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March 2011
| March 2011 Newsletter: The Benny Carter Jazz Festival and Happy Birthday Wes!
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The Benny Carter Jazz Festival was a major success. We traveled to Scranton, Pennsylvania, and were pleased and honored to spend some time with Phil Woods, Benny's widow Hilma, Ed Berger, and Tom Heinze, the event organizer. The gracious Mrs. Carter treated us to some priceless stories about life with one of the true giants of jazz. She made us feel proud to have the responsibility of being guardians of Benny's music. We will release more of his work over the coming months, and intend to continue to make his music available for playing and study forever. Phil Woods sat in with the student band for a few tunes, and at age 79 retains all of the presence and taste that his playing has always had. His command of the instrument is so complete yet so natural - when he begins playing, one is instantly reminded of what a true virtuoso sounds like; the alto sax seems to be an extension of Phil Woods' soul. We thank friend of ejazzlines Tom Heinze for his endless labors on behalf of making this event possible; the crowd filled with students and fans was thrilled to hear this timeless music performed.
Sunday March 6 would have been Wes Montgomery's 88th birthday. Wes may be ejazzlines' favorite jazz guitarist, and if you don't know him, you should. Wes did not read music, had little knowledge of theory, and played without a pick - all of this combined with his obvious innate musical brilliance to create an instantly recognizable and truly unique and beautiful sound. Cited as an influence by everyone from Joe Pass to Jimi Hendrix to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Wes Montgomery is truly one of jazz's great - and heartbreaking - stories. Working full-time to support a large family while playing clubs at night, he did not begin regularly recording until he was in his mid-30s. He recorded prolifically throughout the 1960s, and began to see much commercial success towards the latter part of the decade, but was struck by a fatal heart attack at the tragically young age of 43. A good place to start listening to Wes would be The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery, or the album which Pat Metheny has said taught him to play jazz guitar, Smokin' at the Half Note. Jazz Lines Publications is very excited to announce that we are now publishing some charts from two of his big band albums. Arrangements are by Oliver Nelson and Johnny Pate.
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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Jazz Lines Publications is very happy to welcome the great Wes Montgomery to our ever-expanding roster of artists; we will soon have more of this guitar legend's work available. In addition to the below, we also have two other new ones from Ella Fitzgerald's catalog, Let Yourself Go and Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails. February saw the release of the Mary Lou Williams opus The Zodiac Suite, as well as the introduction of the first five Jazz Lines Publications in the Tadd Dameron Series.
ALL MARCH 2011 NEW ARRANGEMENTS
ALL FEBRUARY 2011 NEW ARRANGEMENTS
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TWISTED BLUES: WES MONTGOMERY/OLIVER NELSON
This Oliver Nelson arrangement was written for Wes Montgomery's 'Goin' Out of My Head' album of 1965. This is a great guitar showcase and features some very nice supporting ensemble passages. Trumpet 1 gets very high throughout (see the range below). There is an open guitar solo section. |
NAPTOWN BLUES: WES MONTGOMERY/OLIVER NELSON
This Oliver Nelson arrangement was written for Wes Montgomery's 'Goin' Out of My Head' album of 1965. This is a great guitar showcase and features some very nice supporting ensemble passages. Trumpet 1 gets very high throughout (see the range below). There is an open guitar solo section. This would make a great festival piece to show off your guitarist. |
MOVIN' WES (PART II): WES MONTGOMERY/JOHNNY PATE
This arrangement by Johnny Pate was recorded by Wes Montgomery on his 1964 Verve album 'Movin' Wes.' This is a pretty easy arrangement for the ensemble, but you need to have a capable guitarist. For most of this arrangement the guitar is featured. The tuba part may be played by a bass trombone. |
BILLIE'S BOUNCE: TERRY GIBBS DREAM BAND/BILL HOLMAN
This Bill Holman arrangement was written for the Terry Gibbs Dream Band and was recorded in 1962 and released on the Big Cat album. This was originally written to feature Terry on vibraphone but we have adapted the arrangement to feature any C, Bb or Eb soloist. |
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CHEEK TO CHEEK: ELLA FITZGERALD/PAUL WESTON
Cheek to Cheek is a transcription of the original Paul Weston chart, as recorded on Ella's "Irving Berlin Songbook" album. The pace is easy, and Ella's vocal interpretation is sublime. The vocal part is written "as sung" by her. The band backings are relaxed, yet punchy, and support the vocalist perfectly. We have written the delightful muted trumpet solo for the second part and recommend that your player plays it "as written", rather than faking a jazz solo, as the original is totally in keeping with the feel of the chart. There are no sax doubles and the vocal key is F throughout.
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GET HAPPY: ELLA FITZGERALD/BILLY MAY
Taken from Ella's "Harold Arlen Songbook" album, this transcription of Billy May's original arrangement is a snarling swing chart, balancing punch and up-tempo power with soulful gospel interludes. The tempo alternates between 200 and 70 beats per minute in the opening 32 measures before settling on 200 for the remainder of the chart, and we have scored the sax solo onto the alto 1 part. The original solo is written out, though your player can improvise from the chords provided, if preferred. The brass ranges are quite high, with lead trumpet to Eb and lead bone to C.
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BAUBLES, BANGLES, AND BEADS: TITO PUENTE
Here is another very straight-ahead Latin (Cha Cha) version of Baubles, Bangles & Beads, as played by Tito Puente and his Orchestra. It is an ensemble chart from start to end, and very dancable. The arrangement is straightforward to play, though the brass need crisp technique to keep the cross rhythms tight when countering the reeds near the end of the chart. There are no sax doubles.
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FLYING HOME: TED HEATH
Written by Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton, this tune was a mainstay of the Goodman Sextet, featuring Charlie Christian. The version that we offer you here is transcribed from the Ted Heath album "Swing is King", recorded in 1968, and it swings really hard and fast from start to finish. Because of the tempo, the unison sax lines and the high range of the trumpet solo we have graded the chart at the advanced level. This chart is classic Ted Heath.
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The below are augmented by the newest in the At a Glance DVD/book series, DVD Electric Blues for guitar, and a documentary on the increasing popularity of the ukulele, Mighty Uke. We have many of February's very best in stock and ready to ship, including the brand new Tower of Power 40th Anniversary Concert, and classic live performances from the Maynard Ferguson Big Band, the Buddy Rich Big Band in Germany and London, Chet Baker in Tokyo, the Clark Terry Quintet and Big Band, Dexter Gordon in San Francisco, Dizzy Gillespie in London, Ella Fitzgerald in Koln and also in Duets in Hannover With Joe Pass, The Gerry Mulligan Quartet in Sweden and in Rome With Art Farmer, and the Sonny Stitt/J.J. Johnson Quintet's tribute to Charlie Parker.
ALL MARCH 2011 NEW DVDs
ALL FEBRUARY 2011 NEW DVDs
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DAVID MURRAY: SAXOPHONE MAN
Included are 3 films about the legendary jazz man. David Murray, I'm a Jazzman is a slice of life captured by the camera, and a privileged testimony of a life merged with the story of jazz. David Murray and the Gwo Ka Masters - Live in Sainte Lucie and David Murray Black Saint Quartet Live At Banlieues Bleues Festival feature live performance from two Murray-led groups. |
HORACE SILVER QUINTET/SHELLY MANNE/TEDDY EDWARDS LIVE
Plus live performances from Shelly Manne and His Men and the Teddy Edwards Sextet. First is the Horace Silver Quintet live in Copenhagen, Denmark, in April 1968. Next is Shelly Manne and His Men live in Los Angeles in October 1962. Finally we have the Teddy Edwards Sextet also in Los Angeles, in November 1962. |
FRANK SINATRA: A MAN AND HIS MUSIC - THE COLLECTION
All four A Man And His Music TV specials finally re-released, and collected in one set. Includes A Man And His Music, A Man And His Music Part II With Special Guest Nancy Sinatra, A Man And His Music + Ella + Jobim with special guests Ella Fitzgerald and Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Sinatra: The Man And His Music with the Count Basie Orchestra. |
200 BLUES LICKS
A Guitar Licks Goldmine awaits in this incredible blues collection! This DVD is jam-packed with tasty lead lines, phrases, and riffs personally taught to you by professional guitarists John Heussensstamm, Johnny Moeller, and Bill Stone. From early blues to modern, each and every authentic lick includes a walk-through explanation by a pro guitarist and note-for-note on-screen tablature. Normal and slow-speed performance demos are included to really help viewers master the licks. |
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This March we are also proud to introduce Mel Bay's The Complete Blues/Rock Drummer, Alfred's George Gershwin: Three Preludes for the Piano, Hal Leonard's Symmetrical Warm-Ups for Piano, two more Jim Stinnett bass books via Jamey Aebersold: Reading in Treble Clef and Reading Odd Meters, and Guitar Player's Guitar Heroes of the '70s. Please also take a look at February's best, which included the long-awaited Dixieland Real Book, the Chuck Mangione Play-Along, the Johnny Mercer Centennial Sheet Music Collection, the Cole Porter Collection for Easy Piano, Piano Fitness, and Maintaining Trumpet Chops.
ALL MARCH 2011 NEW BOOKS
ALL FEBRUARY 2011 NEW BOOKS
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JAZZ IMPROV BASICS: THE ALL PURPOSE REFERENCE GUIDE PLAY-ALONG
In this special instructional edition, technical concepts used in jazz improvising are covered in detail from scales to chord progressions to ii-V-I patterns. Topics covered include: essential chord-to-scale relationships, making music with scales, chord tones, adding chromatics, other scales, fundamental harmony, the ii-V-I progression, advanced harmony, "must-know" progressions, improvising, modern concepts in improvising, and suggested listening. |
EXPLORING LATIN PIANO
With over 50 intermediate pieces, Exploring Latin Piano provides a detailed introduction to the highly rhythmic music of Latin America and Spain. With assignments, suggested listening, and much more. CD contains authentic rhythm section tracks and invaluable play-along opportunities. |
COMPLETE GUIDE TO PLAYING BRUSHES
This book and DVD kit is ideal for drummers ready for an in-depth study of playing with brushes. The Complete Guide to Playing Brushes uses detailed illustrations and video demonstrations to eliminate the guesswork of brush movements and clearly show all the facets of playing. Beginning to advanced players will equally benefit from this course. Topics include rudiments, the details of sweeping motions, tap sounds, and grooves. |
FLAMENCO'S GUITAR GUIDE
Flamenco's Guitar Guide contains all the clues to learn to compose falsetas, as well as chords, progressions, and scales, and to improvise in a quick and easy way. This guide is a fundamental guide aimed to beginners and professional guitar players. Topics include 1500 chord diagrams with all the major and minor chords in eight different ways; harmony; diagrams for major and minor scales and flamenco mode showing the primary scales and altered ones; and many more. |
AFRO-BRAZILIAN PERCUSSION GUIDE: BOOKS 1, 2, AND 3
In book 1, author Kirk Brundage offers a succinct yet comprehensive overview of the primary styles, from sacred to contemporary, providing historical context of the music and practical information on playing the rhythms. Book 2 takes a look at the exciting rhythms of modern Carnaval, providing a history, background information on the groups, and practical information on playing the rhythms. Book 3 gives the reader a special and intimate glimpse into the sacred rhythms of the Afro-Brazilian religion of Candomblé, providing context, a historical overview, and practical information on playing the rhythms. |
DRUMSET DUETS
Drumset Duets is the perfect way to make music with another drummer! Containing 100 different two-bar duets, the book is perfect for teachers to use with students, and for friends to play along together. Each duet consists of a two-bar "A" pattern to be played by the first drummer, and a complementary two-bar "B" pattern to be played by the second drummer. And, all the patterns have been designed by Dom Famularo to sound like one great unison groove when played together. The accompanying MP3 disc contains both the "A" and "B" grooves recorded individually, so you can practice along with either part, as well as a recorded example of both grooves together. |
HENRY MANCINI COLLECTION
With four Oscars and 20 Grammys to his credit, Henry Mancini is one of the most successful composers and arrangers of all time. This superb piano/vocal/guitar collection includes 45 songs spanning his illustrious career, including his popular television theme songs and movie classics. |
ARCHITECTURE OF MUSIC
Expands on the harmonic and melodic possibilities that can exist in a passage of music. Focuses specifically on the essential elements of improvisation. |
| As of this newsletter we have added 7 new DVDs for March 2011 and 45 for February 2011; 28 new music books for March 2011 and 64 for February 2011; 12 new big band and combo arrangements for the month of March 2011 and 18 for the month of February 2011.
The most recent additions bring our constantly-growing DVD selection to an amazing 2369 titles! 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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