever: his Big 4, which included guitarist Joe Pass and Danish bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, as well as Martin Drew on drums. They all shine on this wonderfully filmed concert. On the last number, "Mississauga Rattler," Peterson displays his talents for stride at a tempo that seems almost impossibly fast! Live at the Yoyogi National Stadium; Tokyo, Japan; October 17, 1983. |
DEEP BLUE ORGAN TRIO: GOIN' TO TOWN - LIVE AT THE GREEN MILL
This live recording by the Deep Blue Organ Trio captures them in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Chicago's Green Mill, where the band has played weekly since April of 2003. A true musical collective, Deep Blue has managed to take the best from all of those worlds (and more) and fuse them together in one cohesive and satisfying group sound. |
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In addition to the below, there are several more great new choices available since earlier in the month. We have two new Latin books from Mel Bay, Choro Meets Ragtime; and Choro, Tango, Samba, and Ragtime: Easy Tunes; Alfred's Classical Guitarist's Guide to Jazz; two volumes of Dave Brubeck Solos; piano/vocal editions of GIA's Developing Musicianship Through Improvisation, Volumes 2 and 3; Marian McPartland Portraits: The Second Set; Transposing Charts and three others from Ron Greene; and many others.
ALL OCTOBER 2010 BOOKS
ALL SEPTEMBER 2010 BOOKS
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DJANGO REINHARDT PLAY-ALONG
This new volume in Hal Leonard's Jazz Play-Along series features the music of one of the most beloved guitarists in jazz history. This book/CD pack includes Nuages, Limehouse Blues, and eight other classics as played by the undisputed master of Gypsy Jazz guitar. |
THE MUSIC OF RANDY BRECKER
For this book, Randy has selected 12 of his jazz works to teach his techniques for improvisation and composition. Included in the Performing Artist Master Class CD are instrumental demonstrations performed by Randy, excerpts of his trancribed solo recordings, and an in-depth discussion on the following topics: rhythmic improvisation, soloistic tension, time and technique, live vs. studio recordings, composition techniques, the flugelhorn, interacting with the drummer, double time ballad style, Brazilian influences, and chromatic techniques. The Music of Randy Brecker features: 12 condensed score lead sheets in concert key, 13 transcribed solos in B-flat, Performing Artist Master Class CD, and a discography/biography. |
DEVELOP SIGHT READING: VOLUMES 1 AND 2 COMPLETE
Develop Sight Reading complete, Volumes 1 and 2, is an established sight-reading method for all musicians. Technical in nature, it is indispensable for it stimulates, coordinates and stabilizes one's mental and physical reflexes. The studies are arranged in order of difficulty and designed to develop in the player a facility for dealing - at sight- with chromatic, intervallic, rhythmic and metric complexities. Volume 1 is on an intermediate level, while Volume 2 is advanced. Many of the studies are annotated by the author to aid the player in dealing with this musical but challenging material. Two of this century's most respected orchestral artists/soloists/teachers, Gaston Dufresne and Roger Voisin, are credited with this work. Available in treble clef and bass clef editions. |
HIP TO THE BLUES
Hip To The Blues, published by Santorella Publications, is a series of 22 jazz duets that combine the best elements of education, playability and musical fun. These lyrical melodies are unique in the industry. The CD is recorded in a play-along fashion with the duet being played in entirety (both parts) if your stereo is evenly balanced. Move the balance to right or left channel to isolate the top or bottom (1st or 2nd) part and play along with Chris Tedesco, one of the best studio trumpet players in Los Angeles today.Two volumes available in several different instrument editions. |
CHRISTMAS BLUES PLAY-ALONG
Another edition in Hal Leonard's Blues Play-Along series, this one contains holiday classics in a blues style, for all instruments to enjoy. Includes Santa Baby, Please Come Home For Christmas, and six others. |
ANDREW HILL: 21 PIANO COMPOSITIONS
21 works from this highly respected jazz pianist. |
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| As of this newsletter we have added 23 new DVDs for October 2010 and 22 for September 2010; 65 new music books for October 2010 and 55 for September 2010; 28 new big band and combo arrangements for the month of October 2010 and 93 for the month of September 2010.
The most recent additions have helped our ever-growing DVD selection continue its growth, now totaling over 2260 titles and growing on almost a daily basis! 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.
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