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Mary's Idea (1938), Happy Hooligan, Spanish Dance (No. 5), and My Ship are the four newest additions to the Jazz Lines Publications library of historic arrangements. In addition to these four, we have over 200 new arrangements in our August New Release pages, including classics and wonderful new charts from the stables of arrangers represented by Hal Leonard, Sierra, Walrus, 3-2 Music, and several others.
ALL SEPTEMBER 2010 NEW BIG BAND ARRANGEMENTS
ALL AUGUST 2010 NEW BIG BAND ARRANGEMENTS
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 SPANISH DANCE: GIL EVANS/CLAUDE THORNHILL
There were a few adaptations of classical pieces in the Thornhill band book; Arab Dance from The Nutcracker Suite and The Old Castle from Pictures at an Exhibition as well as pieces by Schumann, Grieg, and Brahms. This adaptation of the fifth dance (Andaluza) from Enrique Granados's 12 Dances Espanolas was probably written sometime in 1947 and was recorded for radio transcriptions in 1949. This publication presents Evans' original, uncut version. |
 MY SHIP: GIL EVANS/MILES DAVIS
This is the brilliant ballad treatment of the Kurt Weill/Ira Gershwin standard by Gil Evans as recorded by Miles Davis on the Miles Ahead album. |
 MARY'S IDEA: MARY LOU WILLIAMS/ANDY KIRK
This tune was originally composed by Mary Lou Williams in 1930 and recorded by Andy Kirk. In 1938 she revised her earlier arrangement for Kirk's larger ensemble that consisted of 4 reeds, 3 trumpets, 1 trombone, guitar, piano, bass, and drums. |
 HAPPY HOOLIGAN: GERRY MULLIGAN/ELLIOT LAWRENCE
Gerry Mulligan arranged for Elliot Lawrence in the mid 1940s just before he went to work for Claude Thornhill. This arrangement was recorded by Elliot Lawrence in 1955 though probably written about 8 or 9 years earlier. This is a great arrangement that features the trumpet section. |
SING, SING, SING: TOMMY NEWSOM/TONIGHT SHOW BAND
Tommy Newsom takes this old tune and turns it on its head. He has created an outstanding and original version of this extremely popular melody. This chart was arranged for Doc Severinsen and The Tonight Show Band. This chart just swings and swings and swings. Your audiences will love it. Be prepared to play it lots of times. |
FRAME FOR THE BLUES: SLIDE HAMPTON/MAYNARD FERGUSON
Finally, Slide Hampton's incredible music is in print. This fantastic chart was written for the Maynard Ferguson Dream Band. If you have a strong lead trumpet player, this is the best slow, swinging blues chart you could ever have in your big band library. This is one of the iconic charts in the history of big band composition. |
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The last two months' listings also have DVDs ranging from the Jazz Solo Sessions series's latest with Bill Frisell, to releases featuring early Weather Report, Willie Dixon, John Lee Hooker, Steve Smith, and many others. We have in stock several of the recent classic Miles Davis DVD releases, as well as just a few copies of the Jaco Pastorius Live in Japan and Canada DVD, which is of very limited availability.
ALL SEPTEMBER 2010 DVDs
ALL AUGUST 2010 NEW DVDs
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 BITCHES BREW: LEGACY EDITION 2-CD/DVD SET
This new 3 disc Legacy Edition includes 2 CDs with the original 94+ minutes of music plus 6 bonus tracks; DVD of previously unissued performance in Copenhagen, November 1969, with Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, and Jack DeJohnette; plus 24-page color booklet with Greg Tate's original essay, producers' notes by the set's co-producers Michael Cuscuna and Richard Seidel, along with dozens of photographs and rare record label memos. |
 BILL EVANS TRIO: LIVE IN HELSINKI 1970
This DVD contains a true rarity, a film made in 1970 in the home of Finnish composer Ilkka Kussisto (whose two sons are famous violinists) when the Bill Evans Trio visited him for a private performance. The Trio plays three tunes and is interviewed between tunes by Kussisto and his friends. The grand piano was brand new and Evans liked it. In these intimate surroundings, the usually shy Evans relaxes a bit, espcially during the last tune, during which he even responds to the general applause with a spontaneous smile. A true rarity and wonderful collector's item. |
 MICHEL LEGRAND AND FRIENDS: 50 YEARS OF MUSIC AND MOVIES
This music spectacular is based on the music of renowned musician, singer and composer Michel Legrand and pays tribute to some of Legrand's Academy Award-winning MGM movies including: Yentl, The Thomas Crown Affair and Summer of 42. Filmed live at the MGM Grand's Garden Arena, Las Vegas, and hosted by Jon Voight and Jennifer O'Neill, this concert features Michel Legrand conducting a 66-piece orchestra and includes guest performances from some of the world's top recording artists, including Dionne Warwick, Andy Williams, George Benson, Patti Page, Steve Lawrence, Melissa Manchester, Sting, Frank Sinatra, Jr. and Jerry Lewis. |
 MATT SCHOFIELD: BLUES AND GUITAR ARTISTRY
Guitar phenomenon Matt Schofield has set the blues world ablaze with his fresh and passionate take on the genre. In this instructional guitar DVD, Matt personally teaches you the secrets behind his amazing tone and technique. Also contains full-band performances. Topics covered include: tone, tone production and technique; synthesizing your influences; extended chord voicings and blues harmony; rhythm, groove and timing; fitting your solos to the song; and where 'the blues' is found in your playing. |
 LES PAUL: LIVE IN NEW YORK
This final performance tribute all began on Les Paul's 90th birthday when luminaries from the musical world gathered to celebrate at New York's historic Iridium Jazz Club. Les and friends 'jammed' every Monday for the next four years until the legend left us. Great moments from many of those cool sessions are presented in this tribute to the man who created a sonic boom with the solid-body electric guitar. It's all here. A tribute the way Les would have wanted it played. Les jams live with special guests like Keith Richards, Steve Miller, and Jose Feliciano. |
 THE BEST OF SOUL TRAIN
The Best of Soul Train features an amazing and rare collection of performances from the Soul Train archives, many of which haven't been seen in over 30 years, including exclusive performances by The Jackson Five, Marvin Gaye, The O'Jays, Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Sly & The Family Stone and more. Viewers will re-live the original dance styles and scene-stealing fashions from the heart of the '70s as well as favorite moments from the Soul Train Dance Line and the Soul Train Scramble Board. Also included are on-air interviews with the artists, classic Soul Train dancers, and even retro commercials for Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen products. |
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We also have brand-new jazz play-alongs ranging from the music of Paul Simon to Bacharach/David to J.S. Bach! Other new volumes include the Berklee Blues Guitar Songbook, the Bass Line Encyclopedia, Jazz Favorites for Easy Guitar, Norah Jones's The Fall songbook, Rhythm Reading for Drums Book 2, and the new series A Jazzy Christmas, with classic holiday tunes in five different instrumental editions.
ALL SEPTEMBER 2010 BOOKS
ALL AUGUST 2010 BOOKS
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 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS JAZZ PLAY-ALONG SERIES
At last, a jazz play-along book for developing players! In addition to being a perfect introduction to some of the best-known jazz standards, this book includes hints for improvising on each tune, a guide to jazz articulations, plus a scale/chord correlation chart. Biographical sketches of key jazz figures are also included. And, if that wasn't enough, each tune comes with its own sample solo for reference or performance. The professionally recorded audio CD also includes tempo adjustment software for use in your computer (CD-ROM). Several different instruments' editions available. |
 INTERVALLIC EAR TRAINING FOR MUSICIANS
Steve Prosser's "Intervallic Ear Training for Musicians" is the product of 35 years studying and teaching interval awareness in music. The text provides a step by step method for assimilation of, as well as graded exercises for, each interval. Each chapter concludes with mastery exercises and etudes. After adequate study of the text, the student will be able to hear, recognize, read, and write music through the use of musical intervals. This skill is particularly helpful in dealing with music that is extremely chromatic, tonally ambiguous or rapidly modulating. |
 JAZZ ARRANGING/JAZZ ARRANGEMENT
Comparable to a course, the reader will be guided step by step from the grassroots to more advanced and complex ways of writing. Explanations are thorough and cover the questions time and again asked by students as well as the issues arising when working in an artistic situation. Through refined verbalization and a vast number of musical examples this book should contribute to a clear understanding of these guidelines, and foster the student's ability to realize the issues when arranging. |
 SALSA HANON PLAY-ALONG
Now available with a play-along CD! From the Private Lessons series, this bestselling book is perfect for the beginning to professional pianist, and can even benefit players of other genres, such as jazz or classical. Features 50 patterns in Latin, Cuban, Montuno, Salsa and Cha-Cha styles. |
 DRUM AEROBICS
A 52-week, one-exercise-per-day workout program for developing, improving, and maintaining drum technique. Players of all levels beginner to advanced will increase their speed, coordination, dexterity and accuracy. The two CDs contain all 365 workout licks, plus play-along grooves in styles including rock, blues, jazz, heavy metal, reggae, funk, calypso, bossa nova, march, mambo, New Orleans 2nd Line, and lots more! |
 ARPEGGIOS FOR THE EVOLVING GUITARIST
The first part of this book focuses on the basic fingerings of the folliowing six arpeggios: major 7th, major 7th (#5), dominant 7th, minor 7th, minor 7th (b5), and diminished 7th. This book along with its accompanying audio represents a comprehensive guide to all things arpeggio. It delves into traditional applications of arpeggios, as well as how they relate to slash chords, modal music and more. The student will learn about how arpeggios fall over standard chord progressions, as well as how to embellish arpeggios to make them more musical in performance situations. |
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| As of this newsletter we have added 9 new DVDs for September 2010 and 29 for August 2010; 30 new music books for September 2010 and 45 for August 2010; 4 new big band and combo arrangements for the month of September 2010 and 204 for the month of August 2010.
The most recent additions have helped our ever-growing DVD selection continue its growth, now totaling over 2200 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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