Jazz

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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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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Holy Ghost is the first extended study of free jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler, who is seen today as one of the most important innovators in the history of jazz. Ayler synthesized children s songs, La Marseillaise, American march music, and gospel h...

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(Fake Book). 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,...

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The definitive, authorised biography of guitar icon and Grammy Award-winning artist, Bill Frisell, featuring exclusive interviews with Paul Simon, Bon Iver and more. 'Frisell plays guitar like Miles Davis played trumpet.' - New Yorker *** Over a p...

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"An occasion to appreciate Dexter's resounding musical genius as well as his wish for major social transformation."-Angela Y. Davis, political activist, scholar, author, and speaker Sophisticated Giant presents the life and legacy of ten...

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There were but four major galaxies in the early jazz universe, and three of themNew Orleans, Chicago, and New Yorkhave been well documented in print. But there has never been a serious history of the fourth, Kansas City, until now. In this colorfu...

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The warmly welcomed memoir by one of the most influential and beloved musicians of our time In Herbie Hancock: Possibilities, the legendary jazz musician and composer reflects on an extraordinary life and a thriving career that has spanned seven d...

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When we hear music, we often experience how the physical flirts with the spiritual in profound and moving ways. But what we don't realize is that this confluence is possible not just in music, but in life, and it's easier than you think, says the ...

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Anyone with a knowledge of basic chords and guitar scales can dig right in and learn to play jazz right away. This well-paced, comprehensive method covers everything, from basic to advanced techniques. The clearly organized lessons add up to a ste...

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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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Richard Cook and Brian Morton's Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in 1001 Best Albums is an indispensible guide to the recordings that every fan should know. Richard Cook and Brian Morton's Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings is firmly est...

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In Advanced Jazz Guitar Techniques jazz guitar virtuoso Jens Larsen provides more deep insights into the techniques and theory of contemporary jazz guitar. You'll discover a practical, no-nonsense guide to jazz guitar topics that have mystified ev...

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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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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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Jazz Piano Fundamentals  is master-teacher Jeremy Siskind's welcoming, clear, and detailed guide to the first stages of jazz piano study. Each of the book's twelve units presents  lessons, exercises, licks, activities, listening guides, ...

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The official illustrated history of Blue Note, the most influential and important brand in jazz. Blue Note is not only known as the purveyor of extraordinary jazz but is also famous as an arbiter of cool. The superb photography of co-founder Franc...

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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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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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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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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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