October 2009 Update

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October 2009 Update Newsletter

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Hello again from sunny New York State!

The Jazz Education Network is working very hard to create the new jazz organization that we have all been missing. Their website is www.jazzednet.org, and we are thrilled that they have announced their first annual conference, which will take place May 20-22 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. ejazzlines is a proud Charter Partner of JEN, and we very enthusiastically encourage everyone to explore what they are doing, and to please make your support and plans to attend their first conference known. Jazz very badly needs an annual gathering where we can all meet, and let's all do our part to make it happen again and to do it right with JEN.

The fourth series of Jazz Icons DVDs is nearly upon us. This series will have seven individual discs featuring Art Blakey (with Freddie Hubbard, Nathan Davis and Jaki Byard!), Art Farmer, Anita O'Day, Coleman Hawkins, Erroll Garner, Jimmy Smith, and Woody Herman. In other words, another fantastic lineup of legends representing decades of jazz immortality. The street date is October 27, and we will do our best to have them as soon as possible. Please check our new DVD release pages and our home page links regularly to be among the first to have these instant classics.

Jazz Lines Publications keeps rolling out the Supersax charts - Dewey Square and Just Friends being the very newest releases in our ever-growing catalog. We continue to be very gratified by the response to our publishing Med Flory's fantastic and challenging Supersax arrangements. Please rest assured that it has only stiffened our already steely resolve to bring more and more previously unavailable classics to life under the auspices of the rapidly maturing Jazz Lines Publications imprint.

The JLP catalog now totals 75 charts, and please just email us if you would like a copy of the full JLP 2009 Fall Catalog emailed or mailed to you.

Wynton Marsalis turned 48 Sunday. Has he really been around that long? Wynton's public persona often overshadows his actual music for some, and we here at ejazzlines fight that situation by listening to Wynton play quite often. When leaving opinion aside, and listening to his incredible playing, the objective observer realizes - rather quickly - that Wynton is simply one of the greatest trumpeters to ever lift a horn. His chops, his soul, the beauty and majesty of his playing, his love of the music's history - they all work perfectly together to scream out that jazz is indeed alive and well.

For those of you who like to keep up with new jazz releases, below are some items that you may wish to know about.

We once again thank everyone for your support - it is sincerely appreciated every day of the year!

Rob and Doug at ejazzlines

FEATURED NEW DVDs: Complementing the below, we also have two more new DVDs featuring the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim: She's a Carioca and Waters of March. Aaron Spears has just released a tour-de-force drum instructional DVD sharing his amazing grasp of many different styles. Ivan Neville's new live DVD brings the sound of New Orleans to the stage in Germany. And finally, we have in stock some of the month's earlier highlights, including David Bromberg and His Big Band Live, Tony Palmer's Film About Andre Previn, and the first in the new Jobim DVD trilogy, Tom Jobim: No More Blues. ALL OCTOBER 2009 DVDs ALL SEPTEMBER 2009 DVDs
WILLIE NELSON AND WYNTON MARSALIS PLAY THE MUSIC OF RAY CHARLES The late Ray Charles, though perhaps best known as the de facto creator of soul music, was genuinely beyond category, combining gospel, blues, jazz, and country to form one of the most original styles in 20th-century music. Joined by Norah Jones on several of the 15 tunes in this 90-minute show (recorded in 2009 at New York's Lincoln Center), Marsalis and Nelson use Charles's songs to tell the tale of love that's found, then lost, and then found again.	FRED ANDERSON: 21st CENTURY CHASE Chicago tenor saxophone legend and proprietor of the longest standing and most adventurous avant garde jazz club in Chicago, Fred Anderson celebrated his 80th birthday in March 2009 and Delmark was there to capture it. All three of Fred's earlier Delmark albums were live at the Velvet but the excitement level here is unmatched as the show was sold out weeks in advance.
THE DRUMMERS OF FRANK ZAPPA This DVD features performances, roundtable discussions, and interviews with some of the best drummers to ever work with Frank Zappa: Terry Bozzio, Chester Thompson, Chad Wackerman, Ruth Underwood, and Ralph Humphrey.	LENNY BREAU AND BRAD TERRY LIVE AT THE MAINE FESTIVAL This rare video performance, which was recorded live at the Maine Festival at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine on August 2nd, 1980, features the only known existing video footage of Lenny Breau playing his acoustic seven-string guitar. Lenny and Brad perform two popular Jazz standards, 'Emily' and 'Autumn Leaves.'

FEATURED NEW BOOKS: Chuck Sher having two new books out is the instant highlight of any month, and we proudly present them right below. In addition to the featured items, we also have Basics in Rhythm, a new book which helps guide rhythm learning for voice or any instrument. Essential Songs: Broadway is a great varied collection for easy piano. Dr. Charles Colin's Advanced Lip Flexibilites for Trombone is available again. Paradiddles Redefined has the look of a revolutionary and very helpful book. Finally, we also have several new Latin-themed offerings, as well as another crop of brand new holiday-related items as well. ALL OCTOBER 2009 BOOKS ALL SEPTEMBER 2009 BOOKS
JAZZ GUITAR VOICINGS, VOL 1: THE DROP 2 BOOK Have you ever wondered how guitarists like Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery and Jim Hall find such full, luscious voicings for their chord melody playing? Well, much of that sound is based on the 'Drop 2' principle of chord voicings. Jazz Guitar Voicings: The Drop 2 Book by veteran jazz guitarist Randy Vincent explains exactly how you can get that same sound too!	FOUNDATION EXERCISES FOR BASS A creative approach - for any style of music, any level - for acoustic or electric bass. Regardless of what style of music you want to play, or how long you've been playing bass, there are fundamental things that you need to know: Foundation Exercises for Bass gives you all this information and more, in a user-friendly, easy-to-follow approach. This will be the classic beginning/intermediate bass method for years to come!
INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ ARRANGING Instrumental Jazz Arranging consists of a systematic presentation of the essential techniques and materials of jazz arranging. Authors Mike Tomaro and John Wilson draw upon 50+ years of combined teaching experience to bring you a book that addresses all of the basic needs for beginning arrangers. Topics include counterpoint/linear writing, jazz harmony, compositional techniques, and orchestration. All topics serve to address issues concerned with true arranging in great detail. The book may be used in both individual and classroom instructional situations. The accompanying CD has 170 tracks in all! include many of the examples in the book, plus templates for assignments formatted for Finale.	WIZARD OF OZ: 70th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE SONGBOOK The Wizard of Oz: 70th Anniversary Deluxe Songbook features all of the classic songs by E.Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen plus never-before-published character themes by Academy-Award winning composer Herbert Stothart, the complete Munchkinland Musical Sequence, and the song The Jitterbug, which was deleted from the original film. The songbook also contains dozens of original production stills and publicity photos, an essay on the story behind the songs and score, and biographies of the composers.
COOL CHRISTMAS PLAY-ALONG For use with all Bb, Eb, 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, this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before while playing some of the greatest tunes of all time. This new volume contains ten of the all-time most beloved holiday favorites.	BEST OF KIM WATERS Jazz Times hails Waters as simply one of the planet's best saxophonists. Here are authentic, note-for-note transcriptions of 13 of his best tunes, plus a preface in which he discusses his inspirations and approach to playing.

FEATURED NEW BIG BAND ARRANGEMENTS: We've added a new section to our website: Recommended Classic and Newer Works for the Jazz Ensemble. This new section is designed to assist you in building or adding on to an existing jazz ensemble library. This authoritative list has been assembled by Dr. Mike Parkinson from Ohio University. We'll be adding more genre sections and associated suggestions in the next few weeks. Stay tuned! OCTOBER 2009 BIG BAND CHARTS SEPTEMBER 2009 BIG BAND CHARTS
DEWEY SQUARE: SUPSERSAX Here is Med Flory's arrangement of 'Dewey Square' This arrangement features an original Charlie Parker solo transcribed in full by Med Flory, and harmonized to be played by a standard big band sax section (2 altos, 2 tenors and 1 baritone).	JUST FRIENDS: SUPERSAX Here is Med Flory's arrangement of 'Just Friends' as recorded by Supersax on 'Supersax Plays Bird,' (from 1971) and later recorded live in Japan in 1975 on 'Japanese Tour Vol. 1.' For the original Capitol Records recording in 1971 there was the addition of trombone (Carl Fontana) and trumpet (Conte Candoli) parts. For the live recording those parts were abandoned and they featured trombone improvisation instead (by Frank Rosolino). We've included the original parts though they are optional - the arrangement plays fine with improvisation instead. All the interludes and solos are cued on the piano part so that the arrangement may be played without brass. Plus, we have included chord changes on the brass parts so that they can improv instead of play the written parts.
BUT BEAUTIFUL: CHUCK OWEN This arrangement features some 'meaty' changes and a groove that alternates between hip-hop and straight-ahead swing. Trumpet and guitar (piano can substitute) are prominently featured throughout before the powerful tutti recap leads us into a very funky ending with soloists blazing! Guitar also get to show his/her sensitive side with a rubato into to their solo. Recorded by the Jazz Surge on 'Madcap' and commissioned originally by the Band of the U.S. Airforce Reserve Jazz Ensemble.	COUSIN MARY: PAUL MURTHA This medium-tempo swing tune is a great way to introduce your young players to jazz legend John Coltrane. The tune itself is easy to play and the solo section is easy to manage since it uses the blues progression. Perfect for festivals.

In our now about 3033rd consecutive day of effort to present the best selection of interesting new items for you, as of this newsletter we have added 31 new DVDs for October 2009 and 17 for September 2009; 63 new music books for October 2009 and 55 for September 2009; 55 new big band and combo arrangements for the month of October 2009 and 30 for the month of September 2009. We continue to hunt and gather to bring you the very best, and our jazz-related DVD selection is still constantly growing and now proudly presents over 2140 titles. We have 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 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.