Jazz

År 1921 varnades det svenska folket för en ny sjukdom jazzmusik. Men jazzbacillen gick inte att hejda. Många svenskar gillade att dansa till och lyssna på den exotiska musiken från USA, melodiskt och rytmiskt så annorlunda. Redan i slutet av 1920-...

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Boken behandlar hur man lägger, färgar, stämför och kombinerar ackord i jazzmusik-från traditionell till dagens jazz- samt pop/rockmusik. Detta är viktiga kunskaper för den som vill arrangera, "kompa" eller improvisera.Materialet är uppdelat i t...

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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 ...

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The saying goes that "God only gives you what you can handle." Well God didn't grow up in my atheist, Wiccan, fame-laden, oversexed, teetotalling, drug-free, cloistered, chaotic, non-communicative, workaholic, feral-feeling house.' For M...

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An in-depth exploration of the style and influence of Pat Metheny, a truly distinctive musical voice of our time. Guitarist and composer Pat Metheny, among the most acclaimed, visionary musicians of our time, has for five decades toured with his m...

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Monica Zetterlund (1937-2005) har lämnat ett outplånligt minne efter sig i våra hjärtan. Hennes karriär som jazzsångerska, revyartist och skådespelerska var i världsklass. Kompositörer och textförfattare som Beppe Wolgers, Hasse å Tage, Povel Rame...

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The First Lady of Jazz . Med sin röst som behärskade allt från jazz och scat till blues och gospel, räknas Ella Fitzgerald till en av jazzens största, och jämförs bland annat med Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington och Louis Armstrong. Bàrbara Alcas und...

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Rebel Musix, Scribe on a Vibe collects the extraordinary output of Vivien Goldman from 1975 onwards; spanning a time when punk burnt its scalding flame to scorch our musical earth and clear it for new genres, like post-punk and hip-hop. One of onl...

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Time Must-Read Books of 2024 Independent Best Non-Fiction Books 2024 Mojo Books of the Year 2024 "A vibrant, multifaceted portrait of a music enigma" Guardian "A powerful portrait" Irish Independent "Displays a bracing rig...

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Playing Solo Jazz Piano is an essential new book for creative jazz pianists. The second edition adds two new chapters and audiovisual content to the original. Readers will learn essential solo jazz piano concepts like stride piano, one-handed shel...

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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 ...

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(Fake Book). A new low voice edition of nearly 300 songs picked especially for vocalists! Includes: Ain't Misbehavin' * All the Way * Bali Ha'i * Be Careful, It's My Heart * Bein' Green * Besame Mucho * Blackbird * Caravan * Cheek to Cheek * Crazy...

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An illuminating selection of writings on a wide variety of topics—everything from technique, music theory, and daily routine to spirituality and systemic racism—from the personal journals of Sonny Rollins, master of the tenor saxophone...

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Jazz dance and its inherent music is recognized as one of the original and most potent art forms of the last two centuries. From its African roots to our present-day global dance community, the jazz idiom has afforded a cross-fertilization with al...

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Elegant People is the definitive history of Weather Report, the premier fusion band of the 1970s and beyond.

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Äntligen en bok och tidsbild över Arne Domnérus musikaliska liv. Arne berättar om sina spelningar, händelser och några av de musiker som han under alla år arbetade med. Boken innehåller 359 sidor, 1,8 kg, över 150 bilder, format 20 x 30 cm, person...

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1959 saw Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the other members of Miles's sextet come together to record the seminal jazz album of all time Kind of Blue. 3 Shades of Blue is a magnificent, blended biography on the meandering paths whi...

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A book that clearly explains the principles of jazz soloing. Logically organized, with hundreds of musical examples, this method is the result of many years of Ted's teaching and research.

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Timed to the twentieth anniversary of Miles Davis's death, this is the classic, unfiltered, bestselling autobiography of an American legend. Even twenty years after he died, Miles Davis remains a giant of American music, and one of the most famous...

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Appearing in early 70s New York City as primal prototype street punks, Suicide are now hailed as one of the most important and influential groups of the 20th century, inspiring that decade's major musical movements but too feared and shunned ...

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SOUL JAZZ is a history of jazz and its reception in the black community in the period from the end of WWII until the end of the Viet Nam war. Previous histories reflect the perspective of an integrated America yet the United States was a segregate...

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The double bass: It's history, important makers, and bassists in classical music and jazz.The many photos and illustrations allow for a deep look into the world of the double bass and transform this book into a captivating and entertaining lecture...

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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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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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In this newly updated third edition of his classic History of Jazz, author Ted Gioia brings the story of jazz to the present day with expanded treatment of women's contributions to the genre, jazz in the digital age, the increasing dialogue betwee...

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It's never too late to play piano is perfect for those who wished they'd learnt to play the piano when they were younger, or those who wish they hadnt given up. At last, a truly grown-up approach to learning the piano! Pam Wedgwood, auth...

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In the early spring of 1959, six musicians went into the 30th Street Studio in New York. Nine hours later, they had recorded one of the finest albums of the twentieth century. Kind of Blue traces Miles Davis's development into an artist capab...

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for SAB and piano, with optional bass and drum kit A highly original and effective concert setting of the Latin Missa brevis in which the various movements embrace a variety of jazz styles. The characterful piano accompaniment can be played as wri...

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Always enigmatic and outside of the mainstream, most people associate Hawkwind with 'whoosh' noises, 'Silver Machine', Lemmy and 'Space Rock' music. From the beginning, Hawkwind have been trailblazers, even when they ...

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Jan Bruérs och Lars Westins numera klassiska bok (den första upplagan kom redan 1974) om jazzens historia och utveckling förmedlar på minimalt utrymme maximalt om en hundraårig musikform som ständigt utmanat. Jazzen har dödförklarats åtskilliga gå...

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