We have a brand new batch of great new DVDs to offer this month. In addition to the below, we have new live releases from
Kenny G,
Joe Bonamassa,
Robin Trower & Jack Bruce,
and the re-release of the classic DVD of Horace Silver's Quintet
from 1976 featuring Bob Berg and Tom Harrell. We also have quite a few new guitar instructional DVDs, among them
Texas Blues Guitar and
Memphis Blues Guitar.
ALL OCTOBER 2009 DVDs
ALL SEPTEMBER 2009 DVDs
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TOM JOBIM: NO MORE BLUES
Featuring narration by Nelson Motta, No More Blues focuses on Tom's major contribution to the creation of Bossa Nova, the global spread of the movement, and how with Jobim's incredible music catalog, it remains one of the most representative styles of world music.
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DAVID BROMBERG AND HIS BIG BAND LIVE
The multi-instrumentalist and musicologist has made the Count Basie Theatre a crucial pit stop in his annual tour schedule for each of the last four years. While Bromberg may take the spotlight for an unaccompanied number or two, its his role as bandleader and raconteur that prompted the New York Times to brand him electrifying. A performance by the 12-piece David Bromberg Big Band fireballs forward like a bull in a used record shop.
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ANDRE PREVIN: THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS
Andre Previn has enjoyed an inarguably remarkable career, rising from humble beginnings as a German refugee to become one of the world's best respected composers and orchestral directors. In 1998, Previn expanded his horizons to include opera as he wrote the score for an operatic adaptation of Tennessee Williams' classic drama - A Streetcar Named Desire. This film was made during the preparations, rehearsals and first performances of the opera in San Francisco.
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FRANK VIGNOLA: 50 JAZZ GUITAR LICKS YOU MUST KNOW
Frank Vignola guides you through some of the most essential and commonly used phrases and licks used in jazz guitar. The Guitar Lab DVDs employ a hands-on approach allowing students to play their way through the curriculum, rather than struggle through tedious theory and exercises. Features PIP (Picture in Picture) video, manual, standard notation, tab, power tab files, practice rhythm tracks and bonus material.
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Hal Leonard has just published several great new play-alongs. In addition to the
Louis Armstrong one below,
we also have Soulful Jazz and
Maybe I'm Amazed, two very different collections of great tunes for all instruments
to learn along with, and
Antonio Carlos Jobim Favorites for Piano.
Mel Bay has several new ones this week, featuring
Bass Solos: An Inside Look and
Blazing Flatpicking Guitar Solos.
For the flute players out there, we have
Exploring Jazz Flute and
Improvisation for Flute.
We also have several other new educational books, as well as more brand new holiday-related items.
September's highlight, the personally autographed, privately published, and hard-to-find autobiography of the legendary
Sammy Nestico, is also available.
ALL OCTOBER 2009 BOOKS
ALL SEPTEMBER 2009 BOOKS
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BARNEY KESSEL: STYLES AND TECHNIQUES
Wolf Marshall guides guitarists through the styles and techniques of jazz legend Barney Kessel, examining in depth 14 top tunes. Barney was one of the all-time great jazz guitarists, and this book offers a step-by-step breakdown of his guitar styles and techniques.
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CONVERSATIONS WITH GREAT JAZZ AND STUDIO GUITARISTS
Features in-depth interviews with 22 of the industry's most notable guitar players. Jim Carlton's candid conversations render astute insight into revered jazz guitarists, the history and development of jazz guitar and the studio scene that flourished during its Golden Era to the present day. It's a book brimming with behind-the-scenes anecdotes, little-known vignettes and the stories behind many hit recordings. An often hilarious book that conveys the sense of humor and iconoclasm that's so prevalent among great artists.
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IMPROVISATION FOR SAXOPHONE
The Scale/Mode Approach is the theme of this excellent book. Expand the creative breadth of your soloing! The step-by-step exercises and explanations in this tried-&-true resource will help you develop your ear and improve your technique. You'll learn the intimate relationships between modes and chords, practicing licks and solos that grow out of their underlying harmonies and sound natural.
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LOUIS ARMSTRONG PLAY-ALONG
Play like the great Satchmo with this brand new volume! For use with all Bb, Eb, C and Bass Clef 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.
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MASTERING THE TABLES OF TIME: VOL 1, INTRODUCING THE STANDARD TIMETABLE
Improve your groove with the internationally acclaimed winner of the 2009 Modern Drummer Readers Poll for Best Educational Book. Dubbed "a future classic," this groundbreaking book uniquely combines the foundations of rhythm and trapset drumming into a comprehensive method to improve your groove, coordination, polyrhythmic, and soloing skills.
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ON THE FLIPSIDE OF SOUND
"I thought I knew this man - a great friend and colleague with whom I've often toured over the past 15 or so years - pretty well, but after reading this memoire, my eyes were really opened! Fascinating! Valery Ponomarev's skill with storytelling nearly matches his prowess with the trumpet, and the content of his remarkable stories - and of course his outstanding playing - is rich, intelligent, humorous, and naturally, always swinging. Enjoy this book, then go listen to his music!"--Don Braden, JazzMusician/Composer/Educator
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OCTOBER 2009 BIG BAND CHARTS
SEPTEMBER 2009 BIG BAND CHARTS
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BLOOMDIDO: SUPSERSAX
Here is Med Flory's arrangement of 'Bloomdido' as recorded by Supersax. Charlie Parker's original solo was transcribed in full by Med Flory and
then harmonized to be played by a standard big band sax section (2 altos, 2 tenors and 1 baritone) with a trumpet and rhythm section (piano, bass, and drums).
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K.C. BLUES: SUPERSAX
Here is the Supersax version of 'K.C. Blues' as recorded on the 1988 Stone Bird record.
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CONFIRMATION: SUPERSAX
Here is the Supersax version of 'Confirmation' as recorded on the 1988 'Stone Bird' record (it was also previously recorded in 1974 on 'Salt Peanuts').
Like the other Supersax arrangements that we publish this is not a transcription. The original, hand-written manuscript has been used to produce this arrangement.
This arrangement did feature a trumpet solo by Conte Candoli. There is no trumpet part, however, as he improvised over the changes.
An open solo section is included.
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MOON DREAMS: GIL EVANS
Moon Dreams was clearly an important musical milestone for Gil Evans. There is strong evidence to suggest that Moon Dreams was the first
arrangement written for the Miles Davis Nonet (later to be called the Birth of the Cool ensemble). This lush ballad is absolutely gorgeous, though
it will take a lot of work to get it just right. This was recently recorded by the Dutch Jazz Orchestra on their CD 'Moon Dreams: Rediscovering the
music of Gil Evans and Gerry Mulligan.'
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In our never-ending daily effort to present the best selection of interesting new items for you, as of this newsletter we have added
22 new DVDs for October 2009
and 17 for September 2009;
41 new music books for October 2009
and 55 for September 2009;
9 new big band and combo arrangements for the month of October 2009
and 31 for the month of September 2009.
We would like to once again point out that our jazz-related DVD selection continues to grow almost daily, and now proudly presents over 2130 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.
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