Jazz

In this vivid history of jazz, a respected critic and a leading scholar capture the excitement of America's unique music with intellectual bite, unprecedented insight, and the passion of unabashed fans. They explain what jazz is, where it came fro...

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For over three decades R. Crumb has shocked, entertained, titillated and challenged the imaginations (and the inhibitions) of comics fans the world over. The acknowledged father of "underground comix," Crumb is the single greatest influe...

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Few musical genres inspire the passionate devotion of jazz. Its mystique goes far beyond the melodies and rhythms, with its key players and singers discussed by aficionados with a respect that borders on reverence. Some books on jazz offer little ...

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The definitive book on bop drumming -- a style that is both the turning point and the cornerstone of contemporary music's development. This comprehensive book and audio presentation covers time playing, comping, soloing, brushes, more jazz essenti...

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Modern pianojazz utgavs som korrespondenskurs med 10 brev. Nu kommer alla breven som bok i modern utformning, redigerad och kommenterad av Erik Kjellberg. Målgruppen är främst nybörjare som spelar piano och som hunnit en bit på vägen inom populärm...

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Discover Pam Wedgwood's exciting world of jazz piano! How to Play Jazz Piano is a fun and simple introduction for young players with a basic knowledge of how to play the piano (about Grade 2 standard). It includes an introduction to improvisation,...

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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 address...

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Legendary African American jazz bassist and photographer Milt Hinton (1910-2000) tells his compelling life story and illustrates it with more than 260 of his photographs, exquisitely reproduced in this collectors' edition. Hinton's stories - witne...

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Discover Modern Saxophone Licks for Jazz Guitar Ready to supercharge your jazz guitar playing with progressive modern saxophone lines? Want to play the jazz language of the post-bop modern sax masters? The saxophone has always been at the forefron...

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Remi Harris' 100 Gypsy Jazz Guitar Licks  If you're looking for the most direct pathway to learn incredible gypsy jazz guitar soloing - here it is! "Remi Harris is one of the very finest and most exciting exponents of gypsy jazz gui...

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This ground-breaking biography is as much about Sun Ra's music as it is about his passionate, often wildly unorthodox views on the galaxy, black people and spiritual matters. With the various incarnations of his inimitable Arkestra, his repertoire...

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In the late 1970s legendary pianist Bill Evans was at the peak of his career. He revolutionized the jazz trio (bass, piano, drums) by giving each part equal emphasis in what jazz historian Ted Gioia called a "telepathic level" of interpl...

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This revised edition of Jazz Anecdotes comes with 150 new anecdotes about jazz musicians both classic and contemporary.

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Jazz Improvisation Using Simple Melodic Embellishment teaches fundamental concepts of jazz improvisation, highlighting the development of performance skills through embellishment techniques. Written with the college-level course in mind, this intr...

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Mezz Mezzrow was born in 1899, and organised (and played in) some of the most famous recording sessions of the 1930's and 40's. He was jailed in 1940 for possession of marijuana and died in 1972. Bernard Wolfe was a journalist who met Mezz Mezzrow...

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In this classic account of the new black music of the 1960s and 70s, celebrated photographer and jazz historian Val Wilmer tells the story of how a generation of revolutionary musicians established black music as the true vanguard of American cult...

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FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING CRITIC AND ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF NEGROLAND Shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize 2022 Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize for Non-Fiction 2023 'This is one of the most imaginative - and therefore moving - memoir...

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Dancer, award-winning choreographer, show producer, stand-up comedienne, TV/Film actress and author, Norma Miller shares her touching historical memoir of Harlem's legendary Savoy Ballroom and the phenomenal music and dance craze that \u0022spread...

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Improvisation rattles some listeners. Maybe they're even suspicious of it. John Coltrane's saxophonic flights of fancy, Jimi Hendrix's feedback drenched guitar solos, Ravi Shankar's sitar extrapolations-all these sounds seem like so much noodling ...

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Helping you to take your playing to the next level, this comprehensive jazz-blues instructional book/CD pack contains 15 lessons. It teaches how to both improvise and comp with full band play-along CD tracks and step by step instruction. The text ...

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The Real Books are the best-selling jazz books of all time. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. The problem is that the books were illegally produced and distributed without any c...

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Nearly a half century after her death, Mahalia Jackson remains the most esteemed figure in black gospel music history. Mahalia Jackson and the Black Gospel Field situates Jackson's journey from church singer in New Orleans and Chicago to national ...

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Bengt Hallbergs musikaliska mångsidighet växer fram i detta praktverk, orkestrerat i en lättillgänglig läsupplevelse där text, bild och grafisk form fogats samman med samma lätta handlag som Bengt Hallbergs pianospel. I syfte att ge ökad insikt oc...

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In a piano factory tucked away in Richmond, Indiana, Gennett Records produced thousands of records featuring obscure musicians from hotel orchestras and backwoods fiddlers to the future icons of jazz, blues, country music, and rock 'n' roll. From ...

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New solo arrangements with chord symbols for 20 Jobim favourites.

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Jazz Bebop Blues Guitar not only shows you how to play great jazz lines like the masters, it puts creative tools in your hands. These simple concepts can be applied to help you break out of your box and explore new ideas. Taught in a clear, concis...

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