May's latest feature the below, which include new DVDs from the very different
Celia Cruz and
Alexander Von Schlippenbach. In addition, we have brand new instructional DVDs focusing on
fingerpicking,
country blues gospel, and
blues/rock guitar;
Flamenco bass;
playing djembe; and
recording drums in the studio. We also respectfully mention April's best, which included the new
Chris Potter Master Class and
Chet Baker live DVDs. In stock as well are all eight of the
Masters of American Music re-issue DVD series, featuring the
World According to John Coltrane,
Celebrating Bird,
Thelonious Monk American Composer, and the other classics!
ALL MAY 2010 DVDs
ALL APRIL 2010 DVDs
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CELIA: THE QUEEN
Celia the Queen is a feature length documentary about the life and legacy of a woman whose voice symbolized the soul of a nation.
Erupting onto the Cuban music scene as the front woman for La Sonora Matancera, Celia Cruz broke down all barriers of racism and sexism.
With the powerful weapon of her voice and the warm tolerance of her heart, Celia soon became all things to all people.
This film will show the diversity of the people whose lives she touched, from the big stars of music, literature and film like Quincy Jones,
Andy Garcia, and Wyclef Jean, to ordinary people all over the world.
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ALEXANDER VON SCHLIPPENBACH: LIVE IN BERLIN
Alexander Von Schlippenbach live in several settings in Berlin, Germany.
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HOW SWEET IT WAS: THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF GOSPEL'S GOLDEN AGE
Outstanding DVD/CD/booklet collection of some of Gospel's greatest performers. The DVD was filmed in the 1960s, and includes James Cleveland, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and many more. The CD ranges from the 1940s through the 1960s and includes Mahalia Jackson, Clara Ward, and many others. The booklet includes in-depth biographical notes, rare photos, and a gospel music history overview with scholar Anthony Heilbut.
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REAL BLUES-ROCK GUITAR
This revised edition, now with companion DVDs and all-new engravings, guides you through the styles of blues-rock guitar masters like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, The Allman Brothers, Joe Walsh, and many others, with insight that has been carefully researched and documented to help you understand their unique styles. On the accompanying 2-DVD set, Kenny Chipkin performs every example in the book, breaks down how to play the solos effectively, and provides his unique perspective on the history and influence of the blues-rock greats. Hi-quality MP3 tracks for all the examples and solos in the book are included on the disc.
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BRIAN AUGER: HAMMOND B-3 MASTER
Enjoy two full hours of Grammy award-nominated organist Brian Auger's lightning-fast, hard grooving B-3 playing. The DVD (also available separately, catalog number 0-29970) includes live performance footage, a one-on-one interview with Brian, and insights into chord theory, soloing, comping, and even Brian's personal B-3 settings. The book features notated chord and scale choices, trill exercises, a full transcription and analysis of "Waltz for Little Stellaria," and more. The CD contains classic Brian Auger tracks that demonstrate his drawbar settings in context.
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FLAMENCO BASS CLINIC
In this Book/DVD, Mariano Martos explains Flamenco bass technique, and examples of Rumba, Tangos, Tanguillos and Bulerías; emulation techniques to other instruments and playing with harmonics; and his original compositions that show how to work on the studied rhythms. The DVD has many possibilities as you can listen to the bass separately, or all instruments together combining the different instruments. English and Spanish. DVD full compatible with all countries (PAL and NTSC).
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May's early bounty features
Greg Fishman's two newest, as well as a brand new
Thelonious Monk Play-Along, which we proudly present right below.
The new play-along has 'Round Midnight and Blue Monk, so this is a great place to start with the legendary Mr. Monk! We also have just added the
Jamey Aebersold Jazz Ensemble Collection,
an invaluable tool which comes in many different editions as well as in a complete set with score. We have new books by
Tyrone Brown and
Brian Auger, masters of their respective instruments, and new clinics on
Flamenco bass and
blues-rock guitar. Advance has just published the
Ron Miller Songbook. Finally,
Pentatonic Scales for Bass and the
Total Blues Drummer join April's best,
Harmony of Bill Evans Volume 2,
Latin Jazz Piano, and
Guitar Styles and Techniques of Mike Stern,
to present another newsletter's worth of variety and challenges!
ALL MAY 2010 BOOKS
ALL APRIL 2010 BOOKS
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JAZZ SAXOPHONE DUETS: VOLUMES 2 and 3
Jazz Saxophone Duets - Volumes 2 and 3 by Greg Fishman continue in the tradition of his original top-selling duet book. These books features ten duets for two altos, two tenors or alto & tenor saxophone. Like all of Greg's books, the rhythm section plays all of the pieces in two different keys, allowing both alto and tenor players to read the same written part. This unique feature ensures that the parts lay perfectly on all saxophones. In addition, the second half of the book features the duets arranged for alto and tenor, making these among the most flexible duet books on the market.
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THELONIOUS MONK FAVORITES 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 volume includes 10 Thelonious Monk favorites, featuring 'Round Midnight and Blue Monk!
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RON CARTER: BASS SOLOS BOOK 2
26 fantastic bass solos (in bass clef) from various recordings over Ron Carter's legendary career as a first-call bassist for many jazz greats.
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BILL CHARLAP COLLECTION
In a crowded field, Charlap is widely considered one of the world's best jazz pianists. This folio offers exact transcriptions of his performances of ten beloved standards.
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HOW TO PLAY DRUMS IN A BIG BAND
Improvisation is at the heart of jazz, but knowing how to play stylistically correct in a large jazz ensemble is also a necessity. How to Play Drums in a Big Band offers tips, suggestions, examples and a play along CD to help you put it all together. The repertoire covers many jazz styles from Basie to Latin and African-influenced music to ECM and contemporary jazz (the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Bob Brookmeyer, etc.)
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BEST OF B.B. KING
Two dozen of B.B.'s bluesy best for piano, vocal, and guitar, including his all-time classic The Thrill is Gone!
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JAZZ CLASSICS
This unique series features the actual keyboard parts transcribed as played on the artists' original recordings, along with sound-alike CD backing tracks so you can master the keyboard part and then play-along like a pro! Includes: Blues Etude (Oscar Peterson); (They Long to Be) Close to You (Erroll Garner); Freeway (Vince Guaraldi); Lonely Woman (Horace Silver); My Foolish Heart (Bill Evans); Tin Tin Deo (Oscar Peterson); Watch What Happens (Oscar Peterson).
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THE TOTAL LATIN GUITARIST
The book begins by teaching you soloing and accompaniment techniques used in all genres of Latin music, as well as the rhythmic backbone of many Latin styles, the clave. You'll learn to play in the Afro-Cuban styles of salsa, rumba, guaguancó, cha-cha-cha, mambo, and songo. You'll get a solid introduction to the Brazilian styles of choro, samba, batucada, partido alto, bossa nova, baião, and frevo. Other Latin styles featured are meringue (Dominican Republic); calypso, soca, and bachata (Trinidad); tango (Argentina); and ranchera, mariachi, norteño/conjunto, and tejano (Mexico).
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As we previously announced, we've been working on publishing the remaining arrangements from the Birth of the Cool sessions. This month
we're pleased to announce the release of Deception, Godchild, and Venus de Milo!
MAY 2010 BIG BAND CHARTS
APRIL 2010 BIG BAND CHARTS
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DECEPTION: GERRY MULLIGAN (FROM BIRTH OF THE COOL)
Deception was Miles' take on George Shearing's Conception and was recorded on the last Capitol nonet session. The piece is surrounded by mysteries that will never truly be sorted out. It appears that Miles began arranging and copying the piece;
there is a two-stave piano sketch and most of the parts are available (there is no horn, piano and drum part extant), and while it has never been confirmed, both the piano sketch and parts are in Miles' hand for the
beginning of the piece. Mulligan's hand takes over at about bar 61 on the parts. This is another stellar arrangement from the historically important Birth of the Cool sessions.
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GODCHILD: GERRY MULLIGAN (BIRTH OF THE COOL)
This was a very popular jazz tune in 1949. Several big bands had an arrangement of it in their books. Mulligan not only wrote this version for the nonet,
but created a setting for the Claude Thornhill Orchestra in 1948.
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VENUS DE MILO: GERRY MULLIGAN (BIRTH OF THE COOL)
Venus De Milo is the only Mulligan composition that he did not subsequently arrange for big band. All of the original parts exist, and they are in Mulligan's hand.
Except for the trumpet and drums parts, they are dated April 20, 1949; this composition was obviously written for the recording session of April 22, 1949.
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LET IT SNOW: GORDON GOODWIN
It's never too early to start planning for your winter concerts! Here is the classic Sammy Cahn/Jule Styne tune newly arranged by Gordon Goodwin.
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As of this newsletter we have added 12 new DVDs for May 2010
and 30 for April 2010;
51 new music books for May 2010
and 60 for April 2010;
4 new big band and combo arrangements for the month of May 2010
and 29 for the month of April 2010.
The most recent additions have helped our industry-pacing DVD selection grow to a massive 2247 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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