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One of jazz’s leading critics gives us an invigorating, richly detailed portrait of the artists and events that have shaped the music of our time. Grounded in authority and brimming with style, Play……続きを見る

This book is a summary of exercises and jazz improvisation lines designed to improve contemporary jazz style techniques. The book is divided in scale, arpeggios, chromatic exercises and jazz lines p……続きを見る

Dave explains his approach to jazz improvisation with musical examples that he himself uses, learned from years of playing with the greats - after learning how to play jazz from listening to players……続きを見る

This book is designed to teach the guitarist the technique of "chord soloing." This technique is extremely valuable to all guitarists because chords and melodies are laid together; there is no need ……続きを見る

From the Minds of Jazz Musicians: Conversations with the Creative and Inspired celebrates contemporary jazz artists who have toiled, struggled and succeeded in finding their creative space. The volu……続きを見る

Ragtime music and DADGAD tuning seem to be made for each other, or so you will believe after playing these wonderful arrangements by Rob MacKillop. With performance levels running from intermediate ……続きを見る

Siegfried Schmidt-Joos, geb. 1936 in Gotha, war zehn Jahre lang Kulturredakteur beim »Spiegel«, initiierte das bahnbrechende »Rock-Lexikon« und schrieb zahlreiche Bücher über Jazz, Rock und Pop. Sch……続きを見る

Volumes 3 and 4 of the The Encyclopedia of More Great Popular Song Recordings provides the stories behind approximately 1,700 more of the greatest song recordings in the history of the music industr……続きを見る

21st Century Chords for Guitar offers a new perspective on guitar chords. The standard chords that we all know work to "get us through" any accompaniment situation. However, there are more expressiv……続きを見る

A very well-written book teaching the popular fingerstyle bass/chord "walking" jazz guitar technique. This book is made to order for the novice fingerstyle jazz guitarist who wants to tie chord prog……続きを見る

One of the easiest and most practical approaches to jazz guitar on the market today, this method thoroughly covers the basics for jazz guitar solo performance, including: theory, scales, chords, phr……続きを見る

Jazz virtuoso Johnny Smith presents his complete system of chord analysis, scale and arpeggio study, and practical theory application. This is one of the most useful books to be found in any jazz gu……続きを見る

A complete study and reference book which gives string players experience with rhythmic concepts, bowing styles, syncopation, and other jazz violin effects. Includes "licks" of various lengths. The ……続きを見る

This comprehensive method includes every conceivable aspect of jazz bass performance. It begins with the teaching of the basics using illustrations of hand positions, basic theory, the first positio……続きを見る

This comprehensive text provides the guitarist with material in the styles of the great jazz artists for study and analysis. Once memorized, the 2-4 bar phrases presented here become an excellent ai……続きを見る

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The goal of this book is to bridge the gap between classical/traditional accordion solos and professional jazz-styled solos. The accompanying recording follows the music as written but with added rh……続きを見る

Joe Diorio is an accomplished guitarist and composer as well as a respected music educator. In this book, he combines his skills to present innovative "intervallic designs" for the guitar. Written i……続きを見る

What do expert drummers do? Why do they do it? Is there anything creative about it? If so, how might that creativity inform their practice and that of others in related artistic spheres? Applying id……続きを見る

Keep It Real: The Life Story of James “Jimmy” Palao, “The King of Jazz” by Joan Singleton This book will become a major resource for anyone interested in the beginning history of Jazz. It was writte……続きを見る

There is no better authority on jazz than the creators, educators, and writers who have made this enigmatic musical style a major force internationally as well as in American history. The answer to ……続きを見る

Looking for that definitive text that covers improvisation in all its diversity with clarity and ease? Are you ready to put in the time and effort required to be a complete musician? Are you unable ……続きを見る

The Singers Drummer chronicles the music and times of Harold Jones, a world class musician whose career spans the last five decades of jazz and big band swing music. This book highlights Jones caree……続きを見る

Derived from years of teaching in the classroom and online, Dr. Lewis Rosengarten's Jazz in Short Measures offers a refreshingly succint yet thorough presenation of the struggles, styles and achieve……続きを見る

Those who have lived not just witnessed - the efflorescence of a pivotal culture moment never see the world through veiled eyes again. Jimmy Lyons was there, devising wholly original inventions of w……続きを見る

Jazz is essentially an aural tradition and is dependent on this method of learning for success in developing a true understanding of the style. It is impossible to become a jazz musician without fam……続きを見る

Musicians from Puerto Rico played a substantial role in the development of jazz during the early years of the twentieth century, before and during the years surrounding the Harlem Renaissance. These……続きを見る

Bob Fosse (1927-1987) is recognized as one of the most significant figures in post-World War II American musical theater. With his first Broadway musical, The Pajama Game in 1954, the "Fosse style" ……続きを見る

In Jazz Son, Elliot F. Bratton makes a powerful contribution to creative Jazz literature. A Jazz scholar, one-time New York Jazz DJ, and practicing Jazzpoet, his poems are celebrations of the Jazz l……続きを見る

“Year of Wonder is an absolute treatーthe most enlightening way to be guided through the year.” **ー**Eddie Redmayne A unique celebration of classical music that showcases one inspirational piece ea……続きを見る